Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-08


know every story, including Dilling-
hams, is fake, except one-I show all
those letters-all sham-but l don't
care little brass. You know me bet
ter than any one, and if you don't trust
me and know l am true and unselfish
compared to most men, then there is no
hope for me. am changed now, but
not in truth, faithfulness or courage.
Promise me one thing, don't drink any
champagne. am too poor and must
live at home. can't pay for your ring
now. OF course, If you are in need, l
can get loads of money, but 1T would
make trouble. must stay here or get
a cheap ticket east. OF course, don't
say anything about this"
White BeIittles Thaw to Evelyn.
At the conclusion OF the reading o.
the letters, Delmas asked:
Did you tell Thaw of the episode
in your life connected with White aud
Abraham Hunlmel in New York, be-
tween your return from Paris in 1903
uatil Christmas eve of that year?'
mo. did not tell him until Janu-
ary, 1904. Thaw asked me how l came
to speak to White after my return
from Europe. I told him was driving
down Fifth avenue one day in han-
some with my maid. AS We passed
White heard him eXclaim: oh, look
at Evelyn. A few days later was
called to the telephone, and it was
White He said My, but it's good
to hear your voice again He said he
wanted 10 come 10 see me. l told hiEl
that l could not see him. He said that
1t was very important, that it was a
matter of life and death--he could not
tell me over the telephone. So he came
to see me at the Hotel Savoy. When
he came in he tried to kiss me. but
did not let him. I toli him to sit down
and asked him again If my mother was
ill. He said, No. and at once began
to talk about Thaw. He told me that
different actresses had told him that ]
was in Europe with Thaw. He said
presently that Thaw took me to Eu-
rope, and asked me why / went around
with man who took morphine He
said positively that Thaw took NOR
phlne, that he was not even gentle
man, and l must have nothing to do
with him. After that he came con-
stantly to see me. He also sent peo-
pie to me, who told me stories abou,
Thaw, stories which 1 told yesterday.
told Thaw afterwards that the stories
worried me SO much that / could not
sleep nights. l got very nervous, for ]
knew that Thaw was coming over. and
I told White that l did not want ia
see Thaw."
Mrs. Thaw told of going to Abe
Hunrmeps office with White, and said
Hummel questioned her very closely
concerning her relations with her
mother and Thaw
Tells of Conspiracy.
"Hummel said that Thaw was q very
bad man, and above all things / must
be protected from him White then
said that the other man was to get
Thaw out of New York and keep him
out. They asked me if went to Eur
rope of my own accord, and said GER
talnly.' said l had remained in Eu-
rope, and that my mother left because
had quarreled with her. l could not
dance for year, and / liked Thaw very
much, and could not do anything else.
Hummel said, you are a
minor and he should not have taken
you away from your mother said
that he didn't take me away. White
said that strong methods must be re-
sorted to to keep Thaw out of New
York and protect myself and that /
must help in every way could. White
said must leave everything in Hum
mels' hands. Then they sent for a
stenographer and lawyer, and said /
must not interrupt him in what he was
about to say. was very nervous and
excited and began to cry. Then they
began to dictate and put in lot OF
stuff that I had been carried away by
Ihaw against my will. I started to In.
terrupt, but the lawyer put up his
hands and stopped me. They put in
that l had been taken away from my
mother. and lot of stuff that was not
true-that had been treated badly by
ThaW. Then they sent the man out
OF the room. Several days later Hum
mel called me up, and asked If 1 had
any letters from Thaw. l said I did.
put could not see what they had to do
with 1T. White also called up and said
that If was not willing to help in ev-
cry way they could not protect me
from Thaw. He said must do tust
what Hummel said. So made the let.
ters up In bundle and took them
down to Hummel's Office. He asked if
they were love letters, and I said YES.
He said he just wanted to hold them
over Thaw's head. He sealed them up
in big envelope, so could see he
said, that he did not care ANYTHING
about them"
Hummel Blackmailer,
me witness, at considerable length.
detailed how Hummel sought to induce
her to bring a breach Of promise suit
against Thaw. When she refused
Hummel became very angry and called
her foolish. She said that she signed
no papers while in HummeFs office and
when she told Thaw of this, the latter
became very much agitated, and said:
Hummel is blackmailer, and Thaw's
action impressed the witness that he
was going to see Longfellow, his law
year. Mrs. Thaw testified TO going to
her own lawyer and relating her ex-
periences with Hummel, who was
greatly incensed at what she told him.
He told me that Hummel was a
shyster. Thaw told me that l had no
business to speak again with White.
He accused me of having improper re-
lations with White since I came back
from Europe. said that it was lie.
He said that it would look to people
as if l was blackmailer, by going to
office"
Did you tell Thaw of another in
cident?'
Yes. I told him one day when
White came to the Hotel Navarro when
be was terribly mad and walked UP