The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-20

been received before that time.
Where are those letters now?" ask
ed Mr.. Jerome.
81 don't know"
when did you see them last?"
In Paris in 1907
Have you been interrogated by the
counsel for the defense as to their con-
tents?"
mo"
DO you remember their contents?"
Only in a general way"
Mr.. Jerome questioned the witness
at length regarding the letters which
were placed in warehouse before
she went to Europe and taken out af-
ter her return.
What became of these letters 20
he asked.
81 gave them to Mr.. Thaw.''
Witness Holds Her Own.
Mrs. Thaw fenced with the district
attorney quite skillfully at times, keep
ing her wits well about her.
Mr.. Jerome spent an hour or more
on the subject of Stanford Whites let
ters. Mrs. Thaw declaring that four
teen letters which Thaw turned over
to Mr.. Hartridge were the only ones
she positively knew were in existence.
When Mr.. Jerome would ask occa-
sionally a very pointed question evil
IDENTIFY for the purpose of tripping up
the witness, Mrs. Thaw would reply
with an emphatic nod OF her head, IT
"You are sure these fourteen let
ters in Mr.. Hartridge's hands are the
only ones in existence?" asked Mr..
Jerome.
There may be some in a trunk"
Where is the trunk?'
"In Paris
Whereabouts in Paris?"
Mrs. Thaw gave the name of
warehouse in the French capital.
Didn't you in 1903 take letters
from q W. in, I,fc o{fx
Eyes, took some at that time"
Weren't some sent you after
ward?"
Yes, from the trunk in the ware
house"
Mrs. Thaw said the goods IN the
warehouse were stored IN her moth
er's name, and there was a row over
letting her have anything.
Stanford White arranged to get the
trunk out. however.
"I don't remember any letters in the
trunk, however, added Mrs Thaw
why didn't you give Thaw all of
Stanford Whites letters instead of just
some of them?'
II didn't say that" replied Mrs
Thaw.
You said some were in a trunk in
Paris
II said they might be-
Didn't you retain some letters %
''I don't know that I did,
''Thaw was pressing you all the time
to give him all the details of this af-
fair with Stanford White, wasn't he?"
yes"
You gave him the letters before
your marriage?"
Yes"
Drops tho Letters.
Mr.. Jerome here dropped the SUBJ
lect of letters, and turned to Mrs.
Thaw's story to her husband. He in
dicated that he would take every adj
vantage of the courts ruling yesterday
when Mrs. Thaw was compelled to an
swer question as to whether her
story was true. Her statement that
the story was true gave the district
attorney the right to introduce testi-
mony to show the contrary
How long were you unconscious in
that Twenty-fourth street house at
The time of your experience with
Stanford White %
''I don't remember"
Was it after midnight that you be-
came unconscious ?"
Yes, I think 1t was"
WAS it before daylight?''
Mrs Thaw hesitated and then re-
piled:
-'Yes-before daylight
Mr.. Jerome read from Mrs. Thaw's
iirect testimony the statement that
she sat up all that night. She replied
hat she meant the rest of the night
after she had been taken home.
When did you first meet Ted
went on Mr.. Jerome.
Il think it was in 1900 or early in
901. in New York.
You received letters from him ,"
yes"
''Up to that time your relations withi
your mother were friendly?"
There was nothing to show that
your mother was willing to sacrifice
you for a pecuniary consideration ?"
NJ 11,,- CO.. :. A.,
and shook her head Indignantly.
Mr.. Delmas was on his feet in
hat is even an intimation of such a
thing. If 1 have said anything to lead
the learned district attorney to believe
that I believe that this unfortunate
mother sacrificed her daugh ter, 1 wish
to emphatfcally deny it,
I'm all the troubles you went
continued Mr.. Jerome. you
never thought anything but that your
NO
Back to Ted Marks.
What were in the letters Ted
Marks wrote you %
II can't remember everything. He
said he had seen my pictures in the
papers and would like to place me on
the stage"
Mrs. Thaw could not remember
whether there was more than one let |
-er from Marks. She first met Marks |
1t the Grand opera house at a Sunday |
light coucert. She could not remem- |
Der what Marks talked about but he
'aid nothing about the stage. She had |
IN am mbition to become an actress be-
ore she came to New York. She did |
lot remember how long she was with |
Marks that Sunday evening. She re-
nembered going to a restaurant with
Marks, but did not know whether it
vas that night or not. The restaurant
vas near the Grand opera house, the
witness did not remember the name.
Mr.. Jerome asked what Mrs. Nesbit
hought about her daughter going on
he stage.
Mamma said ought not so out