Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-20
HARD PRESSED BY
JEROME, MRS. THAW
HAS BAD MEMORY
Many Places and Dates and
Persons She Utterly Fails
to Recall.
HER STUDIO EXPERIENCES
She Denies Absolutely Some of the
Serious Allegations Made
Against Her.
KNEW MANY MEN IN GOTHAM
'he Tells the Story of Her Connection
With the Florodora Company
Her Photographs and How
They Were Taken.
KNEW MANY MEN IN GOTHAM

The cross-examination of Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw was continued at the.
resumption of the trial of her hus-
band for the killing of Stanford
White Called as the first witness,
when Justice Fitzgerald opened the
court this morning, young Mrs.
Thaw was on the stand all through
the two hours of the first session,
and it looked when the recess hour
came as if it would be several hours
more before the district attorney
would be through with her. So far
she had not been trapped into any
misstatements, and while her mem
DRY was plainly vague on many
things, she was caught in no admis-
sion that might be set up against her
credibility as witness. AT no time
was she Disconnected, even when the
district attorneys questions limited
at dark things i'll the past. In some
OF her derlials she was vehement,
and all through the examination her
words were accompanied by the
same childish expression OF face and
simple gestures that characterized
her on the stand on other days.
When she LETT the witness chair she
passed out OF the court room as Ian
guidly as she had entered.
NEW YORK, February 20.-Dis;rict At
torney Jerome continued today his cross
examination of mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw,
and when the luncheon recess of the trial
of her husband ordered it was appar-
ent that he would keep the young woman
on the stand all afternoon. and possibly
for several days to come.
Mr.. Jerome indicated by his questions to-
day that he does not intend to spare Mrs.
Thaw in any way whatsoever, but will turn
over every leaf in her past life He
seemed well prepared with notes and in
formation. From time to time his assist
ant, Mr. Garvan, supplied the details on
which some of the questions were founded.
Mrs. Thaw's statement yesterday, that the
story she told Thaw about Stanford White
was true, to attack the story as to its mi
nutest detail. 1t had been thought that the
rules of evidence would prevent this, for
the story had been introduced by the de-
tense merely to show its effect upon the
mind of Thaw Once Mrs Thaw had
stated on the witness stand that her narra-
tive was true it gave the prosecutor the
oportunity ne had waited for
No Nude Pictures.
Mr.. jerome questioned Mrs. Thaw as to
her manner Of posing for artists, insisting
upon defiaite answers to his questions. She
denied in positive manner that she had
ever posed in the nude or had cast made
of her nude figure.
Mr. Jerome asked her about her relations
with James \. Garland, whom she knew
before she met Stanford White.
Mrs. Thaw said she had been on Mr. Gar
lands yacht but always accompanied by
her mother.
Were you named as correspondent in
Mr.. Garlands divorce suit?" asked Mr..
Jerome.
Attorney Delmas objected to this. saving
the record of the case was the best evil
dence.
Mr. Jerome withdrew the question.
Mrs. Thaw also was asked about a man
named Hoppe or Hopley, whom she met
soon after coming to New York
Nothing developed from the examination.
however.
Stanford Whites Communications.
The witness was put through the closest
sort OF questioning regarding letters STAN
ford White had written to her, Mr. Jerome
wanting to know just what she had done
with all of them. Mrs Thaw declared the
only letters she knew to be in existence
were in the hands OF Mr.. Hartridge, The
district attorney demanded the production
of the letters. but Mr. Hartridge sat silent.
The morning session adjourned at 1892
pm, Mrs. Thaw having been on the stand
two hours. Her voice trembled at times.
but she bore the ordeal with much forti-
tude and there was no indication of a
breakdown at any point of her testimony.
District Attorney Jerome continued his