The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-16

in the case and giving her version of what
transpired at HummePs office. The bond
of. secrecy once removed could not be re-
established
HummeI Convict.
Unsuccessful in blocking Humners tes-
timOny, Attorney Delmas on cross-eXam-
lining the witness brought from his own
lips the fact that he had been convicted
in December, 1905, on a charge of conspir-
acy in the same courtroom in which
Thaw is being tried. He further admit
ted that two indictments for subOrnation
of perjury are pending against him, and
that one of these indictments charges him
with having caused a false affidavit to
be made.
Mr. Jerome protested against the wit
ness being dragged through the humil-
iating details of his trial. but Justice
Fitzgerald declined to interfere.
Saved From Answering.
Then Mr.. Delmas asked Hummel if he
had not heard the speech made by Dis
trict Attorney Jerome when sentence was
about TO be imposed: when Mr.. Jerome
urged the court to pass the longest and
heaviest sentence within its power upon
Hummel. as che had been a menace to
the community for twenty years" JUS
tice Fitzgerald finally sustained an OBJ
lection TO this. and Hummel was not COM
PEELED to answer.
Mr. Delmas wanted to know if Hummel
had any more recent business transac-
lions with the district attorney. and asked
if Mr.. jerome was pressing the charges
against him.
He certainly is" said the witness with
spirit.
HummeI's Testimony.
Hummers testimony in brief was to the
effect that Evelyn Nesbit told him among
other things that Thaw had beaten her
when she refused to sign papers he had
prepared charging Stanford White with
-
statement to a stenographer in the pres
ence of Miss Nesbit and Stanford White:
that he gave the affidavit to two of his
clerks to take to Miss Nesbit in the Mad
isOn Square Garden tower, and that the
next day the paper was returned to him
with Evelyn Nesbit's signature attached.
He kept the affidavit until Miss Nesbit
called one day and demanded it He re-
fused to give it to her and turned il over
to Stanford White advising him to have
a Photographic copy made.
Hummel first said he himself arranged
for photographing the affidavit and that
the photographer came to his office. A
few moments later, however, he complete
ly cOntradicted himself on this point, say
ing he did not make the arrangements;
that the phOtogra pher did not come to his
office and that he had not SO testified.
After Stanford White had the copy made
he returned the original of the affidavit
the Photographic negatives and the prints
made from the negative to Hummel. who
swore today that he subsequently deliv-
cred the original affidavit to Miss Nesbit
and has not seen il since.
Clerk on the Stand.
Abraham Sneidecker. one of HunmePs
clerks was called and said he took the
affidavit to Mr.. Whites rooms in the
tower and handed il to the woman point
ed out to him as Miss Nesbit. She kept
the affidavit for five minutes and signed.
saving she had read it through.
At the conclusion of this testimony.
District Attorney Jerome asked permits
sion to introduce the carbon and photo
graphic CODY OF the affidavit in evidence.
1t MAS near the closing hour and Mr..
Delmas asked that adjournment be taken
before arguing as to the admissibility of
the affidavit He said that after reading
the paper over he might not object to its
being offered in evidence. Coming as it
does he added, lin such questionable
shape, we may deem it best to have the
paper go in evidence.
Experts Examined.
District Attorney Jerome completed his
medical testimony in the morning, Attor-
nev Delmas for the defense declining To
Flint. who testified yesterday, was ex-
cused and then five other alienists were
fcaiIed one after another. Each said he
was familiar with the hypothetical ques-
tions framed by the defense and by the
prosecution. Rasing their opinions on
these questions. they all declared that
Thaw on the night he shot and killed
stanford White knew the nature and
Quality of his act and knew that the act
was wrong One question was put by
Mr.. Hartridge of the defense to DIR. Will
liam Mabon. the last of the experts.
ssDo doctors often disagree as to the
form of q mans Insanity" he asked.
Mr.. Jerome's objection was overruled,
and Dr. Mabon replied:
They do
Mr. Jerome announced that when the
matfer of the admissiblity of the Hum
mel affidavit is disposed of the prosecu-
ton will rest
.TI'he defense. however, VIII not. said
Mr. Delmas and he further intimated
| that more experts will be called by him
Adjournment was taken until Monday.