Evening journal., 1907-02-26
DeImas Brings Out Testimony This Afternoon Re-
gardng Gala Night the Thaw Party Had in
Paris With French NObIeman and New York
Society" Woman

By our own Wire. Publishers Press.
NEW YORK. Feb. 26.-Cpurt recon-
vened FOR the AFTERNOON session at 2.oi
and Evelyn was recalled as the first
WITNESS for re-examinauon by Jerome.
Thaw. when ne came into court this
AFTERNOON. showed plainly the elation
shared By everyone connected with the
defence az the manner tn which Eve-
lyn had acquitted herself under cross
lcxaminauon.
Afrs william Thaw, mother of the
defendant. was al the Criminal Court
building this afternoon. This at once
led to the conclusion that she was TO
be called as "a witness for the defence.
u jerome occasioned some surprise by
calling Evelyn Thaw 60 The stand
again as he had excused her before
lunch. she took the stand smiling.
Then there ensued n long wait. II de-
veloped that jerome wished to exam
/ n, Evelyn about certain phrases in
the letters which rhaw wrote TO Vice
| President Lyon. OF the Union National
Bank. OF pittsburg. (which We're the
subject Of the lawyers dispute this
morning.
The stenographer had not completed
making carbon copies OF thtese letters
for the lawyers. which caused delay
While she sat on the stand waiting TO
begin her testimony Evelyn exchanged
smiles with her husband. After a short
/ time Delmas suggested he begin redi-
rect examination. Jerome agreed TO
this with the understanding that he
could continue his cross-eXamination
later.
DeImas demanded some receipts and
checks from Jerome and submitted
them to Evelyn, who Identified the
signatures as her mothers. The eX-
lamination took much time.
in she first batch were fourteen re-
ceipts for sums paid by the Mercantile
Trust Company. of New York, az the
order Of Charles Hartnett who was
stanford Whites secretary. There was
four for s65 each. FIVE for $40 each, four
FOR $50 EACH and one for Sll0. The
oates varied from February, 1902. TO
August, 1903.
! The second batch consisted Of sixteen
checks upon the Manhattan Trust
Company. Of New York. Most OF the
lsums were s25 and $50 except three.
which were for $500 S465 and s19i.
All were endorsed by Evelynt
mother. They were dated in 1902 and
1908.
Five other checks, drawn on the
\ Manhattan Trust Company, Of New
York. and dated from May to July 2.
1902. were presented. Three were for
$50 each. one for $50 and one FOR 500.
Evelyn Identified ner mothers en-
ldorsement on each.
The large portfolio OF pictures Of
Evelyn made by White was brought
into the court room. Delmas showed
her one, which she identified as having
been taken by Professor Elchmyer IN
! Whites Twenty second street studio
She said she posed for White. The
book was then passed back to the law
yers and Thaw looked through II
pointing out and explaining the pic
{ lures to Lawyers O'Reilly and Pea
body.
Back to Gay Paris.
Delmas suddenly referred to the let
ter Evelyn wrote to a chorus gir
friend in which she described the fes
tivities of the cafe de Paris" which
Jerome introduced on the first day O
his cross -examinati zion. Il developed
\
iette, who is n9- aiding the prosecu'
tion.
d do you know the girl addressed as
. Dear Maize in the letter." asked
% asked Delmas.
/. yes 1t is Maize Toilette
s.Nvhere is the Cafe de ParisT
s In Paris"
= "what kind Of place is it as re-
D cards its character,
"Wen everybody goes there she
said with a smile.
Deimas then drew from the witness
THAT one OF the men she referred to IN
IS the letter in which she described agala
= night was a French nobleman. "a
4 friend Of Mr. ThaW's" said Evelyn.
- Frances Belmont, row Lady Ashbur-
D ton she testified. was one Of th'
e Women mentioned.
Another woman was described As /