Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-26
Jerome Announces That He Has
Completed His CrosS-Exam-
ination Of ThaW's Wife.
SHARP TILT WITH H&RTRI DGE,


nounced he had completed cross cXan-
lua;ion of MIS-. Thaw when recess waE
ordered.
when the Thaw trial was resumed tc~
day Dist. Atty. leroue called the at,
tentlon Of Justic Fitzgerald To n letter
he had received from J, D, Lyon vice
president Of the linton National BANK
or Pittsburg, who was q witness two
weeks ago,
Mr. Lyon had custody OF the Thaw
VIII, lie was requested to send all NJ
Thaws letters and papers he had in his
| possession. To-day the district attorney
said he had u letter from MIR. Lyon
stating that MI. Partridge, Of the dc~
Tense, had written him saying no letters
or papers OF date subsequent to June ~,
| 1906. were desired
MI. Jerome asked Justice Fitzgerald
to make an order directing Mr.. Lyon 70
send all tho papers,
MIR. Hartridse rose 10 make the state.
ment that before writing 10 MT Lyon
that be did not want papers after the
given date. he had q conversation with
| Mr. jerome and the latter said distluct-
| ~ that he did not care for the letters
| and papers after June " last
A SHARP TILT.
ut is very unfortunate that we have
these continual misunderstandings,
remarked Mr.. jerome.
| 1T Is untort innate" replied MI Hart
ridge hotly, but 1t is a fact that I
wrote to Mr.. Lyon relying en your
| statement"
Justice Fitzgerald said he had no au~
| thoTity to issue IAN order to the witness.
| who Is now out OF the courts jurisdic~
| tiOn,
Unless he returns for cToss~eSDmn~
alton" said Mr.. jerome, mis- direct
| testimony win have TO be stricken out.
and with it the win ana the rodicil on
| the defendant"
IN stand under oath that the dis~
| trict attorney told me he did not want
| the letters" again interposed Mr.. Hart.
| ridge,
After further argument Mr. rIaItridEe
| declared fhe courts time was being
wasted, for If MI. Jerome now wanted
all the letters the defense would so in
struct Mr.. Lyon.
ABE EIUMMEI. CALLED
The matter Of the letter having been
Abraham Hummel. the lawyer who
drew up the affidavit to which Evelyn
Nesbit is said to have sworn and which
charged Thaw with crueltles during
their 1908 "trip to Europe, to take the
stand.
do you know Evelyn Nesblt Thaw?'
when did you first see her?'
Some time in 1901 or 1902.
"Whcre?'
81 don't remember exactly
WAS 1t al youI ofiice?'
mot the first time"
You knew her before that"
yes"
Did she go to your Office on oct u,
''.she was there iuje In the year 1908,
] don't remember just when"
He was Shown the Photographic copy
OF the last page of tho famous affidavit
which Mr.. Hummo said refreshed his
memory so that he could state positive
" that the date on which Evelyn Nos
bit called at his office was Oct %. 1903
Nj. Dellnas objected to the use NJ
the photograph but tho court allowed
the questions.
did Miss Nesbit have conversation
with YOU IN your olficc2' asked Jerome
Mr.. Delmas objected but was over
ruled.
Yes" said HUmmel
Did you dlctnic 70 a steuographer
while She was present.
MIR. Delmas again objected, SAYING
the purpose of the districl attorney an.
rarently was 10 contradict Mrs. Thav,.
and he could NOT properly interrupt her
cross-examlnation for that purposc.
Mr.. Jerome argued the point at some
length. particularly In answer TO Mr..
Deifnas' statement that collateral testl.
mony was not permissible I'm testing
the credblIltv of n witness.
II could proye stanford White
was in Europe tho night she SAYS Sin,
vas drugscd bv MINI" declared XII
Jcrorno .ilat yo,lid bo Al rollarer.,l
Sart and I wound NOT bo allowed to mi
a. cv;d.nrp Uul N .hc tod Tbavy IN
paris tbat there Was no truth IA he,
stntouieut about stanford White. lhon
that would be inal'f'al taci aud |
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