Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-23

New York, Feb. 22.-The principals
in the Thaw trial passed the day in
rest, every one apparently relishing
the respite from the somewhat har-
rowing scenes which marked this
weeks proceedings. BY the time the
hearing is resumed next Monday morn
ing it is expected that Mrs. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw will have entirely re-
covered her composure and will be pre-
pared again to take her place in the
witness chair. 1t was said yesterday
the Young woman was on the verge of
illness and that cup of broth had
been her only sustenance for two days.
She was so weakened as the result OF
her days examination that she retired
Immediately on reaching her apart
mentS and did not arise until late to-
day The only reason which took her
from her bed even then was the call
she had promised to make upon her
husband in the Tombs prison. Or
dinarily visitors are not allowed in the
big gray building on holidays, but an
exception was made today with regard
to Harry Thaw's wife and counsel.
1t was well after noon when Mrs.
Thaw arrived at the prison. She was
accompanied by Daniel O'Reilly, one of
her husbands counsel. and was shown
at once into the consulting room. There
had been reports in some of the early
editions of the papers today to the eff
feet that Thaw himself was in bad
physical condition, but when he ap-
peared to greet his wife he declared
that he was feeling exceptionally we'll
and enjoying his usual vigorous health.
AS Thaw rushed into the conference
room he clasped his wife in his arms,
saying My dear, brave little wife"
The two talked together for a long
while and then Mr.. O'Reilly was call
d into conference.
Mrs Thaw was pale and worn today
but when approached by newspaper
nen smiled and tried to appear cheer
ful. In reply to questions she said she
was feeling pretty we'll"
District Attorney Jerome has gone
to Lakevlle, Conn, to pass his holiday
recess with his family. Nearly all Of
Thaws counsel remained at their
homes.
The district attorney will keep Mrs.
Thaw on the stand at least a day and
a half more and may even stretch his
searching cross-eXamination through
twice that length of time. 1t will de-
pend upon how Mrs. Thaw feels at the
end of this period as to whether or not
Thaw's counsel will go ahead with
their redirect examination of her.
notes during Mr.. Jerome's questioning Of
the witness ard he will Likely endeavor 20
place a different light upon some of the
which have been disclosed. With
the cross-eXamnatior only half complet-
ed and with the redirect and Ie-cross-
examination still in view, there seems no
way to approximate the number of days
in the witness chair Mrs. Thaw has be-
fore her. If she is much fatigued at the
end of Mr.. Jerore's first crosS-eXamina-
ton she may be released for time, sub
ject to recall. In view of the fact, how
ever, that the defendants counsel forced
the district attorney to proceed with tho
cross-examination against his will, he
will very likely insist in return that they
shall also conclude with the witness be-
fore she is excused from the stand
Mrs. Thaw on direct examination iden-
titled AZ letters as being in the handwrit-
ing of Stanford White. The letters were
not written to her, but to another girl
Mr.. Delmas evidently is holding these let
tiers for introduction during the redirect
and evidently hopes to have them admit
ted as offsetting something Mr. Jerome
has expected to bring cut on cross-exami-
nation. No intimation has been given as
to what the letters contain or to whom
they Were written. The may constitute a
new element of surprise which is yet to
be injected into a case which already
has been SO full of incidents.
New York, Feb. 2o-Evelyn Nesbi.