Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-22
EVELYN THAW BREAKS
DOWN UNDER STRAIN
Continued frcIn FIRST Page.
stand all of Monday and probably


Mrs. Thaw apparently Is in deadly
earnest and although the strain under
which she is laboring Is plainly owl
dent, there is not the slightest sign
that she Will not be able to bear up
under II. The color comes and goes
in nor, face as the examination pro-
ceeds and occasionally she frowns or
pouts, but she answers promptly and
In most cases with apparent frank.
ness.
Occasionally she hesitates and leans
forward In her chair MS IL no be sure
she understands not only the words
| in which Mr.. JeromeS question is
framed. but his motive in asking it as
| we'll Her childish face is continual.
| ly changing as the district attorneys
| questions follow each other rapidly.
Sometimes the expression denotes in
terest, occasionally Indignation, never
defiance. She seems to have n full
realization of the Importance of her
| position and of the fact that to a
great extent her husbands life Is In
her hands
Fences With Attorney.
When the rapid flow OF questions
| reaches critical point she fences
with the district attorney in manner
! worthy of much greater experience
| III such matters than her appearance
and her words indicate.
She seems constantly watching for
pitfalls in Mr.. ,Teromc's questions and
| carefully avoids them.
While Mr.. Jerome was questioning
Mrs. Thaw today as 10 the manner of
| life she had lived while in Paris. he
| read scraps Of "a letter which Mrs.
Thaw had said was in her husbands
writing. It. reads:
He couldn't keep his eyes off any
pretty girl. There was trouble lis
cause we went there TO dine. Several
| beautiful girls were there last week
and Belle =.
| NOBODY paid any attention to her
and she went away In few minutes.
Tho first time she came TO EVELYN
she mover spoke. EVELYN cried. For
some reason she did not perform.
introduced thc ladies' to her and they
crinn"d Swc"tlv. The night OF the
Grand Pr'x there was q swell time at
| III" CAT" dc Paris. Afterwards the
nc'd E"t. Miss Winchester was
| thor" and wH cot no" oak" walking
- =. M w"e great hit Rosen.
tcld and Belmont were there"
Letter ~ An h.ctrers
Mrs. Thaw identified another Letter
written - her while shn was IL
Paris Tho latter was addressed to
an unmarried actress md read.
Your suggestion that tho render.
loin he immigrated has ranned ont
| everywhere we go we find shady
hooks Shubert and a lot of othcrs
are here. We We're dining nj the
Cafe Paris the other evening when
Tue whole bunch came in. We Joined
parties and went out TO such harm.
less places as the Dead Rat. etc.
There was one Jolly man who puts
things on the blink wherever he goes.
iie is so years old. but is snry
chicken. We took him along for fun.
we made things hum. We started
home when tho markets were getting
5nsy. Harry bought some strawher
ries and things | spent the rest of
the day cooking. Harry is getting n
new automobile and as soon as II Is
ready we are going to Schweitzer
(cheescl land. Then when we return
my voice is going to be cultivated
no good and write me another letter
soon Your letters are wonderful ri
have mentioning name not
made public)-all worked up about
You 50 send along another Photograph
II 1t is good one. You must come
over soon"
Why She Wrote to White
In answer to a request for an OK.
PLANTATION Of her statement that Il
was Stanford Whites personality
that caused q softcna,g III her anger
rnd hor writinr TO him from Boulosnc
Mrs. Thaw said:
1T was very hard for me 10 make
Mr.. Thaw understand About that