Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-15
.DISCREDITS HUMMEL
Delmas May Gall Jerome 1n
 Thaw's Defense.
WITNESS REBUKED BY WESTERNER
New York Lawyer on stand Gets In Statement Regarding Evelyn Nss- bit Thaw's Story Before
 Counsel Could object.

Counsel Could Object.
 NEW YORK. March 15.-For the purpose of establishing the falsity of the testimony of Abraham Hummel the defense has decided to put Evelyn Nesbit Thaw on the stand in rebuttal. The young wife of Harry Thaw will deny, it is said, such of the Hummel testimony as the district attorney is able to get in.
 It was announced at the opening of the trial that the defense would call District Attorney Jerome also as a witness to impeach the testimony of Abe Hummel. That such move would be made was apparent when the de fense announced that part of Hum- mers testimony would De admitted without objection.
 MT. Delmas said he was willing to allow Mir. Hummel to testify that Eve lyn Thaw had told him that Harry Thaw had asked her to proceed against Stanford White Inasmuch as the dis trict attorney in his argument over the admissibility of the Hummel testi- mony managed to tell the jury every thing he expected to get from Hum mel, it is supposed that the defense has concluded to allow the reputation of the witness to stand against his evi- dence.
 District Attorney Jerome, it is said. has publicly stated that Abe Hummel has been a menace to the morals of the community for twenty years.
 If called as a witness the district at torney will have to say that he knows the reputation of Abe Hummel. If asked If 1t is good or bad he will be up against an embarrassing proposition. Hummel is now under sentence of one year on a misdemeanor conviction, and there is a felony indictment against him.
 Hummel as a witness declared that Evelyn Nesbit told him ill 1903 that she had told Thaw in Paris that it was not true Stanford White had drugged and betrayed her.
 The court had ruled out somewhat similar question regarding Evelyn Nes- bit Thaw's alleged affidavit, and MT. Delmas. leading counsel for the defense. was on his feet with an objection to the second interrogation when Hum mel quickly interposed his answer in a loud voice.
 "At the interview in your office" :" asked Mfr. Jerome. did Evelyn Nesbit prior to your dictating anything tell you that she had told Thaw that it was not true that Stanford White had drugged and ravished herT
 MT. Delmas was on his feet to ob- ject, but before he could do so and i'm mediately after the district attorney had ceased to speak Hummel said in loud voice. 'She certainly did"
 Mfr. Delmas looked at the witness and. with scorn in his voice, said:
 And you call yourself a lawyer
 Mir. Jerome asked Mir. Delmas to ad- dress his remarks to the court. He fur ther said he understood MT. Delmas to have said he would not object to an answer to such question as was ask ed the witness. His assistant, MT. Garvan, had told him Mfr. Delmas had made such statement while he (Je- rome) was out of the room. "I made no such statement.' declared Mir. Delmas. II specifically reserved the right to object to any question put to this witness"
 Mir. Delmas turned to Hummel and said:
 1 You heard me reserve that right, didn't youy'
 q did" said Hummel, not in the least perturbed.
 And the learned district attorney heard mey asked Mir. Delmas, turning to Mir. Garvan.
 If the learned counsel from the Pa 1 cihc slope will address himself to thu court. we will make better progress said MT. Jerome. He also added that the prefix learned if left out would tend to shorten the record.
 Irritable children are entitled tt some consideration" replied Mir. Del ] mas. "so if the irritable district attor ney prefers I will refrain from ascrib ing to him the qualities he so scorn fully rejects"
 There was general laughter at this.
 Mir. Delmas first moved that Distric Attorney Jerome's question and Hum mers answer be stricken from the rec ord. and Justice Fitzgerald seemed about to order that done when Mir Delmas again took to his feet and said
 Through the extraordinary conduc of the district attorney this question and answer are in the record. Le