The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-26

VIII Dc hcIt on SLAlu TWO More
Days.
New York, February 21-Unde- he
stress Of a examination in which
District Attorney Jerome gave IL
quarter. Ms. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
broke down today upon the witness
stand. With binding tears burning
their way down checks when 10.
a6hon white Lad flushed ID crimson
she admitted that after hr first cx-
perienoe with Stanford White her re
lations with the archltoct continued
for several months. Ea, RS WIS n:
all, There were otncr confessions
which, while damaging TO her own
character. aCCentuatcd al the more
the terrible. personal sacrifice she |.
making in the effort to save her hus-
band from d 4Ath in the electric chair
The case las progressed to the pUir,
where the defendant has been all bu1
host sight Of. His girl-like wife is the
figure about whom the storm lasnes its
fury. She it is whose life is being
searched out and who is being held
up to soorn by the prosecuting officer.
There vas no subject affecting the
witness Of SO intimate a nature that
the district attorney hesitated 10 haul
it from its hiding place. and hold 1t be-
fore the gaze of the world. all the
While requiring that she should rccog-
nize and W the fault in her own
words.
After bringing out that her relations
with White continued for some time.
Mr. Jerome went deeper. Mrs. Thaw
admitted that in 1903. after the return
from Europe, she spent the night at
Thaw's apartments in New YORK and
that for three weeks he and she occu-
pied connecting apartments at the
Grand hotel in this city.
Mrs. Thaw made what was cOnsid-
cred perhaps the most damaging state
ment to the defendant when she said
he had showed her copies OF cable
grams that were being sent to Stanford
White from Europe asking him 10 use
his influence with a certain man In
to prevent Mrs. Nesbft from
raising a fuss" and interfering with
continuing in the company or
Mrs. Thaw also was forced to admit
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abroad with Thaw in 1903 they were
still drawing upon the bounty OF STAN
ford White. Evelyn DECLARED that she
had a letter of credit for $500 or $500,
which was given to her by White. and
which she later turned over to Thaw.
There was still a balance in the Mer-
Trust company to her order.
But mama got all Of that" said the
A letter written by Mrs. Thaw in
.9O4 and telling of her gay life in Paris
With Harry Thaw and a bunch from
he tenderlOin," was read to the jury
~ Mr.. Jerome. This brought out more :
"stimOHy as TO the Dead Rat" q I
-risian cafe. There seemd TO be I
''AL'-hS II INK "ELuCSS pdoL llIc HDOlI :
the r~~osecutor was not Informed. !
IL send TO have been able TO trace /
or e"E.T sep, largely due, doubtless
% - tV~cwTitoan statement Of the
lnt' ." which Mr.. Jerome nearly nj '
holds in his hand while hurllu-,s
uTstiOne a. the dau"htc-. In single
paced .typewriting, the statement
Gems to V fully 70 pages. C
The springing Of sensations did mott
rest with the district attorney. Mr..
sent a genuine thrill through a
10 court room by declaring that he v
ad been Informed it was the purpose v
the district attorney TO indtct Mrs
haw.
Mr. jerome denied that any such a
-atement had been made. He did not o
eny the purpose. This incident came d
bout near the close Of the forenoon n
N
Just after the luncheon recess the
strict attorney wanted permission TO b!
the crOss-examinaticu Of n,
rs- Thaw long enough to take the ii
stimony Of Doctors Deemar. II Kit Y
ming Pa. and Bingaman, Cf Pitts II
lrg, both OF whom are 10 testify as b.
traces OF insanity in both branches in
the Defendants family. Mr.. Jerome H
he was informed the physicians 10
ere about to leave the jurisdiction of
g court N
In view OF the district attorneys az
atsment Justice Fitzgerald thuoght tn
Deemar and Bingaman should nj
hsafo- Iney were called 70 the ed
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