Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-27
HAS NO MERCY ON
THAW'S GIRL WIFE
JEROME eRILLs EVELYN NEsBlT
ON cRossExAMlNATIoN.
GOT MONEY FROM WHITE
Received $25 a Week From the Archl.
teet but Does not Recall That 1t
Was Just When She Was Out of
Job-Says White Stole Let
tiers.

New York, Feb. 21.--In contl uing
the crossexamination of Evelyn Tbaw
at the trial OF her husband for the
murder of Stanford White. District At
torney Jerome brought out the fact
that in 1902 Stanford White deposit
ed $3.50 with a New York trust CON-
pany with instructions that ii be paid
to Miss Nesbit at the rate Of S25
week when she was out OF a Job. Mrs.
Tnaw admitted receiving a number OF
checks from the trust company, but
she would not admit that there was u
provision that she should receive the
money only when out of employment,
although heI letters were read TO thar
effect. The prosecutor spent the ait.
ernoon trying to make Mrs. Thaw ad
NIT this, but her one answer was:
Il don't remember
Mrs. Thaw's inability to remember
a number of other things about which
Jerome questioned her was the moss
material element in the crossexamina-
ton. The district attorney deIved in
to the witness past life with a faluil
iarfty as to>details and a store Of
general knowledge which at times
seemed TO amaze all who heara, not
excepting the defendants counsel. Je-
rome indicated early in the question
ing that he had no disposition to spare
.1rs. rhaw's feelings. He Intercepted
pointedly as to her men acquaintanccs
He laid especial stress on her &C
workmanship with James A. Gar
land, who figure for the first time IN
the case. Mrs. Thaw said she knew
Garland before she met White.
Were not you named as correspond
ent in the Garland divorce case p
asked Jerome.
Mrs. Thaw was shaking her head
when Attorney Delmas objected. He
demanded that the record of the di-
vorce case be brought into court that
it might speak for itself Justice
Fitzgerald oyerruled the objection but
Jerome withdrew the question.
Jerome questioned the witness about
her manner OF posing for artists and
brought from her a denial that she
ever posed nude Jerome was insist
ent for details on the subject. He did
rot mince words. Many photographs
of Mrs. Thaw were introduced in evil
dence. Jerome during the morning
piled the young woman with questions
as to what disposition she had made
of letters written to her by Stauf lrd
White. Some, she said. had been de.
stroyed and some she had given to
her husband
In the midst of the district attor-
ney's examination with regard to le-
tiers Harry Thaw whispered audibly 10
his counsel:
Stanford White stole them"
Later, Jerome indicated that he had
number Of letters written by White
/ to Evelyn. saying he would show her
the letters to brighten her memory.
He changed his mind, however. and
the letters were not produced.
Jerome was assisted in the crossex-
| animation f:y typewriter statements
made by the witness mother, Mrs.
Holman of Pittsburg, and the witness
brother, Howard Nesbit.
Jerome Jumps About.
Jerome's crossexamination may re-
quire several days He jumped about
yesterday from one part of Mrs.
Thaw's story and one period of he
life to another in a way that baf-
fed any attempt to tell how far he
had progressed with the attack He
apparently intends to take every al
vantage of the ruling which allows
him wide latitude in testing the cred
Utility Of the witness. Attorney Del
mas interposed few objections.
Mrs Thaw seemed self possessed at
every stage, although at times her
voice trembled She fenced with the
prosecutor continuously, corrected
him at times as to assumptions draw n
from previous answers, and occasion.
ally told him his questions were too
long
The young woman seemed to be
sw aged by the district attorneys
mood When his voice was soft and
perhaps lnsinuating. she answered in
similar tone When Jerome pop led
questions In a loud voice she replied
in :, nd
The defendant was alert to catch
every word. He seemed impatient at
times and kept up a whispered com
ment with his attorneys.