The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-11

and willing for the awful attacks of this
monster"
Discussing the life of Evelyn Nesbit,
1--WE know what this sort OF life-the
life Of the stage-is. We pass along the
great white way of this city and see
Mr. jerome called attention to the early
youth at which Evelyn Nesbit made her
appearance on that notorious thorough
fare" Now, why do you think Garland
was paying her attentions?" he asked.
"and he a married man.
Even Thaw followed her up with
American beauties and presents OF money.
Sure. her home life did not contribute
much toward the shaping Of career. but
do not wish TO judge the mother harshly,
Let me read you a passage from Eve
lyn's testimony which may give you
better Insight OF this mother. Asked If
her mother was pleased with the atten-
lions Garland paid her Evelyn replied.
Yes, she was I mean the attentions
Garland Gi.roiS PAID y.y yog Was your mother
That was the sort OF life that laid the
foundation for what was to come later.
Then came Barrymore. She was so
sincerely devoted to him that she con
templated marriage. He had offered his
hand In marriage, but Stanford White
said You are children you have nothing
to live on. And on Whites advice she
was sent 10 school.
Evelyn Key to Tragedy.
Now. then. we see that the whole
situation centers about this girl It was
She who brought this about. and Will
endeavor 70 give You n deeper insight
into the lie and thoughts Of this angel
child:
jerome picked up the girls diary. II
would suggest that in future when Mr.,
Hartrid9e gives away documents or pa
pers belonging to n client he should be
more careful In seeing what goes out of
For the information of counsel, let me
say" Mr., Jerome continued, that this
city of New York"
He then read the several passages from
the diary which are In record as evidence
These passages. the District Attorney ar
gued. clearly show that the mind OF the
angel child was not as simple as Mr..
Delmas would have the jury believe.
There Is one question wish TO read
TO you. because in 1t believe lies the
whole key 10 this tragedy. "A girl who
is good and never has had any scandal
against her. Is Fortunate she writes.
The girls here Cat schooD are all just OF
that kind. There is not one OF them who
thing. mean Just that. They will per-
haps be good wives and mothers, but I
want to be a good actress first 1t was
the desire OF this girl TO be good actress
that caused her TO play between these
two men until she brought one OF them
TO his grave. This child. who did not
believe In the chastity OF women, went to
Paris on Thaw's money with Whites let
ter OF credit In her pocket,
She goes to Paris in the frame OF mind
her diary indicates. She was fully con-
vinced that there was no virtue in wo-
mankind because. as counsel would have
you believe her virtue had been de-
by Mr.. Delmas and upon whose testl-
rnony he has constructed his whole case.
He tells you this child so loved Thaw
that she renoUnCed his offer of marriage
-renounced him to go back to the SIS d
week of the studio and the SIS of the
stage.
all Europe with ST. George, who told her
there was chastity among women-St
George, who gave her her first moral
horizon. What does she do when she
leaves him? She comes back to America.
landing on Saturday, comes back on
Thaws money. She does not see Stan
ford White on Sunday: but on Tuesday
we find her at Abraham HummeIs office
with him. There she was making an
affidavit. Sufficient is It now that you
see her signature Immediately opposite
the date October q. 1908.
Game Back to White
"If YOU don't believe anything else in
that affidavit, the date Is significant II
shows that within twenty-four hours
after she had seen Stanford White. the
ogre who had piled her with wine and
seduced her, he had completely under
mined her great love for Thaw-the love
which led TO her renunciation OF the man,
woman whose great love was undermined
In twentyfour hours by stories OF per-
n-undermined by the man who had
raylshed her Of all men on earthl'
Mr. jerome referred to the girlish cos
tune Evelyn has worn throughout the !
trial, saying she was dressed as q girl OF
sixteen. What such a costume had to do
with the great Issues involved he could
not say. Young Mrs. Thaw smiled.
How does Thaw come into the life OF
this young woman? We first find him
wrapping $50 notes about the stems OF
American beauty roses and throwing |
them over the foo,ights We find him
attending her at chorus girls dinner.
I'VE find him offering a weak mother
competence to help him win the daugh-
ter. He was paying honorable court to