Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-19

No. 16,949. "
introduced in evidence and read to the jury.
1t complained of Stanford Whites alleged
practices and described his studio in Mad
ison Square Garden, the house in West oath
street with the velvet swing and the mir
rored bedroom, and a third place on East
22d street.
Jerome Did Not Speak.
The usual crowd, largely composed of
lawyers, filled the court room when the
Thaw case opened this morning. DR.. Brit
ton d. Evans, the defense alienist, was the
first of the characters of the case to appear.
When Mr.. Jerome arrived he passed close
to the expert, but did not speak. Thaw
entered the court room when called with
his usual quick STEP and at once began an
animated conversation with DIR. Evans.
There were two vacant places at the table
occupied by the attorneys for the defense
this morning-the seats usually occupied by
Mr.. Gleason and Mr.. Peabody-leaving only
four lawyers present-Mr. Delmas, Mr..
Hartrdge, Mr.. O'Reilly and Mr.. McPike.
1t was said that Mr.. Gleason was suffering
from toothache. Mr.. Peabody, it was said,
was examining witnesses
A decided surprise was sprung by the
defense in recalling Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw to the stand Immediately after court
convened.
Mrs. Thaw Very Pale.
Mrs. Thaw looked pale and serious as she
took her place on the stand. She appeared
in the same simple girlish costume that she
has worn every day since the trial began.
She smiled slightly as she caught her hus-
bands eye. Thaw returned the smile and
then turned to Attorney OReilly, with
whom he talked for a minute excitedly.
Then he returned to his conversation with
DIR. Evans, but for the most part kept his
eyes on his wife, only turning occasionally
to whisper in the doctors ear.
After Mrs. Thaw had sat silently in the
chair for nearly five minutes, Mr.. Delmas
began his examination.
you have already testified, Mrs. Thaw,
that you are familiar with the handwriting
Of Stanford White said the attorney. Il
now hand you paper and ask If from be-
ginning to end it is in the handwriting of
Mr.. White?"
Mrs. Thaw gazed at the paper evidently
a letter, and said: 1T is his handwriting
Identified the Letters.
Mr. Delmas handed the witness six other
letters, and they also were identified as
having come from Stanford White The
letters were marked as defendants ex-
hbits O. r, S, T, U, and w.
moments DELAY still other letters
were identified.
In all Mrs Thaw identified forty-two let
tiers and was nearly half an hour at the
task
Acquaintance With Miss Mackenzie.
As the examination of the letters was
concluded Mr.. Delmas turned to the wit
ness.
How long have you known May Mac
kenzie?"
How long has Mr.. Thsw known her?"
Since 1907
Did you in May. 1906, relate to Mr. Thaw
a conversation you had with May Macken-
zie especially with reference to what she
said to you regarding Stanford White?"
District Attorney Jerome objected to the
question, but was overruled.
May Mackenzie told me- said Mrs. |
Thaw, Stanford White had been to see her
and that she had told him that Harry and
1 were getting along finely together. She
said she thought it was so nice the way we
loved each other.
She said Stanford White had remarked: |
Pooh. 1t won't last. 1 will get her back!'' |
Excited and Nervous.
Did Mr.. Thaw say anything when you told |
him this?"
He said he had already heard it from |
Miss Mackenzie"
What was his condition when YOU told
him.
The way he always was when on the |
subject of Stanford White
How was that?" |
VERY excited and nervous"
You had a second operation in 1905. did
you not?"
Yes" !
WHO made the arrangements for it and |
paid the cost?"
Harry K. Thaw."
How much was the bil?'
In all about 5000. The operation itself |
was $1,000"
The nature of the operation was not gone |
into. |
Sobbed at Night.
Did Mr.. Thaw have any conversation !
with the attending physician at that time |
regarding your previous relations with |
Stanford White?"
NO, sir; not in my presence |
Did Mr.. Thaw at the time of your mar |
riage and subsequent thereto, talk very |
much about the incident in your life con- |
nected with Stanford White?"
Yes. He always talked about it. He |
would waken me often at night sobbing. |
Then he would constantly ask me ques-
tions about the details of this terrible |