Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-07

" flAAs EMNfA = AAa W. W -
made 10 out q scandal. I remember
ms expressing my disa pproval OF his
oming home In the same snip WIN
tie girl. He Explained 10 To me. he
was still Of a mind to marry her
You have said nothing before
about his wanting to marry her. IN
|terrupted Mr.. Delmas.
- must have forgotten IT," replied
Mrs. Thaw. He tod me ia Noyem-
Der. 1903. that he wanted to marry
her. but that be had been u
trated.'
Mrs. Thaw said hat in February.
1905. she and Harry o a "trip south.
Gle then asked mo to come on 10
New York and meet the young wOm-
an. continued Mrs. Thaw. In March
did So"
was the marriage then under dis
cussion finally arranged with your
appreciation o. asked Mr.. Dalmas.
Yes. II was not necessary that !
give my consent, but ! did"
MI Jerome Insisted that Mrs. Thaw
give the entire conversation with her
son as far as she recalled II.
AFTER meeting the young woman
she resumed. I'VE returned to the
hotel and Harry asked me II / had
any objection 10 his marrying her.
IF told him II was not necessary for
me 10 give my consent. He said he did
not want to do anything against my
wishes.
~ then said ! was perfectly willing.
/ did afterward make one condition
not TO prevent the marriage-but !
told Harry If he married the girl and
came TO my house to I've. her life in
the east. her past life must be a
closed book-her past life in New
York.
we arranged that the young
woman should come to Pittsbnrg and
we arranged for c%haperonage. etc.
When Harry came home for the
wedding he seemed To be laboring un
der 10 great stress. and feared that the
wedding would be interfered with by
the young girls mother. on account
Of the girls minority.
But he obtained the mothers con-
sent, didn't he" interrupted Nh. Del
mas.
) Yes"
Immediately after the usua. recess
of fifteen minutes. MI. Delmas an
nounced thar his direct examination
Of Mrs. William Thaw was concluded,
and Mr.. Jerome then began his cross
examination. He asked Mrs. ThaW II
she was not Tor "A time after her hus-
bands death a trustee under his VIII.
Mr.. Delmas at once objected.
This is not proper Cross-examina-
ton he said. This matter was not
gone into. ana ! can hardly conceive
that 1t is the purpose Of the learned
district attorney to attempt "a dis
credit the witness
Mr.. jerome was profoundly respect
full in his attitude toward the defend-
ants mother as he continued the
cross-eNamination He asked the
witness II she would kindly state what
her sons income was subsequent to
June, 1903.
81 am not able To- say exactly, II
was certainly not what the newspa-
pers have said
"Was the income from his fathers
estate"
at was from his estate inher-
tied from his father
Mrs. Thaw said she cou'd not give
any figures. hut w0uld say that the in
come was a moderate one
when" asked Mr. jerome in a low
voice. did the defendant first inform
YOU of his relations with the young
woman who became his wife
Mr.. Delmas objected He said the
question assumed what was not in the
evidence.
Jerome changed the form and
asked;
"Dtd the defendant ever disclose to
you the fact that he had sustained re-
lations with the young woman before
she became his wife
He did not" said Mrs. Thaw
firmly,
when vour SON returned to PITTS
burg i'm the fan OF 1908" asked Mt
Jerome. he expressed q desire to- you
10 marry Miss Nesbit ''
HE did."
did he ever EXPRESS "a fear that
others would prevent her from accept
ing him
ne said she had tod him it would
be q very unsuitable match. said