The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-08

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nature and said Mr.. Thaw must b
kept out Of New York even if he had t,
resort to strong methods.
| He called another man into tn,
room and dictated to him. was Yer,
nervous and Hummel told me not t,
interrupt him. He started off dictat
ing by saying l had been carried of
to Europe by Mr.. Thaw against IN,
will and l tried to stop him but hi
shook his head.
Forbidden to Speak to White.
Il told him didn't want that kind OF
advise. He said sots of actresses did
it but it was nothing serious. He said
an English duke had been sued by an
actress"
Delmas introvened. Did Mr.. Thaw
ask you if you had signed any pa
pers?"
Il said had not. had been asked
to sign paper but had not signed any.
"Mr. Thaw said Mr.. Hummel was a
blackmailer, a shyster lawyer" Re-
lating to further meeting with Thaw
the witness said:
"Mr. Thaw said l should not speak to
Stanford White. He said l had been
accused of improper relations with him.
said they lie. Mr.. Thaw said people
would think I was a blackmailer be-
cause 1 went to HummePs Office. He
said it looked like blackmail to him.
There's Lots Of Money In II.
HE went at 10 o'clock and said I
had been kept away from mother and
was ill treated, which was not true.
Hummel asked me if I had any letters
from Mr.. Thaw. l told him 1 had. and
took them to him. Hummel said he
would hold the letters over Mr.. Thaw's
head. and put them in his private safe.
saw Hummel again, and he asked me
why did not sue Mr.. Thaw for breach
surd. and Hummel said. there lots of
money in it, and that the advertise
ment would be good for me-
HummeI Squeezes a Thousand.
when did you see Mr.. Thaw again."
the attorney inquired.
Zone night when came rushing into
my apartments in the hotel Navarro
He sat on a trunk and asked me, What
did you tell Hummel about me-" 1 told
him 1 had told Hummel nothing. Mr..
Thaw said something must be wrong.
"Hummel has just squeezed a thou
sand dollars out of ME and there is no
telling when he will squeeze another
thousand said Mr.. Thaw to me-
Evelyn said Mr.. Thaw again asked
her if she signed any papers for Hum
mel and she replied she had not but
she did recall signing a paper in the
Madison Square Garden tower, for Mr..
White She said she called White on
the telephone and asked him about it,
White put her off, she said, and finally
advised her to see Hummel again. The
witness said she was shown a paper
with her signature on it, but the writ
ing she could not see.
81 Cared for Him Too Much"
She said Hummel took a match and
burned the paper in a jardiniere. The
witness said she married Thaw on the
fourth day of April. 1905.
Did you still persist in refusing him
up to this time, and why?"
Il told him wanted to save his rep
utation, that many people knew about
White. and that my marriage to him
would be sure to hurt him with his
family He knew it would be good
thing for me but cared so much for
him that I didn't want to injure his
reputation after marriage"
How were you received in Eng
land?'
VERY pleasantly by the Countess Of
Yarmouth"
Did Mrs. VIM. Thaw, ever visit you
in New York before your MARRIAGE"
YES, several times"
What is Idea Of the Defense.
The first intimation given today Of
the point upon which the defense ex-
poets to secure an acquittal is that
White was unwilling to give up Evelyn
and sought to drag her down through
the depths from which genuine love of
Thaw for her and herself for Thaw, had
raised her.
Some Choice Epithets.
One of Thaws letters read in court
this morning, directed Longfellow in
financial transactions and ended: Il
have nothing to live for" This letter
was written after he heard Evelyn's
story in Paris. Another letter written
to Evelyn in America. said he believed
her "hypnotized" but the letter con-
tinued: Il know it's not your fault and
YOU meant no wrong. You know I have
always treated you with the greatest
respect"
The other letter denied the use OF
morphine, denied the public stories
about the girl and said they should be
stopped and one to ,Longfellow said
she was all right if only she kept her
purity from being polluted by lying.
doubleminded, smoothtongued, hard
hearted. but softspeaking professional
deceiver.
Why White Sent Her to School.
Evelyn resumed the stand after lunch
~, 49,, Tho 5ofopdopf that after she