Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-03-02
SIGHT OF WHITE
MADE THAW WILD
Evelyn Says he Showed Signs Of
Insanity When BE Saw Architect
HER TESTIMONY is ALL IN

New York. Feb 27.-Mrs. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw's long ordeal upon the
witness stand at the trial OF her hus-
hand for the killing OF Stanford White !
Is ended. Mr. Jerome finished his cross
examination. which had lasted through |
hearly FIVE court days. The redirect
and re-cross examinations we're OF the /
briefest character, and Just prior 60
adjournment II was announced that the
defendants wife had been finally ex
cused The district attorney will be-
gin his cross-examination OF DR.. Brit |
ton y. Evans. one Of the alienists for [
the defense. He will follow this up by |
cross-examining DR.. Charles G. Wag
ner. and then Drs. Deemar and Binga-
man viii be called in rapid order. The /
trial AZ last seems 20 be entering upon /
fts final stages
The completion OF Mrs. Thaw's ex- |
animation followed the unsuccessful |
effort OF the prosecution % draw from |
Abraham Hummel certain facts relat- |
ing TO the affidavit which Mrs. Thaw |
Is said to have made in Hummels law |
Office In this affidavit II is declared
there was an allegation that Thaw
ntA WfNANn AaAN XIII WAAAt A0AWau III
1903 when she told him there was no
truth in the story about her relations
with Stanford White
Mr.. Delmas, for the defense. blocked
practically every question put 70 Hum
mel The witness got no farther than
% say ne knew Mrs. Thaw. that she
came 20 hts Office October q. 1903. and
that he dictated 20 a stenoErapher
while she was there. Justice Ftzger
aid held that under the rules OF evi-
dence covering Mrs. Thaw's testimony
the introduction OF collateral facts was
not permissible. The district attorney
Is not allowed 20 controvert her ties
timony IA any way. but may test her
crediblity. Mr.. Jerome said IN open
court that he realized that even II ne
could show that Stanford White was
in Europe the night Mrs. Thaw de
clares she was assaulted by him. he
would not be allowed 10 Introduce such
testimony.
II was reported that Mr.. Jerome has
much testimony 20 offer In rebutt9l
but as Il is nearly all OF n collateral
character. ne viii not be allowed 90
place 10 before the jury.
Mrs. Thaw was given the oppor
tunlty % clear M the odds and ends of
her story. Mr.. Jerome introduced in
evidence her school girl diary and
read certain extracts from a.. They
caused many smiles In the court room.
rejecting as they did the young wo.
mans views OF life during that period
Mrs. Thaw denied again that she had
ever used a penny Of the letter Of
credit Stanford White gave 90 her un
der seal before she went 20 Europe
with Thaw and her mother. She denied
that she had ever been mentioned IN
any way IN connection with the James
a. Garland divorce case. She said
Stanford White paid all her brothers
school expenses and identified receipts
and checks signed by her mother,
showing that the latter drew more
than $4,000 from Stanford Whites funds
during the year from May. 1902. 10
May. 1903 Evelyn was at school dur.
ing most Of this time.
Mr.. Jerome asked Mrs. Harry Thaw
II she had observed Instances OF un-
sound mind IN her husbands con
duct.
The question was a broad one. for
he hal asked OF specific instances
time AID again in the cross-examina.
ton. but Mrs. Thaw was ready AMI
pertly asked:
"To what particular time do you
refer"
We'll, after your marriage and prior
90 the shooting Of Stanford White.
specified Mr.. jerome.
"He was most erratic in Pittsburg
in 1896" said Mrs. Thaw. but I re-
member one night we were going home
in cab, on Broadway. near Herald
Square. when he saw Stanford White.
Il don't know what you call It; call
81 fit; he had a Mt right there In the
cab lie cried and sobbed and bit his
hands. His body trembled and he be-
haved funny"
Instead OF further hurting the cause
OF her husband, Mrs. Thaw managed
TO make two decided gains When
court adjourned last Thursday II APP
peared from her own statements that
she had used a letter OF credit from
Stanford White while touring in Eu-
rope. and had turned the letter over 20
Thaw- She explained that Thaw took
the letter of credit from her. saying,
the money was poisonous" and Meth
er she nor her mother would touch Il.
and that he would provide them WITT
funds. Whatever had been sepnt or
the money, she declared was for her
mother
The second point Mrs. Thaw made
was concerning the cablegrams which
Thaw Is said 10 have sent to Stan
ford White from London. II appeared
Thursday that these cablegrams were
requests to White TO use his influence
In keeping Mrs. Nesbit from raising
a row" and interfering with Evelyn
continuing in company with Thaw
Mr.. Jerome took up the subject again.
but his questions elected the informa
tion that the letters did not concern
Mrs. Thaw at all. but related TO a man
"a secretary OF the American embas