The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-02-28

Confronted by Dr., Flat She Says
She Doesn't Know Him.
TWO POINTS FOR THE Defense

TWO POINTS FOR THE DEFENCE
Declares Thaw Said Whites "t"ey
Was Poison During Trip to Europe
and She Didn't Use lt-Her Ordeal
Nearly over.
New York. Feb. &c Except for one
brief moment Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
had a decided easy day of il during
the continuation of her cross-eXamina-
ton by District Attorney jerome.
When adjournment was taken the pros
ecutor announced that he had practl-
cally concluded with the witness. Mrs.
Thaw will be temporarily excused 10
enable Mr.. Jerome to introduce Abra-
ham Hummel TO identify photo
graphic copy of the affidavit Evelyn
Nesbit is alleged TO have signed and
which charges Thaw with many cruel
lies during their 1908 trip TO Europe.
The district attorney got the contents
of the affidavit before the jury by
reading certain of it's statements IN
the form of questions and asking Mrs.
Tbaw if she told such things TO Mr..
Hummel In each instance she de-
clared she had not. She also denied
ever having signed such an AFFIDAVIT
admitting that she had. however sign
ed some paper for White in the Madi-
son Square tower of whose nature she
was not aware.
Early in the session Mr.. Jerome
played his strongest card OF the day
Mrs. Thaw had denied most positive
ly that she had ever been TO see a DR..
Carlton Flint with Jack Barrymore.
Call Or. Flint" commanded Mr..
Jerome 10 a court attendant.
The doctor entered from the witness
room and was escorted to within few
feet of the witness chair.
Did you ever see that man before? p
Mr.. Jerome asked Mrs. Thaw.
The witness seemed just a bit star
tied, looked quickly and intently at the
physician. then turned to Mr.. Jerome
and shook her head.
Never she declared.
Thaw was intensely interested in
this incident, and when it was over he
turned to the newspaper man sitting
nearest him and whispered:
That man made a mistake in COM
ing here lie stood there liar DO
you catch the point-a liar"
Mrs. Thaw was in much better spir-
its when she took the stand and looked
decidedly better physically than she
did last week She seemed thorough
" at home In the witness chair. and
with a footstool and back cushion ap-
peared quite comfortable. She had all
her wits about her. and did not fare
at all badly at the hands Of the dis
trict attorney. who was more gentle IN
handling the witness.
Instead Of further hurting the cause
of her husband, Mrs. Thaw managed
TO make two decided gains When
court adjourned last Thursday 1t ap-
peared from her own statements that
she had used a letter of credit from
Stanford White while touring in Eu-
rope. and had turned the letter over TO
Thaw. She explained that Thaw took
the letter Of credit from her saying.
the money was poisonous" and Meth
or she nor her mother would touch 10,
and that he would provide them with
funds Whatever had been sepnt of
the money. she declared was for her
mother.
The second point Mrs. Thaw male
was concerning the cablegrams which
Thaw is said 10 have sent to Stan
ford White from London. Il appeared
Thursday that these cablegrams were
requests TO White to use his influence
in keeping Mrs Nesbit from raising
a row" and interfering with Evelyn
continuing in company with Thaw.
Mr.. Jerome took up the subject again.
but his questions ELECTED the informe-
ton that the letters did not concern
Mrs. Thaw at all but related to man
"a secretary of the American embaS
suy-in London. whom Mrs. Thaw said
had "sneaked up to mammals bedroom
and insulted her" She said the man
had also insulted her. and that Thaw
had gone In search of him. but failed
to find him
Under a severe fire of pointed qucs-
tions Evelyn denied having had i'm
proper relations with men other than
Stanford White and Harry Thaw.
Mr.. Jerome had injected the names OF
George w Lederer, the theatrical man
ager. and Jack Barrymore the actor.
EVELYN admitted having gone out
with Lederer frequently. she admitted
meeting inmate the theatre. while
she was playing in his production
The Wild Rose and having supper
with him. but stoutly maintained that
her relations with him were at no
time improper
Evelyn admitted that BARRYMORE was
exceptionally attentive to her, but she
denied that she ever remained out
with him.
Mrs. William Thaw, mother Of the
defendant. and Mrs. Carnegie. his sis
ter. we're at the court house for the
first time in 10 days. Mrs. Thaw has
been suffering from severe cold.
Perished In Burning Home.
Richmond. Va, Feb. 26.-The home
of Edmond Stout a commissioner Of