The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-02-28
mrs. THAW LEAVES
WITNESS STAND
HER EXAMINATION FINALLY is
BROUGHT TO A CLOSE.
BLOCKS HUMMEL's STORY
Attorney Delmas Prevents His Tell
Ing Of Alleged Affidavit Made
f.,ias Against Thaw BY His
Young Wife.

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New York, Feb. 27--Tne few spec
tators present at the opening of court
this morning was very noticeable and
showed that the intense interest had
been lifted when Evelyn Thaw con-
cluded her testimony yesterday with
a rehash of the story first told to
Harry Thaw, and was excused till
Prosecutor Jerome recalls her in re-
buttal.
Until Harry Thaw's mother is call
ed upon to testify nothing of a sem
sational nature is expected, conse-
quently small attendance of outsid-
ers will be present. The testimony
until Mrs. Thaw's will be simply dry,
technical evidence of experts.
Attorney Delmas explained to the
court this morning that he thought
the defense would finish their evi-
dence in the case within a week.
Upon the opening of court Prose
cutor Jerome explained that in rebut-
tai he would go over the "trayersable
facts" That it was necessary un-
der the rules that he must call Eve
lyn's attention to the subject. Evelyn
was then called to the witness stand.
Jerome asked her if she had told ner
brother Howard that Tndw while In
Paris had at the point of a revolver
forced her to make statements, and
that it was false that White had
hnt or mil =t oil har n.a
emphatically denied any such talk
with her brother and when asked if
Howard had not suggested that she
carry revolver and protect herself,
if she had not given nim money with
instructions to buy sucn weapon for
her, the girl denied with increasing
emphasis with eacn negative answer
to questions regarding her brother.
Evelyn was then excused and DIR.
Bingaman, Thaw's family physician at
Pittsburg, was callea. He said he
was called to attend Thaw for ner-
vousness and melancholia in Novem-
Der, 1903. He said that while in laIl
in September 1906, Thaw labored
under the delusion that oficials were
forcing cold air into the cell to give
nim pneumonia and kill him. He
said Thaw told him that the irregu-
larity of his pulse was caused by
something that happened after the
act OF providence"
Prosecutor Jerome cross-examined
DR.. Evans Evans could not be rat
tied He refused to say he was mas
ter of mis- profession if Jerome meant
by f'master" one who knew all about
the profession. ne said if the mean
ing of master was one who knew all
about his profession, he considered
there were no masters in medicine,
law, nor any other profession. He
declared no writer on medical or ner-
yous diseases should be accepted as
i2fallible authority.
New York, Feb 27.-Mrs. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw's long ordeal upon the
witness stand at the trial of her hus-
band for the killing of Stanford White,
came to an end Tuesday. Mr.. Jerome
finished his cross-examination, which
had lasted through nearly Ave court
days, at the morning session. The re-
direct and re-cross-examinations in
the afternoon were of the briefest
character, and just prior to adjourn
fendant's wife had finally been ex.
cused.
Wednesday morning the district at
torney win begin his cross-examina-
tion OF DR.. Britton d. Evans, one of
the alienists for the defense. He win
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 its final stages.
Humm Is Story Shut Out.
The comp. ion OF Mrs. .Thaw's ex-
animation followed the unsuccessful
effort of the prosecution to draw from
Abraham Hummel certain facts re-
lating to the affidayit which Mrs.
Thaw is said to have made In Hum
msl's law office. In this affidavit 1t is
declared, there was an allegation that
Thaw had beaten the girl while
abroad in 1903 when she told him
there was no truth in the story about
her relations with Stanford White.
Mr.. Delmas. for the defense, blocked
practically every question put to Hum
mel. The witness got no further than
to say he knew Mrs, Thaw, that she
came to his ONCE October 27. 1908.
and that he dictated to a stenographer
while she was there. Justice Fitzger-
aid held that under the rules OF evil
dence covering Mrs. Thaw's testi-
mony the introduction of collateral
facts was not permissible. The dis
trict attorney is not allowed to con-
troyert her testimony in any way, but
may test her credibility.
Mr.. Jerome said in open court that
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