Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-08

appointed the Russian commissioner
general to the st. Louis exposition.
stuff that was not true-that | had
been treated badly by Thaw Then
they sent the man out of the room.
Several days later Hummel called
me up and asked if | had any letters
irom Thaw.
Il said | did but could not see what
they had to do with it. White also
called up and said if l was not willing
TO help in every way they could not
protect me from Thaw.
He said | must do just what Hum
mel said. So | made the letters up in
bunch and took them to Hummer
office. He asked if they were love let-
ters, l said, yes
To Hold Over Thnw's Head.
He said he just wanted to hold
them over Thaws head. He sealed
them up in a big envelope so | could
see, he said. that he did not see any
thing about them.
Witness at considerable length de-
tailed how Hummel sought to induce
her to bring breach of promise suit
| against Thaw. When she refused,
Hummel became very angry and call
ed her foolish
Signed No Papers.
She said she signed no papers while
iTr- 'tfunnmet's office and when she told
Thaw of this, the latter became very
much agitated and said Hummel was
| a blackmailer. Thaw's action impress
ed the witness. He said he was going
| to see Longfellow. his lawyer.
| Mrs. Thaw testified going to her
own lawyer and relating experiences
with Hummel, who was greatly incens
ed at what she told him
He told me Hummel was a shyste"
Then he told me | had no business tc
speak again with White. He accused
me of having improper relations with
White since | came back from Europe
| said that it was a lie. He said il
would look to people as if | was Z
| blackmailer by going to Hummel's of
flee"
| tOiu incident.
Did you tell Thaw of another Incl
dent?"
Yes, told him one day when White
came to the Hotel Navarro he was ter
ribly mad and walked up and down tn,
room. My child he said. what die
you tell Hummel about me?'
Il said l had not said anything. an,
then White said | must have told Hum
mel, because Hummel had just squeez
ed a thousand dollars out of him HI
was not going to send another thous
and"
Did Not Know What She Signed.
Witness, continuing. said she did no
know what she had signed when sh,
signed a paper offered by White in hi
office. Mrs. Thaw said later she me
/, White in Hummel's office at his re
} quest. White showed her a paper bear
ing her signature. After she acknow
ledged it to be hers White put tn
paper in big jardiniere and burned il
How did Thaw treat you from tha
time till he proposed MARRIAGE"
, He treated me very nicely carrie
me up and down stairs when | wa
/ sick, and brought me flowers, and too
me carriage riding"
: Took Trip West.
: After her marriage with Thaw wi
ness said they took trip through tn
west. While in Pittsburg she lived a
the home of her husbands mother
She related how she had PERSISTENT
refused to marry Thaw before she fiji
ally did so because of her reputation
not wishing to separate him from hi
? family. Witness told how she me
some of Thaw's family in Europe an
certain things happened which led he
to believe she would be received in tn
2 family as Thaw's wife.
White Made Overtures.
D Witness next related the efforts
White to renew her friendship Will
2 on visit to New York from Pitt
[ burg. Whenever she passed White @
i the street he would either yell ou
e Evelyn or attempt to meet her
Il the doctors office, where she was beir
0 treated for throat trouble. She to-
her husband after each occurrence, ar
Thaw always became very agitate
II bit his finger nails and looked rigid.
Relations With barrymore.
Relate to the jury how you can