The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21

her memory. She said she thought the
letter was dictated by White and
probably signed by her as he often did
that when money matters were In
volved-
Didn't you on Oct. "a. 1902, write
a letter to the Mercantile Trust COM
pany," asked the district attorney.
81 don't remember" replied the wit
ness.
Didn't you in the latter part of Oc-
tober go to play at Mrs. Osborne's
theater?'
81. think so-yes.''
"what; was the name of the play %
Tommy Rot, 1 believe"
Just before you began to play at
osborne's hadn't you been idle for a
81 think So
Didn't you at that time address a
letter to the Mercantile Trust COM
pany?"
II don't remember"
Il will show you copy of a letter;
maybe it will refresh your recollec-
ton"
Mrs. Thaw read the paper and
handed it back to the prosecutor.
II don't remember it at ALL she
said.
NOW, were not you told you could
only draw this money when you were
not working?"
Il don't Remember any such definite
statement
who gave you the information
about this money ~
81 don't rem ember''
what were you told %
II was told that some money had
been put in the Mercantile Trust com
pany and when I needed it 1 could
draw on it. When we were back in
the rent my mother had more than
did" said Mrs. Thaw.
''Were you not told that you could
draw certain sums only when you
were not working?' Mr.. Jerome in
sisted.
ct don't remember
Mr.. Jerome then read the letter to
the trust company in which Evelyn
Nesbit asked that her money be sent
her as she was not working.
I'm view of this letter. do you not
now remember one of the conditions
under which you could draw on the
fund when you were not working?''
II do not remember
Mr.. Jerome then read another letter
as follows;
Mercantile Trust Company, New
York; have stopped playing and
wish you would begin sending the s25
weekly beginning this Friday coming
until / get another position.
Your truly, EVELYN NESBIT.''
The district attorney also showed
the witness a check and a receipt and
asked:
do not these refresh your memory
as to the conditions ?"
mo, SIR
Don't you remember now that
there was such a condition.
II do not remember, from that let
ter think I wrote it at the dictation
of Stanford White. It does not sound
like letter I would write
What makes you think Stanford
White dictated it?
Because all important letters about
money matters Stanford White would
dictate. and either my mother or 1
would have to sign them"
Did you believe Stanford White
when he told you all women were bad
and some were simply clever at con-
cealing it? ''
Yes
You believed all women unchaste?"
YES"
And you were just 16% years old?''
II don't know that was 1eA exact
ly-I was 49, -s-q x7 RI
when did you. begin to doubt that
chaste?'
When went abroad in 1903"
You believed that all women were
when Thaw proposed to you and
you rejected him, did you believe you
were better than others because you
had been ravished against your will?"
You, had been ravished against your
will, hadn't you?''
Il did not have any will about it at
al" the witness replied in an injured
tone.
How old were you when you went to
Europe?"
Eighteen
$50 you say that until you were 1917
whom you were associated-that all
women were unchaste and that some
had. simply been unfortunate enough to
be found out?''
Have you ever read any fction?"
'What?"
DO you want me to remember all
that I have ever read?"
mo, just come of the books. Have
you ever read anything by Dickens %
Yes"
'Scott?'
NO
Were you ever instructed in the
Scriptures-the BibIe?"
did you ever attend church,"
Slightly"
Did you ever attend Sunday school?''
Slightly"
What denomination ?"
Il don't remember went once to a
Methodist church, 1 think, and to a
Presbyterian church and once to Ger
man church of some sort
I'm rejecting Thaw in Paris had you
anything in mind other than your own
unworthinesS?"
No"
Did you consider yourself different
or better than other women?''
mo, SIR
"Or worse?'
mo, SIR
do you recall the state of weather
the day you had the experience with
Stanford. White2''
No, SIR ,et
DO you recall the day of the week?''
mo, SIR
THE day of the month";"
mo, SIR"
do you remember the month";
81 think it must have been September