Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-26
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ana the district attorney rs 10 JUST
what "courtingn meant caused some
merriment. Mrs. Thaw and Jerome
both seemed to appreciate the humor
Of it and laughed, the witness smiling
in good nature for the first time on the
stand. She declared she didn't know
whether Thaw had matrimonial inten-
tions during the first period of their
acquaintance, or not.
The district attorney questioned
Mrs. Thaw minutely regarding her ac-
quaintance with Frances Belmont and
George w. Lederer She admitted hav-
ing frequently taken supper alone
with Lederer.
Mr. White, Mrs. Thaw said, did not
want her to go to Europe with Thaw
in 1908 Her mother had told her she
must not tell Mr.. White that Mr.. Thaw
was paying for the trip Mr. jerome
then took Mrs. Thaw over the trip she
made over Europe alone with Thaw.
When Mr. Thaw heard of the letter
of cIedit which Stanford White had
given her, he became much excited.
"He said the money was filthy ana
poisonous and that must never touch
it again" said Mrs. Thaw. "He said
he would take it so / could not use it.
He said that he would give me any.
thing l wanted and that il mamma
wanted anything she would only have
to ask for it,
of credit it was sealed up. l did not
know what it was, and he told me
must not open the letter until we were
at sea- Whatever was used of the
money was for my mother. Mr.. Thaw
gave it to her after ! had given it to
him.
Mrs. Thaw said she first met her
husband at Rector's restaurant in De-
cember, 1901, or the following month.
1t was at dinner after a matinee per-
Torrance. Thaw seemed to be calm
during the meal, did not have any
dispute with the walters as to the
amount of the bill and didn't need any
body to help him distinguish the de-
nominations of his greenbacks. She
saw Thaw again about week later.
He called at her hotel and met her
mother. He appeared to be perfectly
rational.
Thaw began sending her flowers at
this time, American Beauties chiefly.
On the first occasion, when he inclosed
500 with a bunch of roses, she returned
the money to him. She told him never
to send her money again, and he apol-
ogized. She had seen nothing improp-
er in accepting flowers from Thaw.
you were not in the habit of receiv-
ing money from men, were your ask
ed Jerome.
NO" The tone was one of indigna-
ton.
"How many times had you seen
Thaw before he sent the money!"
Il can't remember"
Didn't it strike you as strange?"
81 knew it was always done at the
theater; saw it going on all the time"
Mrs. Thaw was in good spirits when
she took the stand and looked decided
ly better physically than she did last
week. She seemed thoroughly Mt home
in the witness chair and with foot
stool and back cushion appeared quite
comfortable. She had all her wits
about her and did not fare nt all badly
i'll the hands of the district attorney.
who was more gentle in handling the
witness.
A very good point Mrs. Thaw made
was concerning the cablegrams which
Thaw is said TO have sent to Stanford
White from London. 1t appeared
Thursday that these cablegrams were
requests to White to use his influence
in keeping Mrs. Nesbit from raising Il
row. and interfering with Evelyn con
tinuing in company with Thaw. Mr..
jerome took up the subject again, but
his questions elected the information
that the letters did not concern Mrs.
Thaw at all, but related to man, a
secretary of the American embassy, in
London, whom Mrs Thaw said had
''sneaked up to mammals bedroom and
insulted her" She said the man had
also insulted her and that Thaw, prom
Using to punch his face, had gone in
search of him, but failed to find him.
The proceedings dragged great deal,
and it was evident long before he an
nounced the fact that Mr.. Jerome was
nearing the end of his cross examina
tion.
Mrs. William Thaw, mother of the
defendant. and Mrs. Carnegie, his sis
ter, were ut the courthouse for the first
time in ten days. The elder Mrs. ThGw |
has been suffering from a severe cold.
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