Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-09
New York Awaits Cross.
Examination of
Evelyn Thaw.
HARDTASK FOR LAWYER
Can Attack Only Reliability as
Witness and Seek Con-
tradlcti0ns.

There was a dramatic cOllOquy yes
teIdaw afternoon between District At
toney Jerome and Mr.. Delmas when
the witness was asked whether she
and Harry Thaw had discussed a fate
similar to hers which had befallen 9th
er young girls at the hands of Stan
ford White. Mr. Jerome protested
against this defamation of the dead
is there no limit" he exclaimed, ito
the aspersions that are to be cast upon
this man? Your honor well knows |
cannot. under the law, controvert any
statement this witness might make
against the memory of Stanford White.
The upsnot of it was that Mr.. Del
mas temporarily turned to the inrrOduc-
tiOn of documentary proof. One Of
these documents was the will that
Harry X. Thaw drew the day he was
married. In it the name of Stanford
White is referred to. But the docu-
ment was not admitted. the court rul-
ing that sufficient proof of its genuine
ness had not been shown.
Mrs. Thaw left the stand. while Mr..
Delmas called Miss Frances f. Pierce
to the stand. She had been a witness
to the papers. but her testimony did
mot prove the genuineness of them ac-
cording TO the court. Mr.. Delmas said
then that the only thing he could do
was to follow out his original line
of proof and recall young Mrs. Thaw.
She had been off the stand about .
minutes. Mr.. Delmas started right Uut
o. with this question:
Il have asked you. madam, whether
after you told Mr.. Thaw of the events
of 1903 between yourself and Stanford
White whether at various times and
mp to June % last Mr. Thaw had spok
en to you of number of other young
girls who had met Il fate similar tt
yours at the hands of Stanford White
and was ne at that time rational ol
irrational?"
Makes Objection.
objection" said Mr.. Jerome, anC
then made for the first time a tech
nical objection to the question, on the
mas reframed il.
Did Mr. Thaw at any time mention
any one who had met the same fat,
as you at the hands of Stanford
White?' he asked.
Yes" was the answer.
state whether there were one o
more girls" continued Mr.. Delmas
M in
making long speech against admis
sion of "tenderloin tattle." as he calIe'
IT, before the foundation of insanit
had been laid.
Mr. Delmas replied at length, dis
claiming any knowledge what tender
lon tattle" meant, but saving he ha
produced the will and codicil to shoy
they had produced a powerful effec
on the defendants mind.
Other Girls Mentioned in VIII.
Mr.. Delmas said that he couldn't prC
duce at that moment the necessar
witnesses to identify the will.
Mr.. Jerome suggested that the prt
Ceedings had been a great strain {
counsel on both sides and that an az
jouTnment then might save time in th
end
And it has been a great strain o
the court. too" said Justice Fitzgeral,
with smile.
The defense said that the will woul
be identified on Monday without
doubt Lawyer Perkins of Pittsbur
who drew it. will be here to identii
it and the codicil.
From the questions of Mr. Jerom
and Mr.. Delmas it was made plain thi
in the will Stanford White is mentio
ed. 1t is also said that in the codiC
are the names of young women who
Thaw, from the stories told by h
wife, believed to have received Il
same treatment from White as she ha
The trial will be resumed Monda
morning. After the will has been ide
titled and read in evidence, Mrs. Tha
will probably go on the stand again.
is expected that Mr.. Jerome will g
to her crOss-eXamination some time {
Monday.
VIII Try To Introduce WILL
New York, Feb. Sit is expect
DeCmas of counsel for Harry X. Tha
will make a vigorous effort on Mond
TO introduce Thaw's will in eviden,
1t is said the remarkable document
believed to be strongly relied upon
Delmas TO show the effect upon Ths