The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-22
STANDS THE TEST.
Evelyn Nesbit ThaW Undergoes
Severe Cross Examination.
FEELINGS NOT SPARED.
Maintained Her SeIf-POssessinn
Throughout the Ordeal.
District Attorney Probed i'll Past Life
of Witness With Familiarity That
Caused Amazement-Mr. Delnnas In
teFpOsed Few Objections-Inability
Of Witness 10 Remember Certain
Things Most Material Element In
CrOSS-eXaniinatiOn.

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tinuing his cross examination of Mrs.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw today at the trial
of her husband, District Attorney Je-
roIne brought out the fact that in 1902,
Stanford White deposited the sum Of
$3.50 with a New York trust COM
pany, with instructions that it should
be paid to the Nesbit girl at the rate
of $25 a week. Mrs. Thaw frankly ad-
mitted receiving a number Of checks
from the trust company, but she would
NOT admit that there was a provision
that she should receive money oniy
when out of employment The prose-
cutor spent nearly the entire afternoon
in trying to make Mrs. Thaw admit
that this was true, but as often and in
as many ways he put the question to
her, she gave the .one answer:
II don't remember
Mrs. Thaw's inability to remember a
number of other things about which
Mr.. Jerome questioned was by for the
most material element in the cross
examination. The district attorney
delved into the witnesses past life with
a familiarity as to details and store
OF general knowledge which at times
seemed to amaze all who heard, not ex-
= cepting the defendants counsel them
selves. Mr.. Jerome indicated early in
his questioning that he had no dis
position to spare Mrs Thaw's feelings
in any way whatsoever. He interro-
gated her most pointedly as to her
men acquaintances of the past. He
laid especial stress upon her acQuain-
taneeship with James A. Garland, VINO
figured for the first time in the case.
Mrs. Thaw said she knew Garland be-
fore she met White.
Weren't you named as correspondent
in the Garland divorce case?" asked
Mr.. Jerome.
Mrs. Thaw was shaking her head
when Mr.. Delmas sprang to his feet
with an objection He demanded that
the record of the divorce case be
brought into court, that it might speak
u
the objection, but Mr.. Jerome withdrew
the question
Mr. Jerome questioned the witness
about her manner of posing for artists
b and bDught from her a denial that she
ever posed in the nude.
Nr. Jerome was insistent for details
ON the subject. He did not mince
words Many photographs Of Mrs.
Thaw were introduced in evidence. MFR.
Jerome during the morning session,
p1ied the Young woman with questions
as to what disposition she had made
of The letters written to her by Stan
ford White. Some, she said, had been
DESTROYED and some she had given to
her husband. In the midst Of the dis
triet attorneys examination with re-
card to the letters, and when he was
pressing for an answer as to wnat mad
har,ome of some of them, ThaW leaned
far over and whispered to his counsel
in a voice audible to those ne2res'
him: stamford White stole them. :,
Attorney O'Reilly lthereupon sale
aloud. Stanford W:ite - t5cm
..If counsel desires TO testify '1e vii
be very glad to hare him % j: So.
said MIR. Jerome sarcasucally.
Later Mr.. Jerome indicated that ht
had in his possession number OF let
tiers written by Stanford White to Eve
lyn Nesbit- saying he would show he
the letters to see if they would no
brighten her memory bit. He. chang
ed his mind, however, and the letter.
ware not produced. Mr.. Jerome de
manded that Thaw's counsel denver q
the court the Stanford White ietter
they have In custody, but they mad
no response.
Mr.. Jerome was assisted material
IN his cross examination by wrltte'
statements made by Mrs. Thaw's moth
w and by Howard Nesbit, her orotnea
He consulted the statements ror
ffsee 70 time and Mr.. Delmaa let tnl