The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-16
ABE HUMMEL
 TELLS STORY MT. Delmas Battles
 Every Inch. GETS IN THE EVIDENCE Counsel for Defense Attacks Char
 aeter of Witness. Attempt Was Also Made TO Indicate That Jerome Was softenins In
 Prosecution of Alleged
 Crooked Lawyer.

New York. March 15--With Attorney Delmas fighting him every inch of the way, District Attorney Jerome today secured from Abraham HummeIl his complete story as to the affidavit which 1t is alleged Evelyn Nesbit had made in the lawyers office In 1903. charging Harry K. Thaw with beating her when she had told him that the statement that Stanford White had drugged and ruined her was not true.
 The Hummel testimony came during the afternoon session and MT. Delmas first objecting broadly to all of Hum- mels testimony. offered specific ob- jestion to each question. Justice Fitz- gerald overrnled every objection. and Mir. Delmas had exceptions noted to the rulings.
 Evelyn Nesblt Thaw was called to the stand in the effort of the de- nse to keep Hummel silent.
 She declared she had called upon Hummel in his professional capacity and to seek his advice as a lawyer. Stanford White had taken Ter to the lawyers office with that end in view. Justice Fitzgerald declared that admit ting the proposition of ec -nsel and client. Mir. Thaw and herself waived the professional privilege by giving her version of what transpired at Hummers office early in the case. The bond of secrecy once removed could not be re- established
 Unsuccessful in blocking Hummels testimony, Attorney Delinas, in cross ex- animation. brought admissions that the witness had been convicted in Decem- Der, 1905, on charge of conspiracy in the same court room in which Thaw Is being tried; that he further admitted two indictments for subornation of per- jury are pending against him and that one of these indictments charges him with having caused false affidavit to be made.
 Jerome Has Protest
 Mir. Jerome protested against the witness "being dragged through the humiliating details of his trial, but Justice Fitzgerald reclined to interfere.
 Then Mir. Delmas asked HummeI if he had not heard the speech made by District Attorney Jefpfue when sem tenee was about to be Imposed; when MT Jerome urged the court to pass the longest and heaviest sentence within it's power upon Hummel. as he "had been a menace to the community for twenty years Justice Fitzgerald sus- tained an objection to this and Hum mel was compelled to answer.
 Mir. Delmas asked Hummel If Mr. Jerome is pressing the charges against him.
 He certainly is," satd the witness.
 IIummel's testimony in brief was that Evelyn NesbIt had told him among other things that Thaw had beaten her when she refused 10 sign papers he had prepared charging Stanford White with her betrayal; that he had dictated a statement to stenographer in the presence of Miss Nesbit and Stanford White; that he gave the affi- davit to two of his clerks to take to Miss Nesbit in the Madison Square Garden tower and that the next day the paper was returned to him with Evelyn Nesbits signature attached.
 He kept the affidavit until Miss Nes- bit called and demanded It. He re- fused to give it to her and turned 1t over to Stanford White, advising him to have a photographic copy made. Hummel first said he had himself ar- ranged for photographing the affidavit and that the photographer came to his office.
 COntradieted Himself.
 A few moments later, however, he completely contradicted himself on this