The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-16
.HUMMEL' s STORY
is IN EVIDENCE
CONTINUED from First page.)


Attorney Jerome WrcE sentence was |
about to be Imposed; when Mr.. jerome |
urged the court to pass the longest |
and heaviest sentence within It's power
on Hummel as he had been q menace |
to the community for twenty years"
Justice Fitzgerald finally sustained an
objection to this, and Hummel was not
compelled to answer. MIR. Delmas
wanted to know IL Hummel had recent
business transactions with the district
attorney and asked II MIR. Jerome was
pressing the charges against him.
he certainly is,' said the witness
Will. spirit.
Hummel Trips on Cross-Exami-
nation.
Humnels Testimony was to tho Of.
feet that Bveyn Nesbit told him that
Tlaw had beaten her when she refused
to sign papers he had prepared
charging Stanford White with her be-
trayal; that he had dictated state
ment to stenographcr in the presence
of Miss Ncsbit and Stanford White
lthat he gave the affidavit OF two OF
his clerks to take to Miss Nesbit. and
that the next day tho paper was re-
turned to him with Evelyn Nesbit's
signature attached.
He kept the affidavit until Miss Ncsblt
called one day and demanded 1t. He re-
fused to give II to her, and turned 1t over
to Stanford White, advising him to have
a Photographic copy made. Hummel first
said he had himself arranged for photo
graphing the affidavit, and that the pho
tographer came to his office. A few mo-
ments later, however, he completely con-
tradicted himself on this point, saying
thnt he did not make the arrangements;
that the photographer did not come to
his office, and that he had not SO testified.
After Stanford White had the copy
made he returned the original of tina
affidavit. the Photographic negative and
the prints made from the negative b
Hummel who swore to-day that he sub
sequently delivered the original affidavit
to Miss Nesbit. and has not seen II since.
Photograph May Be Admitted.
Abraham snydccker. ono OF Hummels
clerks, was called and said he took the
affidavit to Mr.. Whites rooms and hand
| ed 1t to the woman pointed out to him
as Miss Nesbit. She kept the affidavit
for five minutes, and signed 1t, saying
| she had read 1t through.
| At the conclusion of this testimony
District Attorney Jerome asked per-
mission to introduce the carbon and
Photographic copies of the affidavit in
evidence. 1t was near the closing
hour. and Mr.. Delnas asked that adj
journnent be taken before arguing as
to the admissibility OF the AFFIDAVIT
He said that after reading the paper
over he might not object to its being
offered in evidence.
Coming as 1t does he added, an
such questionable shape. we may deem
1T best to have the paper go in evil
dence."
District Attorney jerome completed
his medical testimony during the morn
Ing session. Attorney Delmas, for the
defense. declining to ross-examine
any of the experts.
Experts Are Excused.
1 DR.. Flint. who testified yesterday,
was formally excused and then fvc
other alienists were called, ono after
another. Each said he was familiar
with the hypothetical questions framed
by the defense and by the prosecution.
Easing their opinions on these ques
tons. they all declared that Thaw on
the night he shot and killed Stanford
White, knew the nature and quality u his
act. and knew that the act was wrong
One question was put by Mr. Hartridge,
or the DEFENSE, to Dr. William Mahon,
the last Of the States experts
DO doctors often disagree as to the
form of a mans insanity?" he asked.
Mr.. Jerome's objection was overruled.
and Dr. Mabon replied: "They do"
Mr.. Jerome announced that when the
matter OF the admissibllity Of the Hum
mel affidavit Is disposed Of. the prosecu-
ton will rest. n
THE defense, however. will not" said
Mr. Demas. and he further intimated that
more experts will be called by him on
surrebuttal.
Adjournment was then taken until
Monday.
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