Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-11
MARKS |! OF POWDER
on WHITES FACE

UH WhIltA fALt
/ Continued from First Page)
| asked: you are familiar with the hand
| writing of Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw?
Delmas Demands Documents.
Mr.. Delmas demanded to see the docu-
ments and spent some time reading them.
Mr.. Longfeilow said he thought he could
| recognize Evelyn Nesbit's handwriting.
though he was not very familiar with it.
ibid she ever deliver to you," continued
Mr.. Jerome, "a paper subscribed to by her,
the contents Of which were the same as
the Photographic copy have shown your
Mr.. Delmas objected.
did she ever deliver paper to you
which she had subscribed to-? asked Mr.
Jerome.
yes, but you must understand am not
referring to the paper you handed me
make no reference to that whatever
| What did you do with that paper?
Il handed it to the present connsei IA "a
the case" y
/ "Whan?'
I'm February"
Mr.. Jerome here demanded from Thaw's
4 lawyers the production Of the paper.
Mr. Delmas hotly retorted that Mr.. Long
fellow had delivered to counsel no paper
in any way similar to the documents SUD
mitted to the witness by the district at
torney.
Il prefer to take the statement of the
Witness, said MIR. Jerome. He Is under
oath"
a"rhat is an unnecessarily insulting re-
mark" said MIR. DelmaS.
You will find out by interrogating the
witness that ne did not deliver any such
paper to u.s. continued Defmas
| did Evelyn Nesbit Thaw ever give you q
j ciop hyy U
an affidavit?'' asked Mr. Jerome.
Not to my knowledge" replied the W.T.
ness. ITO the best of my knowiedse
never saw that paper before and know
nothing about it.
After this MIR. Longfelfow was excused
and Coroner's Physician Timothy Leha1e
was recalled He was examined by AS,
sistant District Attorney Caravan. He said
he examined Whites body.
Did you find powder marks on his face!
Powder Marks on Face.
Mr.. Delmas at once objected. Mr.. Caravan
said the testimony was to contradict Mrs
Thaw's statement that Thaw stood twelve
feet from White when he fired.
Justice Fitzgerald allowed the question.
There were powder marks on the race.
Justice Fitzgerald sustained an objection
to the witness hazarding guess as TO Tow
far Thaw must have been from MS Vic.iii'
The witness was excused.
Police Officer Dennis Wright was cahet
to the stand to testify as to conversations
he had with Thaw the night of his arrest.
The witness said:
"When I was in Madison avenue I saw
him (Thaw) l asked him what the trou-
BILE was. He said he wanted me to take
him away from the crowd, to take MIN 10
| the station house."
WAS there any more?
Wanted Cab.
Eyes. When we were in 9TH avenue some
Q
prisoner or what he had done. 1 said l
did not I asked the defendant II he knew
what he had done, and he said yes. asked
him If he knew who it was he had killed.
He said he would say nothing until he
reached the station house. He asked me
for a light, offered me a cigar, and then
wanted to take q cab to the station. out
| would not agree
Were his actions rational or irrationai?'
| Rational"
On cross-examination Mr.. Delmas asked
the witness a few questions as to when he
| had first told his story.
Police Sergeant David Mccarthy. who was
on duty at the station house the night
| Thaw was arrested. next testified He said
Thaw had described himself as John Smith,
thirty-three years of age. white. born in
the United States, a student, residing al
ID Lafayette square, Washington. d. c.
Actions All Rational.
IT asked him whom he had shot," contin-
ued Sergeant Mccarthy, land he said: I
think I had better not say anything at
present."
Were his actions rational irrational?''
Rational.
Mr. Delmas began his cross-examination
| by asking: You have stated all the con-
versation you had with the defendant?
1T took about as long as it has taken
| to tell it?''
a little longer-perhaps three times as
Did you make record of it?''
| yes
DO you remember seeing Daniel
O'Reilly, learned counsellor, that even
ing?"
Not at that time
Did not you go to Mr.. Thaw's cell with
Mr.. O'Reilly that night?'
| Yes"
/ ''Then you do remember seeing him.
Yes. but it was not until an hour later"
Too Close to Jury.
did Mr. Thaw at that time say anything
about hearing the screams of unfortunate
women upstairs?"
| mot In my hearing"
"He could not have said it then with
| out your hearing?"
| II don't think So.
Here Mr.. o'Reilly, approached Mr.. Delmas
and Sis to ahect n
| consulting here in whispers loud enough
for the entire jury to hear he said
sharply.
IT had no intention of saying things for
the jury to hear" said Mr.. O'Reilly.
IT don't suppose you did,, said Mr.. Je-
rome. but they can't help hearing you.
| can hear you myself
Mr.. Delmas and Mr.. OReiliy moved
| further away, but again Mr.. Jerome
| thought they were too close to the jury.
This caused Mr.. Delmas to lose temper.
Raped for Order.
81 cannot see why the district attorney
| should be SO insistent- The jury cannot
hear what we are saying I am sure they
have heard everything that the district at
torney and his assistants have talked
| about since the case began.
| Justice Fitzgerald raped for order, and
Mr.. Delmas continued his cross-examina-
| ton
Ibid you tell Mr.. O'Reifly that he could
not talk to Mr.. Thaw except In the pres
ence of an of1icer?"
The witness was not sure whether this