The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-20
.Delmas and District At-
t0rney Engage in ii a a !.
Great Legal Duel.
MORE EXPOSURE Il.
OF WHITES LIFE
Prisoner Tells Of Other Episodes
In the Ways Of the Great
white Light Says White .
Said He Would
Get Her "
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NEW YORK, L ebruary 19.--Alrs. Evelyn iis
Nesblt 'rhaw to-day entered upon the ore
deal OF her rcross-examnation, and before sif
District Attorney Jerome had the witness
In charge for half an hour he had se- M
cured from the court ruling which an
parently opens the way for bringing into
the trial OF Harry X. Tfaw all manner
of evidence which may tend to discredtt
tho defendants wife. Heretofore 1t has Ss
been held that the rules of evidence pro-
tected young Mrs Thaw. and that regard-ssia
less of whether her story was true Sprs9ls
false. the fact that she had told IL to ss
her husband was the one essential point.s
Mrs. Thaw had been allowed to repeat Sd
| the story, so that the Jury might judge
| as to its effect in unbaancing the mind iss
| of the man on trial for the murder OF ffss
| Stanford White. s s5ss fsA
Mr.. Jerome. by a simple question:
opened the way for tho ntroductio1tass
of testimony tending to show tllaSSS
truth or falsity OF Mrs. Thaw' s. story mn
He asked ths witness; WAS the story
you told Mr.. Thaw true?' jSSi 5s5
| cit was" she replied firmly. VII
| Mr.. Dclmas haw's leading connsei,S
lcbjected strongly o$the quest1o ons BY n
| Justice Fitzgerald he'd 1t TO he scom.Ss
lSpetent as tending to show the Z or ed--54
libiity Of the witness.
Whether Mr.. Jerome intends to talk656
advantage of tie ruling n an attempts
| to throw douht94upon the truth 20 f8 tlle n
story, or whether Justice Ntzgerald 4:
| intended his ruling to cover the, VIII ola
subject Of Mrs, Thaw's evldence ,8s lllss 4:
future conduct OF the case alons cal,s
determine v i 5
elnaas a Warrior.
| Mr.. .Delrnas will continue to light with
i constant objections the introdnctio ,So4
4 any testimony as to events IN the young
| woman'sl llfe but the subjcc t OF tho scred-ss
/ ibility of a witness IS a wide one, and Z
/ Justice Fitzgerald early to-day dlcatedSl
that he would, be liberal in his int A ta-S
| ton Of the rules In that respect. 3
l fIe allowed MI. Jerome to bring from 4
i Mrs j. j. Caine, of Boston, q friend OF
! Mrs. Thaw, who took the witness-standis
\ during the morning session, many mate-ss
| rial points as to the movements Of II AIRY?
| Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit following g iSthelrrSS
1 return from Europe In 1904, Including tlla&
| published Incident of their being ejecte #
\ from the Hotel Cumberland In this city
( the proprietor insisting that they should \:
| register as man and wife or leave their
| sutes which adjoincd.
i In bringing out these facts,ss ss'ls ~
| Jerome denied that he was Attacking,
| Mrs. Thaw, and said he was simplysS
testing the credibility Of Mrs Caine.
Jerome Reluctant.
The district attorney seemed relnc-s
tant to begin tho cross s-exalnination& OF
l Mrs, Thaw day, desiring to have
the matter postponed until Thursday.
i |'norning, in order that he might Fde-9
4 tcrmlne whether or not q further ex--ssiI
i animation OF the witness was neces-ss
sary on the Issues involved In thaE
A case. ssSi
after have looked further into
d the matter I may decide to cross-S
(. examine Mrs. Thaw,"f Mr.. Jerome said \
to the court. COR may We've my
right II when oil the testimon ny ms to-
1.-THE insanity OF this defendant Is In
III shall be honestly Of the opinion that
u he was insane ut the time this aGrf
was committed. / do not propose TO 4
y take up the time Of this court and
this juryNin contending--
Mr.. Delnas here interrupted Mr.. Je.#
rome, He wanted to know II the district
Z attorney meant that II he was honestly
convinced Thaw was insane when d he y
shot Stanford White he would abandon
the prosecution. "a
IT promise nothing" retorted the prose-
cutor. s3g
a wordy conflict ensucd, during which
MI, Jerome hinted at broken confidences@ 4
and evasion of stipulations. He declared
I ha did not wisht to humiliate the Witness@ Ii
with a cross examination whicA he might
deem unnecessary.
However, If l am forced to do 1T y
will" said Mr.. Jerome with something or Y
menace in his tone.
"You may proceed" replied Mr. Del-E
mas.
Cross-Examination Begins. #
Mrs. Thaw moved a bit ncrvously In;
e the witness chair, ana awaited Mr..
a Jeromes opening questions, They had
to do with her signaatprfts H. % o. seFsaan8 sa,,aa
/. declared were receipts Tor money. Nirs.a3 iiI
Thaw had drawn from the Mercantile
8 Trust Compnny IN loO2 sss Nv wesk; sis NE; ntr;
attorney making. these statements. N, a. anaS Is
noted an execution. Mrs. Thaw said
that she was not sure that ya, al y, 1aa snaF
Very much like her writing she added:
Who provided the money for the girl ~
tho Mercantile Trust Company was
''osI Mrs. ueNTinrsh ThaWs confidence grew as the
A cross examination went on, and she
4 was always ready with answers. ,l!: nlE.
i9'qs in her story. aan.sa and Under tho plea q
4 tested her credibiity was allowedH :
to ask many pertinent questions.
1 He wanted to know when sho MS
i heard that She had been named 3, AZ s. ae Z
correspondent IN the George w i-Sss4s9'g ~
Mr.. Delmas Jumped 10 his feet with q
protest. Mrs. Thnw called him oyer tog
where she sat, whlspered sameh..ms 81, hdraw h,a M
II read Of 1t in the newspapers,i !. .ssal SAD
4 the Witness cheerlly, when Mr.. Jerome
& repeated the question
Ruled Out Humnel Story.
The prosecutor sought 70 show 4, ,.lla that
MIS- Thaw had gone % Ahrana ~ ,t;,I- tiaIi,-
proceedings. but was halted ny an op.ls hi
lection from Mr., pelmas. wnieh ING, coMft3
A sustained Justice Fitzgorlld saln tHt
question had nothing 70 90 Win ,,., Airy:ls
tihaw's story to her husband, aud hld not
a':ul. Nj. shs Jerome brought ous that MA.