Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-03-20
.HUNMEI.'S EVIDENCE
Whites Lawyer Tells of Affi-
davit Of EYelurNesbit.
THE TESTIMONY. GOES TO JURY,

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New York, specsal.-Wlth Attor-
ney Delmas fighting him every inch
Of the way, District Attorney Jerome
secured. from Abraham Hummel his
complete story as to the athdavlt,
which it is alleged Evelyn Nesolt4
Thaw made in the lawyers ONCE s1h'
1903 charging Harry H. IaaW WITH
beating her when she had told him
that s:fbe stotrmont that Stanford
.na. ~ "a, ho,..
Whlte nao uruss'eo al.o ~; -
was not true. The Hummel sess 1aony,
came dining the afternoon session Of
a. ..;;.h an,l MI. 5nedmas, FIRST OBJ
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Jectlon ;DroaolS " aii ~ ;..l.
testimony, offered speelhc obJectlon
to each !question blythe pl osecutor.-
Justice; Fitzgerald overrriuled every OBJ
:s.: "a NJ. 1,a,,,o. hal avcer-
Jection any IL. .s E,'i!4., ia
tlons TO: the rulings no'eu on Tue i'
cords !
EVELYN Nesbit Thau was called to
The stand in the effort of the ,iefensc
M -. iu,a,,na, s;,ont sba declared
- A.ep ,l., iiu,,e. sise h;..
: she had caiieo upon i1unlinei - 49,
professional capacity and, to seek zhls:
advice as a lawyer. Stanford White.
~ ta1.an hor - Tho ,awvar,s Office
naa .sA.A M w.
with that emu ,5 IN view. s.o,,.a, ,,at aa-
oGue 4,,a i.aseaosI ssros;t;oa e of rnnnsel and
.sin T sne piUpos.'lo TH,oa, la = herself wa;y-
ci,ene. sh,,.tSt mo:
sa ene plossssaoa..i sssa M a;x;Ns
sne ssaa9 ea. ~ ,llat . | i,sns,,;.e5 st
Tnn,naaI rS, ei I,on - ofsce The ban,l ). secre-
uaei scnnEed @ onnla not Il rre--ees-
~ tsh1;sSed GIee is0su e00
Tnsneeessfn, IN b,ockino Hummel's
.+ost;nnnv Attorney Delmas in cross
ssSom;n;ns tLe witness broneht from,
-, - ,i,. +ho fa,+ that ba had been
oony;etad in nacember. 1905. on al
I oIa'so ~ ~ 20 - aonsS;rsssy IN q tbaa ~'asome
on,,,.f na roon, N wbicS Thaw is BENG
t,ied tired He fnrther dmitfcdatfasstwS-
indictments For subord;nation of. per-,
inv are mi i,endinas agaijnstt him and that
ons ofs e. these ;nd;ctments charge him
with 5hoyino caused a false affidavit
! Ia X .ba - ado -, -. yes
Mr. zIarcn,e ,nrotesteds aeaiust the;
- ass ssb siSs .5ra ,soea 9llonsb thes
S,n;l;a ,lI;a f;Sg dsfa;ls1 Of his frial. but
1net;ca T;fzssrald d5ecl;ne5sf fto inter
sere
M Delnas asked cHnmmel if he
had note.beara; The speeascch made by
District Attorney Jerome when sem
iionce was about to be- IMPOSED, wien
Mr. Jerome nreed the court to pass
: a. .I...s,rt "a sboor;osSst; ! ;eehtence
E;tb;n ;fs newer nnon Hnmmel as he
sshaa @ bseni @ :; roenace .to the Icommuin.-; !;
;tv for On wears - ,JIstiee Fitzger-
ia 5fnally Sustained an objection 10
this and Hummel was not compelled
to answer.
Mr.. Delmas wanted to know if
Hummel had dsreeent business transacz
tions with the district attorney, and,
asked if Mr. Jerome was pressing the
charges against him. T.
uHe certainly is" said the witness
with spirit.
Hummel,s testimony was to the eff
feet that EVELYN Nesbit told him thai;
Thaw had beaten her when she re-
fused to sign papers he had prepared
charo;no Stanford White ,with her3be=.
traval. thathes6ad dictated a:'state;--
nent to sfenooranher in:the pres
ance of Miss Nesbit and Stanford
White. that he gave the afiidav,it 10
two Of his clerks I to take TO Miss Mes
was y,s ret retnrned s Ito Ito him With SEEeiyn
Nesbit's signature attached. He kept
the affidavit until Miss Nesbif called