Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-22

New York, Feb. 21.-Under the stress
of cross examination in which District
Attorney jerome gave no quarter, Mrs.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw broke down today
upon the witness stand. With binding
tears burning their way down cheeks
which from aShcn white had flushed u
crimson she admitted that after her
first experience with Stanford White.
her relations with the architect contin-
uCd for several months. But this was
not all. There We're other confessions
which, while damaging to her own
character, acccntuated all the more
terrible personal sacrifice she perform
ed in the effort to save her husband
from death in the electric chair The
case has progressed to Il point where
the defendant has been all but lost
sight of. His childlike wife is the fig
ure about whom the storm lashes it
self. She it is whose life is being
searched out and who is being held up
to sc0rn by the prosecuting officer
Thaw. his face buried in his hands,
might easily have been out of the court
room picture today and no one would
have missed him. All eyes We're upon
the witness chair and the slight figure
morning and at all times heretofore,
Mrs. Thaw has had to sit on the edge
Of the chair that her feet might touch
tie floor. To make her more comforta-
BILE for the ordeal still ahead of her. a
fOot-stOol and back cushion We're pro-
vided during the afternoon. AT the
close of the most eventful day of the
trial. Mr. jerome announced that he
would probably keep Mrs. Thaw under
examination for two more days Ad-
journment was taken until Monday
morning. although at one time Justice
Fitzgerald said that TO accommodate
Out-Of-toWn witnesses he would hold
court both tomorrow, Il holiday and
Saturday.
There was no subject affecting the
witness of so intimate 4 nature that
the district attorney hesitated to haul
il from its hiding place and hold before
the gaze Of the world. all the while re-
quiring that she should recognize and
own the fault in her own damning
words.
When Mr.. Jerome was fiaying the
witness with questions as to her rela-
tions with White. carrying her from
every detail and while bitter tears
were yelling to her eyes, two newspa-
per women, accuStOmdc to harsh
scenes of life, left their places in tho
court room. At last the prosecutor him.
self relented somewhat and suggested
| that the proceedings suspend. Mr. Del
mas thought he detected an unfavora-
BILE slant in this and protested that the
witness would be able to proceed. Mrs
Thaw wiped her eyes. Stiffened UP &
bit and nodded to Mr.. Jerome to PRO
coed.
After bringing out that the relations
with White continued for some time
Mr.. Jerome went deeper. Mrs. ThaW
| admitted that in 1903 after the return
| from Europe, she spent the night q
| 1'haw's apartments in New York anC
| that for three weeks he and she occu
| pied connecting apartments at thu
| Grand Central hotel in this city.
| Mrs Thaw admitted freely and will
| astonishing frankness that the cham
| payne which she had declared mad tast
| cd hitter the night she lost conscious
| ness in the mirrored bedroom was III
| more bitter than any other champaign
! she had drank. In fact she declared !
tasted like all the rest She denied tina
she had intended for the jury to as
| sumo otherwise
Mrs. Thaw made what was consid
erei perhaps her most damaging state
rent to the defendant when she san
no had shown her copies OF cabie
Grams that were being sent to Stan
ford White from Europe. asking hin
II, use his influence with certain MAJ
in London to prevent Mrs Nesblt IRON
| raising a fuss and interfering WI
EVELYN continuing in the company
Thaw.
Mrs Thaw also was forced to admi
that when she and her mother WEI,
abroad with Thaw in 1903 they were SUI
drawing upon the bounty of Stanfor
White. Evelyn declared that she hao
letter of credit for $500 or $500 which wa
r;ven I, her by White and which sh
later turned over to Thaw. There wa
still, a balance in the Mercantile trust -
to her order also.
But mamma got all Of that SAID IN
witness.