Evening journal., 1907-02-21
His CrOSS-ExaminatiOn
This Afternoon Jerome Forces
Girl TO SaV That Even Though She
Knew White was Married She
Knew Him to Be Her Friend and
Allowed Him TO Be As a Father To-
ward Her

BY Our own Wire PubHshefs' Press
NEw YORK. Teo. si.-According to
Dan o'Reilly, Of counsel for 1haw.
Evelyn Thaw was sick woman when
she took the stand this morning
"The poor girl had not eaten any
thing since II o'clock yesterday morn
ing; then only little broth. She Is
suffering from acute indigestion
brought on apparently by nervousness
and worry. she had very little sleep
last night and the ordeal she was
compelled to undergo this morning
was enough TO upset any woman IN
ull possession OF her hoalth." said
lo'Rehly
During the recess hour young Mrs.
Thaw took on her hat and laid down
on the lounge IN the ante-room OF the
court. where she endeavorod to snatch
a few minutes rest.
The trial room was packed again
when the afternoon session began. Je-
rome began by saying there were two
witnesses In tho building who came
from other states and who desired to
leave tho city. lie asked that the trial
be suspended and the testimony Of
Doctors Deemar and Bingaman. OF
lPittsburg. be taken at once. Attorney
Hartridgc objected. saying Evelyn was
under great strain and that her exam
ination should not be postponed so as
10 submit her to another ordeal.
Jerome said In answer TO Hartridge
that in any event Il would take a day
and q haf to finish tho examination.
meaning that Il would have 10 go over
TO Monday anyway
Dr. Bingaman was permitted 20 tell
why he was needed IN Pittsburg
Justice Fitzgerald then announced
that he would sit tomorrow and Sat
urday and Dr. Bingaman was told TO
be here Ia the morning
/ Evelyn was called TO the stand. She
collapsed after tho racking ordeal OF
the forenoon examination. but had re-
covered. She showed little signs OF
weeping when she took the stand out
she was very nervous and her voice
was weak and uncertain.
Jerome began his afternoons exam
inatiOn by reverting 70 Evelyn's
Wrongs at Whites hands Asking n
the recital Of her latter Injuries in
court to-day was the first time she rad
ever told the story except 20 Thaw IN
Paris. She replied in the affirmative.
Jerome jumped again 70 the four
teen letters he had tried TO get from
Lawyer Hartridge at the morning ses-
sion. He got Evelyn to say she had
no objection 10 the letters being pro-
duced in court that she had given to
Thaw.
Court Order on Letters.
Assistant District Attorney Garvan
then prepared a court order ordering
Hartridge to produce the letters and
this was served I'm court Hartridge.
however, stili refused to produce the
papers, explaining 10 the court that
they We're the property Of the defend
ant
Jerome recalled the incident OF tho
unnamed man seeing her undressed IN
the studio.
She repeated under questioning that
she was introduced TO White by Edna
Goodrich, the actress. In July or Au-
gust, 1901.
Jerome recalled her softening to-
wards white on the trip from Paris 70
Boulogne. and she said:
Il do not know Of any one on whom
I could depend more as a friend than
Stanford White. He was kind and
cnnsiderate especially 20 nay family.
He was a good friend and tried 10
make Mr.. Thsw understand that. J
told him that Mr. White wns 4 grand
man. except for this ono terrible fat
Ing OF his. but Mr. Thaw said his good
points made him an the more danger
Gus.
White Like Father TO Her.
He was always Kind and thoughtful
STANFORD White was rh0re thoughtful
and considerafe. He never made love
20 me until That night and DE was ale
ways like a father TO me and seemed