Evening journal., 1907-02-20
Jerome LaShGS
!. Evelyn Into Telling
More Of Her Life
Declares, However, That She Never Posed Nude
as Photographs Show Her--JerOme Takes Girl
Back to Night in Whites Den and Asks Her to
Explain Her Testimony

BY Our own Wire. Publishers Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20-With the
knowledge that Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
would return to the stand to-day for
cross examination by District At
torney Jerome. interest in the noted
case was at a higher pitch than at any
time. since the girl-wife told her story
Of mistreatment at the hands Of stan
ford White
Opinion about the criminal courts
building to-day was largely that the
defense yesterday turned a neat trick
on District Attorney. Jerome I'm forcing
to cross examine Evelyn at this time.
Jerome was caught unprepared and
plainly showed his irritation. He will
be forced to make the cross -examina-
ton an ordeal for the young wife in
order to regain the ground taken from
him yesterday by the unexpected move
of the defense. 1t IS expected. he will
attack Evelyn's veracity as well as her
reputation.
In the opinion Of many court experts
Delmas yesterday practically spiked
one barrel of Jerome's doubles -shotted
weapon. that trained on the insanity
defense. In the morning Jerome ask
cd to pass. the cross-examination, hint
I'm sthat he might ask for lunacy
commission to pass on Thaw's. sanity
which would allow Evelyn 10 escape
the ordeal.
Defines, action is regarded as cali
ing a bluff" on Jerome's part. BY in
sinuating he has doubts himself as to
Thaws sanity Jerome produced
strong impression on the jury Its
evident purpose was 70 strengthen the
case the prosecutor has been making
70 send Thaw TO Matteawan. But the
defense did not want this impression
70 last. It called on Jerome either "a
cross examine Evelyn at once. or make
good his hinted threat to call for a
iunacy commission.
Jerome had no alternative. He was
not willing to admit his doubts OF
Thaw's sanity either at the time he
committed the crime. or at present.
Evelyn's griiling barely began yes
terday but she quailed perceptibly
under the attack. To-day's onslaught
was necessarily one from which she
could not help bnt shrink.
But in this trying time the footlighi
training Of the girl is asserting itself
Only the confidence born OF large
crowds without stage fright could have
sustained her so long. she will need
all her confidence and presence Of mind
however. before Jerome's merciless
probe is arrested.
Assistant District Attorney. Garvar
was in conference for a long time last
night with Howard Nesbit. Evelyp''
brother and some Of Evelyn's formei
chorus girl friends were also examined
They furnished the prosecution witt
the points upon which to base the figh
to impeach the girl-wife's testimony
one phase of the defense has beer
revealed by the attention which its
experts devote to Harry Thaw every
moment he is I'm court Never do th'
alienists hired by him take their eyes
fro mhim DR.. Evans sits by Thaw
side most Of the time conversing Will
u,im at every possible opportunity.
These men are preparing to comba
Jerome's experts If they swear, from
thir observation OF Thaw in court tina
h els at present insane. Having ao
cess to Thaw an opportunity TO con
verse with him, the defending at
dorneys believe their testimony shoul'
save Thaw from Matteawan.
The Crucial Time.
Tension was at high point about tn
Thaw trial room this morning. Ever!
one believed a crisis in the case wa
st hand. The Importance Of Jerome