Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-16
EVELYN NE:SB|T
THANvS AFFIDAVIT
District Attorney Jerome Gets the
Complete Story Of II From
Abraham hummel.
HER RELATIONS WITH LAWYER
Declares They We're Professional mn"
That She Called Upon Him In HIS
Capacity as an Attorney.

New York, March 16.--"Thank eou
tho end IS In sight This was ths
fervent whisper OF Dist Atty Jerome
lat the Thaw trial yesterday uttered
loud enough for the reporters TO near
following a favorable decision by Jus
lice Fitzgerald regarding the Humfnel
affidavit
The strain on those attending the
trial has been severe justice fttSr
gerald has shown the affects Of It. as
have the lawyers for the defense and
the district attorney When ME-. Je-
rome asked for an additional 10 minutes
ut the usual hour for adjournment, MIR.
peIn,as protested, declaring that his
endurance has been stretched 10 the
breaking point. He would not consent
to another minute OF delay.
Mr. Jerome did his best to get from
Mr. Delmas sln estimate on the length
Of time that would be required TO COM
plete the sur-rebuttal, But Thaw's
lawyers declined to give amy suggestion
on This ltne-
il Is generally believed. however, that
Monday or Tuesday will see the close
OF evidence and "Wednesday and Thurs
DAY will be used in summing UP, There
is every reason TO believe that Friday
Will put the fate of Harry Il. ThaW in
the hands of the jury unless some un-
expected development occurs.
The sensational affidavit which Mr..
Jerome fought SO hard to get into the
evidence Will probably be read in court
Monday. Lawyer Hummet testified
early yesterday as to Its tendency and
H.. 10
tabltshed the fact that Photographic
and carbon copies OF the affidavit were
In existence He then asked that the
affidavit be read. but Lawyer Delmas
for the defense objected, as tirne for
adjournment had come II is not
thought that Mr.. Delrnas Will object
10 it's reading On Monday.
The affidavit gives Evelyn Neshit's
story of the wanderings of herself and
Thaw on the continent, during which
time. according TO the affidavit. Thaw
beat her several times in an effort to
make her swear TO IL document charg-
Ing White with having drugged and
attacking hes when she was girl
The affidavit also declares that Evelyn
Nesbit submitted to the lashlngs de-
elaring that White had never wronged
her. sworn statement in direct con-
tradiction 10 her story on the stand
of what she told Thaw in Paris
For few minutes Evelyn Thaw was
on the stand again yesterday. Except
for looking trlfie pa1er and perhaps
thinner she WIS the same young wo-
man in every appearance who testified
10 the most remarkable story of the
trial.
a HARD FlGHT-
With Atty Damas fighting him every
inch OF the way Dist Atty, Jerome to-
day secured from Abraham Hunlmel
his complete story as to the affidavit
which 1t is alleged Evelyn Nesbt Tilsw
charging Harry Is. Thaw with beating
statement that Stanford Whtts had
drugged and ruined her was not true.
AIR. Dainas first objected broadly to
sll of Hummel's testimony. offered a
specific objection to each question put
by the prosecutor. Justice Fitzgerald
overruled every objection, and MIR. Del
mas made exceptions,
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was called TO
the stand In the EFFORT OF the defense
10 keep HumTnel silent She declared
that She had called upon Hummel III his
professional capacity and 10 seek his
advice as a lawyer Stanford White
has taken her to the lawyers Office
wi;h that end in view.
Justice Fitzgerald declared that. adj
hitting the proposition OF counsel and
client, Mrs Thaw herself had waived
the professional privilege by taking the
professional privilege by taking the
stand early in the case and giving her
version of what transpired at Hum