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ed any help. l told him no, and
later he took me home"
when did you see White again?"
81 received note inviting me to
a party and was told in the note
that a carriage would be waiting to
take me to my destination. One the
| night in question | was driven to
Madison Square Garden, where
White had his studio. Two other
i, persons were there. White said at
the party that l was not to have
more than one glass of champagne
and must get home early to my
mamma.
Evelyn continued with her story
of another visit to Whites stuulo
that was the most sensational and
dramatic story ever heard in
court. 1t was the story of her
downfall encompassed by cunning
and the use of druggcd liquor.
There was no one thGe this
time," she said, land l tGfd White
ought to go home. He insisted
that | remain and have supper and
after supper told me he would show
me around his studio. The real
room was a bedroom, where l sat
| down. White opened a bottle CT
champagne and prevailed on me to
| drink. Then there came a thImp-
| ing in my ears, things seemed to go
| round and round and l became I'M
| conscious. When l awoke my
clothes were pulled off me and
screamed. ! sat up and saw White
and screamed again, but the noise
was drowned by music that filled
| the room"
The girl wept as she told the
story and her tears fell down on
her dress in streams. Thaw held
a handkerchief to his eyes during
the recital of his wife's shame.
II screamed again and again."
she continued, "and White told me
to be quiet. tried to put on my
clothes, but could hardly accom-
plsh it. We sat up all night In
that room. White told me it was
all right and told me never to tell
anyone, not even my mother"
did Thaw renew his offer Of
marriage after hearing that?" asked
| Delmas.
'Not that night" replied Evelyn.
HE said was poor unfortunate
girl and that he did not think any
less of me than he had before"
Evelyn's face was bathed in tears
She said that two months after the
first proposal Thaw renewed his
offer.
II told him if he married me his
friends might laugh at him; that
! they would catch on and suspect
matters as they were. At this time
it was already said openly among
theatrical people that | was with
| Stamford White. told them that
If l had met him in Pittsburg it
would have been all right, but that
now should go back to the stage"
In response to opening question
Evelyn told of being at cafe on
the night of June q, 1906, with
Thaw and Thomas McCaleb and
Beal. White entered the cafe while
they were there.
At this point the examination re-
ferred to the note Evelyn wrote
and handed to her husband, the
note that Is believed to have call.
ed his attention to Whites pres
ence. She testified that the note
referred to White but was stopped
from telling what it contained by
objections from Jerome. The latter
has the note in his possession and
refused yesterday in court to pro-
| duce it.
When the Thaws later went to
the Madison Square theater they
saw White sitting at a table. Thaw
left his wife there alone for half
an hour. When he returned Eve
Ign suggested that they leave
Thaw was behind her going out.
She saw White and moment
later turned to see Thaw as three
shots were fired. Thaw came to
her and she screamed that he was
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