The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-08

pened to other girls at Thaw's hands?'
Il object" cried Jerome. 1.-The state
is not permitted to contrive at the truth
Of a single statement in this testimony
as White Is dead. and / object to this
question. which Is along a path We
cannot follow"
Jerome spoke with deepest feeling
and Delmas said he would produce doc
umentary evidence to show that Thaw
knew White was alleged to have had
relations with other young girls The
court sustained the objections until
the ground work is made to build up
this line Of testimony.
Victory for Tha~ Foreeasted.
Thaw's will and codicil made on the
wedding day were shown to Mrs Thaw.
The codicil is in favor of his wife. the
estate reverting back to his family at
her death. thus discriminating against
the wifes mother.
JerOmes remark in answer to Del
mas objection. 1.-The good Lord forbids
that we should controvert single
statement made here" is regarded as
forecasting victory for the defense.
Follows In . Hanson.
After your marriage did White try
to approach you?"
Yes, and once when / passed Oh
and said, Evelyn that's ALL" When he
appeared then. Mr.. Thaw made me
promise faithfully to tell him if White
ever tried to speak to me again, and
kept my promise.
Some time later 1 was riding down
Fifth avenue en- route to see a doctor
on Thirty-second street, when l saw
White in hanson, following my han
son, and 1 ran up the doctors but was
so nervous l ran down again. jumped
into the hanson and ordered the man
to drive as fast as possible to the hotel
Lorraine
Did you ever tell Mr.. Thaw why
White sent you to school in New Jer-
sey while you were on the STAGE"
Yes, I told Mr.. Thaw that Jack Bar
rymOre, who was in the same company
with me, had asked me to visit his
apartments alone and that / refused
and White became very angry and
sent me away to school,
AT this point Delmas asked for an
adjournment The judge announced
that inasmuch as the jury was being
held together he would hold court NEXT
Tuesday despite the fact that it is Lin
coins birthday.
Howard Sneers at Sisters Story.
Evelyn identified the signature and
the handwriting of the will, and went
carefully over the pages with Jerome
taking considerable time. After the
will was identified by Mrs. Thaw, she
was excused. Next i'm order Miss
Francis f.. Pearce will be called. IL the
exterior evidences count for anything
in the case, the Nesbitt family blood is
thinner and not thicker than water
The amazing spectacle of q brother
relating a detailed story of the ravag-
ing of his sister with a sneering smile
On his face, was presented in court to-
day. The sight was displeasing even
to those most interested in sending
Thaw to the electric chair.
Disgusting Spectacle.
Howard Nesbitt expected to appear
as witness in rebuttal for the prose-
cution. said in the court room and
while waiting for the trial to begin
with the newspaper account of his sis-
ter's testimony before him, read it
and smiled throughout. The
further he got into the sad story, the
more aCcentuated became the smile,
and once or twice. he almost laughed
aloud. An effort was made to nave
him commit himself on his sisters
story, but Whites attorney or6ered him
not to talk.