The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-19

this time was in fear he would tnk'
my life.
From Austria We went to switzer.
land. where one day when / was in my
nghtgown Thsw attacked me and bea
me on my bare legs below the knee
After we won't TO Paris. where Thaw fol-
an entire day, az intervals of half an hour
beat me contin,Ially with a rattan whip
He beat me each time. and I was
left swooning and fainting. could mol
realize all that happened.
Thaw Used Cocaine,
while we were in Paris one day
found small box containing needles,
asked him about them and he said he
had been in and compelled TO use CO.
caine, 1t was then for the first time thar
] knew he was ad 0icted 10 the use OF
cocaine. / afterwaras saw him take the
drug internally by small pills. ne At az.
While in Paris. the affidavit goes on.
was confined to her bed for two weeks.
Thaw made her write n letter to Miss
Simonton asking her 70 go 10 London
about me-" continues the affidavit, and
threatened to kin me II l didn't subscribe
when I came to America" the aff
davit continues. II had Il letter to Mr..
Longfellow from 1Ir. Thaw, in which he
asked Mr.. Jongfeqlow to have me- fol-
lowed by detectives. but to see that l
had everything l wanted"
The concluding paragraph OF the am
II have been often told by Mr.. Thaw
that he is inimicnl TO q certain married
man who. he said, he would make trou-
bic for and put into the penitentiary He
several times tried TO ger me TO sign
papers accusing this married man OF
Is years old but I refused TO do so be-
cause it was not true. aud for that
reason he inflicted on rne the punish
State Rests It's Case.
As Mr. Jerome finished reading the af-
fdavit he turned TO the court and said:
1.-The people rest"
Mr.. Demas at once produced a large
book and q score or more documents.
II offer in evidence the record OF the
conviction OF Abraham Hummel," he
said,
mo objection" said Mr.. Jerome
MIR. Demas first read the indictment
against Hun, Humme eharsing him with the! the
from the Indictment. Mr. Delnas began
reading the record OF that trial In full.
The luncheon recess was ordered while
Mr. pelmas was stiil reading the records
After recess Mr. Jerome having agreed
to allow the Hummel trial decord to go
in evidence without the necessity OF
reading II. Mr.. loelnas had the printed
record marked i9 evidence saying he
would refer to the District Attorneys
remarks regarding Hummel in making
his Summing-up speech.
Mr. Delmas then called Policeman John
= Anthony, ,who was doorman al the
tenderloin police station the night OF
the tragedy.
"'Did You see the defendant in his cell
that night?"
Did you hear him say anything
about bearing voices?
Mr.. Jerome objected. and Justice Fitz-
gerald called Mr.; Jerome's attention to
the fact that he had been allowed to in
tToduce indirect testimony during the
presentation of his rebuttal.
Jerome Withdrew objection
The officer said he had heard Thaw
say nothing about the voices.
- guess you've got the wrong man.
Anthony said he had charge of Thaw
Cor only ten minutes.
Was he rational or irrational?" asked !
Mr.. Delmas.
Irrational.
Mr.. Jerome cross examined Anthony |
Made Conflicting Statements.
Did you make a statement in my Of
flee which was taken down by a steno-
grapher soon after the homicide7" asked |
Mr.. Jerome.
You told the truth at that time?"
Did you say that you first saw Harry
Thaw when he was locked in his cell?''
DID you say that all the time he
man who relieved you?'
Did you not say that Thaw did moth
Ing ira ational?'
THAT is ALL
Mr. Delmas asked the witness TO eX~
plain the conflict OF statements. He said
that in answering Mr.. Delmas he had
referred only TO Thaw's appearance-his
eyes were staring and he looked IRA
tonal.
Anthony was excused and Policeman
James Barrett was called 10 the stand.
Officer Barrett said he had not been
called before. but had been waiting in
the court building since January p un-
der subpoena from the District Attor-
ney's office.
How many times did you see the de-
fendant that night?" asked Mr. Delmas
perhaps forty times"
did you notice his looks. action and
speech?"
Did he seem rational or irrational?"
Irrational"
Did you hear him refer to hearing
tie voices OF girls?'
Heard Little Girls Screaming.
lie spoke twice about that to me. He
hear? | said there are no little girls
here. All there are here are some wo-
men who were picked up on Sixth ave-
little girls some one is hurting Them.
l can hear them screaming After a
while he went to sleep and slept two
and half hours. said: How did you
sleep lie said i could not sleep at
al because those little girls were
screaming upstairs
Were there any little girls upstairs?"
asked Mr.. Delmas.
II am pretty sure there were not
Any way l could not hear a sound"
When Mr. Jerome took the witness he
asked him II statement he had made
the day after the tragedy to Mr. Craven
was true.
Yes, sir, said the witness
Barrett admitted making a statement
to Mr.. Craven in which he said Thaw
had refused TO talk 10 anyone but him
self GARRETT: that he had asked for
cigars and when they were given him
said they were not all OF the same
FOOLED THE PREACHER
a Oocfnrfs Brother Than nrlA po=4..a