The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-27
THAW TRIAL ENTERING
 UPON FINAL STAGES
EVELYN THAW,S LONG ORDEAL ON THE WITNESS STAND
 ENDS.

Jerome's Cross-Examination Lasts
 Through Nearly Five Court Days
 Defense Blocks Practically Every
 Question Put to "Abe" HummeI by
 the State to Bring Out Facts Regard
 ing Alleged Affidavit In Which Thaw
 is Said to Have Beaten Evelyn Nesbit.
 New York, Feb. 26-Mrs Evelyn Nes- bit ThaW's long ordeal upon the wit ness stand at the trial of her husband for the alleged murder of Stanford White. came to an end to-day. MT. Jerome finished his examination, which had lasted through nearly five court days, at the morning session. The redirect and re-cross examinations this afternoon were of the briefest char acter, and just prior to adjournment it was announced that the defendant s wife finally had been excused. To- morrow morning the district attorney will begin his oss-eXanlination of Dr. Britton D. Evans, one of the alienists for the defense. He will immediately follow this up by cross examining Dr.. Charles c. Wagner, and then Drs- Deemar and Bingaman will be called in rapid order The trial at last seems to be entering upon its final stages.
 The completion of Mrs, Thaws exam ination followed the unsuccessful eff fort of the prosecution to draw from Abraham Hummel certain facts relat- ing to the affidavit which Mrs. Thaw is said to have made in Hummels law office. In this affidavit it was declared there was an allegation that Thaw had beaten the girl while abroad in 1903 when she told him there was no truth in the story about her relations with l Stanford White.
 MT. Delmas, for the defense, blocked practically every question put to Hum- mel The witness got no further than saying he knew Mrs. Thaw. that she came to his office October 27, 1903, and that he dictated to stenographer while she was there. Justice Fitzgerald l held that under the rules of evidence covering Mrs. Thaw's testimony the in- troduetion of collateral facts was not i permissible. The district attorney is not allowed to controvert her testi- mony in any way, but may test her credibility. Mr Jerome said in open court that he realized that even if he could show Stanford White was in Europe the night Mrs. Thaw declares she was assaulted by him, he would not be allowed to introduce such testimony
 It was reported that MT. Jerome has much testimony to offer in rebuttal but as it is nearly all of collateral character he will not be allowed to place it before the jury
 Mrs. Thaw to-day was given the op- portunity to clear up the odds and ends of hel story. MT Jerome introduced in evidence her school girl diary and read certain extracts from it. They caused mas.y smiles in the court room, reflect ing as they did the young woman's views of life during that period. Mrs Thaw denied again that she had evei used a penny of the letter of credit stanford White gave to her under sea | before she went to Europe with ThaN and Ser mother. She denied that she had ever been mentioned in any way in connection with the James A. Gar. land divorce case. She said Stanford White paid all her brothers school ex penses and identified receipts ant checks signed by her mother, showint that the latter drew more than $3.00t from Stanford Whites funds dur ing the year from May, 1902, to May 1903 Evelyn was at school during mos of this time.
 Just before Harry Thaw was takel out of the court room he handed th' reporters the following note;
 Mrs. Thaw and Lady Ashburton formerly Frances Belmont. were no friends. They were simply acquaint ances when both were playing at tn same theater" :"