Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-19

girl jumped out of the pie, the birds
fled all about the ROOM"
"At that dinner party at the ST. Re-
gis, in 1904, when Mr.. and Mrs. Thaw
and another man were present, tne
guest told Thaw the story of the pie
He said" Mrs. Thaw continued
''that White and another man had
trouble to keep it out of the newspa- :
knees to the editor of one newspaper
to>keep the story out of the paper and
finally thru the influence of friend
they had it suppressed
What newspaper was it?"
"The American"
What did Thaw say?"
He said he must investigate this
story and see what the truth of 1t
was"
After we were married, Thaw told
me that the girl was dead. He said
that he had investigated the story and
that it was true, that afterwards the
girl married. but her husband heard
the story Of her connection with White
and cast her off, and she died in great
poverty and Disgrace
these girls?"
YES, there was constant conversa-
stion. I could not possibly tell you
every place and every time we dis
cussed 1t. He told me something ought
to be done about these girls. [ told
him that I could not do anything. He
said that could help him. tried to
get his mind on other things. bur then
he would say that was trying to get
out of it. He said that White ought
to be in the penitentiary, that he got
worse and worse all the time ana that
something had to be done.
You may take the witness said
Delmas to Jerome.
"a Gang Of Rich Criminals"
A moment Of waiting for the prose-
,cutor's first question was Interrupted
by Delmas, who had a few more papers
for the witness to identify. One Of the
papers identified was letter from
Thaw to Anthony Comstock. Delmas
read the document In 1t Thaw de-
scribed the studio in Madison Square
tower, and said it was filled with OBJ
scene pictures and should be raided.
He also described the studio at %
West Twenty fourth street, which he
said was "consecrated to debauchery"
and used by "a gang Of rich criminals"
He described the studio and said in IT
were many indecent pictures. In this
building, the letter said, We're the fa-
nous red velvet swing and mirrored
bedroom. Workmen on the outside of
the building" says the letter, "hava
frequently heard screams of young
girls from this building"
The letter continued that the place
was run by a gang of rich criminals,
who did not know Its character The
letter said the place had been partly
d!smantled three years ago. The letter
called attention to still another house,
saying: You may also abolish slnoth-
er place at 122 East Twenty-second
street, house used secretly by three
or four Of the same scoundrels. Your
girls are taken there to perform fe
ony." With one last question, Delmas
said: Now, you may take the witt
ness" to the district attorney.
Jerome Reserves Cross Examination.
Jerome arose. Il will ask permission
to reserve my cross-examinaton Of
this witness until / can determine
whether cross eYfminatton is needful
on the issues in this case'
I'VE will assent to that said Del
mas, and Mrs. Thaw left the stand
Mrs. j. j. Caine, a Boston mlliner,
then took the stand. Mrs. Caine is a
petite young woman with an abund-
ance of brown hair, worn pompadour.
She was smartly attired. Mrs. Caine
said that she had known Mrs Evelyn
Thaw and Mrs. Holman, her mother,
for six years; and Thaw for three years.
She said that she was present at the
conversation in 1903 in New York,
when Thaw told Mrs Holman that he
wanted to marry Evelyn. The witness
said that late in 1903 or early in 1904,
she accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. Thaw
to Daly's theater, They occupied a
box White and three other men sat
in a box just opposite. She said that
when Thaw saw White the CORNER
looked at the box, his face turned white
and his eyes popped in wild stare,
and continued to glare at the box until
Mrs Thaw threatened to leave the
theater if Thaw did not desist.
Brings Out Unpleasant Episode.
When Mrs. Caine was taken in hand
by Jerome he began a searching in
quiry into her acquaintance with the
Thaws, and asked her all about their
movements, directing his questions
particularly to the trip on which Thaw
and Evelyn made to Europe. He
brought out the fact Mrs. Nesbit had
not accompanied her daughter on this
trip. He next took up the movements
Of defendant and Miss Nesbit, after
their return from Europe in 1904. He
asked about the "Hotel Cumberland
episode" referring to the time when
Miss Nesbit and Thaw were required
to leave the hotel unless Miss Nesbit
and Thaw registered as man and wife.
the jury, but jerome had not concluded
his cross examination when the lunch
con recess was ordered.
Mrs. Gaines cross examination was
resumed after the recess and was con-
cluded at 2:45, when Mrs. Thaw was
recalled. Jeromes examination OF Mrs.
Caine was very searching and brought
several exchanges OF sharp remarks
between the district attorney and Del
mas. The latter, on several occasions
when he thought Jerome was pressing
the witness too hard, interposed OBJ
tections Jerome asked Mrs. Caine il
she, had heard Thaw and Miss Nesbit
had been elected from the hotel. Her
reply that she had read it in the. paper
was stricken out
Jerome said this afternoon If 1t could