New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-07
White had called

night in the conversation with Mr. Stanford winter
Q-By him? A.-Yes. sir. 49,. mi.
Own you please state what Mr.. Nnte stld
OF Mr. Thaw? Ale asked when Miss Nesbit
o-i4ov5 long after thar was It that he said, as
you have testified. = viii kill that -- -- --
Q.-Was his manner angry or composed? A
Very angry
Mr. Delmas ended his direct examination with
this question. Justice Fitzgerald warned women
in the courtroom that they might retire. if they
desired. owing to the nature Of the testimony.
Only three or four women, including the Count
ess Of Yarmouth and Mrs. Carnegie went out Of
the room.
For an hour District Attorney Jerome tried 70
tangle the witness about the facts he had testi-
fed 10. He did not succeed as to his testimony
about White and Thaw, but got the witness con-
fused as TO various places he had lived and
businesses he had been in. Boman mentioned
two places-one in West 32d street and the
other in East 29th street-where he had lived,
but he could not remember the numbers He
said he was a mechanic and had worked in seT-
eral places in New York and Brooklyn and IN
the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, IN
New Haven. The time Of his various employ
ments he able to give with degree or
success.
Mr. Jerome in trying TO discredit the test-
mony of the witness, asked:
told on the stand? A.-To Detective Sergeant Johh
o.HAnd after that to whom did you next tell it?
oMAnd after that to whom did you next tell it?
go. except t5e detective sergeant Of the cen.
trail Office OF the Municipal Police Of the CLty 81
New York and Thaw. YOU told no one? No SIR.
O.-Have YOU received any compensation III inns
Qor been promised anything A i ,s siF YOU
say? A.-Yes, sir; that is my recollection-lt was
on PIt Is Iofr recollection good? A-Pretty
oIs It better than it is on the subject Of num-
bers Of the houses in 32d street and 18th street!
$50 ihat You have no doubt as to the accuracy
Of e statement YOU say M6ite na4f t ha hest %o o
nv recolectioa.
FIXING DATE OF THREAT.
Q-No but you see how important # .I might be
come FIX the date as 70 stanford " 4Ils :
lection should be accurate. Now. IS that recoec-
Jo CHRISTMAS ye 1908? At Inc stage entrance
of the Madison Square Theatre. -.
Q.-What play was there? A'-"Ihe o'lFI from
Q.|who was the leading man? Al never knew
Q.1Who was the leading woman? Arlene Bent
s8-And Mss Evelyn Nesbit, she then was
w" o "A ' %hat hour did Miss Nesbt leave the the
ste? Al should say It was z, r5id zee aay
o-You knew the defendant? A.-Yes. sir
Did you see him there frequently! A'-'e'-
Q.-And in the COMPANY Of Miss Nesbit, as she
Q.-That night But on other occasions. A.
OF was on Christmas evening or the night be-
force A.-Chrstmas Eve-the night before
there 5 S 16a sa Ta' A o %f after H. ~
Q.-And so YOU told the defendant about four
days after? About four or five days after, TO
0-so that You tod tie defendant then about
this occurrence as You say, in December. 1903?
o-Four or rye days after Christmas Eye does
Or S1rc Gav- NJ .
December. 1903 A-Yes that is correct.
Q.-You saw you told the defendant about this
conversation before the LIST OF January, 1So4? Al
oENow. between Christmas Day end New Years
Day there is full week Of seven days, is there
.Q.-Therefore if you told the defendant Thgw Of
mas Eve. you must have told him before New
Q.-Then you did Tell him before New Years Day
o-Where was it that you met him? A-on
Q-At what hour of the day? A little after
Q;--What Rart Of Fifth avenue? Ain the neigh
-o.-Were you in employment at that time? A
Q--What was the nature Of your employment?
A-Madison Square Theatre, as stege doorkeeper.
,,Q-What hour Of the day was fl? About
Q-Perhaps We can fix the Gay, II you tell
Teeg To the Weather reports Tgsr a Ne 'm It w 9s
not ANYTHING 7extIa,ordinaTy; it was regular win
ing. There was snow the ground. At any rate.
r room M W6a T5g he ff2 Tf 4 fag T sas
to yog ~ lie o, faia nothing to ne
DID Ie Daes on. 7ba-,3 He oaroa ,,,+
witt his hand In his night pocket This way On.
dicatingl. ana passing ne he was .n7uttering. He
was rot ta5Fns 70 me- 6qt I could hear what he
ana iii nat os ne s2 befor re davrt VIII ma
ala not saw It diTest f to 20 at f0a a AN0 SIR ne
Q;-lou saw him with his hand in his overcoat
:, QmD ia be . aTaw geyolver out? Ale pulled
Q-And he walked bv YOU without saving
Q-And' right out Of tie theatre? A-went ont
Of the stage entrance and as he pat his hand o
tho stage door 70 shove It open he put the re-
volver hack into his pocket and got into his han
o-Dt4 he, oPen his oyercoat2 Ale put his
Q.-Held It there till he got out IF the theatre?
with one hand and showed the revolver back with
About twenty-five feet from the stage door.
THAT PITTsBURGER." SAID WHITE
,,Q.-,Then all you heard him say, was to, ask for
70 6irsef IS he Vent out saving he aYG o I'D ' Ii
the ~ before morning? A.-No. sir;
Q.-Where did those come in? Al told you
before where they came in: He asked me if Miss
mssP d had 3ne end sd 2d hin YES and and he asked
'Oh. that Pittsburger." That is the answer.
TFIAw AND WHITE NEARLY MET.
Q,-About what hour had Miss Nesbit and Thaw
left? A--Prohably about two or three minutes
Q--And they had left at the stage entrance?
,Q.-F,rlor TO leaving. where was It that Thaw
.o-,-Then they did not 20 in the theatre at all?
A0N2 2io sir Ar, ne ala not, not b ..- T., -,
bic? A-The man hat drove the machine Knocked
Q--And did YOU go out? Al did.
So. w,I did yqq 60 f s s9oT f2 %i. T9
9.-Bi5 you @ back, to her, Al did.
Q.-what did YOU tel Miss Nesbit? Al told