Evening journal., 1907-02-22

source it is learned that the girl Is
really on the verge Of a nervous break
down, and that there is good reason
for fear that she may give way under
the strain and be unable to return to
the stand. Even though she does mas
ter herself by Monday it is the great
fear of her husbands attorneys that in
her extreme nervous state she may be-
come confused and allow herself 70 be
entangled in the cross-examination.
Even should this take place, however.
there Is room for reasonable doubt as to
its hurting Thaw's chances.
With all his ruthless probing. his drag
ging of the protecting veil from the dark
spots in the life of the girl. it is a ques-
ton whether jerome has gained anything
for the cause of the State. That the black
encd past was there everyone has known
an along but the knowledge has appar-
entity in no way tended to modify the ef-
feet on the jury Of the story Of her down
fan told by the girl.
Back beyond all of her later sins. ex.
posed yesterday and marking the begin.
ming of Evelyn's descend. stands the
figure Of Stanford White. and it win b,
the task Of Delmas to paint that figure
i'm such strong coiors. and fix its position
so clearly in the girls life that its shadow
will soften the lines Of her later errors.
Thaw in Good Spirits.
Harry rhaw. IN his prison CELL TODAY
was in apparent good spirits. His wife's
confession in court moved the prisoner "a
his second display Of emotion. the Other
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story Of her betrayal by White. But 10.
day Thaw apparently had fully recovered
He was up early, had his morning bath
and disposed OF a substantial breakfast
Then he devoted himself to writing let
ters 1t being a holiday visitors wer.
denied him. The entire morning was given
over to letter writing.
There were fully a dozen letters fol
Thaw in the morning mail TWO Of then
were from Evelyn, according to the keep.
ers who have become familiar with hei
writing in the days Thaw has been i'm.
pirsoned.
Some Letters Before the Court.
following is a copy OF one of Evelyn
Nesbit's letter to an actor i'm "The
Prince Of Pilsen" company az a time
when her soul was rent with grief over
a realization of the sins Of her past:
My Dear -- Your suggestion
that the Tenderloin had migrated has
proven true. The other night we were
having sup epart the Cafe Maris. when
wh oshOuld come in but the said bunch.
4 We joined PARTIES and went out for the
night to the harmless places like the
Dead Rat (and nobody was hurt
There is a very sporty man named
I (name of person. who puts everything
on the blink wherever he goes. He is
about hfty-four years old and is a spry
/ chicken. We took him along for fun
and to swell the party. And Sport
I (another name) did his share to make
things hum. II was very funny. We
came home when the markets were
getting busy and Harry bought a new
basket OF strawberries which I spent
+ the rest Of the day cooking. There is
/ preserve juice all over my bathrobe in
! the kitchen. Harry has a new aut
which is now in the hospital. but we
expect viii be all right in few days
and able to eat up a few tanks Of gaso-
line or whatever they put in them. Az
ter that we win go to switzer (cheesel