New-York tribune., 1907-02-24
NEW ORDEAL FOR WIFE
I SURPRISE EXPECTED.
JerOme's Quia@ing Of lIrs. Thozc
Nay DereIop Startling Testimony.

When Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw confronts
District Attorney Jerome tomorrow morning,
she Will probably face a more nerve racking
ordeal than she did when MI Dclmas drew from
her the original story of her alleged relations
with Stanford White, or when she told the
amended story to Mr.. Jerome.
Although there is little doubt that the ultimate
aim Of the prosecution is the appointment of a
commission in lunacy, the District Attorney can
hardly make such an application until all the
alienists for the defence have testified. In fact
Mr. Jerome may have to depend upon the testi-
mony of his own experts to supply grounds for
such move, and so the promised sensation"
which, It is understood the District Attorney
will supply tomorrow, can develop only in the
young wifes continued cross-eXamination.
That Mr.. Jerome is familiar with every detail
OF the former chorus girls life has been already
amply shown. His questions have disclosed that
a painstaking investigation into her life's his
tory has been made. Many of her former friends
have been called to the District Attorneys office
from time TO time, and from the mass Of their
testimony It is conceivable that Mr.. jerome has
learned something that VIII discredit her story
more than anything yet told. 1t is along this
line that persons in touch with the prosecutors
Office say that the surprise viii come.
Just what part the prosecutions alenists will
take in the case has been one of the speeula-
tions Of the trial Thaw would not allow any
OF them TO examine him in the Tombs. 50 that
they cannot testify from personal observation
to his mental condition from the time he was ar
rested until he was arraigned in court. Their
sole province appears to be TO tell the results Of
their observations Of his bearing in court
and to answer any hypothetical question, based
upon the facts Of the case as disclosed in the
evidence, which The District Attorney may put
TO them.
The publication of stories that commission
in Iunacy would probably be applied for has
caused much disturbance in the ranks Of Thaws
counsel. After consultation yesterday with
members OF the Thaw family, Clifford W. hart
ridge. the defendants attorney Of record issued
the following statement.
The statements IN one or more OF tho morning
papers, written as Il leaking from the District
Attorneys office, concerning the DlSL4ct <Hlt9I-
teIton to Apply fot a commission in lunacy for
Harry Kendall Thaw. IS the most outrageous ana
IIt4t ot The deteaGant and his wife
II is only necessary, 70 d far minde9 p43Ilc, 20
and Dr. Bingaman testified before Mrs. Evelyn
public appreciate that the District attorney was
testimony in regard 70 insanity at the time PUT NJ
fo tie world The horrible overpowering cause
which eliminated in q mind temporarily oEertuTnea
these two doctors became so remarkably important
for the District Attorneys side
It IS palpahly unfair that the press Of New York,
which. directly indirectly. might reach Eone Of
the Jurors, should print statements Durporung 70
give the District Attorneys attitude, but which.
In reality. tend TO influence f. result other than
that Of acqu!ttal. - 80
Mrs william Thaw the prisoners mother.
was much concerned about a story that Mrs.
Evelyn Thaw had been paid. or promised $780,
900 10 60 on the witness stand. and she issued,
through Mr. Hartridge. the following denial:
Mrs. Thew desires IL understood that the state
meut that she OF ner family gave any
money or any other Inducements 10 Mrs. Evelyn
Thaw for tho position sh6 has taken IS untrue
unwarrauted and unjust
Mrs Evelyn Thaw spent three hours with her
husband in the Tombs yesterday, She looked
IN much better health than she did on Friday
Mr. Jerome VIII continue tho Cross-eXamina-
ton Of Mrs. Thaw Tomorrow morning. 1t win
take him ell Of tomorrow and probably part Of
Tuesday He viii not examine Dr. Deemar and
Dr. Biugaman the Thaw family physicians, be-
fore the cross examination Of Mrs. Thaw is
ended Il is said that the District Attorney has
recently discovered new and important evidence.
BY whom this IS TO be supplied could not be