The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-26
Abe HummeI Placed on Stand
In ThaW Trial
WHENCOURTOPENEDTODAY
Disbarred Attorney Testified That Eve.
lyn Nesbit First Went to His
0fdce During the Latter Part
Of 1908.

New York, Feb. &c. ABE Hummel. the
disbarred attorney, who promises to be
the club with which the state hopes to
knock out Evelyn Thaw's story, was the
first witness to be called this morning
when the Thaw trial opened. The de-
fendant appeared in particularly good
spirits.
v EIummel said that he first met Evelyn
in 1901 or 1902, and that she first came
to his Office in the latter part Of 1908.
Jack Barrymore in Case.
Jack Barrymore, the actor, was yes
terday afternoon brought into the case
by District Attorney Jerome
Just when did you first meet Jack
Barrymore"
TN the summer of 1902"
She sud she went to supper with Bar
rymore alone, frequently.
did YOU ever 40 TO Dr. Carlton Flint
with Barrymore? q"
"No.'
Ever see him?"
'Not that | remember"
"Did White continually object to your
going with Barrymorei"
"Ycs after he had seen my mother"
Dr. Carlton Flint was escorted to with.
in a few feet of the witness.
"Did you ever see this man before n
demanded Jerome.
ITO the best Of my knowledge, | never
saw him befores
"Did YOU not go to him with Barry
moreg"
"No.p
Flint withdrew.
did White at any time seek to have
you take action against BARRYMORE.
DelmG objected and Jerome said: "If
we can show White sought to have Bar
rymore arrested on the charge of seduc-
ton, che question is very material .
justice fitzgerald ruled the question
would not be allowed.
White, Mrs. Thaw said, did not want
her 70 20 to Europe with Thaw in 1903
do YOU know Mr.. and Mrs. Dellisg"
Il do not
Didn't you and Thaw travel under
those Hamesg"
Not that know Of"
lid you let Mr. Thaw know at anv
time YOU had any improper relations
with any other man beside Whiteg'
aska II Jerome.
They stayed at the Grand hotel until
they went to Europe the second time
Mareh 1904. They Travelled, she said
as AIr Harry X. Thaw and Miss Eve
lyn Nebt."
bis trip included visits to London
Pars, end numerous Italian cities and
lasted until Noveuber.
Ehen you returned to New York
Bhege did you go2'
% he Cumberland ] Think
Kou had to leave the Cumberland ~
Aha you were directed to leave
WIZ Wa Tnaw's mannerf"
Raiimal"
ha you went to Abe HummeP
OH you had talk with him."
"pid you not tell him the details o
you 59 to hurope''
ID you not tell Hummel that Thay
hadIbeatm you with a whipW
d you not tell him that Thaw out
ragk you against your will?'
Jerome continued to question Mrs
Tho about her visit To HummeL read
ing iron a photographs copy OF th
fanIRns afidavit.
s. Jerome said that he would late
sub pit the paper to the witness, but j
tbe nentime he got practically the en-
tire Hdomment before the Jury by ask
Bg Questions covering every allegation
AHs. lhaw declared that she had no
old iIummel the things alleged.
0z Of the incidents related IN til
aBid#yf which Mr.. Jerome read wa
tba4 while travelling IN Europe Tha'
lad nom her clothes from her body an
ha4n her acting all the while Ike
pen demented.
ID You tell Mr. Hummel that Tha'
he'd Geatened to kill youW
denied that She told Hummel the
Tho had beaten her because she sal
tha9 The Statement that married ma
he'd lpgged and ravished her was nc
trl4 and she would not sign Q pap'
sett forth such q story,
lerome then offered the witne'
the photographic copy Of the Hummel a
ida Mrs. Thaw said that the phot'
gaa emoduced signature that locke
Ike kher.
Demas objected to the use OF Il
pho# #gnph until the original was pr
Que Or accounted for
Jerome said he wonld have to Il
tsriEpt the examination to call Abraha
HuiHne and his stenographer to idel
tlilA The photographic copy
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