The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-26
Distrlct-Attorney About
ConCludesMrs. 1haW'S
Examination.
HAS AN EASY DAY
AND HELPS HUSBAND
Saws Thaw Took Whites Letter
Of Credit From Her and Said
the Money Was Poisoned.
cablegrams Did Not
Refer to
Her.

NEW YORK, February 25.-Exccpt for
one brief moment, Mrs. Evelyn Hcsbls
IIhaw had II decidedly easy day OF It to-
day during the continuation of her cross
examination by District Attorney Jerome.
When adjournment was taken the prose
cutor announced that nc mad practically
concluded with the witness.
Mrs Thaw will be temporarily excused
tomorrow morning IT, enable Mr.. Jerome
10 Introduce Abraha ap Humn1cl to iden-
thy Photographic copy Of the affidavit
Evelyn NeSbit is alleged to have sisneft,
aud which charges Thaw with many cru
elites during their l303 trip to Europe.
The district attorney got the contents of
The affidavit before tho jury this after
noon by reading certain OF It's state
lnents In the form OF questions, and ask
ing Mrs. Thaw II she told such things III
AIR Humrnei. In each instance she de-
clared she had not.
She also denied ever having signed
such m affidavit. admitting that she had.
however, signed some papers for White
In the Madison Square Tower, OF whose
nature Che was not aware.
Did Not Know DR.. Flint.
1t was during the morning session that
nfr, Jerome played his strongest card OF
tho day. Mrs Thaw had denied most
positively that she had ever been to see
DIR. Carlton Flint with Jack Barry
more.
Call DR.. Flint commanded Mr.. Je-
rome TO "A court attendant
The doctor entered from the Witness
room and WAS escorted to within a few
frct Of the Witness chair.
'Dld you ever sec that man bcfore2"
AIR. Jerome asked Mrs. Thaw.
The witness seemed Just q hit startled,
looked 1utckly and intently at the ply
sician. then turned TO Mr.. Jerome and
Shook her head. "A
Never" she declared.
Tlae. was Intensely Interested In
this incident. and when II was over
lie turned to the newspaper men sit
ting near him and whispered:
THAT man made mistake In com
ing here, lie stood there liar. DO
YOU catch the point?-a liar"
In Better Spirits.
Mrs Thaw was In much better spirits
when she took the stand to-day, and
looked decidedly better physically than
she did last week. She seemed thor
oughly at home in the witness chair,
and with foot stool and back cushion
appeared quite comfortable. She had
all her wits about her. and did not
fare at all badly at the hands Of the
district attorney, who was more gentle
in handling the witness.
Instead of further hurting the cause
OF her husband. Mrs. Thaw managed to
make two decided gains.
When court adjourned last Thurs
day 1t appeared from her own state
ment that she had used letter OF
credit from Stanford White while tour
ing in Europe, and had turned the lat
ter over to Thaw. To-day she eX-
planned that Thaw took the letter OF
credit from her, saying the money was
-spoisonous," and neither she nor her
mother should touch 1t, and that ne
would provide them with funds. What
ever had been spent Of the money, she
declared, was for her mother.
Referred to Man.
The second point Mrs Thaw made
was concerning the cablegrams which
Thaw is said to have sent to Stanford
White from London It appeared
Thursday that these cablegrams were
requests to White to use his influence
in Keeping Mrs. Neshit from raising
row" and interfering with Evelyn
continuing company with Thaw. Mr..
Jerome took up the case again to-day,
but his questions ELECTED the informa-
tion that the letters did not concern
Mrs. Thaw at all. but related to man
"a secretary of the American embassy
lin London, whom Mrs Thaw said
had "sneaked up to mammals bed
room and insulted her"
She said the man had also lnsultei
her and that Thaw had gone In search
of him. but failed to find him.
To-day's proceedings dragged great
deal, and 1t was evident long before
he announced the fact that Mr. Jerome
was nearing the end OF his cross s-eX-
animation.
Will Call Hummel To-Day. &.
To-morrows proceedings with Mr.,
Hummcl on the stand, should be most
interesting. The defense, on cross
examination, will attempt to discredlt
the witness, who Is under lndl-Snent
1t may be lato in the afternoon httforo
Mrs. Thaw will again take the stand
for Mr.. Jcromc's final questions, which
will have to do with the affidavit
Should he defense decide to proceed
with the redirect examination Of Mrs
,rhaw, and Mr. Jerome should take III
the recross-cxnnlination. Mrs. ThaW
may be kept on the stand all Of Wed.
nosday and Thursday. There may bt
an attempt, hoWevcr, to intcrspcrsr
tho last phases of her Testimony with
further statements from tho experts.
Mrs William Thaw. mother OF thu
defendant, and Mrs Carnegie, his sis
tor, We're at the courthouse to-day FOL
tho first timo In ten days. Mrs. ThaN
had bccn suffering from severe cold
Money From White,
Ar. Jer0mc's first leading question to-
day was:
nIlow long after the drugging in til,
Twcnts-fourtl Street house WAS 1t tina
the account was opened for you in lii,
Amsterdam Bank by Stanford Winter
II can't toll how long--it might hay,
been a MONTH
Mr., Jerome continued to hold Ill,
menace Of documentary evidence before
the witness, baslng all his question:
ag Continued on Third Pasel