The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-02-21

4 familiarity as to details aud a store
Of general knowledge which ut times
seemed TO amaze all who heard. not
excepting the defendants counsel them.
selves.
Mr.. Jerome indicated early In his
questioning that he had no disposition
to spare Mrs. Thaw's feelings In any
way whatsoever. He interrogated her
mostpointedly as to her men ocqualnt-
ances OF the past. He laid especial
stress upon her mountaineering with
James A. Garland, who figured for
the first time IN the case. Mrs. Thaw
said she knew Garland before she
met White.
weren't you named as correspondent
In the Garland divorce casey" asked
Mr. Jerome.
Mrs. Thaw was shaking her head
when Mr.. Delmas sprang to his feet
with an objection. lie demanded that
the record of the divorce case be
brought into court that II might speak
for itself. Justice Fitzgerald oyerrulcd
the objection, but Mr.. Jerome with
drew the question.
Mr.. Jerome questioned the witness
about her manner Of posing for artists
and brought from her denial that
she ever posed In the nude. Mr.. Je.
rome was lnslstcnt for details on the
subject. lie did not mince words.
Many photographs of Mrs. Thaw were
introduced In evidence. Mr. Jerome
during the session piled the young
woman with questions as 10 what dis.
position she had made Of the letters
written to her by Stanford White.
Some. she said. had been destroyed.
and some she bad given 20 her hus.
band. In the midst Of the district at.
torncy's examination with regard to
the letters aud when he was pressing
for an answer as Ia what had become
Of some OF them Thaw leaned far over
and whispered 10 his counsel IN a
voice audible TO those nearest him:
stanford White stole them"
Attorney o'Rellly thereupon said
aloud:
stanford White got them"
III counsel desires 90 testify we win
be very glad 10 have him do So" Mr..
Jerome remarked sarcastlcally.
Later Mr. jerome Indicated that he
had Ia his possession number " LET
tiers written by Stanford White TO Eve.
Ign Ncsblt. saying he would show her
the letters 10 see II they would not
brighten her memory n little bic. lie
changed his mind, however. and the
letters were not produced. Mr.. Ie.
rome demanded that Thaw's counsel
deliver 90 the court the Stanford
White letters they have la custody. but
they made no response. Mr.. jerome
was assisted materially In hls cross ex
animation 10y typewritten statements
made by Mrs. Thaw's mother aud by
Howard Nosblt. her brother lie con.
suited the statements from time q
time. and Mr. Dclmas let this fact be
come known TO the jury by rcmarkins
upon H.
Mr.. Icrome's cross examination may
require several days yet. lie jumped
about from one part of Mrs 1haw's
story aud one period OF her life 10 an.
other Ia n way that banicd any al
tempt % tell how far he had progress.
Cd with his attack. lie apparently In.
tends Ia take every advantage II the
ruling which allows him wide lati.
tude Ina testing the crcdlbliiiy ~ the
witness. Mr.. Delmas. contrary 90 cx
pectatlons. inicrposcd few objections
lie Is evidently preparing. however
for an extended redirect examination
aud this. together with Mr. Jcromc's
cross examination on the redirect
promises go keep the prisoners wife on
the witness stand Tor an Indefinite
period.
Mns. Thaw seemed perfectly self pos
scsscd No every stage of the cross ex
animation At times her voice trcm
bled pcrccptlhly. but almost always Il
was clear aud emphatic. She fenced
with the prosecutor continuously. cor
rcctcd him nt times ~ 10 assumptions
drawn from previous answers and oc
casionaily told him his questions wen
entirely too hong 70 permit of a prolvi
answer.
The young woman seemed n l.
. swaycd by the district attorneys mood
When hts voice vas soft and purrins
and perhaps q BIZ iusinuatlnr she an
swcrci IN the same bow tone. Whcf
Mr. Jerome would lccomc amused ans
snap questions nc her In loud voice
she replied Ia Kind. When the prosc
cuior would Persist with a question
she had answered two or three times
Mrs. Thaw would finally rcIjy viii
an emphasis GA each wori. speaking
slowly. distinctly and dcaauily.
The defendant was always alert q
catch every word. lie seemed impa
tient M times AZ some ~ the questions
put by the prosecutor aud kept up
running nr ~ whispered common