Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-26
MRS. THAW RESUMES STORY
Wife Of Defendant Makes Better impress
sion on Stand.
TWO DAMAGING POINTS EXPLAINED AWAY
Jerome Plays strong Card, but Fails
60 Confuse witness-Abe HummeI
VIII Ne Called 70 Identity
Amdavft.


NEW YORK. Feb 8.-Bxcept for one
brief moment Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
had decidedly easy day today during the
continuation of her cross examination by
District Attorney Jerome. When adjourn.
ment was taken the prosecutor announced
that he had practically concluded with the
witness:
Mrs Thaw win be temporarily excused
tomorrow morning to enable Mr.. Jerome to
Introduce Abraham Hummel to identify
Photographic copy of the affidavit Evelyn
Nesbit is alleged to have signed and which
charges Thaw with many cruelties during
their 1903 trip to Europe. The district at
torney got the contents OF the affidavit
before the jury this afternoon by reading
certain Of its statements in the way of
questions, and asking Mrs. Thaw if she
told such things to MIR. Hummel In each
instance she declared she did not She also
denied ever having signed an affidavit adj
hitting that she had, however signed some
papers for White in the Madison Square
tower. the nature Of which she was not
aware.
Jerome's strong Card Fails.
During the morning session Mr. Jerome
played his strongest card of the day. Mrs.
Thaw had denied most positively that she
had ever been to see a DR.. Carlton Flint
/ with Jack Barrymore.
"Can DR. Flint" commanded Mr. Jerome
! The doctor entered from the witness room
| and was escorted to within a few feet Of
the witness chair.
Did you ever see that man before?"
/ Mr. Jerome asked Mrs. Thaw.
The witness seemed bit startled. looked
! quickly and intently at the physician and
turned to Mr.. Jerome and shook her head.
/ Never" she declared.
Thaw was intensely interested and when
the incident was over he turned to the
newspaper men sitting nearest him and
! whispered; THAT man made a mistake in
coming here. He stood there a liar. Do
! you catch the point-a liar"
Mrs. Thaw was in much better spirits
when she took the stand today and looked
decidedly better physically than she did
last week. She had all her wits about her
and did not fare at all badly at the hands
of the district attorney. Instead Of further
hurting the cause of her husband Mrs.
Thaw managed to make two decided gains.
When court adjourned last Thursday it APP
peared from her own statements that she
had used a letter of credit from Stanford
| White while touring in Europe and had
turned the letter over to Thaw: She ex-
planned today that Thaw took the letter
of credit from her, saying the money was
poisonous and neither she nor her
mother should touch ii and that he would
provide them with funds. Whatever had
been spent Of the money she declared was
for her mother.
"ccOnd Point for Thaw.
The second point Mrs, Thaw made was
concerning the cabegrams which Thaw is
said to have sent to Stanford White from
London. II appeared Thursday that these
cablegrams were requests to White to use
his influence In keeping Mrs. Nesbit from
raising q row" and interfering with
Evelyn continuing in company with Thaw
Mr.. Jerome took up the subject again to-
day but his questions elected the informa-
ton that the letters did not concern Mrs
!. Thaw, at all. hut related, to man--the
i secretary of the American embassy in Lon
/ don, whom Mrs. Thaw said had "sneaked
up 20 mama's bedroom and insulted her.
She said the man had also insulted her
and that Thaw had gone in search of him.
but failed to md him.
The proceedings today dragged a great
deal, and 1t was evident long before he an.
nounced the fact that Mr.. Jerome was
nearing the end of his cross-eNamination.
The proceedings tomorrow with Mr. Hum
mel on the stand should be more interest
ing. The defense on cross examination viii
attempt TO discredit the witness, who Is
under indictment. 1t may be late in the
u afternoon before Mrs. Thaw will again
take the stand for Mr. Jerome's final ques-
lions, which will have to do with the afr
davit. Should the defense decide To proceed
with the redirect examination of Mrs
Thaw and Mr.. jerome should take up the
reeross examination, Mrs Thaw may be
kept on the stand all of Wednesday and
Thursday.
Mrs. William Thaw, mother Of the de-
PENDANT, and Mrs. Carnegie, his sister
were at the court house today for the first
time in ten days. Mrs. Thaw has been suf-