Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-19
THE END IN SIGHT
Evelyn's Affidavit Accepted Through Tunnels Perjury.

Through Tunnels Perjury. THAW PICTURED AS PERFECT BRUTE Delmas Fought to Bar Document. but Little Lawyer Had sworn That
 He Was Only Acting For
 White. Not For Girl. NEW YORK, March 19.-There now remain but four expert witnesses to be examined in the Thaw murder trial before the taking of evidence. closes Three experts were disposed of in little more than an hour, so it is gen orally believed that the last word Of evidence may be uttered in the famous case today. In that event the sum- ming up by Mir. Delmas for the de- fense will begin tomorrow. District Attorney Jerome will reply on Thurs day. Justice Fitzgerald m.sy proceed immediately with his charge to the jury. or he may defer it until Friday. Unless the unexpected happens there should be verdict by Friday night.
 The case for the people was finally closed by the introduction of the much discussed Hummel affidavit, which, with the consent of the defense, was read in full to the jury. The affidavit proved surprise only in the alleged severity of the assaults Harry k. Thaw is said to have made upon Eve lyn Nesbit during their trip through Europe in 1903 when. according to the testimony of Abraham Hummel, Miss Nesbit would not sign statements which Thaw had prepared accusing Stanford White of having drugged and ruined her.
 In this affidavit Miss Nesbit charges Thaw with having attacked her with . cowhide whip while they were stop ping at an old castle In the Austrian Tyrol and flashing her bare skin until she became faint from the pain and swooned. He repeated the attack the next day. according to the affidavit. and afterward in Paris he beat her at half hour intervals throughout one en- tire day. leaving of only when she would faint away and could no longer understand what was happening. Miss Nesbit Is alleged to have sworn in the affidavit that she was in daily fear for her life and that Thaw acted as a de- mented person during some of the as- saults.
 The affidavit was in some ways a direct contradiction of Hummefs re- cent testimony upon the stand. In or der that the defense might not pre- vent him from telling the story of the making of the affidavit he stated posi- lively that he was not acting as Miss Nesbit's attorney when he drew up the document, that he was acting solely in the interest of Stanford White and that no legal action was contemplated in behalf of the young woman who is now Harry Thaw's wife.
 There was considerable surprise con- sequently when Mir. Jerome read the opening words of the affidavit, which were:
 Supreme court. county of New York Evelyn Nesbit. plaintiff. against Har- " Kendall Thaw. defendant"
 1t is said the action contemplated when the affidavit was made was the recovery of certain property which it was alleged Thaw had wrongfully taken from the girl In dictating the affidavit Hummel referred to himself as Miss Nesbit's attorney, she being reported to have said, ----~
 ..I have received certain letters and cablegrams from Thaw which l have turned over to my attorney, MT. Abra. ham H. Hummel."
 The affidavit is also indorsed Howe X Hummel. attorneys for plaintiff
 When Mir. Delmas began the intro. duction of testimony in surrebutta; he introduced first of all the record in the trial and conviction of Hummel on the charge of conspiracy. He started to read the entire record. but had not reached the remarks Mir. Jerome made at the sentencing of Hummel and which Mir. Delmas wanted to present to the jury when Mir. Jerome said he would admit the entire record withou, objection. MT. Delmas then said he would save the district attorneys ref erences to Hummel for the defense's summing up.
 The next expert witnesses will he Drs. Evans and Wagner. who have heretofore testified for the defense and who will now be asked to give ar opinion on Mr. Jerome's long question Dr. Charles W. Pilgrim of Poughkeep sic. x. r.. president of the New YorE state lunacy commission. and Dr. Mi mas Gregory. superintendent of ths psychopathic pavilion at Bellevue hos pital.
 Jealousy.
 The wife of Manayunk huckster fl 90 jealous that she shuddered wher she read the other day that the mos beautiful woman in Europe was abou