The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-25
AGAIN ON STAND.
Cross Examination Of Harry
Thaw's Wife Continues.
She Denies Ever Having Con-
suited or Seen DIR. Flint.
MANY RUMORS AFLOAT.
The Air Is Charged with Re-
ports About the Trial.
Jerome Is Expected to Demand
Commission in Lunacy.
MOTHER is WILLING.
1t Is Said That Mrs. VIM. Thaw
will not Oppose 1t.
A New and Important Witness
for the Defense.
The Air Is Charged With Re-
ports About the Trial.
Jerome Is Expected to Demand
Commission in Lunacy.
MOTHER is WILLING.
1t Is Said That Mrs. VIM. ThaW
will hot Oppose 1t.
A New and Important Witness
for the Defense.

New York, Feb. 25.--Mrs. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw was called to the stand
at opening of today's session of her
husbands murder trial. and without
any preliminary statement District At
torney jerome plunged into the cross
examination. Mrs. Thaw looked re-
freshed after her three days respite
and answered the first questions con-
fdently. Thaw brought with him
from the Tombs several packages OF
letters and papers.
Mr.. jerome. as on the previous days
of his cross examination, continued to
jump about from point to point in the
witness story. He first asked her il
she mad not had trouble with her
mother in Allegheny, Pa. before going
to Philadelphia to live-if she had not
run away with a girl.
Mrs. Thaw replied in the negative
Mr. Jerome's next question was:
How long after the drugging in the
Twenty-fourth street house was 1T that
the account was opened for you in the
Amsterdam bank by Stanford White"
"I can't tell how long-it might have
been a month.
when did you first meet Frances
Belmont"
when 1 was in Florida
Mr.. Jerome continued to hold the
menace of documentary evidence be-
fore the witness before answering his
questions formed on affidavits from
her mother.
Had you gone to supper with
Frances Belmont before you met
White? - he asked.
Again the reply was in the negative.
The witness said she had gone 10 sew
eral suppers afterwards but White was
present at all of them except one.
Mr.. Jerome asked If she had not Of
ten gone to suppers with two men
whose names he whispered to her.
''I never went with them, but they
were present
"Did they not on one occasion take
you home?"
zone took me home once and the
other twice-but there was always
another girl with me-
''These suppers were after the thea
ter?"
yes"
Joined .'WiId Rose
After leaving the "Florodora" COM
pany the witness was next employed
with the wild Rose" company, which
opened in Philadelphia. Her mother
went there with her.
DO you know Angela Vincent"
asked the district attorney.
Yes"
Mrs Thaw, who Identified the writing
as that of Stanford White. The en-
velope was postmarked Boston. jan
uary 20, 1902, and was addressed to
CnarleS ftaIInett, w mite > private sec
retary. 1t read:
Dear Hartnett: Please telephone
Mrs. Nesbit to let you know whenever
Miss Evelyn decides to go on her va
cation. Then send this note to the
Mercantile Trust company. Please in
form Miss Nesbit that on receiving
word she is about to start on her va
cation you will send her the weekly
checks for SIS and an additional
check for 5000. Yours rruiy,
STANFORD WHITE"
The Introduction of this letter and
several checks signed by Evelyn Mes
bit and her mother refreshed Mrs.
Thaw's memory to the extent that she
ments from February 10, to April i.
1902. Between April 1 and April II.
1902, Mrs. Thaw and her mother went
to live at the Hotel wellington. The
district attorney spent some time m
developing this point. and apparently
attaches much importance to It,
The checks were in payment of no
tel bills and were drawn against a de-
posit made in the New Amsterdam
bank by White to the joint credit of
Mrs. Nesbit and her daughter.
All of the checks drawn against this
account were signed by both Evelyn
and her mother.
The witness testified that she first
met Thaw either in December. 1901.
or January, 1902, at a dinner at Rec
tors given by Thaw.
First Meeting With T1lnw.
This dinner was after a matinee and
lasted perhaps an hour. She was
taken to the dinner by another girl.
The date of the next meeting with
Thaw she could not recall.
AT this dinner" asked Mr.. Jerome,
'was Mr.. Thaw rationale"
why. yes
when he came to pay the check.
he didn't require any help in making
the change, didn't require any one to
tell the denomination of his bills?''
mo, sir.
''He was perfectly rationale"
Yes
Had Thaw during these first weeks
of your acquaintance given you any
presents?"
''No-other than some violets."
"Did he ever send you any money
with howers?'
'Yes, once-at the theater.'
was this before or after he had
called upon you?"
81 can't remember.
did it make no impression on your
mind %
ber it,
"You were not in the habit of re-
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