The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-27
OeImaS Blocks Jerome in Ques- tiOning HunmeI About A-
 Ieged Whipping Affidavit
SCHOOL GIRL DIARY READ
 SHOWING HER VIEWS OF LIFE
Redirect and Recross-Examnation of Defendants Wife Was Brief-Dr. Evans Goes on the
 Stand Today.

NeW 1orh, feDfuary 26,-AIrS. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's long ordeal upon the wit ness stand at the trial of her husband for the killing of Stanford White came to an end today. Mir. Jerome finished his ex- animation, which has lasted through nearly five court days at the morning session. The redirect and re-cross exam nation this afternoon were of the briefest character, and just prior to adjourn ment 1t was announced that the defend- ants wife had finally been excused.
 Tomorrow morning the district attorney Will begin his cross-examination of Dr. Britton D. Evans, one of the alienists for the defense. He will follow this up by cross-examining Dr. Charles G. Wagner and then Drs Deemar and Bingaman will be called in rapid order.
 The trial at last seems to be entering upon it's final stages.
 The completion of Mrs. Thaw's exan1in- alton followed the unsuccessful effort of the prosecution to draw from Abra ham Hummel certain facts relating to the af- fidavit which Mrs. Thaw is said to have made in Hummers law office In this af- fidavlt it is declared there was an allega-
 
 abroad in 1908, when she told him there was no truth in the story about her rela- tions with Stanford White.
 DeImas Blocks Jerome.
 Mir. Delmas for the defense blocked practically every question put to MT Hummel. The witness got no further than to say inc Hnew Mrs. Thaw, that she came 10 his office october 27, 1903, and that he dictated to q stenographer while she was there. Justice Fitzgerald held that under the rules of evidence covering Mrs. Thaw's testimony, the introduction of cor lateral evidence was not permissible. The district attorney Is not allowed to contro- vert her testimony in any way, but may test her credibility
 MT. Jerome said in open court that he realized that even if he could show Stan ford White was in Europe the night Mrs, Thaw declared she was assaulted by him, he would not be allowed to introduce such testimony
 It was reported that MT. Jerome has much testimony to offer in rebuttal. but as it is nearly all of collateral charac- ter, he will not be allowed to place 1t before the jury.
 Mrs. Thaw today was given the oppor tunity to clear up the odds and ends of her story.
 School Girl Diary.
 MT. Jerome introduced in evidence her school girl diary and read certain extracts from it. They created many smiles in the counrt room, refiecting as they did the young woman's views of life during that period. Mrs. Thaw denied again that she had ever used penny of the letter of credit which Stanford White gave to her under seal before she went to Europe with Thaw and her mother. She denied that she had ever been mentioned in any way in connection with the James A. Garland divorce case.
 She said Stanford White paid all her brothers school expenses, and identified receipts and checks signed by her mother, showing that the latter drew more than 5000 from Stanford Whites funds during the year from May 1902, to May. 1903.
 Evelyn was at school during most of this time.
 Just before Harry Thaw was taken out of the court room he handed the report CTS the following note:
 Mrs. Thaw and Lady Ashburton. for merly Frances Belmont, were not friends. They were simply acauaintances when both were playing at the same theatre.'
 When the trial was resumed today Dis trict Attorney Jerome called the atten- 
 he had received from J. D. Lyon, vice president of the Union National bank of Pittsburg, who was witness two weeks ago.
 MT. Lyon had custody of the Thaw will. He was requested by Mir. Jerome to send all of Harry Thaw's letters and papers he had in his possession. Today the district attorney said he had received a letter from MT Lyon, stating that Mir. Hartridge for the defense, had written him saying no letters or papers of date subsequent to June 25, 1906. were de- sired. Mir Lyon asked that the court instruct him precisely as to what papers are desired.
 Mir Jerome asked Justice Fitzgerald .o make an order directing MT. Lyon to send all the papers.
 Mir. Hartridge rose to make the state ment that before writing to Mir. Lyon he did no: want papers after the given date, he had a conversation with MT. Jerome and the latter said distinctly that he did not care for the letters and papers after date of June 9. last.
 Continued Misunderstanding.
 'It is very unfortunate that he have these continual misunderstanding" re- marked MT. Jerome.
 Tt k unfortunate" replied Mir Hart ridge. hotly. "but it Is fact that I wrote to MT. Lyon relying on your state ment.'
 Justice Fitzgerald said he had no au- thority to issue an order to the witness. who Is now out of the jurisdiction of the