Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-03-16
Jerome Props lettering Case
With Testimony of Abe Hum
mel, DiSCredited Attorney
Under Sentence for Perjury,
WITNESS UNDERGOES
HUMILIATING ORDEAL
DeImaS Repeats 'BitterArraign-
ment of District Attorney
Demanding Severe Sentence
for Man He Now Relies On,
LBy Morning journal spacInI leased Wire

lBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wire.l
New York, March 15.-With Attor-
neE DelnGs fighting him every inch
Of the way, District Attorney Jerome
today secured from Abraham Hum
NEIL his complete story as to the af-
tidavit which ii is alleged Evelyn Nes-
bit ThaW made in the LAWYERS office
} IN 1903 chagring Harry X. Thaw with
beating her when she had told him
that the statement that Stanford
White had drugged and ruined her
was not true. Mr.. Delmas first oh
jected broadly to all of Hummelrs
testimony offered specific objection
to each question put by the prosecutor
Justice Fitzgerald overruled every yob-
lection, and Mr.. Delmas had excep-
tions roted
Evelyn Nesbt Thaw was called to
the stand in the effort Of the defense
to keep Hummell silent She declared
she had called upon Hummel in his
professional capacity ana to seek his
advice as lawyer Stanford White
had taken her to the LAWYERS office
with that end in view
Justice Fitzgerald declared that. ad-
hitting the proposition of counsel and
client, Mrs. Thaw herself had waived
the professional privilege by taking
the stand early in the case and giving
her version of what transnired at
Hummels office The bond Of se-
crecy once removed could not be re-
tahlished
Unsuccessful In blocking HCm-
mel's testimony. Attorney Demas In
cross examining the witness, brought
from his own lips the fact that he had
been convicted in December. 1905, ON
Il charge of conspiracy in the same
court room in whlth Thaw is being
tried He further admitted that two
indictments for subornatiOn of perjury
are pending against him, and that
one of these indictments charges him
with having caused false affidavit 10
be made.
Mr. Jerome protested against the
witness being dragged through the
humiliating details" OF his trial, but
Justice Fitzgerald declined to inter-
ferc.
Then Mr. Delmas asked Hummel if
he had not heard the speech made by
District Attorney Jerome when sem
tence was about to be imposed when
Mr.. Jerome urged the court to pass
the longest and heaviest sentence
within its power upon Hummel, as he
had been a menace TO the community
for twenty years" Justice Fitzgerald
finally sustained an objection to this
and Humme was not compelled to
answer.
Mr., Delmas wanted to know II
Hummel had any more recent bus-
ness transactions with the district at
torney, and asked IL Mr.. Jerome was
pressing the charges AGAINST him.
"He certainly is" said the witness
with spirit.
Hummers testimony i'm brief was
to the effect that Evelyn Nesbit told
him among other things, that Thaw
had beaten her when she refused To
sign papers he had prepared, charging
Stanford White with her betrayal.
that he had dictated statement To
q stenographer in the presence of Miss
Nesbit and Stanford White that he
gave the affidavit 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 Nesbit's signature
to it. He kept the affidavit until Miss
| Nesbit called one day and demanded
! it, He refused TO give 1t to her and
turned it over to Stanford White. ad-
| vising him Ia have a Photographic
! copy made.
/ Hummel first said he had himself
arranged for photographing the affi-
/ davlt and that the photographed
came to his office. A few moments
| later, however, he completely contra
dicted himself on this point. saying
| he did not make the arrangements;
| that the photographer did not come
| to his office; and that he had not So
testified. After Stanford White had
I the copy made he returned the origi-
{ NJ ~ ba affflaNtt ~, Aien Il
has not seen II since
Abraham Snydecker. one of Hum
mel's clerks, was called and said he
took the affidavit to Mr. Whites
rooms in the tower and handed Il to
the women pointed out to him as
Miss Nesbit. She kent the affidavit
for five minutes and signed It, saying
she had read it through.
At the conclusion OF this testimony.
District Attorney Jerome asked pef-
mission to introduce the carbon and
Photographic copies of the affidavit
in evidence, 1t was near the closing
, hour. and Mr. Delmas asked that adj
ljournmont be taken before arguing
as to the admissibillty Of the affida-
Ivit. He said that after reading the
paper over he might not object 10 iis
being offered IN evidence. Coming
as II does" he added, "in such ques-
tionable shape, we may deem Il best
to have the paper go In evidence"
District Attorney Jerome completed
his medical testimony In the morning,
attorney Delmas. for the defense, de-
clinng to cross-examine any Of the
experts DR.. Flint. who testified yes
terday, was excused, and then five
other alienists were called. one after
another. Each said he was familiar
with the hypothetical questions
framed by the defense and by the
prosecution. Basing their opinions