The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-19
WHITES LETTERS.
Continued from Page one.)


Yes. there was a constant CONVEX
sation. 1 could not possibly tell you
every place and every time we discuss
ed it. He told me something ought to
be done about the girls. 1 told him
could not do anything. He then said
1 could help him. I tried to get his
mind on other things, and then he
would say I was trying to get out of
it. He said Stanford White ought to
be in the penitentiary. that he got
worse and worse all the time and
! something had to be done
You may take the witness" said
| Mr.. Delmas to Mr.. Jerome.
Passed to jerome.
The moment of waiting for the
prosecutors first question was inter-
rupted by Mr.. Delmas, who had a few
papers for the witness to identity.
One of the papers identified was a
! letter from Thaw to Anthony Com
stock. Mr.. Delmas read the document.
In it Thaw described the studio in the
Madison Square Garden tower and said
| it was filled with obscene pictures, and
should be raided. He also described
studio at % West Twenty-fourth street.
which he said was ''consecrated to de-
| hatchery and was used by "a gang of
rich criminals" He described the stu
| dio and said in it there We're many in
! decent pictures.
In this building, the letter said, were
| the famous red velvet swing and the
sketch of the arrangements of the
rooms.
.Workmen on the outside of the
building" says the letter, have fire.
quently heard the screams of young
girls from this building"
The letter continued that the place
was run by a gang of rich criminals,
but was frequently visited by young
men who did not know it's character.
The letter said that the place had been
mar w. T1f1
The letter called attention to still an
other house, saying:
You may also abolish another place
at 122 East Twenty-second street-a
house used secretly by three or four
of the same scoundrels. Young girls
are taken there to perform a felony. In
one of the rooms is a French painting
of a nude woman and suggestive lit
erature."
''One more question and then I am
through remarked Mr.. Delmas.
Pardon me for asking Mrs. Thaw,
did Mr.. Thaw tell you that any of Stan
ford Whites practices on the young
women were unnatural?"
Yes"
Can you describe them?'
Mrs. Thaw flushed. "Oh no. she said
in a shrill little voice; they are un-
speakable
Now you may take the witness"
said Mr.. Delmas to the district attor-
ney.
Cross-examination Postponed.
Mr. Jerome arose.
Il will ask permission to reserve my
cross-examination of this witness until
/ can determine whether a cross-exami-
nation is needful on the issues raised in
this case"
I'VE will assent to that" said MI.
Delmas, and Mrs. Thaw left the stand.
call Mrs. ]. ]. Caine," commanded
Thaw's leading counsel.
The Boston milliner took the stand.
T. V4rOV n
with an abundance of brown hair worn
pompadour She was smartly attired
in dark brown suit and wore a toque
of brown fur. Mrs. Game said she had
Holman, her mother for six years, and
Thaw for three years.
were you in 1903 in New York, and
present when there occurred CONVEX
sation between Mr.. Thaw and Mrs. Hol-
man in which Mr.. Thaw made pro-
posal of marriage?'
''I was"
state what that conversation was
"I was in the room when Mr.. Thaw
called. He told Mrs. Holman that he
wanted to marry F'lorence'-F'lorence
being the name by which Evelyn Mes
bit was called by her mother.
what happened after Mr.. Thaw made
this proposal?"
II then left the ROOM
Did you accompany Mr.. and Mrs.
Thaw to a theater late in 1903 or early
in 1So4?" asked Mr.. Delmas.
yes, went to Days and occupied
box"
Ibid Stanford White come in?"
Yes, he came in with three other
men and sat in a box just opposite"
what effect did this have upon Mr..
Thaw?"
His Face Turned White.
HE looked at the box, his face
turned white. and his eyes popped in
wide stare
IN 81 hn hn-
until Miss Nesbit told him that if he
did not stop she would take him from
the theater.'
"what happened next?"
stanford White wot up and went
out and we remained.
You may have the witness, Mr.
Jerome" said Attorney Delmas
On cross examination Mr.. Jerome
garding the visit to the theater with
Thaw and said, when next did you
sec Thaw %
TN Mrs. Nesbits apartments
Were you in the room?''
mo. 1 was in the bathroom ad-
joining. but the door was ajar, and I
could see and hear plainly
How did you happen to be in the
bathroom %
''When Mr. Thaw telephoned up to
the room, Mrs. Nesbit asked me to go
into the bathroom so could hear
what was said
"Did she tell you anything about
Thaw?"
mot then. Some time before she
had told me that Mr.. Thaw was in
terested in Evelyn
Ibid Mrs. Nesbit give anv reason for
asking you to go into the bathroom ?"
''She said she wanted me to hear
what Mr. Thaw said.''
what am trying to get at is. why
she made this rather unusual request
that you act as an eavesdropper.n
Delmas Objects
Mr.. Delmas was on his feet ex-
claiming sT object and daSira 70 49,