The San Francisco call., 1907-02-22

return my voice is going to be cultivated. Be
good and whirl another letter soon Your
letters are wonderful. / have got all worked
up about you, so send along another photograph
il 1t is good one You must come over, soon. =
deposited the first sum for the witness benent.
This was in 1901. and preceding the fund estaD-
lshed in the Mercantile Trust Company.
I don't like to state things that | am not
sure about
II don't want you too" replied jerome. in
a kindly voice .'In certain letters Stanford
White wrote you didn't he demonstrate with
you In regard 10 the extravagancef'
Justice Fitzgerald upheld Delmss' objection,
saying the letters should be produced
Jerome turned TO Delmas.
II demand that you produce certain letters
written by Stanford White to Evelyn Nesbit :"
Il have such letters
Delmas arose he spoke.
I refer TO counsel in general, said Jerome.
II never heard of the letters untn Mrs.
in Paris. II they are the property OF some one
else. | cannot produce them
HARTRIDGE AND LETTERS
.'We'n settle this" said Jerome sharply. He
turned 70 Clifford w. Hartridge. "Will you take
the stand?''
Mrs Thaw was temporarily excused and Hart
ridge was sworn
what is your occupation?" asked Jerome.
Attorney" replied Hartridge.
You represent the defendant?
Have you in your possession letter. written
decline to answer. +"
ION what grounds?'
II decline TO answer. :"
Il am attorney Of record in this case and 1
decline to give the District Attorney any infor-
Have you shown Delmas any papers in this
case?"
4 decline to answer
1t was here that Delmas sprung genuine
sensation
This witness is represented by counsel. She
has had occasion to retain counsel because OF
certain threats
What threats. and where? by whom and to
whom 2 demanded Jerome
that i is your purpose to indict this Witness
in court replied Jerome calmly.
you Mrs Thaw's attorney also2" asked
Jerome of Hartridge.
Have you any of her papersr'
Given to you by her or the defendant7''
Hartridge declined to answer upon the ground
of professional relation with Mrs. Thaw.
IF Mrs. Thaw releases you and consents, VIII
II cannot answer that here / would have
to speak with Mrs. Thaw and counsel
do you know DR.. Allan HamiltonE"
Have you In your office any report from
same answer for same reasons" replied
Al this point luncheon recess was taken
Doctors Deemar and Bingaman were called at
the opening Of the afternoon session and aues-
toned regarding the possibility of their being
in court when wanted as witnesses.
Justice Fitzgerald announced that he would
hold court tomorrow and Saturday for the two
physicians, who are anxious to return TO their
homes
WILLING TO ADMIT LETTERS
Mrs Thaw was recalled.
Have you any objections to the letters wris-
ten by Stanford White to you being produced
here?' asked Jerome
Your client has waived her right WIN you
let me have the letters?"
Il did not say waived t. anythngs hi es,eo4oe l16erFupt-
are you willing that they should be pro-
duced?'
jerome directed a subpoena to be issued for
Hartridge and the letters. He asked Mrs. Thaw
if she was stin in love with Thaw when she
turned over certain of his letters to Hummel :,
II don't think / was. after what had heard
Jerome here turned to the Judge. SAYING: :
.Mr. Hartridge has been serve served now ana
Does counsel still refuse TO give the letters
up?'' asked the Judge
at might save the courts time" interposed
Hartridge .sfor me to say / did not receive the
letters from witness but from Mr. Thaw."
ssYou viii be heard later" remarked the
WHO introduced you to White" asked Jerome
of Mrs. Thaw
Edna Goodrich"
''At the Twenty-fourth street studio house.
shouldn't call it a studio for 1t wasn't
How did you come to go there?'
miss Goodrich invited me-.
''Did Miss Goodrich tell you that she was
maEEled,' sFEo ];
Mrs Thaw told Of going to several parties
with Stanford White after her return from
Europe in 1903.
TREATMENT OF ANOTHER
"was there anything improperT'
"At one time he treated young girl Just
as he treated me. He patted her on the head
and said This little girl must have just one
glass of wine and must go home early to her
ssDo. you know that Stanford White ever
harmed that girl in any wayi"
'sNo l am only saying what l saw. 1t was
How long had you been in the chorus be-
fore that experience with Whitef"
In an answer to a request for an explanation
of her statement that 1t Stanford White s
personality that causes softening OF her
anger and her writing to him from Boulogne,
Outside that one awful thing, Stanford
White was a very grand man. He was very
good TO me and very kind When I told Mr..
Thaw this he said it only made White more
dangerous. Before the Twenty fourth street in
cident he had never made love to me. Every
one liked him and no would believe these
things until they really found them out, and
then they said they were sorry"
Jerome next asked regarding the wine she
drank the night she lost consciousness, and
brought from her the admission that the cham
pagne tasted like all other champagne she had
drunk up to that time.
Then you didn't intend for the jury to as
sumo when you said it tasted bitter that it dif-
fered from any other champagne you had
tasted?"
siOh. / did not intend that It was not par
ticularly different; it tasted bitter to me. It
all made me dizzy and caused my ears to
thump."
SAW WHITE AFTER
Mrs Thaw said that after the occurrence in
the Twenty fourth street house she saw White
almost every night until she went to school in
the fall of 1902. After January, 1902, she re-
fused to go anywhere alone with him, although
he continually urged her to do SO.
CAT different times during 1901 and 1902 you
different and women r.
Yes"
did you ever see any impreprieties at any
Of these. partiesr'
Yes
'.What?"
''weil, they told lot of stories.''
did Stanford White tell any of the stories n
Yes
Were they obsceneY'
Yes
Were there any other women there,"
Yes
'.Did they tell stories?'
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