Evening journal., 1907-02-13

mentia when he shot White than It did
when Evelyn Thaw was withdrawn
from the stand on Monday 70 make
way for the broader foundation re-
quested by Justice Fitzgerald In his
rulings. Two experts have said that
they thought the young millionaire was
not Of sound mind when he killed
White. but they have not given any
guesses as to his condition prior to
June 25 last the date Of the murder
Nfds. william rhaw. the accused mans
mother. is the only witness known who
will supply this necessary foundation.
unless the lawyers are able 20 have
scientific deductions and professional
guesses admitted as conclusive facts.
Gradually the District Attorney1 is
lrobbing the narrative Of Evelyn Thaw
OF It's suggestiveness. To do this in
part he had to acknowledge IN open
court that the man from the West was
BIT too shrewd for him and invited at
tack by declaring that insinuations
were openly resorted to by the defense
10 get evidence before tho jury. when
IL was perfectly wei known To them
that such inferential evidence was not
admissible FOR the lasting records Of
the case the records the jury will be
charge don by the court 10 use only In
sitting out their verdict
Whites Memory Guarded.
BY constant objection. as dripping
water wears away stone, jerome has
brought out the fact that Evelyn
Thaw's narrative is simply what she
said she told Harry Thaw. So well
has the States lawyer guarded the
memory OF Stanford White that the ac-
cused mans lawyers have been unable
TO support any Of the references made
by Evelyn Thaw to the other victims Of
the architects room Of many mirrors,
or any OF the several luxurious studios
he Is said to have maintained.
Jerome May Be Severe.
II will be remembered that the mar
riage Of Evelyn Nesblt and Harry
rhaw was reported from Europe IN
the summer Of 1904 and not denied by
them. They were together at various
hotels on the continent and after COM
ing TO this country had considerable
trouble IN finding hotels that would ad-
init them unless Harry Thaw register.
ed the chorus girl as his wife
In New York they were ordered out
Of one hotel. and they fed from news
paper reporters here to Philadelphia.
There they were the subjects OF several
columns OF newspaper notoriety and
stil the marriage was not affirmed
or denied by them. District Attorney
Jerome wants to know now II that sort
Of conduct is part Of an honorable WOO
ing,
other things pertinent 10 the life OF
Evelyn Nesbit when she was ia the
chrystalls stage along Broadway will
be exposed by Jerome when he rebutts
her testimony He may be able 70 do
considerable toward diminishing the
sympathetic sentiment BY her narra-
tion during his cross-exa mination. hut
ho realizes that he cannot assail hel
with the same relentlessness that be
would attack the credibllity OF a man.
The very presence Of thes hrinkiug 1T
tie figure In the big Witness chair and
the atmosphere OF utter helplessness
that envelopes her Is warning enough
Jerome's methods have never been
known to be famous for subtle deli
cacy. but he may surprise those wha
think they know him.
| Preparing for any possible outbreak
OF the District Attorney IN Offering re-.
buttal witnesses 20 disparage the repu-
tatlou Of either Harry Thaw or his
wife, the defending lawyers have been
busy corralllng evidence that Stanford
White was all that Evelyn Nesbit
/ Thaw said he wa and more. too. with
the report that Jerome has secured 4
| photogra phic copy OF the document OF
! Evelyn Thaw which Abraham Hum
mel dictated about Harry rhaw in hen
presence and which Afterwards was
led 10 believe was burned, comes the
news that the Society for the Sunpres-
sion OF Vice. Of which Anthony Com
stock Is the valiant leader. has turned
over the results of he inveetigatlon ~
the architects career with Young girls
for the use OF tha defonce.
J John J. DeerinN Him charles J. Bam-
berger AGENTS for Comstock We're IN
court yesterday. They were admitted
TO the witness room. where they had
a conference with Thaw's counsel The
Comstock agents viii testify TO stories
that Harry Thaw told Anthony Com
stock about Stanford White. Thaw
more thnu a year before the shooting
asked the society to investigate
Whites conduct. The result Of the
Investigations OF the Comstock agents
never has been made public. neither
has the information which Thaw sup
piled