Milford chronicle., 1907-03-01
SIGHT OF WHITE
MADE THAW WILD
Evelyn Says He Showed Signs of
InsanityWhen He Saw Architect.
GER TESTIMONY IS ALL IN

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
IS ended. Mr.. jerome finished his cross
examination, which had lasted through
nearly five court days. The redirect
and re-cross examinations were of the
briefest character. and just prior to
adjournment it was announced that the
defendants wife had been finally ex-
cused. The district attorney will be-
gin his cross-examination of DR.. Brit
Ton D. Evans, one Of the alienists for
the defense. He will follow this up by
CrOss-eXamining Dr. Charles G. Wag
ner and then Drs. Deemar and Binga-
man will be called in rapid order. The
trial at last seems to be entering upon
Its final stages.
The completion of Mrs. Thaw's ex-
animation followed the unsuccessful
effort of the prosecution to draw from
Abraham Hummel certain facts relat-
ing to the affidavit which Mrs. Thaw
ds said to have made in Hummels law
Office. In this affidavit it is declared
there was an allegation that Thaw
had beaten the girl while abroad in
1908 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 farther than
to say he knew Mrs Thaw that she
came to his Office October 27, 1903, and
that he dictated to a stenographer
while she was there. Justice FitZger-
aid held that under the rules of evi
dence covering Mrs. Thaw's testimony
the introduction of collateral facts was
not permissible The district attorney
is not allowed to contrOvert her tes. |
timony in any way, but may test her |
credibility. Mr.. Jerome said In open |
court that he realized that even if he |
could show that Stanford White was
in Europe the night Mrs. Thaw de-
clares she was assaulted by him, he !
would not be allowed to introduce such |
testimony
It was reported that Mr.. Jerome has
much testimony to offer in rebuttal,
but as it is nearly all of a collateral |
character, he will not be allowed to
place it before the jury.
Mrs. Thaw was given the oppor
tunity to clear up the odds and ends OF
her story. Mr.. Jerome introduced in
evidence her school girl diary and
read certain extracts from it. They
caused many smiles in the court room.
reflecting as they did the young wO.
mans views of life during that period.
Mrs. Thaw denied again that she had
ever used a penny of the letter OF
credit Stanford White gave to her un
der seal before she went to Europe
with Thaw and her mother. She denied
that she had ever been mentioned in
any way in connection with the James
A. Garland divorce case. She said
Stanford White paid all her brothers
school expenses and identified receipts
and checks signed by her mother,
showing that the latter drew more
than $1,000 from Stanford Whites funds
during the year from May, 1902 to
May, 1903. Evelyn was at school dur
ing most of this time.
Mr.. Jerome asked Mrs. Harry Thaw
ST she had observed instances of un.
sound mind in her husbands con.
duct
The question was broad one. for
ne had asked of specific instances
time and again in the cross-examina-
tion, but Mrs. Thaw was ready and
pertly asked;
"To what particular time do you
refer?"
well, after your marriage and prior I
TO the shooting of Stanford White" !
specified Mr. Jerome. :
"He was most erratic in Pittsburg
N 1906" said Mrs. Thaw, "but I re- !
member one night we were going home !
IN a cab, on Broadway, near Herald =
Square. when he saw Stanford White.
81 don't know what you call it; I call
t fit; he had a fit right there in the
,ab. He cried and sobbed and bit his :
lands. His body trembled and he be- :
laved funny"
Instead Of further hurting the cause
( her husband, Mrs. Thaw managed
o make two decided gains. When
ourt adjourned last Thursday It ap- 3
cared from her own statements that
zs Fad used a letter g creS.. s===