The National tribune., 1907-02-28

young Mrs Thaw on Thursday and the
adjournment of the trial till Monday.
On the first day of the week the exam
ination OF the aiienists. Drs. Evans and
Wagner. continued. the former bringing
out facts to show the irresponsibility Of
the prisoner. which the latter corrob0-
rated. On Tuesday Evelyn Thaw. the
child wife" a. she has been called. en-
tered upon the terrible ordeal Of her
cross-examination by Mr.. Jerome. Nor
cilessly. but with an air of impsrsonah-
ty which relieved the painfulness Of the
situation somewhat. the District Attor-
ney attacked her testimony at every
point. forcing her to 80 into the ainut-
est details Of her relations with the
architect, White. and young Thaw. She
bore up wonderfully all thru the hre
of the terrible. relentless questioning Of
Jerome on Tuesday and Wednesday.
making her replies quickly and with
spirit, when she hadn't forgotten about
the matter he wfsht her to remember,
and maintaining a marvellous comps
ure. On Thursday, however. while ad-
mitting incidents most damaging to her
character, she broke down. and aitho
she recovered herself later and declared
herself able to resume the cross-exam-
nation, 1t was doubtless In considera-
tion for her that the trial was adjourned
till the following Monday. Evelyn Thaw.
looking to be a mere slip Of a girl, has
shown a phenomenal courage and con-
troll Of herself physically and mentally
during this awful ordeal thru which
she has been passing. but under Ja-
rome's fatal probing facts have been
exposed which present her In quite q
different light from that in which she
appeared directly after her testimony.
She has by her own words shown her
self to be a wide-awake. mercenasy
young woman, accepting money and
favors from the hand that had 50 cruel
iy wronged her. conducting herself with
an Indifference to the conventionalfties
which was not the result of Ignorance
or innocence. When she left the Wit
ness chair on Thursday she was nearly
a wreck. She looked many years older.
NO longer the innocent, round-faced
child. but a woman with sunken cheei:s.
great black circles under her eyes, and
face and lips without a particle Of cOi-
or. During the most trying part Of the
cross-examinatton her young husband
bowed his head and wept- The past
few days Of the trial have brought out
many ugly facts with regard to both
Harry Thaw and herself which muse
affect the opinion Of oven the most
charitable, and the public = wondering
IT, after all, she has not hurt her hus-
band more than she has has helped
him by her testimony.
While enjoying himself at his favor
ite game of golf in Augusta, Ga. where
he had gone to make his daughter, Mrs
Mccormick. a little visit, John D.
Rockefeller received news that his wife
was Ill. Like the good. devoted hus>
band that he is. he took the first train
home, and when he arrived there found
ter merely indisposed from a cold con-
tracted while attending church. Mrs.
Rockefeller has an asthmatic affection.
which is, of course. aggravated by
cold. but her general health Is very
good. The pine air of Lakewood has
been found to be very beneficial to her,
and for that reason she haA spent most
of each Winter there for several ye3Ib
past.
What is supposed to be the earliest
portrait of SHAKESPEARE in existence was
found in the little village of Winston,
England. the other day by one who ap.
preciated it's great value. It was hang
ing on the wall of a room In pubic
house, and the innkeeper. a man named
Ludgate, said 1t had been in his family
ever since he could remember. The
portrait represents the Immortal bard
| at the age of about %, IS framed in oak.
and is In an almost perfect condition.
It seems to have been entirely unknown
| or even suspected. Ludgate was ad-
vised to send the picture to Christy,
| who declared it to be the earliest por-
| trait Of Shakespeare extant, and put a
money value upon 1t of $4,000. 1t Is
not stated whether the fortunate owner
| Will sell II or not.
A regular Napoleon of finance has
been discovered in the person of little
| boy only 10 years old, the son of one of
New YCrk's best-known musical COM
posers. A year ago his father gave him
several hundred dollars, and the little
| fellow was crazy to speculate with 1t.
| His heart was so set upon this that his
! father, thinking the boy might receive
good lesson by losing the money, final
| ly consented. Business affairs occupied
| the father and the incident was forgot
ten and 1t was only when the boys
mother complained that lessons were
the matter The astounding discovery
was then made that the boy mad $4,000
| in the bank with an interest in the
market AS far as could be learned he
had received no tips" or inside in
formation but had simply a most re-
markable streak Of luck. The little fel-
| low was greatly excited over his sue
|
Wall Street. The hight of his ambition
became a seat in the Stock Exchange
and he wanted to run his $4,000 up to
800. 900, perfectly confident that he
could do so. His father had the great
est difficulty in convincing him that Il
was better for him to give UP specula-
| ton and devote himself to his studies
! for the next few years, promising him
/ that If, after he left college, he still
wished to pursue the uncertain god OF
| finance he would not oppose him.
| Queen Wilhelmina. of Holland. Is de-
| voted to skating. and whenever the fee
is In good condition the Queen and hel
| ladies' go off for a skate. she herself
being the most graceful and easy. and
| of course. the most queenly OF any Gid
ing over its smooth surface. Ever since
she was a little girl she has taken the
i liveliest pleasure in Winter sports, and
! stories are told of her snowballing heI
mother, the good Queen Emma, who
did not like 1t any better than an ordi-
4 nary, plain, everyday mother would
All the stories OF Queen Wilhelmina':
abdicating in favor of her cousin. the
reigning Duke of SaxeWeimar. are ut
terly false. Were the crown Of Holland
offered the Duke he would decline IL
j since his acceptance would mean the
/ abandonment of his own throne.
Much has appeared in the paper.
lately regarding Harry Lehr and the
various costumes in which he has ap