Evening journal., 1907-02-21
LAST
EDITION
500 p. m.
EVELYN AND HUSBAND IN
TEARS UNDER JEROME'S
CROSS EXAMINATION
(contlnuea From FIrst Page.l


Bit Thaw Is showing she has as much
at stake as the defendant in the trial
OF Harry X. Thaw for the murder OF
Stanford White by her desperate stand
under the withrlng fire Of District At
torney Jerome's cross-examination to-
day
Electrocution or an asylum Is the
worst that can come 20 Harry Thaw.
To Evelyn, engaged IN an ail-involving
and an uneven contest, the conviction
OF Thaw means worse than death.
Everything is now lost to her OK
cept Harry Thaw's love. Her mother
has conspired with her enemies; her
brother stands ready to add poisoned
words OF hatred to her long Indictment
of shame: her honor Is gone; her char
acter ruined her sins published to the
world. notoriety has gone before her
70 the ends Of the earth; she has no
home.
This is the dark cloud those big eyes
see. and through its blackness shines
only the single star Of Thaw's love.
II was the light OF this star that first
awakened her soul. Betrayed and de-
ceived. she knew no honor-the world
was deception, and righteousness was
q word without meaning. Then came
love, bringing with it hope and the two
indicated the hitherto hidden road OF
honor.
When the jury decides the fate Of
Harry Thaw It win give to his girl
wife a future Of happiness or condemn
her to a living death.
She stood Arm under the ordeal OF
Jerome's relentless questions all day
Yesterday until late IN the afternoon,
but her limited strength could not last.
Her restive eyes betrayed her inward
fear. and her nervous movements told
Of her physical exhaustion. She fai-
tered; her voice rose high and quiv-
cred.
II believed all women were bad" she
said. II believed that when Stanford
White told me and I stu believed IL
when I rejected Mr.. Thaw that night
in Paris.
Then Jerome reminded her that she
had given her own unworthiness as the
sole reason for rejecting Thaw's ofer
OF marriage.
'That was the reason" she haitingly
admitted. Il thought I wSs unworthy"
Even Jerome was affected.
But the prosecutor viii do his whole
duty. He has developed carefully the
details OF the last event, Of the seven
years OF this girls life. this child who
at q has passed through the whole
gamut Of tragedy. He Will use every
effort to impeach her, not TO add new
disgrace TO her shame. but 70 serve
Justice.
Evelyn realizes this. but, like a
wounded tigress protecting that which
she loves. she WIN face the unequal
fight as long as the exhilarating FIRE OF
love and hope give unnatural strength
to her physically weak body.
Expects to piseredit Girl.
What Is in store for the girl wife to-
day continued a mystery at the OPEN
ing Of court Jerome has not played
his trump card. nor has he yet launch
ed into the character vivi-seotion ia
which he IS expected to subject the
girl An explanation FOR his failure to
do so is contained In rumor that he
expects 90 discredit the girl at one
hlow without attempting to pick 70
pieces the various bits of her testl-
mony.
Just how this IS TO be done cannot
be guessed but two theories are ad-
vanced. one OF these is that Jerome
win prove an alibi for White on the
night he Is accused OF wronging Eve-
lyn. The other Is that he will prove
/ the girl had suffered a moral down
fall before she came into whites life.
For the time being apparently the
insanity phase OF the trial has beer
dropped. and II now seems probable
that Evelyn VIII be disposed OF as .
witness before any other feature o
the case comes up, II Is reported thai
when he starts his evidence I'm rebutta
Jerome VIII introduce an array o.
chorus girl witnesses TO testify to th'
virtues OF White and the vices o.
Thaw that will furnish the most spec
tacular feature OF the case.
The trial room filled rapidly to-day an
by the time Justice Fitzgerald entere
every scat was occupied. There was
manifest interest on all sides prompts
by the belief that today Jerome woul
make his attack on Evelyn Thaw's past.
Evelyn's appearance as she entered IN
courtroom did not indicate that she ha
any great dread Of tho ordeal. Yesterday
success in carrying Jerome's probing ha
given her greater courage.
Jerome was the first OF the lawyers {
enter the courtroom. smiling and conn Zen
The Thaw lawyers did not reach the couI
room until after the Jurors were in thei
seats,
Thaw Talks With Newspaper Man.
Thaw came into court carrying a bunc
OF newspaper clippings Of yesterdays Pre-
ceedings, and for the first time slncs h
arrest called a newspaper man 10 discus
his case. His comments were brief, how
ever. being simply a sentence Of prote,
against an article in a morning papc
commenting on Evelyn's forgetfulnes
yesterday
1T isn't exactly just 70 her. You know
} said Thaw, as she really had little
1 do with the drawing OF the money froi
! those funds" A brief consultation va
5 held by Justice Fitzgerald and the a
= torneys Of both sides. after which II W,
announced that an adjournment would I
= taken tomorrow ewing 70 81 being wasl
n ington's birthday.
The trial probably will not be. resum'
y until Monday.
= ''Tvelyn Nesbit Thaw." called Gle
IS Penny. and tho little girl wife took Il
= stand again. Evelyn wore the same hii
(. costume. Her face was trine paier thi
usual. but she was as composed az ev,
Her voice was stronger and her repli
were more audible than yesterday.
$ Had Freeuented the dead Rat" +.
a jerome read the yecord on the exarnin