Evening journal., 1907-02-27
JEROME HAS
Ills HAND FULL
Questions an AIieRiSt To-day
Who Gives Some Strange
Answers
POINTS TO THAW'S INSANITY
NV LrAD NoRNINo sroRY.

NEW LEAD MORNING STORY
NEW YORK. Fob. 27.~That skeleton
in the NesBit fafniiy closet was ratified
again to-day brr4ritt Attorney Jer-
ONE when at the. opening Of the Thaw
trial he recalled Evelyn 20 the witness
stand for. a. moment ins an cndcavor to-
bring out that opon her return from
her European trip with Harry Thaw
she iived In such fear OF the young
Pittsburger that she had her brother
Howard purchase revolver for her
with which she intended 20 protect her
self should Thaw resume his attentions.
Evelyn denied that she had any such
fears. that she had ever owned "a re-
yoiver, and that she had ever talked
20 her brother on the subject. Though
ne made on comment, the whole man-
ner Of the prosecutor indicated that he
intends to put Howard Nesbit on the
stand and have him swear that his sis
ter did carry a revolver for the pur-
pose indicated.
The sensational twist given the pro-
ceodines was the only event carrying
the proceedings out OF the insanity
channel back into which they drifted
to-day.
That the melancholy days" Of the
hearing have come during which
mass Of expert testimony viii be
dumped into the case, was fully APP
parent when the trial was resumed fol-
lowing the noon adjournment Fol-
lowing Evelyn on the stand came Dr.
Charles r. Bingaman. Of Pittsburg'
ono Of the Thaw family physicians,
who testified TO Thaw's past irrational
acts. Then came Or. Britton q. Evans
tho New Jersey insanity expert VINO
took the stand for oss-examination.
pr. Evans is an entirely different
witness from Or Wiley. the PittsDurs
physician whose testimony Jerome
riddled He proved quite worthy the
distrlct attorneys steel. and the bout
nf witnesses proved an interesting con-
Test. the witness meeting every Jan
and the crust of the prosecutor with
clever parry.
Trial Will Continue Three Weeks.
For tho mrs, time line on the pron-
nble duration of the trial was obtained
when De'mas declared that he would
probably conclude his case TINS week
Il IA ex3octed that tho state win con-
.,,r,s 4 week at-loaAi with It's rebutta
evidence. Then the defense will have
~ iast chance. Following VIII CONS
the arguments and the instructions t'
the jury.
There As possibility that Thaw''
ratc win be entrusted 10 the jury With
in three weeks. II is probable uhe'
event Is a month or
EVELYN and Mrs. J. ]. Caine came irt'
tbe conr, room hefore the tr.al opene.
and took seats with the Thaw lawyers
Isvelyn sat ncxt to the chair OF the de
fendant
As soon as court was convened nhaw
lawyers told Evelyn and Mrs. Caine ina
they iuust leave the room. They wer
both visibly distressed and disappointed
Tears came into Evelyns eyes as sh
walked slowly ont.
Harry X. Thaw had just been called
the bar Evelyn stopped at the ANTERIOR
door and smiled through tears az him. II
smiled back and she then quickly disap
pearcd
Justice Vernon n. Davis sat beside Jus
tice Fitzgerald on the bench to-day.
Thaw is Confident.
Lawyer pclniAs paid a visit 20 rhaw
InIIInr
ne has gone there on a trial day on h
return he said regarding rhaw'
Harry Thaw Is happy to-day. He
Of sanguine temperament and he is a
ways buoyant lie is very confident OF "a
outcome OF this trial"
chrome explained that he wished TO 70
low a 'traversaole fact IN the rebutti
testimony. To do ihs. under the rules.
must have called Eveiyn's attention TO Il
subject
Evelyn was called.
she came. into the courtroom drying hl
eyes. She stu showed the signs OF h
blfter disappointment Ia not being a
lowed to remain az her husbands side.
you have a brother Howard Nesbiti
began Jerome.
YES. SIR"
Evelyn Denies Rumor.
'.on your return from Europe IN 1905. a
YOU ten your brother Howard In substan'
that while YOU were abroad you had bee
brnfaiiy abused by Thaw TO Induce yo
10 ten lies against stanford White. an
that these lies were that he had drusse
and scduccd Won. whirh story you 20
Howard Nesbit was faiscf
llI not
.nidn't you tel yenr brother sou we
co1nslisd ~ r4o poIrt 81 a revolver
make some such statement
"I did not"
nidnt onteu Howard these facts
substance al some timeT
n did not
Each time fhis answer was repeat
win greater emphasis and longer paw
between the three words
'Didn't he say TO YOU chat You ous
70 have some way TO protect yourself q
usxrest you should carry a revolver
t'He-did-not
Didn't he nuy you a reVoiverf'
'Hc-d'd-not'
.Did you ever have a reyolverT'