The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-07

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long argument to have the letter which
Mrs. Thaw brought backsw with her from
Europe offered in evidence and Jerome
I: said he would withdraw his objection
If the defense would permit him to
see it. Delmas handed him the letter.
jerome Reads Letter.
| Jerome read fully to himself the let
ter at great length, and it was mark
ed in evidence. 1t was addressed to
Mr.. Longfellow Of this city and signed
by Thaw. 1t told Longfellow the writ
er had kept Mrs. Nesbitt in London
/ three months at a cost of a thousand
pounds.
| The letter said Mrs. Nesbitt would
sail the next day for New York think
ing Thaw had kidnapped her daughter.
She'll know differently some day."
the letter said, and also know 1 did
! it for the best
The daughter was beguiled by a
blackguard when she was thirteen and
two-thirds years old and the Stiffness
of her mother was unintentionally the
cause.
The letter directed Longfellow to
watch Mrs. Nesbitt 1t read without
continuity. After he read the letter 20
the jury Jerome asked to see it again.
Withdraws Evidence.
whats the date Of the letter." ask
ed Jerome. THAT will be fixed later"
said Delmas. Jerome insisted that he
. must be shown that the letter was
written before the killing. Delmas
said that because of the defense Of
unsoundness of mind the letter could
be placed in evidence>at this time. Je-
rome insisted that the letter be strick-
EN- from the records. TIL court ruled
| that the date must be shown. Delmas
! withdrew the letter.
/ Delmas said he had another letter.
! one with the date which he desired to
offer for Identification. Jerome took
this letter and read it. He objected
because the date was not in the same
handwriting as the body of the letter
His objection was sustained. Evelyn
identified it as being her husbands
handwriting.
Delmas handed the witness the first
letter and asked if it was in her hus-
bands handwriting and if it was writ
ten before or after June 25. 1906. Je
I oh cnSfoino0
rs the defendants handwriting ia
miliar to your Delmas asked
Eyes. since 1908" said the witness.
HAS there been any change in the
| handwriting of the defendant since
you first knew him."
| Il object" cried Jerome. asking Mrs.
| Thaw if she had in her possession any
| letters during the period from 1908 to
| the present time.
She replied she had.
"Tied Girls to Bed Posts.
| The forenoon proceedings up to this
time were dull. A number of spec
| tators left. Delmas resumed the Ques-
| tioning of the witness concerning her
came alone. Thaw coming later Thaw
! told her Longfellow would meet her.
She said she didn't see Thaw until
month after her return and then not
alone, Thaw calling with another man
at the hotel Navarro.
what conversation took place."
asked Delmas.
"The other man l now know was a
lawyer and Thaw asked me what was
the matter l said 1 had heard certain
stories about him and told him man
told me he put a girl in a bath tub
and poured hot water over her. l also
told him that heard he was addicted
to morphine and that he was crazy
and that he tied girls to bed posts and
beat them"
HE said, You poor little Evelyn
they've been making a fool of you.
81 told him what took me to the
office of Abraham Hummel and that
was there shown a signature of
Mr.. Thaw's alleged victim who had
brought suit against him. The party
said it was a sure case Of blacknail
"He kissed my head and said I'd
been a nangel to him"
Other Meetings With Thaw.
Evelyn told of minor meetings with
Thaw and said after the theater where
she played in the Girl from Dixie.
one night she met him at cafe and
he asked her to reepat the stories she
had heard about him which she did.
white told the stories" said Evelyn.
land he added that Thaw was NOR
phine fiend.'
The witness said Harry denied all
saving the stories were absolutely
false. She said she saw Thaw fire.
Quently thereafter.
Mrs. Thaw said she found all the
stories untrue and told Harry so. He
said "You know l never tell You