The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-13
To Hear Abe Hummel Testify
in the ThaW Case
OF MRS. IHAW'S RELATIONS
With Jack Barrymore, the Actor-Huin-
mel Was on Stand but Few Min
utes, and Gave Way to james
c. Smith, Temporarily.

New York, March 13.--The sensation
hungry were pleased this morning when
the first witness called for the Thaw
trial was Abe Hummel, the disbarred
divorce attorney, who Is expected TO
reveal startling facts concerning the re-
lations Of Evelyn Thaw and Jack Barry
more, the actor, and who drew up an al
legged statement, in which Evelyn charg-
ed Thaw with cruelty But after few
minutes, Hummel was temporarily ex-
cused to allow James g. Smith to re-
turn to the stand.
The counsel began pickering at once.
Delmas showed by his questions his in
tention Of fighting to have all of Smiths
testimony thrown out, although he made
no such motion at this time Smith tes-
titled that he returned to New York in
response to a telegram from Jerome,
reading, as nearly as he could remem
Der, "Your evidence most important.
Your presence desired"
Hummel then returned to the chair
and jerome renewed his fight to get in
Lvelyn's afIdavits.
Jerome Gets Angry
AS the last witness Of the day, yes
terday, the district attorney called Ru-
dolph Eckmyer, the photographer, who
took the pictures Of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
which have been introduced in evidence
The photographer was employed by Stan
ford White. He had no sooner been
sworn than it developed that Eckmyer
was also employed by White to make
the Photographic copy of the affidavit
Evelyn Nesbit is said to have made in
Abraham Hummels office. Mr.. EclSmyer
identified the negatives made from the
affidavit but they were not offered in
evidence. Mr.. jerome next tried to have
the photographer fix the dates Of GER
tain pictures for which Evelyn Nesbit
posed, hoping thus to establish the day
White in the oath street house.
MIR. Delmas objected on the ground
that the evidence tended to contradict
Mrs. Thaw's story, and was not permis-
sible. Mr.. jerome said that he desired
to take advantage of the waiver Mr..
Delmas had made at the beginning of
the trial in regard to rebutting Mrs.
Thaw's story.
'If you viii let me fix the date OF
these pictures" he said, heatedly, Il
win show that on the night following
the day they were taken, when Mrs.
Thaw says she was ruined, Stanford
White was not in the gath street houge
at ALL"
Mr. Jerome fairly shouted the last
words and pounded the table before him.
Mr.. Delmas said he must stand upon
his objection, and it was sutained. He
then moved that 'the district attorneys
.improper remarks, TO which he has given
much emphasis Of voice and gesture" be
stricken from the records.
Mr.. jerome retorted by asking the
court TO instruct the jury that the al
legged ravishment or non-ravishment of
Evelyn Nesbit had nothing whatever to
do with the case.
Justice Fitzgerald merely admonished
the jury to pay no heed to remarks of
counsel addressed to the court, and to
confine themselves strictly to the evi-
dence
II was after this conflict of counsel
that the agreement as to the closing
stages Of the case was reached. Mr..
jerome said he would introduce as wit
nesses today Abraham Hummel and his
stenographer. Then, if his plans car.
ried he would conclude the states case
with the testimony Of three experts,
DIS. Austin Flint, Carlos Macdonald and
William Mahon. 1t was agreed that af-
ter the defense has presented its sur
rebuttal, each side shall have one clear
day for the summing up. The charge Of
the court will follow, and the consideTa-
don of the evidence by the jury.
The experts evidence will not be reach.
ed before Thursday, and, figuring upon
the disposal Of one day, the last of
the trio viii not be examined until Mon
day next. The defense viii probably oc-
cupy the remainder Of next week with
suTrebuttal, and the summing up will
probably begin Monday, March 25 That
would bring the charge to the jury on
Wednesday, the 27th.
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