Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-09
JEROME OBJECTS TO MANY QUESTION
District Attorney says There Should
BE = Limit 10 the "Defamation
OF the Dead" and Ten-
derloin Gossip.

NEW YORK. Feb. a-Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw again today was the central figure
at her husbands trial. She was still on
the stand-her direct examination unfln-
ished--when the usual weekend adjourn
ment until Monday morning was taken.
Picking up the threads OF her life's story
where she had dropped them the evening
before the girl wife Of the defendant
always. she declared, telling her story just
az she had related II TO Harry Thaw from
time to time-brought the narrative down
TO her wedding in Pttsburg on April 4,
1906. and their return to New York follow
ing a honeymoon trip In the west. She de-
olared she had heard White call to her
on the street once after this and on an
other occasion when she passed him in a
cab she noticed his cab turn around and
follow her in the direction of a doctors
ofice where she was going to have her
throat treated.
Mrs. Thaw had taken UP the story at
the time of her return from Europe In
October, 1903, following her refusal of
Thaws offer of marriage on the grounds
: of which she related yesterday. On Mon
day she may be called on to finish the re-
lation of the events which It is claimed
by the defense brought on the Inn
pulse In the diseased brain of the defend
ant and caused the killing of Stanford
White
While todays testimony lacked the per-
sonal quality which made yesterdays re-
cital % dramatic impelling. enthralling
and pathetic IL served to clear away some
of the doubts and differences which re-
mained from the incomplete details as to
the full extent of the revelations she claims
60 have made to her husband. There were
repetitions, too, at the suggestion of coun-
sell and incidents which had not been gone
over In the first years of Mrs Thaw's ac-
quaintance with Stanford White, were
brought out In completion Of the life story.
objection to "Defnmation of Dead"
District Attorney Jerome, who had
throughout silently listened to the young
wife's statements sent thrill of excite
ment through the court room late In the
day by vigorously protesting against "this
defamation of the dead"
'Ts there no limit" he exclaimed. ''to
the aspersions that are to be cast upon
this man7 Your honor we'll knows / can
not under the law, controvert any state
ment this witness makes against the MEM
ory OF Stanford White"
In tones bitterly sarcastic. Mr.. Jerome
spoke OF "this tattle of the tenderloin,"
an declared the court had the right to
Ihnh such testimony until competent evil
dence has been adduced here to show that
this man is or was of unsound mind. We
don't know whether this defendant ever
was insane" he concluded.
The question which called out the vehe-
ment protest from the district attorney
was addressed to Mrs. Thaw by Mr.. Del
mas and It's purport was whether or not
Harry Thaw had at any time told her
about "other girls who had met fate
similar to yours at the hands of this
man"
''What man2" snapped Mr. Jerome
stamford White" replied Mr.. Delmas,
with the GOODNESS of voice and manner
characteristics OF him. And then he added,
stin In the same low tone, who else?'
Justice Fitzgerald held that the district
attorneys suggestion was good one and
ne thought the defense should lay a
broader foundation TO show insanity be-
fore proceeding along the lines suggested
by Mr.. Delmas' question.
1--WE will proceed to do this as soon as
possible" answered Mr.. Delmas.
white Begs Girl to See Him.
Mrs. Thaw declared today that Stanford
White. during the year which followed her
experience in the room of the mirrored
wall. repeatedly sought to have her visit
him alone.
II told Harry" she said, that Mr..
White had begged me. had pleaded and
cried and scolded and done everything he
could TO make me come to see him alone.
refused. and he told me l was cruel
and that / was cold as fish and not a
human being. told Mr.. White did not
care to trust him"
After her return from Europe and dur
ing the months she would not see Harry
Thaw because of the dreadful things Mr.
White and his friends told me about him."
she declared ThRw accused her OF Inn,
proper relations with the architect.
'T told him II was a lie and that had
not" she testified with an emphatic show
OF feeling.
The defense had Mrs. Thaw tell Of hel
acquaintance with Jack" Barrymore. the
actor. Mr.. Barrymore was in the couri
room one day during the early part OF the
trial at the instance OF the district at
torney, It was said. Mr. Delmas asked
Mrs. Thaw today to tell what she had told
Mr.. Thaw OF her acquaintance with the
actor.
She said she had hrst met Barrymore
at a party given by Stanford White the
year following her introduction to the
architect.
II thought him very nice." she frankly
said today. "and one day at Mr.. Whites
studio he said: Evelyn. will you marry
mer / said: I don't know He asked
me a second time and I again said; !
don't know and everybody laughed. Mr.
White told me / would be very foolish e
marry Mr.. Barrymore. and my mOthel
said 50. too. and We all auarreled, and
the upshot OF the whole thing was thai
Mr.. White said 1 ought to be sent away
to school. and 1 was. to New Jersey"
white Makes Further Advance.
After leading the witness TO tell. II
chronological order. OF the incidents OF hel
wedding with Thaw IN Pittsburg. Mr.. Del
mas asked her II she had seen Stanfort
White after her return 20 New York from
the honeymoon trip. II passed Stanford
White one day on Fifth avenue. l wa,
IN a cab and he saw me and 1 heard hin
say; Evelyn Just like that" and Mrs