The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-03-08
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has psesdsdly Easy Day.
New York, Fsb. y. Excspt' for ens
brief moment Mrs. Evelyn NesSil
Thaw had : decidedly easy day q z
yesterday during the continuation Of
Ter cross-exalni .,ation ~ District AZ.
torney Jerome. When adjournment
was taken the prosecution announced
that he had practically concluded With
the witness. Mrs. Thaw will be tempo
rarily excused today to enable Mr..
Jerome to introd l:e Abraham hum.
mel to identify photograph: copy ct
the AFFIDAVIT Evelyn Nesbit is alleged
to have signed and which charges
Thaw with many cruelties during their
1903 trip to Europe.
Denies Signing Affidavit.
Mrs. Thaw denies having made the
charges contained in the afldvit, and
denied having signed such an effidavit.
although she admitted having signed
some papers for Stanford White, the
nature Of which she did not know.
Mr.. Jerome played his strongert
card of the day al the morning ses-
sion. He confronted the witness with
DR.. Carlton Flint snd sske.l :. she had
not been to see him with Jack Barry.
more. Mrs. Thaw declared she had
never seen the man before.
Makes Two Good Gains.
Instead of further hurting the cause
of her husband Mrs. Thaw managed to
make two decided gains. When court
adjourned last Thursday It appeared
from her own statements that she had
used a letter Of credit from Stanford
White while touring Europe and had
turned the letter over to Thaw. Yes.
terday she explained that Thaw took
the letter Of credit from her, I'll: ing
the money was poisonous" and
neither she nor her mother would
touch it. and that he would provide
them with funds. Whatever had been
spent Of the money, she declared. was
Tor her mother.
Explains cabIegrams.
The second point Mrs. ihaw made
was concerning the cablegram which
Thaw is said to have sent to Stanford
White from London. It appeared
Thursday that these cablegra,ns we're
requests to White to use his influence
in keeping Mrs. Nesbit from raising
row" and interfering with Evelyn
continuing in company with Thaw.
Mr.. Jerome took up the subject again
yesterday, but his questions ELECTED
the information that the letters dill
not concern Mrs. Thaw at all, brit re.
lated to mana secretary of tie
American embassy-in London, whom
Mrs. Thaw said had "sneaked up to
mammals bedroom and insulted l;er."
She said the man had also insulted
her and Thaw had gone in search CT
him, but could not find him.
Mrs. Thaw's Ordeal Ended.
New York, Feb. %. - Mrs. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw's long ordeal upon the
witness stand at the trial of her hus-
band for the killing Of Stanford White
came to an end yesterday. Mr.. Je-
rome finished his cross-examination,
which had lasted through nearly i've
court days, at the morning session.
The redirect and re-cross.examinations
yesterday afternoon were of the brief.
est character, and Just prior to ad-
Journment 1t was announced that the
defendants wife had finally been ex-
cused.
Blocked by DeImas.
The completion Of Mrs. Thaw's ex
animation followed the unsuccessful
effort Of the prosecution to draw from
Abraham Hummel certain facts relat-
ing to the AFFIDAVIT which Mrs. Thaw
is said to have made in Hummel's law
ONCE.
Mr.. Delmas, for the defense, blocked
practically every question put to
Hummel The district attorney is not
allowed to controvert Mrs. Thaw's tes-
timony In any way, but may test her
credibility.
Clears Up Odds and Ends.
Mrs. Thaw yesterday was given the
opportunity to clear up the odds and
ends Of her story. She denied again
that she had ever used a penny OF the
letter of credit Stanford White gave
to her before she went to Europe. She
denied that she had even been men,
toned in any way in connection. with
the James A.. Garland divorce case.
She said Stanford White paid all her
brothers. school expenses and identi-
ned receipts and checks signed by
her mother and showing that the lat