The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-15

New York, March 13.-After a fore
noon session occupied almost entireiE
by District Attorney jerome an Dit
ter denunciation of the defendant ana
his wife. the trial of Harry X. Thaw
for the murder OF Stanford White was
adjourned shortly after l. o'clock to-
day until tomorrow. The prosecuting
attorney found his opportunity TO at
tack Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit in argu-
ing on the question of the admlsibility
of the testimony which Abraham
Hummel the lawyer. who Is under In
dictment for surbordination OF purJury
in the Dodge Morse divorce case, has
to offer. 1t was 10 enable Dolphin NJ.
Delmas. leading counsel for tho de-
fens, to consult authorities and frame
a reply To Mr.. Jerome and also TO al
low the latter an opportunity or COM
pleting the Hypothetical question
which he NJ to- pat 20 his experts that
the early adjournment was ordered.
Mr.. Jerome said he hopes To close the
rebuttal for the people tomorrow eve
ming.
During his argument today the dis
trict attorney took on for the first
time the case began a sustained ora
torical tone He asserted that Hum
mel would. swear Evelyn Nesbit told
him three days after her return from
Europe in 1903 that Thaw had beaten
her cruelty because she would not sign
papers he had prepared. falsely ac-
cusing Standard White OF having
drugged and betrayed her. Mr.. Je-
rome contended that she had todd
much more that Thaw seemed bent
on putting Stanford White in the pen
itentiary, that the statement that
White had betrayed her was not true;
that Stanford White had never harm
ed her; and that Thaw was consumed
with rage when she refused TO sign and
swear TO the papers containing Ties
against Stanford White"
These things were put in the form
Of an affidavit" declared Mr.. Jerome,
and that an affidavit was subscribed
to by Evelyn Nesbit when she know
what she was doing and what the pa
per contained.
Eve want TO show that the girl Who
told this remarkable story here on the
witness stand swore at another time.
under tho solemnitY Of an oath, that
naked - stripped absolutely naked
she had endured the laahings and
beatings Of this defendant rather than
swear to his false statements that
Stanford White had drugged and ruiz
ed her"
Mr.. Jerome argued that the mate
rial point of the case Is whether or
not Evelyn Nesbit told Thaw the
story OF her alleged ruin by Stan
ford White. Without that story In
evidence, he declared. the reason for
the defendants alleged insanity dis
appears. The prosecutor plainly ad-
mitted the Importance OF young Mrs.
Thaw's testimony. and he said he
wished by Hummels testimony 20
show her own repudiation OF the
charges which on the witness stand
she renewed against White.
Thus he concluded" the jury
may infer from her own statements.
after her return from Europe In 1909,
whether or not she had within two
months OF that time told this defend
ant the things she said she did"
Mr.. DeImas objected TO Hummel as
a witness on the ground that his test
imony had nothing TO do with the
truth or falsity Of Mrs. Thaw's nara
ton and was not permissible under
the rales OF evidence. He will pro-
ceed with his argument tomorrow.
Mr. Jerome's contention Is that
while he may not attack the truth or
faasity q Mrs Tawfs statement that
she va betrayed By White no can et-