Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-21

was continued.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-ln the Thaw
murder trial just before the recess
was taken an amazing discovery came
to light 1t developed during Jeromes
examination of Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw that he was basing his cross ex-
animation upon a secret statement fur
nished to him by Mrs. Thaw's own
mother. The shock of the discovery of
her own parents hostility almost stun
ned the girl, but she did not shrink or
falter.
Thanks to Mrs. Holman's statements,
Jerome was able to bring into the case
the personality of James B. Garland,
now dead, who, it seems, had been an
admirer of the girl model in 1901, just
before she met Stanford White. New
ertheless Evelyn Thaw's answers did
her no harm. She came through that
ordeal unscathed. Nor was she shaken
in any material point in her testimony.
All through two long sessions Mrs.
Thaw sat in the witness stand under
the persistent bombardment of Dis
trict Attorney Jerome. but it was ap-
parent to everybody in /the court that
the prosecution failed signally to upset
her testimony.
The most that the district attorney
established was the fact that her
memory can be faulty at times; that 1t
was not wise or opportune to answer
a question direct but the main fabric
of her story was unshaken when court
adjourned.
Jerome brought out the fact that she
received weekly stipend from Stan
ford White when she was not engaged
with her theatrical work. but in doing
this 1t was also shown that her mother
was on Whites payroll.
There was a great rush of curious
persons anxious to see Mrs. Thaw un-
der the ordeal of cross examination,
but only those provided with special
credentials from the court or city au-
thorities were permitted to enter the
room where the trial is in progress.
District Attorney Jerome brought
out the fact that in 1902 Stanford
White deposited the sum of $3.50 with
a New York trust company with in
structions that 1t should be paid to the
Nesbit girl at the rate of $25 a week.
Mrs Thaw frankly admitted receiving
a number of checks from the trust
company, but she would not admit that
there was a provision that she should
receive the money only when out Of
employment. The prosecutor spent
nearly the entire session in trying to
make Mrs. Thaw admit that this was
true, but as often and in as many ways
as he put the question to her she gave
incessantly the one answer, Il don't
remember"
The district attorney, asking about
the Mercantile Trust money, showed
the witness a check and receipt.
"Do not these refresh your memory
as to the conditions that you were only
to draw money when not working?"
mo, SIR
Don't you remember now that there
was such a condition.
II do not remember. From that let
ter think | wrote ii at the dictation
of Stanford White. 1t does not sound
like letter would write
''What makes you think Stanford
White dictated itY'
Because all important letters about
money matters Stanford White would
dictate. and either my mother or
would have to sign them
"Dld you believe Stanford White
when he told you all women were bad
and some were simply clever at con-
cealing it?'' asked Mr.. Jerome.
"Yes."
"And you were just sixteen and
years old?'
81 don't know that | was sixteen
and three-quarters exactly. was six
teen"
'In rejecting Thaw In Paris, had you
anything in mind other than your own
unworthlness?" Ll
NO"
"Did you consider yourself different
or better than other women"
"No, sir"
Mrs. Thaw's inability to remember
number of other things about which
Mr.. Jerome questioned her was by far
The most material element in the cross
examination. The, district attorney
lelved into the witness past life with
a familiarity as to details and store
of general knowledge which Mt times
seemed to amaze all who heard. not