The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-19
WHITES LETTERS
mrs. Evelyn Thaw Recalled and
Identifies 40 of Them.
Her Direct Examination Is Com
pleted by Attorney Deimas.
STORY OF PIE GIRL.
Episode of the Four and Twenty
Black birds Put i'm Evidence.
Efforts of Thaw to Start a Cru
sade Against Vice.
A BOSTON MILLINER
Testifies to Hearing Proposal
for Evelyn's Hand.
Mrs. Holman Asked Her to Be-
come EaVesdrOpper.
Episode of the Four and Twenty
BIackbirds Put i'm Evidence.
Efforts of ThaW to Start a Cru
sade Against Vice.
A BOSTON MILLINER
Testifies to Hearing Proposal
for Evelyn's Hand.
Mrs. Holman Asked Her to Be-
come EavesdrOpper.

New York Feb. 1s.-Mrs. EvelyI
Nesbit Thaw today concluded he1
story of her connection with the
Thaw-White tragedy. She was the
first witness called today at the tria
of her husband. and before tbs
luncheon recess was ordered she haC
been given into the hands of District
Attorney Jerome for cross-examina-
ton. Mr.. Jerome reserved his right
saying he had not yet determined
whether the cross examination was
needful Is to the issues involved in
the case
While Mr. Jerome thus released the
prisoners young wife. for the time
being, he soon found himself in a po-
sition to indirectly attack her credi-
bility although in answering Mr..
Delmas' objections, he declared that
he had no such purpose in mind. This
was when the defense had introduced
Mrs. j. ]. Caine of Boston as wit
ness.
Mrs Caine had testified to hearing
Harry Thaw ask Mrs. Nesbit that he
be allowed to marry her daughter. She
also testified to an incident at the
theater in which Stanford White ap-
peared. the object being to show the
effect Whites presence had on the de-
fendant.
When Mrs. Caine was taken in hand
by Mr. jerome he began a searching
inquiry into her mountaineering with
the Thaws and asked her all about their
movements, directing his questions par
ticularly to a trip which Thaw and
Evelyn Nesbit made to Europe He
brought out the fact that Mrs. Nesbit
had not accompanied herzdaughter on
this trip and next took up the move
ments of the defendant and Miss Mes
bit after their return from Europe in
1904 He asked about ''the Hotel Cum
berland episode" referring to the time
when Miss Nesbitt and Thaw were re-
Quested to leave that hotel unless they
registered as man and wife. This lat
ter fact was not gotten before the jury
before. Mr.. Jerome had not concluded
his cross examination when the luncheon
recess was ordered
Young Mrs. Thaw testified today that
she had told her husband of a state
ment May Mckenzie made to the effect
that Stanford White had declared: Il
will get her back"
This was when Miss Mckenzie had
told the architect that Harry and
Evelyn were most happy in their mar
ried life.
Mrs. Thaw Identified forty-two letters
written by Stanford White, but they
We're not read, but were marked for
identification.
Thaw's letter to Anthony Comstock
was read. 1t complained of Whites
alleged practices and described his stu
dio in Madison Square Garden tower
and those in West Twenty-fourth street
with the velvet swing and the mirrored
bedroom, and third place on East
Twenty-second street.
Mrs. Thaw Recalled.
New York. Feb. 19.-The usual
crowd. largely composed of lawyers,
filled the court room, when the Thaw
case opened this morning. DR.. Brit
l.F ,1s tee
was the first witness to appear.
When Mr.. Jerome arrived he press
ed close to the expert but did not
speak. Thaw then entered the courr
when called, with his usual quick step
and al once began an animated con-
versation with DR.. Evans.
A decided surprise was sprung by
the defense in recalling Mrs. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw to the stand Immediately
after court convened.
Mrs Thaw looked pale and serious
as she took her place on the stand.
She appeared in the same simple girl
ish costume that she has worn every
day since the trial begun. She smil-
ed slightly as she caught her hus-
bands eye. Thaw returned the smile
end then turned to Attorney O'Reilly.
with whom he talked for a minute ex-
citedly. Then he returned to his con-
versation with DR.. Evans but for the
most part kept his eyes on his wife.
only turning occasionally to whisper
in the doctors ear.
After Mrs. Thaw had sat in the wit
ness chair for nearly five minutes. Mr.
Delmas began his examina ton.
You have already testified. Mrs
Thaw. that you are familiar with the
handwriting of Stanford White" said
the attorney.
''I now hand you a paper and ask
II from beginning to end it is in the
handwriting of Mr.. White
Mrs. Thaw gazed at the paper, evil
IDENTIFY letter. and said:
''It is his handwriting"
Mr.. Delmas handed the witness six
other letters, and those also were iden-
tilted as having come from Stanford
White. The letters were marked as de-
fendant's exhibits Q. r, S, 7. L, V and
W. After a moments delay still 9TH
er letters were identified.
Letter after letter Mr. Delmas hand
ed the witness and she identified each
one by a simple inclination of her
head. She took the letters in her hand
one at a time and only glanced at
each before she returned it to the at
torney. When Mrs. Thaw had iden-
tilted 80 letters Mr.. Delmas returned
to the counsel table and then brought
forth new package and the work of
Identification continued.
Identifies AZ Letters.
In all Mrs. Thaw Identified AZ let