The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-20
Jerome EndeaVOrS to Tear
Down Her Testimony
SHEPUEPARED FOR ORDEAL
Prosecutors First Question, "Was the
Story You Told Mr.. Thaw True71
She Firmly Replied, "It Was"
Delmas Is Ready.

New York, Feb. 20-With every out
ward evidence of bracing herself for an
ordeal, Evelyn Thaw took the stand this
morning when the Thaw trial opened at
10.80 o'clock. District Attorney Jerome
began the cross examination at point
where it was interrupted by adjourn
ment yesterday.
One of Jerome's assistants appeared
carrying an armful Of photographs of the
witness and the district attorney put q
series of questions, evidently with the
purpose Of impressing the jury with the
looseness Of her artists model life. Eve
lyn said she had never posed with more
of her body exposed than her arms and
shoulders, and positively denied Jerome's
implication that she had stood for pic
lures with uncovered breast.
Evelyn said that her picture was first
published III June. 1901.
Was it in the Broadway Magazine z.
1T might have been
"Ihen," said Jerome, sthe reporters
called and asked for your pictures"
''Yes"
''Tou gave them and they were pub.
lished, explaining that you were on the
stage and that you were an artists
model?"
eyes"
Didn't You have large number Of
letters from Stanford White?"
Eyes, sir"
"In all these letters was there a single
word Of indeceney Of impropriety9''
Il don't remember much about them.
At 11;40 Jerome began searching
aoss questioning regarding Evelyn's sto,
ry Of her ruin by White, trying TO make
her admit discrepancies as to the time
of the night
In opening his cross examination yes.
terday afternoon, Mr.. Jerome asked Mrs.
Thaw:
WAS the story you told Mr.. Thaw
true?'
ut was" She replied, firmly.
Mr.. Delmas, Thaw's leading coansel,
objected strongly to the question, but
Justice Fitzgerald held it to be eompe-
tent as tending to show the eredibility
of the witness.
Mrs. Thaw's confidence grew rs fhe
cross-examination went on and she was
always ready with answers. Mr.. Je-
rome jumped from point to point in her
story, and under the plea of testing her
credibility, was allowed to ask many per-
tinent questions.
Mr.. Jerome brought out that Mrs.
Thaw had written TO Stanford White
from Bouogne after Thaw had proposed
to her in Paris.
Did you also cable Mr. Winter" he
asked.
The witness could not remember.
How long We're you unconscious in
the oath street studio the night You
nave described?" the prosecutor asked.
The witness seemed To shrink down
IN her chair as She answered family,
"a can't tell.
Jerome asked Evelyn about her rela-
tions with James A. Garland. who was
seeking divorce in the spring of 1908,
several months before she met White
She admitted that ahe and her mother
had spent many Sundays on Garlands
yacht. jerome posted himself from
statement made BY Mrs Nesbit which
he held in his hand.
Inc cross-eSamination had barely got
ten INTO tull swing when adjournment
for the day was ordered.
The reluctance of tile district attorney
TO subject Mrs Thaw to a cross. exami.
nation again lent color to the runlors
that Mr.. Jerome still eontemplates NOV.
ing for the appointment of commits
sion IN lunacy to test Thaw's state of
mind at the presnt time. Now that
Pc has entered upon the cross -examina-
tlon, he seems determined to make
thorough one. There were evidences dur
ing the afternoon session Of ilI.feelinr
existing between Mr.. Jerome and Nh. /
Delmas. The latter intends to protect
Mrs. Ibaw in every possible way. He
moved from his accustomed place at
Jhaw's counsel table to chair within
The rail where the district attorney sits
and directly in front Of Justice Fitzger.
aid.
Mrs. Thaw's examination prom
ises to be duel between the two attor- |
neys, as well as between Mr.. Jerome
and the wife of the defendant. Thaw
seemed IN q very cheerful frame Of mind !
during the afternoon. especially when
Mr' Delmas was insisting that the cross |
examination Of the prisoners wife should
proceed.
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