The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-21
Under MerciIess Questions Ad-
mits She Got $3.50 From
Stanford White
CAN 7 REMEMBER MANY
THINGS He WANTS TO KNOW
Asks Her About Her Manner of Posina
for Artists and About Letters,
Thaw Says Audiby STAN
ford White Stole Them.

New York, + February 20.-Continuing his
cross-examination of Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw today at the trial of her husband
,Distrfct Attorney jerome brought out the
ifact that in 1902 Stanford White deposited
the sum of $3.50 with a New York trust
company, with instructions that it should
doe paid to the Nesbit girl at the rate of
SIS week. Mrs. Thaw frankly admitted
receiving a number of checks from the
trust company, but she would not admit
that there was a provision that she
should receive the money only when out
of employment.
The prosecutor spent nearly the entire
afternoon in trying to make Mrs. Thaw
admit that this was true, but as often and
In as many ways as he put the question
to her she gave the one answer, Il don't
remember
Mrs. Thaws inability to remember a
number of other things about which Mr..
Jerome questioned her was by far the
most material element in the cross-exam-
ination. The district attorney delved into
the witness past life with a familiarity
as to details and store of general
knowledge which at times seemed to
amaze all who heard not excepting the
defendants counsel themselves. Mr. .Je-
rome indicated early in his questioning
that he had no disposition to spare Mrs
Thaw's feelings in any way Whatsoever
siesinterrogated her most pontedly as to
her men acquaintances of the past He
laid special strrss upon her aequain tance-
Z ssaip e5th 1artAs A. q. 'aea Rho ae-.lsc
s.2~r "a ls.e
Ars. ViaW sd that she Antw Garland
before she met White.
Weren't YOU named as correspondent
in the Garland divorce case2a asked Mr.
Jerome.
Knew Garland.
Mrs. Thaw was shaking her head when
Mr.. Delmas sprang to his feet with an
objection. He demanded that the record
of the divorce case be brought into court
that it might speak for itself.
Justice Fitzgerald overruled the objec-
tion, but Mr.. Jerome withdrew the ques-
ton.
Mr.. Jerome questioned the witness about
her manner of posing for artists, and
brought out from her a denial that she
ever posed in the nude. Mr.. Jerome was
insistent for details on the subject. He
did not mince words. Mr.. Jerome, during
the morning session. piled the young
woman with questions as to what dsposi-
tion she had made OF the letters written
TO her by Stanford White. Some, she
said. had been destroyed and some she
had given to her husband. In the midst
of the district attorneys examination
with regard to the letters, and when he
was pressing for an answer as to what
had become of them, Thaw leaned far
w a
voice audible to those nearest him: Stan
ford White stole them"
Attorney OReiIly thereupon said aloud:
Stanford White got them"
IF counsel desires to testify we will be
very glad to have him do 1t, Mr.. Jerome
remarked sarcas stically.
Whites Letters.
Later Mr.. Jerome indicated that he had
In his possession a number of letters
written by Stanford White to Evelyn
Nesbit, saying he would show her the let
ters TO see If they would not brighten her
memory. lie changed his mind however,
and the letters weer not produced. Mr.
Jerome demanded that Thaw's counsel
deliver to the court the Stanford Whte
letters they have in custody but they
made no response
Mr.. Jerome was assisted materially in
his cross-examination by typewriter
statements made by Mrs. Thaw's mother
from time to time. and Mr.. Delmas let
this fact become known to the jury by
remarkng upon it.
Mr. Jerome's cross-examination may re-
nulre several days yet. He jumped about
Today from one part of Mrs. Thaw story
md one period of her life to another in
way that baffied any attempt to tell
bow far he had progressed with his at
Iack He apparently intends to take
,yery advantage of the ruling OF yester-
sav which allows him wide latitude IN
testing the credibility of the witness.
Mr.. Delmas, contrary to expectations
.rternosed few objections. He is evident
iv prensrine, however, for an extended
retfirect examination, and tins, together
with Mr. Jeromes cross-exa1nihauoh on
lhe redirect promises to keep the prls-
,ner's wife on the witness stand for an
Indefinite period.
AIRS Thaw was perfectly self-possessed
~ every stage of the cross-examinatlon.
Az times her voice trenbled perceptipiy,
mt almost always ii was clear anu elh-
nhatie. She fenced with the prosecutor
continuously corrected him at times as 10
.ssnmnttons drawn from previous an
swers and occasionally told him his cues
lions were entirely too long to permit OF
4 proper answer.
Mr. Delmas was d few minutes late
m reaching the court room. He came up
behind rhaw, who sat in his accustomed
chair and patted him affectionately on
IN. back. 1haw smiled up at him and for
moment they whispered together each
with his arm about the others shoulders.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was Immediately
recalled that Mr.. Jerome might continue
bts e,oss-examination She was dressed
precisely as she has been on every day
,nce the trial began, even TO the little
black bow ne. Her face was slightly
flushed as she took her place In the wit
ness chair with her usual smile at her
husbard Mr. Delrnas moved his chair
inside the ran and seated himself beside
.he witness box. When Mrs. Thaw saw
him she smiled family and then turned
Ter ewes to the district attorney, who
Mt before her. The district attorney be-
m by showing Mrs. Thaw photograph