Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-02-28
NEARING THE END
The Cross and Redirect Examina-
ton Of Mrs. Thaw Finished
After Five Days.
HUHMEL ON THE STAND
DeImas Blocked All Efforts to Get
Facts AZ To the Affidavit Made
In He office Regard.
Ing Thaw.

New York, Feb. 27.--Mrs. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw's long ordeal on the wit
ness stand at the trial Of her husband
for the killing Of Stanford White,
ended Tuesday. Mr.. Jerome finished
his REORGANIZATION which had last
ed through nearly five court days, at
the morning session. The redirect
and REORGANIZATION were brief
The district attorney will Wednes
day morning begin his cross-examina
ton Of Dr. Britton d. Evans, one OF
the defense's allenlsts DR.. Wagner,
Deemar and Bingaman will be called
In rapid order. The trial at last
seems to be entering on its final
stages.
The completion Of Mrs. Thaw's ex-
animation followed the unsuccessful
effort Of the prosecution to draw
from Abraham Hummel certain facts
relating to the affidavit which Mrs.
Thaw Is said to have made In Hum
mel's law office. In this affidavit /.
Is declared there was an allegation
that Thaw had beaten the girl while
abroad In 1903, when she told him
there was no truth In the story about
her relations with Stanford White.
Mr.. Delmas for the defense, blocked
practically every question put to Hum
mel. The witness got no further than
to say he knew Mrs. Thaw, that she |
came to his office October ~, 1908,
and that he dictated to q stenographer
while she was there. Justice Fatz-
gerald held that under the rules of
evidence covering Mrs. Thaw's testi-
mony the introduction Of collatera!
facts was not permissible. The dis
trict attorney is not allowed to con-
trovert her testimony In any way, but
may test her credibility. Mr.. jerome
said in open court that he realized
that even II he could show Stanford
White was in Europe the night Mrs.
Thaw declares she was assaulted by
him, he would not be allowed TO In
troduce such testimony.
It was reported that Mr.. Jerome
has much testimony to offer in rebuff
tai, but as 1t is nearly all of a collat-
eral character he will not be allowed
to place 1t before the jury.
Mrs. Thaw was given the opDortu-
nifty to clear up the odds and ends Of
her story. Mr.. Jerome introduced In
evidence her schoolgirl diary and read
certain extracts from 1t. They caused
many smiles In the courtroom, reflect !
ing as they did the young woman'S =
views of life during that period.
Mrs. Thaw denied again that she /,
had ever used q penny of the letter Of !,
credit Stanford White gave to her un- =
der seal before she went to Europe =
with Thaw and her mother. She de- !,
Med that she had ever been mention
ID In any way in connection with the n
James A. Garland divorce case. She :,
Jaid Stanford White paid all her /,
,rother's school expenses and identi- n
led receipts and checks signed by II
Ter mother showing that the latter n,
rev more than $4,000 from Stanford Il
Whites funds during the year from n,
fay 1902 to May 1908. Evelyn was at in
chool during most of this time. Ii
Just before Harry Thaw was taken It
ut Of the courtroom he handed the
eporters the following note:
"Mrs Thaw and Lady Ashburton,
ormerly Frances Belmont, were not
rlends. They we're simply acquain- .,
ances when both were playing at the =
anne theater." sc