The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20
Mrs. Tbaav Ct0ss-Exammed
By Jerome As Soon As She
FINISHED Telling Her Story
CONTINUED FROM PAGE IL

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and wore only a gauze dress. He helped
put her in the pie and fix it and said it
was the best stunt he ever saw at a
dinner. When the girl jumped out of
| the pie the birds flew all about the
room7
AT a dinner party at the st. Regis in
! 1904 when Mr.. and Mrs. Thaw and an
other man were present, the guest told
Mr.. Thaw the story of the pie girl.
Kept Out of Papers.
"He said,' Mrs. Thaw continued, that
Mr.. White and another man had trouble
about it-trouble to keep 1t out Of the
newspapers. He said they went on their
knees to the editor of one newspaper to
keep the story out of the paper and
finally through the influence of a friend
they had 1t suppressed
What newspaper was it?'
THE American"
What did Mr. Thaw say"
"He said he must investigate this story
and see what the truth of 1t was"
when did he next talk about this
story?"
THE next time was in Pittsburg, when
We were married. He told me that the
girl was dead. He said he had investi-
gated the story and that 1t was true;
that afterwards the girl married, but her
husband heard the story with her con-
w
her off and she died in great poverty and
disgrace"
Did you and Mr.. Thaw often speak of
these girfs?"
Yes, there was constant conversa-
ton. | could not possibly tell you every
place and every time we discussed it. He
told me something ought to be done about
the girls. ! told him | could not do any
thing. He then said I could help him. 7
tried to get his mind on other things and
then he would say l was trying to get
out of it. He said Stanford White ought
TO be In the penitentiary; that he got
worse and worse all the time and some-
thing had to be done''
You may take the witness said Mr..
Delmas TO District Attorney Jerome.
The moment of waiting for the prose-
cutior's first question was interrupted by
MIR. Delmas, who had few more papers
for the witness to identify.
Describes Studio.
One of the papers identified was a letter
from Thaw to Andy Comstock. Mr.. Del
mas read the document In it Thaw
described the studio in the Madison
Square tower and said it was filed with
obscene pictures and should be raided.
He also described the studio at % West
Twenty-fourth street, which he said was
"Consecrated to debauchery," and was
hoSd ny gang OL Iltn 1tc
described the studio and said in 1t there
were many indecent pictures.
In this building, the letter said were
the famous red velvet swing and the
mirrored bed room. He enclosed a sketch
of the arrangements of the room. Work
men on the outside of the building says
the letter, have frequently heard the
screams of young girls from this build
ing
The letter continued that the place was
run by gang of rich criminals, but
was consequently visited by young men
who did not know its character. The
letter said that the place had been par
TALLY dismantled three years ago.
The letter called attention to still an
other house, saying:
You may also abolish another place
at 122 East Twenty-second street-a house
used secretly by three or four of the same
seoundrels, Young girls are taken there
to perform a felony, In one of the roonll
Is French painting of a nude woman
and suggestive literature"
zone more question and then I am
through" remarked Mr.. Delmas. He
turned to Mrs. Thaw.
Pardon me for asking, Mrs. Thaw. did
Mr.. Thaw tell you that any of STAN
ford Whites practices on the young wo-
men were unnatural?"
YES"
''Can you describe them?'
Mrs. Thaw flushed. "Oh no." she said
in a shrill voice. they are unspeak-
able"
Now you may take the witness said
Mr.. Delmas to the district attorney.
Mr.. Jerome said:
II will ask permission to reserve my
examination of this witness until
can determine whether a cross-examina-
ton is needed on the issues raised in this
case"
1--WE will assent to that" said Mr. Del
mas and Mrs. Thaw left the stand.
Mrs. Game Called.
Call Mrs j. j. Game" commanded
Thaws leading counsel.
The Boston mlliner took the stand
Mrs. Game is a petite young woman
with an abundance of brown hair worn
pompadour. She was smartly attired in
a dark brown suit and wore u toque of
brown.
Mrs Game said she had known Mrs.
Evelyn Thaw and Mrs Holman, her
mother, for six years and Thaw for three
| years.
Were you in 1908 In New York and
| present when there occurred a conV ersa
| ton between Mr.. Thaw and Mrs. Holman
in which Mr.. Thaw made IA proposal OF
| marrlage?"
Il was"
'oidlo Nhdl lldl CollN llOn WdSt
II was In the room when Mr.. Thaw
| called He told Mrs. Holman that he
| wanted to marry Florence, being the
! name by which Evelyn Nesbt was called
| by her mother"
What happened after Mr. Thaw made
| this proposal?"
81 then left the room.'
did you accompany Mr.. and Mrs
| Thaw to a theatre late in 1903 or early
| in 1902 asked Mr. Delmas
Yes, we went to Days and occupied
box"
Eyes, he came in with three other men
and sat in box just opposite"
"What effect did this have upon Mr.
Thaw?"
"He looked at the box his face turned
| white and his eyes popped in a wide
stare"
How long did he look that way?"
"He continued to look at the box until
Miss Nesbit told him that II he did not
stop she would take him froh the thea
ire
"What happened next"
stanford White got up and went out
and we remained"
Jerome Takes Witness.
You may have the witness. Mr., Jerome
| said Attorney pelmas,
On cross-examination Mr., Jerome asked
| Mrs. aine several questions regarding
| the visit to the theatre with Thaw and
| said: when next did you see Thaw9"
In Mrs Nesbt's apartments"
! "Wera you in the room?"
| mo: / was in the bath room adjoining
| but the door was ajar and | could sec
! and hear plainly"
How did you happen to be in the
| bath room?"