The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-27
IS THROUGH
 WEH ORDEAL +Ey9ya- Last, Comes ./ Down. ABE HUMMEL TESTIFIES De1mas Succeeds, However, in Blocking Force of Evidence. Jerome Ends His Questioning Abrupt- ly While Redirect and Re-CrOss
 Examination of Girl Was
 Merely PcrfunctOry.

New York, Feb 2s.--Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's long ordeal upon the witness stand at the trial of ner nus band for the killing of Stanford Whlte came to an end today.
 MT. Jerome finished his examination which lasted through nearly five court days at the morning session. The re- direct and re-cross examination this afternoon were of the briefest charac- ter and just prior to adjournment 1t was announced that the defendants s wife had finally been excused.
 Tomorrow morning the District Att torney will begin his cross-examination of pr. Britton D. Evans. one of the alienists for the defense. He Will 1oi- low this up by cross -examinaning Dr. Charles G. Wagner, and then Drs. Dee mar and Bingaman will be called In rapid order. The trial at last seems to be entering upon its final stakes.
 The completion of Mrs. Thaw's ex- animation followed the unsuccessful ef- fort of the prosecution to draw rom Abraham Hummel certain facts relat- ing to the affidavit which Mrs. Thaw is sad to have made in Hummefs law office. In this affidavit, it is declared there was an allegation that Thaw had beaten the girl while abroad in 1905, when she told him there was no truth about her relations with Stanford White.
 Mir. Delmas. for the defense. blocked practically every question put 10 MT Hummel The witness got no further than to say he knew Mrs. Thaw, that she came to his office Oct. 21, 1903. and that he dictated to a stenographer while she was there. Justice Fitzger- aid held that under the rules of evil dence covering Mrs. Thaw's testimony the introduction of collateral evidence was not permissible.
 The District Attorney Is not allowed to controvert her testimony In any way, but may test her credibi1ity MT. Jerome said in open court that he re- alized that even if he could show Stanford White was in Europe the night Mrs. Thaw declared she was ss- saulted by him, he would not be al- lowed 10 introduce such testimony. a-
 It was reported that Mir. Jerome has much less to offer in rebutta1 but as it Is nearly of a collateral character. he will not be allowed to place 1t before the jury.
 EveIyn's School Diary.
 Mrs Thaw today was given the op- portunity to clear up the odds and ends of her story. MT. Jerome intro duced In evidence her school girl diary and read certain extracts from it.. They caused many smiles in the court room. reflecting as they did the young woman's views of life during that per iod.
 Mrs Thaw denied again that she had ever used a penny of the letter of credit which stanford White gave to her under seal before she went to Eu- rope with Thaw and her mother. She denied that she had eyer been men toned In any way in connection with the James A. Garlan divorce case She said stanford White paid all her brothers school expenses and identified receipts and checks signed by her mother showing that the latter drew more than $3,000 from Stanford Whites funds during the year from May 1902 to May 1903.
 Evelyn was at school during most of this time.
 Just before Harry Thaw was taken out of the court room, he handed the reporters the following note:
 Mrs. Thaw and Lady Ashburton, formerly Frances Belmont, were not friends They were simply acquain- tances when both were playing at the same theatre"