The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-20
Pretty Young Wife Again Prov.
ed the Star Witness for the
Defense.
WILL FACE JEROME TODAY
CROSS EXAMINATION HAD BARE.
lY BEGUN WHEN COURT AD.
JouRNED-THE EScAPApES OF
WHITE REVIEWED.
Publishers rress.J

New York, Feb. 19-Mrs. EVELYN
Nesbit Thaw. the pitiful victim of a
millionaire's inhuman lust. was again
the star witness today i'm the now fam.
Gus ThawWhite tragedy. She finish
ed the story of her life in so far as il
has connection with the events lead
ing up to the final shooting TO death
OF Stanford White. She told the sto.
ry simply. laying bare a part of her
life's history over which she had no
control. Only child when she first
met White-little more than a child
today-she had no strong protecting
arm to guide her from the pitfalls in
her path And like many, many 9TH
er girls of her. age and surrounded
with the same temptations-the same
glIttering false attractions, Turing them
on from one step to another--on to n
final ruin; placing childish confidence
in man whom she was led 10 believe
true friend and only too late learning
the real character which was hidden
behind the mask of hypocrisy--she
very naturally fell into the trap that
led TO her betrayal.
The court room was filled today with
attentive listeners. AS this girl wife
proceeded to unravel her past the fac
es of those in the room revealed
common sympathy. Today's testimo.
ny proved to be a decided victory for
the defense.
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as she took her place on the stand.
After Mrs. Thaw sat In the witness
chair nearly five minutes, Mr.. Delmas
began his examination.
You have already testified. Mrs.
Thaw, that you are familiar with thu
handwriting of Stanford White" said
the attorney. Il now hand you pa
per and ask you IL, from beginning
to end. IL is in the handwriting of
Mr.. White?" Mrs. Thaw gazed at the
paper, evidently a letter, and said:
cit is his handwriting"
Mr.. Delmas handed her six other
letters and they also were identified
as having come from Stanford White.
Letter after letter Mr.. Delmas handed
the witness, and she identified each
one by simple inclination OF her
head. She took the letters in her
hands one at time. and only glanced
at them before returning them to the
attorney When Mrs. Thaw had iden-
titled 80 letters, Mr.. Delmas returned
to the counsel table. and then
brought forth a new package, and the
work of Identification continued. All
told she identified AZ letters by White.
Mrs. Thaw testified that May
Mckenzie told her Stanford White
said the love between Thaw and his
wife would not last, and he would get
her back.
Mrs. Thaw said she had a second
operation in January 1905. which was
paid for by Thaw. The operation
cost $1,000 and the total expense of
that illness $4,000 The nature OF the
operation was not gone into, except
that Thaw told her the illness was
due to White. Mrs Thaw related Incl
dents of a visit to May Mckenzie
when the latter was i'll. met White
there and that White tried to embrace
her With reference to Whites re-
mark 70 May Mckenzie that he would
soon get Mrs. Thaw back Mr.. Delmas
asked:
Whites Name Excites Thaw.
Did Mr.. Thaw say anything, when
you told this2'' He said he had al
ready heard 1t, from Miss Mckenzie"
What was his condition. when You
told him." The way he always was.
when on the subject of Stanford
White
How was that" very excited,
and nervous
Mrs Thaw also testified that Thaw
told her he was going to take up
Stanford Whites affairs with Anthony
Comstock. IL told him it would do
no good, that Stanford White had
many influential friends and that he
could stop it. told him that lots OF
people would not believe the things
about Stanford White on account of
his personality"
During the early examination OF his
wife. Thaw conversed with Mr..
O'Reiliy and DR.. Evans. When she
reached the point where she told OF
his feelings, when Whites name was
mentioned, he buried his face in his
hands.
Did you and Mr.. Thaw discuss the
'ates of other young women at the
hands OF Stanford White, and did you
ell him certain names?
Mr.. Jerome objected Counsel
Keeps up this incessant leading, lead
ng, leading commented Jerome. Il
must object"
Mr.. Delmas reframed the question,
Ind Mrs. Thaw said she and her hus-
'and discussed a number OF young wo-
men.
Are they same as mentioned in the
:odicil to Mr.. Thaw's will?v II have
lot seen the codicil." she said. II
lave no means OF producing it, said
'fr. Delmas. Il have not GOT it, said
Jr Jerome Clerk Penuey had thn