Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-21
JEROME SHOWS NO MERCY
FOR THE YOUNG MRS. THAW

in 1902" asked Jerome.
Yes. sir replied Mrs. Thaw
meellly.
jerome then questioned the witness
at length regarding her visits with
EThaw to the Dead Rat" cafe in Paris, |
TtndcavOring 70 show it was 4 question
able resort: that there We're dances of
a suggestive character performed. aui
that many demi-monde were present
Mrs. Thaw's recollection of the vis-
it's were very defective. her answer til
most of the intenogatiOns being ".
don't remember"
strange Code of Morals.
jerome questioned the witness al
some length as TO whether she believ-
ed. before her talk with Thaw in Paris
ihat meretricinus relations between
men and women were wrong
She said She knew they We're indeli-
cate. vulgar, and in bad taste. but she
didn't fully recognize it was wrong
until she Went to Paris
Partly Hccnusc Found ont.
Jerome asked The witness if it was
solely because of the occurrence with
White or because she had been found
out that she refused Thaw.
1T was both together" answered thai
witness. when Thaw proposed it
was the first proposal ever had. AMI
it struck me very seriously. 1t all
came together"
You felt Il most heinous wrong had
been done you at the time OF your raw
| ishmeut?"
SAW the Light.
Il didn't know anything about il a.
the time All | remember is what I
| felt when | woke up. | didn't under
stand what had taken place"
Wrote at Demand of Mother
Jerome tiercely demanded from VT
ness the reason why she had written
to White from Rologne. Mrs ThaN
| raised her voice as she replied:
Because my mother would give ne
no peace until | did it. She said |
was ungrateful 10 White, and things
like that"
Never D"Ibied Mother.
Had you any occasion to DOUBT
the chastity Of your own mother"
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Mrs. Tnaw said the relations with
"Hlle ceased al'eF January i"o2; tnat
'il' '"''"ou'9 "'C''IIeu usually aller the
,.e''e' over III "eh'y-Secohu ana
went -i""I'h H'Iee.S' an" Ill ihe low
e'' 'n"' '"e] were no. frequent, were
'E"'nS' "el G"hSs"'' ana theE were ac-
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"yes @"
Did she meet Won after tba thea.
rcr2"-
"Nor that night"
..v-bau vou cora to tho tbaotor tbot
NIGHT ", =, did White do9"
He did nor ron,a IN tho thaatar. he
. wrote mo Ha met me afterwards"
Why did YOU 90 with him?"
Because he insisted"
And you did not want to gO?"
4 wanted 10 90 to supper"
Jerome continued 10 press the wit
ness for details. He asked her why
she did not tell her mother of these oc
, currences.
l q was afraid. He made me swe4r
t never TO tell her" replied the witness
j yemnororiI~ Excused.
On the question Of Whites letter
said IN ha in nossession of Tbay.
q counsel. Jerome called Hartridge t,
1t the stand, Mrs Thaw being temporaril,
Il excused. Haruidge declined to answe
any questions regarding the letters.
Il Heard She Was 10 BE Indicted.