The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
HER STORY |S CONCLUDED
The Direct Examination of Mrs, Evelyn Nasbit Thaw is
 Completed.
HER CROSS EXAMINATION IS RESERVED
Jerome Attacks credibiity Of Prison er's Wife Through Mrs. caIne, a MiIIiner of Boston and Friend of the Thaws--Many Letters From Stanford White Identified.

New York, Feb 20.--Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Tuesday concluded her story Of her connection with the Thaw-White tragedy. She was the first witness called Tuesday at the trial of her husband, and before the luncheon recess was ordered she had been given into the hands of Dis trict Attorney Jerome for cross ex- animation. Mir. Jerome reserved his right, saying he had not yet de- termined whether the cross examina- ton was needful as to the issues in- yolyed in the case. While MT. Jerome thus released the prisoners young wife for the Sme being, he soon found himself in position to in- directly attack her credibility, al- though in answering MT. Dalmas" objections he declared that he had no such purpose in mind. This was when the defense had introduced Mrs. J. ]. Caine, of Boston. as witt ness.
 Mrs. Caine had testified to hearing Harry Thaw ask Mrs. Nesbit that he be allowed to marry her daughter. She also testified to an incident at the theater in which Stanford White appeared, the object being to show the effect Whites presence had on the defendant.
 When Mrs. Caine was taken in hand by Mr. Jerome he began a searching inquiry into her acquaint- anceship with the Thaws, and ask ed her a. about their movements. directing his questions particularly to trip which Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit made to Europe He brought out the fact that Mrs. NesDit had not accompanied her daughter on this trip, and next took up the move ments of the defendant and Miss Nesbit after their return from Europe in 1904 He asked about "The hotel Cumberland episode" re- ferring to the time when Miss Nesbit and Thaw were required to leave that hotel unless they registered as man and wife This latter fact was not gotten before the jury, but Mir. Jerome had not concluded his cross examination when the luncheon re- cess was ordered
 Young Mrs. Thaw testified Tuesday that she had told her husband of statement May Mackenzie made to the effect that Stanford White had declared.
 "I will get her back"
 This was when Miss Mackenzie had told the architect that Harry and Evelyn were most happy in their married life.
 Mrs. Thaw identified AZ letters written by Stanford White, but they were noi read, but were marked for identification.
 Tl~w's letter to Anthony Comstock was read It complained of Whites
 eu aractices and described his studio in Madison Square Gar den tower and those in West 24th street with the velvet swing and tho mirrored bedroom, and third place on East Twenty-seventh street. The usual crowd, largely composed of lawyers. filled the courtroom when the case opened Tuesday morning Dr. Britton D Evans, the def nse $ alienist was the first of the char. tcters of the o.lse to appear.
 When MT. Jerome arrived he pass. sd close to the expert but e'd not ,peak. fhaw entered the courtroom vhen called with his usual quick step ,l.d at once began an animated con .srsation with Dr. Evans.
 X decided surpris was sprung by she defcnse in recalling Mrs Evelyn Neshit Ts.aw 10 thc stand immediate