The San Francisco call., 1907-02-21

White from Boulogne?"
do you remember it's contents?'
''How many letters did you give Mr. Thaw!"
She testihed that she gave the fourteen let
tiers to Thaw in Paris in 1903. Afterward she
received them from Thaw's valet and gave them
White
All of these letters were received from White
while she was ,abroad in 1908 and were given
Where are those letters now?'
When did you see them last?''
In Paris in 1903''
Have ron been interrogated by the counsel
for the defense as to their contents:'
do you remember their contents?'
.Only in general way
Jerome estioned the witness at length
garding letters which placed in a ware
house before she went to Europe and taken out
after her return
What became of these letters?'
i gave them to Mr.. Thaw."
Mrs. Thaw fenced with the District Attorney
about her.
Jerome spent an hour or more on the sub
1ect of Whites letters, Mrs Thaw declaring that
the fourteen letters which were turned over to
Hartridge We're the only she positively
knew were IN existence.
TRIES TO TRIP WITNESS
Jerome would ask occasionally a very pointed
question for the purpose of tripping up the wit
ness, but Mrs. rhaw would reply with an EN-
phatie nod of her head, Il didn't say that"
You are sure those fourteen letters in Mr..
istence:''
There may be some in trunk
Where is the trunk:"
Whereabouts in Parsr'
Mrs. Thaw gave the name of warehouse sin
the French capital.
Didn't You in 1908 take letters from ware
house in this city?''
Yes. took some at that time
Weren't some sent you afterward?'
Yes, from the trunk In the warehouse
Mrs. Thaw said the goods in the warehouse
We're stored in her mothers name and there
was row over letting her have anything. Stan
ford White arranged to get the trunk however.
Il don't remember any letters in the trunk,
however" said Mrs. Thaw.
Why did you not give Thaw all of Stanford
Whites letters instead of just some of them %
didn't say that"
You said some were in a trunk In Paris
said they might be-
Didn't you retain some letters?"
I don't know that ] did.
.Thaw was pressing you all the time to give
him all the details of this affair with Stanford
White, wasn't hep
You gave him the letters before your mar
riags?"
Jerome here dropped the subject of letters
and turned to Mrs. Thaw's story to her hus-
How long were you unconscious in that Twen-
ty-fourth street house at the time of your ex-
perienee with Stanford white?''
Was it after midnight that you became un-
Yes. l think it was.''
Was ii before daylight"
after hestating.
Jerome read from Mrs Thaw's direct testi
mony the statement that she sat up all that
night She replied that she meant the rest of
the night after she had been taken home
SACRIFICE OF DAUGHTER
When did you first meet Ted Marks ~
think 1t was in 1900 or early in 1901 in
You received letters from him?"
Up to this time your relations with your
mother were friendly 2
There was nothing to show that your mother
was willing to sacrifice You for a pecuniary con
sideEatien.' ieTo 70
is nothing in this case that is even an intina-
non OF such a thing. If | have said anything
to the learned District Attorney to believe thai
l think this unfortunate mother sacrificed her
daughter | wish TO emphatically deny it,
I'm In all the troubles you went through, con-
ment?'' JUS
No.
your NaiAS wio'e
Il can't remember everything. He said he
had seen my picture in the papers and would
IKE 10 place me on the stage"
She first met Marks at the Grand Opera
house at Sunday night concert She could
not remember what Marks talked about but he
said nothing about the stage She did not
remember how long she was with Marks that
sunday evening. She remembered going to
restaurant with Marks. but did not know whetb-
er ii was that night or not
Jerome asked what Mrs Nesbit thought about
her daughter going the stage.
Mamma said l ought not 20 out without
her. She said the show was ali right. but She
ought TO go along :.
AT this time did you know Francis Relnont
or Edna Goodrich
..or James a. Garland?"
Jerome next asked about man named Honne
or Hopiey He pressed her closely about this
the same house with her
Not while 1 lived there" she responded.
800, Have Law, you seen him since those days in
II may have passed him on the street"
II do not mean that way
foot WIN stump Oh her
Mrs. Thaw under questioning went through the
story OF her visit to the office of Fisher, a
theatrical manager. They had a letter from
Marks. 1t was on this occasion that Fisher
finally agreed to take Miss Nesbit
How long did you play in FIorodora -
After several weeks in the chorus | went
into int, the cast. Late in July 1 went with the
Your mother came for you every night?,'
Yes until met Stanford White"
Who Who introduced you to Winter"
Where did you meet Miss Goodrichf''
At the theater, In 'Florodora.' -
You and she were friends?'
Did you see very much of herr"
Not much
When Edna Goodrich introduced you to Stan
ford White was that the first time you had been
anywhere?"
yes"
WENT WITH GARLAND
During the time you were in the Florodora
company had you ever been out?"
Yes
with whom"
With mamma and Mr.. Garland"
Where did you meet Mr.. Gariand?''
AT the boarding house on Forty-eighth
street,
Did you ever write any letters to him?''
Il don't remember; ! might"
Your mother not pleased with Mr. Gar
lands attentions to you?''
Yes
You had no quarrel with your mother about
him.
NO"
HE was a married man?'
Yes
You went yachting with him7''
Yes; mamma and ] went Saturdays
Your mother not pleased with that?''
"Ob yes; but she was seasck.''
is it not true that in the spring of 1901 so
far your relations with your mother were
concerned thar Won ware oeffinc unr1ilv