Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-26
THE THAW TRIAL.
Continued from Page One.)


Had Thaw during these first weeks
of your acquaintance given you any
presents?'' NO other than some vio-
let's
WAS there anything about his manner
OF sarding the violets to attract undue
attention. Nothing except that they
were very beautiful"
did he ever send you any money with
fowers?" Eyes, once at the theatre"
Was this before or after he had called
upon your 81 can't remember
did it make no impression or your
nind?' Yes, it did. That is Why re-
member it,
Mrs. Thaw testified that she was not
in the halt of receiving money from
men. She did not remember how many
TIRES she had seen Thaw before he sent
the money. She did not know him well
then. The money was so and she sent
Il back. When she next saw Thaw she
asked him not to do such a thing again
and he apologized. He seemed self-pos-
sessed at that time.
When did you next see Thaw?' Not
Tor q long time. He went abroad"
How many times did YOU see hin, ,,r,
i lp6
several times
Witness testified that she went in cas-
tune to a costume supper at the Hoff
man House late in the summer of 1912
Ihaw was present
Have You a photograph taken in
that costume" Il don't think SOFT
was a hired costume
YOU were shown a paper in Abe
Hunimels office" Eyes, 7 was shown
signature. not a paper"
Is that the signature" Mr.. Jerome
showed her paper. That is the name.
| can't identify the signature"
Al Mr.. Delmas' request Mr.. Jerome
sad tn" paper was signed ETHEL
Thomas Mrs. Thaw said she had not
read the paper and Mr. Jerome did not
press his efforts to find what it con-
tanned. 1t is supposed to have been con-
nected with a suit against Thaw.
Up to February, 1902. witness said,
she had not noticed any thing IRA
tional about Thaw. Up to that time he
had not proposed marriage to her and
his attentions to her We're no more
marked than those of other men"
"Wnen you returned from Europe in
October, 1908. did not you go directly
to George Lederer's office and tele-
phone to Stanford White?" "I did not"
Didn't you try to telephone Mr..
White from the dock where the ship
dcckcd?" Il did not
Witness denied that she saw George
Ledcrcr before she saw White. She
first saw Lederer in 1902. when she went
to him with a letter from Mr.. Marks.
1,n RI
per with Lederer alone. They went to
KCctors' and sat down stairs.
GLOW many times did you go to sup
per with him." 81 don't remember"
"Ten times?" Eyes"
WAS your mother with you?" "Part
of the time"
when did you first meet Jack Bar
rvmorc?" I'm the summer of 1902, in
the tower
"Who was there?" stamford White
and some other men and girls"
when did you next see Barrymore"
Il don't remember"
Mrs. Thaw said she went to supper
with him alone frequently.
Did you ever go to DR.. Carlton Flint
with Jack Barrymore" No"
Ever see him." Not that I remenl-
ber'
did White continually object to your
going with Barrymore" 'Yes-after he
had secn my mother"
when did you last see Barrymore?"
When I went to call on his sister in
FittSburg in 1906"
Here Mr.. Jerome caused something of
n sensation. DIR. Carlton Flint had been
4 -, To
escorted to within n few feet of the wit
moss and confronted her.
did YOU ever see this man before?"
demanded Jerome.
Mrs. Thaw turned quickly toward the
newcomer, hesitatod a moment. and then
with an effort at firmness said:
ITO the best of my knowledge, I never
saw him before"
Did you not go to him with Jack Bar.
rynore?" NO"
DR.. Flint withdrew
Did you ever stay out all night with
Barrymore" NO"
Didn't you go to supper with Barry
more one night and serd your mother a
telegram saying YOU We're spending the
night with another rartv?" Il remem-
Der nothing of the SORT
Did Stanford White at any time seek
TO nave You take action against Barry
more?"
Mr.. Delmas objected and Mr. Jerome
said: IF We can show that White
sought to have Barrymore arrested on
a charge of seduction. the question is
very material Justice Fitzgerald ruled
that the question would not be allowed.
Mrs. Thaw said she had first heard
Mrs. Gaines story about Thaws proposal
t. her mother about three weeks ago,
when Mrs. Caine told it to Mr.. Delmas.
Mr.. Jerome asked the witness if she
had understood Thaw was paying hon
orable court to her. The discussion az
to just what "courting" meant caused
some merriment. Mrs. Thaw and Jerome
both laughed. the witness smiling in
good nature for the first time on the
stand. She declared she didn't know
whether Thaw had matrimonial inten-
tions during the first period OF their ac-
Q,taintancn
Mr. White Mrc Tbau cold d;j NOT