The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-02-14
EVELYN THAN WAS
ANNOYED BY WHITE
she SAYS He PURSUED HER
AFTER HER MARRIAGE.
HOT PROTEST BY JEROME
Asks Court to Put a Stop TO pefama-
tlon Of the pead-Plot In
Hummers Office
Told.

New York, Feb. s.-Evelyn Nesbi
Thaw again Friday was the central fig
ure at her husbands trial. She wal
stfli on the stand-her direct examina
ton unfnished-when the usual weel
end adjournment until Monday morn
ing was taken.
Picking up the threads of her life's
story where she had dropped them the
evening before, the girl wife Of the de
fendant-always, she declared, telling
her story just as she had related 1t to
Harry Thaw from time to time
brought the narrative down to her
wedding in Pittsburg, on April 4,
1905, and their return to New York
following honeymoon trip in the
west. She declared she had heard
White call to her on the street once
after this and that on another occas-
ION when she passed him in cab she
noticed his cab turn around and fol.
low her in the direction of a doctors
once, where she was going to have
her throat treated.
May Finish Story Monday.
Mrs. Thaw had taken up the story
at the time Of her return from Europe
In October, 1903, following her refusal
Of ThAw's offer Of marriage on the
grounds which she related Thursday.
On Monday she may be called upon to
finish the relation Of the events which
Il 81 claimed by the defense brought
on the explosive impulse in the dis
eased brain Of the defendant and
caused the killing Of Stanford White.
While Fridays testimony was lack
ing in the personal quality which
made Thursdays recital so dramatic,
90 impelling, enthralling and pathetic,
70 served to clear away some OF the
doubts and differences which remained
from the incomplete details as to the
full extent Of the revelations she
claims to have made to her husband.
There were repetitions, too, at the
suggestion OF counsel, and incidents
which had not been gone over in the
first years of Mrs. Thaw's acquaint-
ance with Stanford White were
brought out in completion of the life
story.
Jerome in Hot Protest.
District Attorney Jerome, who had
throughout silently listened to the
young wife's statements, sent a thrill
Of excitement through the courtroom
late in the day by jumping to his feet
and vigorously protesting against this
defamation of the dead"
"Is there no limit" he exclaimed.
TO the sspersions that are to be cast
upon this man? Your honor well
knows i cannot, under the law, contro-
vert any statement this witness might
make against the memory of Stanford
White"
In tones bitterly sarcastic, Mr.. Jer-
ono spoke OF this tattle Of the ten
deFloin," and declared that the court
had the right to limit such testimony
until competent evidence has been
adduced here to show that this man
ID, OF was, Of unsound mind. We don't
know whether this defendant ever
was insane" he concluded.
Court curhs Defamation"
The question which called out the
vehement protest from the district at
tsTaey was addressed to Mrs. Thaw
b. Mr.. Delmas, and its purport was
whether or not Harry Thaw had at
any time ted her about other girls
who had met a fate similar to yours
at the hands of this man
What mani" snapped Mr.. Jerome.
stanford White" replied Mr.. Del
mas, with the GOODNESS of voice and
manner characteristic Of him; and
then he added, still in the same low
tone, who elseT'
Justice Fitzgerald held that the dis
tr1ct attorneys suggestion was a good
one, and he thought the defense
Should lay a broader foundation to
show insanity before proceeding along
fhs lines suggested by Mr.. Delmas'
question.
We will proceed to do this as soon
~ possible" announced the attorney.
Mrs.. Thaw declared that Stanford
White, during the year which followed
her experience in the room of the mir
rored walls, repeatedly sought to have
her visit him alone.
Wouldn't See White Alone.
Il told Harry" she said, that Mr..
waite had begged me, had pleaded
and cried and scolded, and done every.
thing he could to make me come to
SEQ him alone. / refused and he told
mo I was cruel and that was as cold
as a fsh and not a human being. /
told Mr.. White / didn't care to trust
him"
After her return from Europe, and
during the months she would not see
Harry Thaw because OF the dreadful
things Mr.. White and his friends told
me about him." she declared Thaw ac-
eused her Of improper relations with
the architect.
Il told him It was lie and that
had not" she testified, with an en-
phatio show of feeling.
The defense had Mrs. Thaw tell of
another incident which has been cited
in her life-her acquaintance with
Jack" barrymore, the actor. Mr..
Barrymore was In the courtroom one
day during the early part OF the trial,
at the instance Of the district attor-
ney. 1t was said. Mr.. Delmas asked
Mrs. Thaw Friday to tell what she