Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-25
FIRST MET THAW AT RECT0R'S
He Did Not Require Any Help in
Making Change When Pay
ing The Check.
She First Met Jack Barrymore In ilic
Tower In t8o2---Othcr Men and
Girls Were There.

New York, Feb. 2o,-1irs, Evelyn Nes-
bit Thaw was called to the stand at the
opening ct today's session Of her hus-
bands murder trial and without any
preliminary statement, Dist-Atty. Je~
rome plunged into the cross. examipu-
ton. Mrs. rhaw looked refreshed af-
ter her three days respite and an
swcrcd the first aueS tons confidently.
Thaw brought with him from the
Tonbs several packages of letters and
papers
Mr.. Jerome, as upon the previous
days, continued to jump about from
point to point iii tho witness story.
He first asked II che had not had trout
bile with her moth%r ~ Allegheny before
going TO Philadelphia to llve-if she
had not run away with "a girl Mrs.
Thalw replied in the negative. Mr. Je-
rOmes next question was How long
after the drugging in the Twenty
fourth street house WAS It that the nc
count was opened for You in the AM
sterdam bank by Stanford White?"
81 can't tell how long--it might have
been month
when did you first meet Frances
Belmont2"
when ] was in 'Florodora.
Mr.. Jerome continued to hold the
documentary evidence before the wit
ness before answering his questions,
formed on affidavits from her mother
Had You gone to supper with Fran
ces Belmont before you met White2'
Again the reply WAS III the negative.
The witness said she had gone to sew
eral suppers afterward, but White was
present al all OF them except one,
Mr. Jerome asked the witness IL shc
bod r,Tt IN
meh whose names he whispered to her
II never went with them. but they
were present."
Did they not on occasions take you
home? ?"
"One took me home once and the 9th
er twice, but there was another person
do YOU know Angela Vincent"
Yes
MISS EVELYN's VACATION.
A letter was shown Mrs. Thaw. dated
Boston. Jan. 20, 1902. addressed to
Charles Hartnett, Whites private secre-
tary. 1t read
Dear lartnett. Telephone Mrs Nes-
bit to let you know whenever Miss Eve
| Ign decides to go on her vacation. Then
send this note to the Mercantile Trust
company Please notify Miss Nesb,t
that on receiving word she is about 10
| the weekly checks for s25 and an addi-
| tional check for 5000
tsigned.) STAMFORD WHITE"
The introduction of this letter and
| several checks refreshed Mrs Thaw's
| memory to the extent that she lived at
| the Audubon apartments from Feb. 10
| to April |, 1902, Between April and IL.
| Mrs. Thaw and her mother went to live
| at the Wellington hotel, The district
.+f 1t Ia. 4
| ing this point and apparently attaches
| much Importance to 1T.
FIRST MET THAw AT RECToR's.
The witness testified that she first met
| Thaw either in Dec. 1901, or 1902 at a
| dinner IN Rector's.
This dinner was after a matinee and
\ lasted an hour.
AT this dinner" asked Mr.. Jerome,
| was Mr., Thaw rationale
| Yes"
| When he came TO pay the check. he
did not require any help In making
/ the change, didn't require anyone Ia
tell him the denomination OF his bills?"
mo, sir
Had Thaw during the first weeks
OF your acquaintance given you any
| presents"
NO, only some violets"
Ibid he ever send YOU any money
| with foWerS7
Yes. once"
WAS this before or after he had
| called upon Nou?'
| II can't remember"
did IT make no impression on your
mind?"
YES, 1t an. That is why I remember
It,"
you were not in the habit of receiv-
| ing money from men were yOu2'
NO" she replied Indignantly,
How many times hSu you seen
Thaw before he sent the money!"
Il can't remember"
'Didnt Il strike sou as strange"
II knew II was always done al the
theater. saw IL goin.s on all the time"
ibid you know him w6ll?'
mo"
Ibid your mother make you send the
money back
No"
who aid send i back"
~ did"
"Gow much
Fifty dollars
SENT MONEY BACK.
When she saw Thaw she asked him
TO not do such d thing again and he
apologized,