Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-09
MRS. THAN CONTINUES
STORY OF HER LIFE
Tells Judge and Jury That She
Made Every Effort to Keep
Away From White.
PORTIONS OF HER TALE fLIMsY
District Attorney jerome Makes
Vigorous Protest Against Evidence
Relative to the Dead Man-Direct
Examination VIII Be Continued
Monday. !.
(By Associated PreasA

NEW YORK. Feb. s.-Eyelyn
Nesbit Thaw again today was the
central figure at her husbands tria:.
She was still on the stand-her
direct examination unfinished-when
the usual weekend adjournment un
III Monday morning was taken.
PlSking up the threads of her
lies story where she had dropped
them the evening before, the girl
wife of the defendant,-always she
declared telling her story Just as
she had related 1t to Harry Thaw
from time to time-brought the mar.
rntiVe down to her wedding in
Pittsburg, on April 4th. 1906, ana
the return to New York from n
honeymoon in the West. She de.
clared she had heard White cal
to her on tile street once after this
and that on another occasion when
she passed him in cab she noticed
his cab turn around and follow her
in the direction OF doctors of.
nee, where she was going to have
her throat treated.
Mrs. Thaw had taken up the story
at the time of her return from
Europe IN October, 1908, following
her refusal of Thaw's offer of mar
riage on the grounds which she
related yesterday. On Monday she
may be called upon to finish the
relation OF the events which 1t is
claimed by the defense brought on
the explosive impulse in the dis.
eased brain of the defendant and
caused the killing of Stanford
White.
While today's testimony was lack
ing in the personal quality which
made yesterdays recital so dramatic
SO impellfng. enthralling and pathe-
TIC, observed to clear away some
OF the doubts and differences which
remained from incomplete details
AS to the full extent of the revela.
tons SHE claims to have made to
her husband.
There were repetitions, at sugges-
ton of her counsel. and incidents
which had not been gone over in
the first year of Mrs. Thaw's &C.
quaintance with Stanford White,
were brought out in completion of
tSe life story.
District Attorney Jerome, VINO
had throughout silently listened to
the story sent thrill of excite
mem through the court room late
in the day by jumping to his feet
and vigorously protesting against,
this defamation of the dead" rs
there no limit" he exclaimde ito
the aspersions that are to be cast
upon this man. Your honor we'll
knows l cannot under the law,
con:rovert any statement this wit
ness might make against the mem
DRY. Of Sanford White"
III tones Bitterly sarcastic MIR.
Jerome spoke Of this tattle of the
tenderlon." and declared that the
court had the right to limit such
testimony until competent evidence
has been adduced to slHbw that this
man is or was, of unsound mind
We don't know whether this des.
cendent ever was insane"
Tie Objectionable Question.
The question which called out the
vehement protest from the District
Attorney was addressed to Mrs.
Thaw by Mr.. Delmas, and its pur-
port was whether or not Harry
Thaw had at any time told her
about "other girls who had met a
fate similar to yours at the hands
of this man"
What man, snapped Mr.. Jerome?'
Stanford White" replied Mr..
Delmas with tile GOODNESS of voice
and manner characteristic of him;
and then he added in same low
tone. who else?"
Justice Fitzgerald held that the