Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-26
EVELYN THAW SCORES
POINTS FOR HUSBAND
She Explains Two Matters That
Had Put Him in a
Bad Light.
JEROME IS THROUGH WITH HER
cross.Examination Of the Girl Comes
to an End But She Will Have to
Go on tho Stand Asain-lnterest.
ing and Even SENSATIONAL Session
is Looked for Today.
(By Associated Press. }

(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.--Except foi
one brief moment, Mrs. Evelyn Mes
bit Thaw, had decidedly easy day
of 1t today during the continuation
OF her Cross examination by Dis.
triot Attorney Jerome. When ad
journment was taken, the prosecutor
announced that he had practically
concluded with the witness. Mrs.
Thaw will be temporarily excused
tomorrow to enable Mr.. Jerome 10
Introduce Abraham Hdmmel to iden-
tify a Photographic copy OF the am
davit Of Evelyn Nesbit Is alleged
TO have signed and which charges
Thaw with many cruelties during
their 1908 trip to Europe.
The district attorney got the con
tents of the affidavit before the jury
this afternoon by reading certain
of Its statements in the form of
questions and asking Mrs. Thaw If
she told such things to Mr.. Hum
mel. In each instance she declared
she had not. She also denied ever
having signed such an affidavit ad.
hitting that she had, however, sign
ed some papers for White in the
Madison Square tower of whose
nature she was not aware.
1t was during the morning sess.
ION that Mr.. Jerome played his
strongest card OF the day. Mrs
Thaw had denied most positively
that she had ever been ito see DR..
Carlton Flint with Jack Barrymore
Call DIR. Flint" commanded Mr.
Jerome to court attendant The
nnfn
room and was escorted to within
few feet of the witness chair. Did
yon ever see that man before p"
mir. Jerome asked Mrs Thaw."
The witness seemed lust bit
startled. looked quickly and intent
" at the physician, then turned to
Mr.. Jerome and shook her head,
Never" she declared.
Thaw was intensely interested in
THIS incident and when it was over
he turned to the newspaper men
sitting near him and whispered:
That man made mistake in com.
Ing here. He stood there liar.
DO yom catch the point-a liar?"
Evelyn Much at Ease.
Mrs. Thaw was In much better
spirits. when she took the stand to.
day and looked decidedly better
physically, than she did last week.
She seemed thoroughly at home in the
witness chair and with foot stool
and back cushion appeared quite
comfortable She had all her wits
about her and did not fare at all
badly at the hands of the de
attorney. who was more gentle i'll
handling the witness.
Instead OF further hurting the case
of her husband, Mrs. Thaw managed
to make two decided gains. When
court adjourned last Thursday it
appeared from her own stand that
she had used letter of credit from
Stanford White while touring in
Europe and had turned the latter
over to Thaw. Today she explained
that Thaw took the letter of credit
from her. saying the money was
poisonous" and neither she nor
her mother should touch 1t; and
that he would provide them with
funds. Whatever had been spent OF
the money, she declared was for her
mother.
was concerning the cablegrams which
Thaw is supposed to have sent to
Stanford White from London. IL
grams were requests to White to
uss his influence In keeping Mrs.
Nesbit from raising row" and
interfering with Evelyn continuing
In company with Thaw. Mr.. Jerome
took mp the subject again today, bit
his questions ELECTED the informa
ton that the letters did not concern
Thaw at all. but related to a mana
secretary of the American embassy
lin London. whom Mrs. Thaw said
Lad "sneaked up to mammals bed
room and insultcd her" She said
the man had also insulted her and
that Thaw bad gone In search OF
hlm bnt failed to find him.
Not an Interesting Session.
Today's proceeding dragged great
deal and II was evident long before
he announced the fact thai Mr. Je.
rome was nearing the end OF Ills
cross examination. Tomorrow.s pro.
ceedings with Mr. ,Huntmel m the
stand, should be interesting. The de-
tense on cross examination. will at
tempt to dtscredit the Witness who
Is under indictment. 1T may be late
Ill the afternoon before Mrs. Thaw