The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-02-22
EVELYN lAAW ON GRILL
PRISONERS WIFE UNDER FIRE OF
JEROME BRoAoslpE.
pELVEs INTO HER PAST LIFE
Most Material Element In cross.Exau.
ination OF Mrs. Thaw 10 Hor lnabli.
lty to Observation-Disclosures is Self
Possessed.


ity to member-Witness Ia Self
Possessed.
New York, Feb. 2l.--ln continuing
his cross.eXamination of Mrs. Evelyn
Thaw ut the trial Of her husband,
District Attorney Jerome brought ont
the fact that in 1902 Stanford White
deposited the sum Of 1880 with
New York trust company with Ia.
structions that 1t should be paid t.
Evelyn Ncsbt at the rate of $25 c
week, Mrs. Thaw frankly admitted
receiving a number of checks from
the trust company. but would not ad.
NIT that there was IA provision tina,
she should receive the money only
when out of employment. The prose-.
cutor tried to make Mrs. Thaw admit
that this was true, but us often and in
as many ways as he put the question
to her she gave the one answer: I
don't remember"
Mrs. fhaws inability TO remember
a number OF things about which Jer.
ONE questioned her was by far tho
most material element In the cross.
examination. The district attorney
delved into her past life with a famil.
iarty as to details and store of gen
eral knowledge. which, at limos,
seemed to amaze all who heard, no;
excepting the defendants counsel
themselves.
jerome Closely Questions.
Jerome Indicated early in his ques-
tioning that he had no disposition 10
spare Mrs. Thaws feelings In any
way. He Intercepted her most point
edly as to her men acquaintances of
the past. He laid especial stress on
her acquaintance with James A. Gar.
land who figured for the first time in
the case. Mrs Thaw said she knew
Garland before she met White.
Were not you named as co-respon I.
ent in the Garland divorce case?"
asked Jerome.
Mrs. Thaw was shaking her head
when Delmas objected, and Jerome
withdrew the question.
Jerome questioned the witness
about her manner of posing for artists
and brought from her a denial that
she ever posed in the nude. jerome
did not mince words. Many photo
graphs of Mrs. Thaw were introduced
in evidence. Jerome, during the morn.
ing session, piled the young woman
with questions as to what disposition
she had made Of the letters written o.
her by Stanford White. Some, she
said, had been destroyed and some
she had given to her husband. When
the district attorney was pressing for
an answer as to what had become OF
some of the letters, Thaw leaned far
over and whispered to his counsel in a
voice audible to those nearest to him:
Stamford White stole them"
Letters Not Produced.
Later Jerome indicated that he had
in his possession letters written by
Stanford White to Evelyn Nesbit, say.
ing he would show her the letters to
see If they would not brighten hef
me lory. He changed his mind. how.
over. and the letters were not pre-
duced. Jerome demanded that Thaws
counsel deliver to the court the Stan
ford White letters, but they made no
response.
Jerome was assisted materially In
his cross.examination by typewriter
statements made by Mrs. Thaw s
mother and by Howard Nesbit, her
brother. He consulted the statements
from time to time and Delmas let
this fact become known to the jury
by remarking upon 1t.
Jeromes cross-examination may re-
quire several days yet. He jumpe
about from one part of Mrs. Thaw \
story and one period OF her life to
another in a way that baffied any at
tempt to tell how far he had pro.
crossed with his attack. He appar.
emily intends to take every advantage
OF the ruling, which allows him wide
latitude in testing the credibility of
the witness.
Mr.. Delmas, contrary to eXpecta-
tions, interposed few objections, He
is evidently preparing, however, for
an extended redirect examination, AM
this together with Jeromes cross-ex-
animation on the redirect, promises
to keep the prisoners wife on the
witness stand for an indefinite period
Mrs. Thaw seemed perfectly self
possessed at every stage OF the cross
examination. At times her voice
trembled. but almost always it was
clear and emphatic. She fenced with
the prosecutor continuously, corrected
him at times as to assumptions drawn
from previous answers and occasion.
ally told him his questions were er
tirely too long TO permit of a proper
answer. The young woman seemed
to be swayed by the district attorneys
mood When his voice was soft and
perhaps nsinuating, she answered in
the same low tone. When Mr.. Jerome
would become aroused and snap ques'
lions at her in a loud voice. she re