Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-03-17
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hummsI Gives Details Of the Evelyn
Nesbit Affidavit.

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HummsI Gives Details Of the Evelyn
Nesbit Affidavit.
New York, March 16.-with Attor'
ney Delmas fighting him every inch
OF the way, District Attorney Jerome
secured from Abraham Hummel his
complete story as 10 the affidavit which
| Il Is alleged Evelyn Tbaw made In tina
lawyers office In 1908. charging Thaw
with beating her when she had told
him that the statement that Stanford
White had drugged and ruined her was
not true. The Hummel testimony came
during the afternoon session and Mr..
Delmas. first Directing broadly to all
OF Hummel's testimony. offered sps'
cific objection to each question. Justice
Fitzgerald overruled every objection
and Mr.. Dalmas had exceptions noted
TO the runngs.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was called 10
the stand in the effort Of the defense
to keep Hummel silent. She declared
she had called upon Hummel In HIS
professional capacity and TO seek his
advice as n lawyer. Stanford White
had taken her TO the lawyers office
with that end In view. Justice Fitz'
gerald declared that admitting the pro
position of counsel and client. Mrs
Thaw had herself waived the profess
sional privilege by ginving her version
OF what TRANSFERRED at Hummels office
earlier In the case. The bond OF secrecy
once removed could not be re-establish'
ed.
Unsuccessful In blocking Hummers
testimony. Attorney Delmas In cross
examination brought admissions that
that the witness had had been convict
ed In December. 1905. on charge OF
conspiracy In the same courtroom In
which Thaw Is being tried: that he
further admitted two indictments for
suborna,lon OF perjury are pending
against him and that one OF these In.
dictments charges him with having
caused false affidavit to be made.
Jerome protested against the witness
"being dragged through the humiliat'
Ing details" OF his trial, but Justice
Fitzgerald declined TO interfere.
Then Mr.. Delmas asked Hummel II
he had not heard the speech made by
District Attorney Jerome when sen
tence was about 10 be Imposed: when
Jerome urged the court 20 pass tie
longest and heaviest sentence within
its power upon Hummel a. he had
been a menace to the community for
twenty years" Justice Fitzgerald sus'
tained an objection to this and Hum
mel was not compelled to answer
Mr.. Delmas ssked Humei n Jerome
r. pressing the charges against him.
"HH certainly is." said the witness.
Hummel's testimony In brief was 10
the effect thai Evelyn Nesbit had told
him among other things that Thaw had
beaten her when she refused 10 sign
papers he had prepared charging White
with her betrayal. that he had dictated
a statement 10 a stenographer In the
presence of Miss Nesbif and white:
that he gave the affidavit to two OF
his clerks TO take to Miss Nesbitt In
the Madison Square Garden tower and
that the next day the paper was re-
turned 10 him with Evelyn Nesbi''s
signature attached. He kept the afr
davit until Miss Nesbit called and de-
inanaed H. He refused TO give II TO her
and turned II over to Stanford White.
advising him 10 have . photogra phic
copy made. Hummel first said he had
himself arranged for phctographing
the affidavit and that tire photographer
came 10 his office. A few minutes
Inter. however. he completely contra
dicted himself on this point. saying he
Gid not make the arrangements: that
the photographer did not come 10 his
office. and that he had not 10 testified.
After White had the copy made he re
turned the original Of the affidavit. the
photograph. negxfivss and the prints
made from the negatives to Hummel.
who swore that he subsequently, deiiv-
cred the original affidavit 10 Miss Mes
BIT and has not seen II since.
Abraham Snydecker. one Of Hum
mel's clerks. testified that he took the
affidavit to the the tower and handed
n 10 the woman pointed out 20 him .
Miss kesbit. She kept the affidavit FIR
five minutes and signed II. saying she
had read II through.
Al the conclusion Of this testimony.
District Attorney Jerome asked per
mission 10 introduce the carbon and
pr geographic copy Of the affidavit. II
was near the closing hour and Mr..
Delmas asked that adjournment NJ
taken before arguing - 10 the admissi.
bility Of the affidavit. He said that
aftsr reading the paper over he might
not object TO IT, being offered IN evil
dence.
Coming ~ II does" he added. IN
such questionable shape. we may deem
n hest TO have the paper 70 II
evidence"