Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-07

quieted him.
LAS we drove home asked him how he
dreadful thing had suddenly come over
him. and If it had not happened she might
have been with us then"
Mrs. Thaw told of DR.. Bingaman having
been called in and prescribing nerve
tonic for her son. After Harry once spoke
of the young woman he often talked OF her.
When did you first learn who the young
woman was?' asked Mr.. Delmas. 80
II can't recall precisely; I think 1t was
in the spring of 1904"
do you recall the conversation you had
with your son at that time?"
Mr.. Jerome objected on the ground tnat
there was nothing in the evidence to snow
that Thaw was insane at that time Inc
conversations, he declared. should be con,
fined to the periods OF insanity as teseiieu
Mr.. Delmas replied that DIR: Wagner had
testified that Thaw's insanity began In
1903, when he heard Evelyn's story.
Talk Of Lunacy Proceedings.
District Attorney Jerome now, for the
first time since the trial began, mentioned
publicly the possibility of n suspension OF
the trial for the appointment OF a comms-
sion in lunacy
But now he said, after seven months
in Jail, he sits here perfectly lucid ana
able to advise his counsel. GOV that
Justice Fitzgerald interrupted 10 say ' 10
the matter of a commission was hot ue
fore him and that he was simply passing
on Mr. Delmas' objection.
Judge Rules Against Jerome.
Justice Fitzgerald read from decision
covering the point and sustained the oo1ec,
t;on which allowed Mrs. Thaw to proceed
with her narrative.
Mrs. Thaw then testified as to CONVERSE
lions with her sons between ThanksslViis'
1907 and Harrys departure for Europe III
the spring of 1904. ia Nrs
"He told me the girls name, saio MI
Thaw but l can't remember just VIZ
This was He told me that she haa hvea We
in Pittsburg or Allegheny and tnat sue 10"
gone to New York with her motnei i,.s t1s
as we all know, she posed Tor artls.s. ~
said she had been persuaded 10 ~ VII 'A
Soc wb,ch was very bad for her
Harry returned to Pit,sburg, she said' III
November, 1891. h,,. -he
young girl?" asked Mr.. DesEnas
Mentions Marriage.
"Tbere had been a horrible scandal
s.,a Mrs Tbaw .or at least they made 1t
out scandal. / remember my expressing
nv disaporoval of his coming home III .ie
same ship with the girl. He explained II
oil to me He was still of mind to marry
her
lyon have said nothing before about ms
wanting to marry her. interrupted MI
Delmas.
81 must have forgotten it,. replied Mrs.
Tbav He told me in November, l"j'
that he wanted to marry her. but that ne
had been frustrated ,oo-
Mrs. Thaw said that in feorualy, 1870
she ana Harry took trip down SCUM.
HE then asked me to come on 10 Ne"
York and meet the young woman con-
tinued Mrs. Thaw.
''In March did So. , 49,,
was the marriage then under discussion o.,
finally arranged with your appreciation:
asked Mr.. Deimas. ;o
Yes. 1t was not necessary that give
my consent. but I did ,..o
Mr.. Jerome insisted that Mrs. ThaW give
tho entire conversation with her son as
far as she recalled 1t. -.
After meeting the young woman she i.
s,1med I'VE returned to the hotei' anu
Harry asked me if l had any objection 10
his marrying her / told him 1t was not
necessary for me to give my consent. ne
said he did not want to do anything against
my wishes.
Past Life a Sealed Book.
.J then said 1 was perfectly willing.
did afterWard make one condltlon-hol "
preyent the marriage-but l told Harry IL
he married the girl and came to my house
To live her past life must be a closed pooh
that it must never be referred to- mean
her mast life in New York.
I'VE will come to that presently, inter-
rupted Mr.. Delmas.
1--WE arranged that the young woman
should come to Pittsburg, and we arranged
for chaperonage, etc. When harry caile
home for the wedding he seemed TO De Ia
boring under a great stress and reared tha'
fine wedding would be interfered with by
the Young womans mother on account OF
the girls minority. .,,so,,t
But he obtained the mothers consent
didn't hep interrupted MI be'iaS'
Yes"
Jerome Takes Witness.
Immediately after the recess of fifteen
minutes Mr. Delraas announced that his d.
rect examination of Mrs. William ThaW
was concluded and Mr. Jerome at once
hepan his cross-examnation. He asked
Mrs Thaw if she was not for time after
ber husbands death a trustee under his
will.
Mr. Delmas at once objected .
This is not proper cross-examlna'i;o on
and 7 can hardly conceive that 1t is the
nnrnose of the learned district attorney to
attempt to discredit the witness.
Asks About Thaw's Income.
az would like to show" said Mr.. Jerome,
in reply, that this defendants income
WAS at one time after his fathers death
increased"
Mr.. Delmas said he would not press MS
objection If the district attorney wanted
to show the increase that took place subse-
uuent to June, 1903, when Thaw was first
declared insane.
Mr.. Jerome turned to the witness and
asked: WAS this defendants income fixed
at a stated sum in his fathers will?''
yes"
WAS it subsequently Increased by your
mo, not in the way"
Mr. Delmas interrupted to insist upon his
objection.
Justice Fitzgerald said he would sustain
the objection as to any occurrence before
June, 1908.
Mr. Jerome was profoundly respectful in
his attitude toward the defendants mother
as he continued his cross-examinatiOn. o.
He asked the witness if she would kindly
state what her sons income was subse-
quent to June, 1908.
II am not able to say exactly. 1t was
certainly not what the newspapers have
said"
WAS the income from his fathers es-
tate?"
ut was from his own estate inherited
from his father"
Mrs Thaw said She could not give any
figures, but would say that the income was
"a moderate one.