Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-07
Relates Narrowing Tale
in Defense of Hus-
bands Deed.
SAYSSHEW EWASDRUGGED
Reason She at First Refused
Harry's Proposals Of
Marriage.

New York. Feb. THE announce
mcnt that either the mother or
be the principal witness at to-
days proceedings brought out an un-
usually large crowd. Scores of people
many of them women, tried in every
possible way to force themselves by
the officers at the court room doors
bur after yesterday afternoons laXity
The bars were put up again and very
few were allowed to pass. However
half a score of women managed to sue
ceed. They wore the gayesr costumes
Evelyn Put on stand.
Justice Fitzgerald had just taken his
seat on the bench when Delmas re
quested the clerk TO call Mrs. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw. The familiar figure in
blue. now for the first time without her
veil. appeared from the judges cham
bers. She was seated near the judge
box. and as Clerk Penny administered
the oath. Mrs. Thaw took her place in
the witness chair calmly. She gave
her answer to the first question in 4
clear. firm voice. which was soft in
quality.
Smile Was MISSED.
Thaw smiled at his wife as she walk
ed 10 The stand, but she apparently did
not see him at the moment After she
was seated. however. she smiled family
AT the prisoner. Mrs Thaw sad she
was born Dec. %. 1884. She told of
going to Cafe Martin for dinner the
evening of June % with her husband.
Thomas McCaleb, and TruxtDn Besfe-
Saw White There.
while you were at Cafe Martin did
You see Stanford White?"
Yes"
Al what time did you see him."
Il don't know. II was some time
after he arrived"
Where did you first see him."
Mrs. Thaw said White came in ct
the Fifth avenue entrance. passing
through TO the balcony, and left the
cafe by the same entrance.
Wrote Note 10 Husband.
She said while in the cafe she Dor
rowed a pencil from McCaleb and
wrote a note on a slip of paper fur
nished by a nearby gentleman and
passed it to her husband.
What did Thaw do?'
He said to me: Are YOU all right - 81
- said Yes"
What was your condition as to be
ing disturbed or affected"
Jerome's objection to the question
was sustained.
Was there anything unusual in yOu
manner that was visible to others"
Again the objection was sustained.
Paper is Missing.
After this how long did you re
main?"
"Only a short time
Mrs Thaw. have you that slip o
paper now?"
II have not"
Have YOU seen it since?"
NO"
Did what you wrote refer to Stan
ford White?"
Jerome objected on the ground tina
the note itself was the best evidence
After you left the restaurant, yol
went to Madison Square Roof garden?
Yes"
COrroborated Other Witnesses.
Mrs Thaw then gave a detailed ac
count of the shooting, corroboratin
testimony given by previous vii
nesses. She said she was married 4
Thaw April 4, 1905, at Pittsburg.
"When had Thaw proposed for tn
first time?"
I'm June, 1903, in Paris
at the time did you refuse him?'
81 did"
Did you state, in explaining you
refusal of his proposal. that it ha
something to do with White?"
story of Proposal
Yes. Thaw told me that he love
me and wanted to marry me. sta
ed at him for a moment. and then h
said Don't you care for me-? | sal
| did. Then he asked me what wa
the matter | said. Nothing The
why won't you marry me?' he said II
put his'hands on my shoulder and asl
ed: is il because of White?' | salt
Yes Then he told me he would nevt
love anyone else or marry anyone els
| started to cry. He said he wante
me to tell him the whole thing. The
] began to tell him how first m'
White
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