Evening journal., 1907-03-11
BY our own Wire. Publishers Press

BY Our own Wire Publishers Press.
NEW YORK. March ii.-No matter
which way District Attorney Jerome
turned to-day ne found Dclmas there
before him and his path was block against
the rehutta. evidence on which the State
depends for the conviction of llaay Is.
Thaw.
Attorney Frederick Longicllow was tho
first witness called. Jerome tried TO prove
by him That Thw had knowledge two
years ievous of facts related TO him m
Paris hy Evelyn Ncsbit and which are ale
legged Co have caused ms "brnin Storm
Dolmaa lntcrposod the privilege of Thaw
as % client of l.ongfcilow and Che witness
could not Doe ioroel 90 answer lt was
through suit planned by Ethel rhomu.,
now dond Othc sirl whom rhaw ls said 60
have whlppoH chat Jerome wished TO
score his point
The district attorney then tried 90 show
tnat the Hummc affidavit in which hve-
lyn ls alleged 90 have told OF rhaw's re-
ported cruelty TO her had fallen into the
hands of the defense There hc failed
again. lie tried to go Boa tcicphonic com-
munlcatlons between longfellow and Eve
+ lyn. but could not
/ Jerome asked BE- Evelyn mentioned tho
affidavit loo certain conversation. Del
mas ohieoted The lawyers argued hall
an hour Thcn the witness smIllngly ana.
swcred EMO"
Dlmls blocked te way io the cXamina
aion OF the witness ou the lettcr3 writer
90 him hy Thaw ana jerome at 1924 dis
missed Longfcll1w without having nnd,
o. 9oat
The district attorney. however. in DIS res
marips. showed clearly that h's main hope
ia 90 prove Ihaw was same when ho killed
White.
May Mackenzie. accompanied hy Eve
/ lyn. arrived at the Court House at noon
and she may Dee called ITO the stand to-
day
Policeman Wright ana Sergeant Nc.
Carty. who saw Thaw the night OF th,
killing. were called and testified Clat ihcy
considered Tmw rational nt that time.
Frederick w. Langiollow was called by
Jerome as nhc frs. witness.
There were two or three now faces in
side OF the railing and they wero said e
bo some OF the alieuists called by Jcrom,
ON Saturday.
Mr. Longfollow was counsel for linul
k Thaw at the time of Thw's nrst til
tl Europe. Nine OF the letters INTRODUCED
as evidence were written by Thaw 90 Mf
Longfelow.
Jerome asked him Il ho rememborel
what time ia tho afternoon the ship dock
cd when Evelyn Ncsbit returned Ociob
"a 1905 lie could rot ten exactly Jcrom
said the dock records showed the sli
d3cked at $50 and the counsel fer Jhe a
fcnse admitted the fact
I ln reply TO another question Mr.. Lorg
fellow said DE mot Evelyn at the docs
This was the time the STATE tired o. sh 81
that Evelyn tried 90 communicate wit
George Ledorcr before She went 10 ho
tel sho was named by Mrs. Lederer a
correspondent in her suit for divorce.
Ito Upset Insanity Defense
Jerome revealed his intention Of over
7 throwing Thaws insanity defense almos
al the beginning of the examination o
. Lawyer Lonsfellow lie questioned On
witness about the suit Ethel Thomas De
gan against Thaw in 1902. alleging ho hai
+. polmas challenged the question an'
Jerome in his argument clearly showed
his hand.
He argued that he proposed to shoy
that the tales Evelyn told Thaw Of othe
Girls being ruined by White and hi
friends could not have upset his mind
because ho had known Of the cases rect,c
! by Evelyn before he ever hclrd her ow
story. Jerome declared he could sho'
! Thaw secured this information from lay
] suits in at least one Of which rhaw wa
b served with the papers.
Evelyn's story told to Thaw cJrome do