The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-08

Did you refuse?" asked Delmas.
Yes
I'm stating the reason for your re.
fusal to Mr.. Thaw did you give any
reason which connected you in any
way with Stanford Winter"
"Yes."
What was that reason you gave
Harry Thaw?"
He called on me in Paris and told
me that he loved me, and wanted me
to marry him. 1 stared at him and he
asked, Don't you care for me?' Yes
I replied. Then he asked me the
reason for my refusal. He put his
hand on my shoulder and asked IA
It because OF Stanford Winter 1
told him yes and he sat down. Har-
ry told me that he would be my friend
for life. that he could never love any
body else, and would marry me and
no one else. I cried and then Harry
asked me to tell him the whole affair.
well, now l want you to tell of
your first meeting with Stanford
White, Just as you told It to Mr..
Thaw on that day. directed Judge
Delmas.
The show girl said that a chorus
girl, Edna Goodrich, in August, 1901,
asked her to a luncheon party where
she would meet Stanford White. The
young wife said her mother consented
and with her friend took a cab and
went to q studio on West Twenty.
Fourth street. The witness said the
doors seemed to open of themselves.
I'VE went up stairs" said Evelyn,
land there l met a man who was in,
troduced to me as Stanford White.
thought him an ugly man. There was
a table already set for four. Anoth.
er gentleman came later. I remem-
Der Mr.. White teased me about my
hair which l wore down my back, and
my short skirt, which reached to my
shoe tops. After supper vie went up
two flights OF stairs more, and In the
room was a large red velvet swing.
Mr.. White put me In the swing and
swung very hard one foot crashed
through a large Japanese umbrella
which hung from the ceiling.
Jerome objected to this line of tes-
timony but was overrured. Evelyn
continued her testimony. saying that
after swinging Mr.. White suggested
a ride in the park.
"The young lady and I went to a
dentists after leaving Mr.. Whites
studio" said Evelyn, "and then I
went home and told my mother all
about the visit"
Wrote Her Mother.
Mrs. Thaw said Mr.. White wrote to
her mother, and she saw the letter.
Jerome objected to this line of testi-
mony about the letter unless she naIl
told Harry Thaw about it in Paris.
Evelyn was permitted to continue,
and said:
"The letter asked my mother to call
at 1G0 Fifth avenue"
Again Jerome objected but was
overruled and Evelyn continued say.
ing:
"Harry Thaw asked me what was
in the letter and I told him that White
had requested to e my mother. She
called on him and he told her that
he only wanted me to go to the dent.
lists and have my teeth flied and
wanted my mother to do likewise. Ny
mother said {. Mr.. White said he
had had the teeth fixed for nearly all
THE girls in Florodora."
when did you sec Mr.. White
next?"
." received a note inviting ne te
a party. I was told In the note thai
a carriage would be in waiting tc
take me to my destination. On the
night in question I got into the car
riage and was driven to the Madison
Square Garden, where Mr.. White had
a studio. There was two other per
sons there.
"ts so g ab thS phllS lhdl
was not to have more than one
glass OF champagne and must be
taken home early to my mamma. He
took me home that night to the doo,
of our apartment"
The serpent's Victory.
Mrs. Thaw said there were othe,
parties in the studio. Mr.. White, sht
said, called on her mother severa'
times and proposed that she take Q
trip to Pittsburg to see her friends.
"Mr. White said that he would take
care OF me. and that it would be al
right. Mamma went away. Mr.
White came for me in a carriage ant
we drove to a studio on Twenty.sec
oni street. There were two mer
there, n vas q photographer. Mr.
White brought out a beautiful Japa
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