The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-26
SAYS She Used Thaw S
Money, Not Whites
While Abroad
CONFRONTED BY DOCTOR
Went to Him With Barrymore
Abe Humme to Take
Stand Today.

New York, Feb. 25-EXcept for one
brief moment Mrs Thaw had a decid
edly easy time of it today during the
continuation of her cross examination
by District Attorney Jerome. When
adjournment was taken the prosecutor
announced that he had practically
concluded with the witness.
Mrs Thaw will be temporarily ex-
cused tomorrow morning to enable
J<rome TO introduce Attorney Abra-
ham Hummel 10 identify photo
graphic copy of the affidavit Evelyn
Nesbit Is alleged to have signed and
which charges Thaw with many cruel
ties during Their 1903 trip to Europe.
The district attorney got the contents
Of the affidavit befor the jury this
afternoon by reading certain of its
statements In the form of questions
and asking Mrs Thaw If she told such
things to Hummel In each instance
she declared she had not
Signed Papers For White.
She also denied ever having sign
ed such an affidavit admitting she
hah, however, signed some papers for
White in his Madison Square tower,
but of what nature she was not ware.
II was during the morning session
that Jerome played his strongest carl
OF the day Mrs. Thaw had denied
most positively she had even been to
see a Dr. Carlton Flint with Jack
barrymore
Call DR.. Flint commanded Je-
rome to a court attendant. The doc
tor entered from a witness room and
was escorted to within a few feet of
the witness chair.
did you ever see that man be-
fore?" Jerome asked Mrs. Thaw. The
witness seemed just bit startled,
looked quickly and in emily at the
doctor, then termed her head to Je'
lOftAt SuOOh lti tl'ah'
Doctor a Liar, Says Thaw.
Never she declared Tbaw was
intensely interested in this incident
and when IL was over he turned TO
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 !iar.
Justice Fitzgerald ruled out the
question when District Attorney Je-
rome asked her If Stanford White had
never urged her to have Jack Barry.
more arrested on a criminal charge
Mrs Thaw was in much better
spirits when she took the stand today
and looked decidedly better physical
~ 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 who was more gen
file in handling the witness than last
week.
inst ad of further hurting the cause
of her husband. Mrs. Thaw managed
10 make two decided gains. When
court adjourned Thursday is appears
from her cvn statements that she
had used letters of credit from Stan
ford White while touring in Europe
aud had turn,d the letter over TO
Thaw.
Whites Money Poisonous"
Today she explained Thaw took the
letter OF credit from her saying the
money was poisonous and neither
she nor her mother should touch II
and that be would provide them with
funds Whatever had been spent of
the money. she declared was for her
mother
The second point Mrs. Thaw made
was concerning the cabl grams which
Thaw is said TO have sent 10 Stan
ford White from London. II appeared
Thursday that these cablegrams we're
requests TO white TO use his influence
in he ping Mrs. Nesbit from raising
? row" and interfering with Evelyn
continuing in company with Thaw.
Jerome took up the subject again
today. but bis questions elected the
Information that the ltters did not
concern Mrs Thaw at all but related
10 a man-a secretary Of tha Ameri- /
can smbsssy-in London. whom Mrs.
Thsw said had "snesked up 10 man.
mas bedroom andinsglted her" She
said The man had also insulted her and |
that Tbsw had gone in search Of him |
isut failed IN find him The man. Il IS /
rnder. TODD wanted Evelyn to go on /
the London stage.
What Is, considered another rather 4
strong point brought out BY Mrs.
Tia ga hc- a1mi5eicu thai stan