The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-21


he would call and on private examina-
! ton establish the date. The prose-
cution relentlessly drew from Evelyn
| the statement that she went to Whites
studio within a month after her ruin
| alton, continuing her relations with
White, until the first of 1902.
| 1t was always against her will, she
insisted. When Jerome demanded the
details of the first occasion after the
original one, the girl broke down, COW
cred her face with her handkerchief
cried and sobbed. Jerome was dis
| the room.
| Mother Coerced Her.
Delmas and Jerome had lively tilt
| over what Delmas described as a
| sneer in Jeromes tone as he questioned
Evelyn as to what prompted her re-
nunciation of Thaw's love.
Jerome exclaimed: There was no
sneer."
1T all depends on whether the story
| is true; if true there can be no sheer
for I never heard it's equal"
Jerome resuming the examination,
WAS your reason for the renuncia-
ton of Thaw's proposal merely be-
cause of the feeling that you We're I'M
worthy?'
TT was because l was found out
said Evelyn, changing her tack from
no lox hof hn C
because she was unworthy.
who told you, you had been found
out?"
White"
when did you first realize the ex-
tent of wrong done you by White?'
when Mr.. Thaw told me-
Evelyn said she quarrelled with
White because after Thaw opened her
eyes she first realized what the arch
itect's treatment meant to her.
Jerome questioned her closely about
why she wrote White from Boulogne.
and she said her mother coerced her
to write, and that Whites extraordin-
airy personality had a fascinating eff
feet upon her.
I'm one way" she said, mother did
not know of wrongs
DeImas Objects.
The girl soon recovered composure
Her husband strained to watch her
as she testified. She went on saying
she went into the studio against her
will White made the appointments by
notes, she said she wanted to go home
after supper. White insisted on her
going to the studio and she frequently
became inebriated and irritated.
And you omitted this from your di-
rect testimony" interposed Jerome.
Delmas was on his feet with an objec-
ton. Jerome dropped it permitting the
effect Of the question to work upon the
jury.
Did you tell your mother what
White had done?"
NO
why not?''
With breaking voice Ev~-yn explain
ed, ooh, 1 could not, White wouldn't
let me, He made me swear never to
tell mamma
Jerome drew from the girl a detailed
statement of the various occasions
when the relations were renewed.
Time and again tears came into her
eyes, her voice trembling as she an
swered. She insisted that she always
fought Whites advances and was al
ways piled with wine, until partially
intoxicated.
She said she had been Whites victim
more than once in the oath street stu
GiO. Xix. wise more than once in TIC
Madison Square tower. She remem-
bcred only once in the 22nd street stu
dio. She explained that white got
scared about the 22nd street place"
"Oh, Couldn't Tell Her."
Evelyn said she told all the pitiful
story to Thaw in Paris and that Thaw
had called White names.
Again Jerome kindly asked:
"Why didn't you tell your mother?"
Oh. l couldn't, I'd rather have died
than tell her.
This pitiful wall served to make Je-
rome yield for a time.
Did you ever visit DR.. Carlton
Flint"
II don't remember such visit"
Did you ever visit the doctor with
Jack Barrymore?
No
"Sure?"
Yes"
In the operations you have under
gone were any of them of criminal
nature?'
Evelyn explained the operations We're
for appendicitis.
jerome dropped the subject and the
room buzZed with gossip. The question
recalled rumors connecting the names
of Evelyn and Barrymore.
Evelyn showed a determination to
get the ordeal over. Jerome offered to
excuse her at noon but the girl said
she preferred to go on.
Glass Of Water Helps.
The examination took new turn
and while the witness gained strength