The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-02-22
TELLS MORE sEcREr rs.
Young Mrs. Thaw Practically Tells
Her Whole Life,s History Yesterday.

7er Whole Eite'S history Yesterday.
New York, Feb. 21.-Alth11fgh the
entire days session in the Thaw case
Thursday was devoted by District At
torney Jerome to the eros exa mination
by Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, he is no.
where near through. He evidently has
many more questions Ia ask her, for as
yet he has hardly touched on the more
important features of her story. The
examination so far has been bit rag
ged, jumping rapidly from event to
event in a palpable effort to coafuse
the witness.
Mrs. Thaws memory has suffered
collapse since she told her story IN di-
rect examination, and br far the great
er part of her answers Wee in the
words Il don't rem 9mbc,:." With the
exception of these ut t-rapeated admis-
sions, her story was not shaken.
When Mrs. Thaw was called tn the
stand she glanced at ner husband and
smiled. Then she turned to Justice
Fitzgerald and made q little bow to
him, but the justice did not notice her.
Mr.. Jerome consulted his notes at
some length before beginning to ques-
tion the witness, and finally called her
attention to her closing testimony OF
!.
pick up the strands of the story where
they had been dropped upon adjourn-
ment.
did you continue to believe all
women were unchaste, as Stanford
White told you, until you talked with
Thaw in Paris in 1903?" asked Mr..
Jerome.
Eyes, sir" replied Mrs. Thaw, meek
ly.
Then the district attorney took a
new vein of questioning.
do you know place called tie
Dead Rat?
Eyes"
where is the Dead JRat?"
Somewhere in Paris"
"Have you ever been there?"
eyes"
what sort of place is it?'
"a cafe"
'Is it a reputable place."
81 don't know"
did it seem reputable TO you?'
81 don't know-people w.re sitting
about eating"
WAS somebody dancing?"
Il think So"
''Was it 2 o'clock IN the motping?"
Possibly"
Did you see the cakewalk 2"
NO; / think there was a Russian
dance"
Sure there was no cakewalk?"
There may have been; / don't re-
member; / distinctly remember the
Russian dance
Was 1t before or after Thaw pro-
posed that you went to the Dead Rat?
After"
Was it in 19O3?''
"No. / think it was during the Sec
ond trip--in 1904"
How many times were you at the
Dead Rat?"
II think only once"
Cant you fix even the year Of yonr
visit?"
II think it was 1904"
with whom did you go?1
with Mr.. Thaw and Mr.. Shubert,
a theatrical manager, and another
man, whose name / don't remember
Il will whisper a name to you and
ask If the man was there
Mr.. Jerome whispered a name and
Mrs. Thaw shook her head
WAS there a lady or were there
ladies in the party?'
4 think there wcre-witfi Mr. Silu-
bert"
did you see many ladies' Of the
demi- monde there?"
Mr.. Delmas was on his feet with an
objection
Il am using the witness own express
sion.' said Mr.. Jerome.
Il never said that" calculated Mrs.
Thaw, Indignantly.
Didn't you use the expression In a
letter."
Again Mr.. Delmas objected ana was
sustained.
Don't you know what mean? 2.
asked Mr.. Jerome Of the Witness,
when say did you see rlany OF The
bunch from the Tenderloin there?'
Il think So"
Have you any doubs!'
mo-
do you know Miss Winchesterg'
Slightly"
did you see her do a cakewalk at
the Dead Rat that night?"
II don't remember"
I'm whose handwriting Is this let