Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-20
Whites practices on young women
were unnatural?"


Can YOU describe them?"
Mrs. Thaw flushed
Obi" she said in a shrin little
voice, they arc mspeakable"
Now you may take the witness"
SAID Mr.. Delmas to District Attorney
Jerome.
Jerome Reluctant to Begin.
The district attorney seemed re-
iuctant TO begin the cross eyamina.
ton OF Mrs. Thaw today, desiring to
have the matter postponed until
Thursday morning in order that he
might determine whether or not
further examination of the witness
vas necessary on the issues involved
Almost a Promise.
After | have looked further into
the matter may decide to cross ex-
amino Mrs. Thaw." Mr. Jerome stated
10 the court, 'or | may waive nv
right. II when all the testimony as to
the insanity of the defendant is in I
shall be honestly of the opinion that
he was insane at the time the act was
committed, do not propose TO take
up the time of this court and this
jury in contending-"
Mr.. Delmas here interrupted Mr.. Je
rene. He wanted to know if the dis
trict attorney meant that If he was
honestly convinced that Thaw was ir-
sane when he shot Stanford White he
would abandon the prosecution.
II promise nothing" retorted the
prosecutor.
Another Conflict of Words.
,,.,,;o, Nv. .uili'ct ehS.'ea during
condolences and evasion of stiDula.
hnn,il;,tn ~ ,'.i. wv iae u"n no' "'Sn 10
on,in,t;on m'bint, 10 ",.n e'oaS en-
nncoes,r,. ''is'' "ee'i' "'''
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will :, cot, a., an ioieeu 10 no IL
tb,n, Of , ~, ~, WIN SOME
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DaImae 'sp''e" MI
m,s rh n
N,rs ,rh,,,, , Ne'so"s.
in tho witnees ohair n. "eIwousIs
A., - 'ah' "''u a"nited
had to do viii no.. nS,ol''. ihes
tain n,ners son,n &c ILL.,, ,,s 10 ger
cutor decio,ed Voc raanf,,, '1. paoa'''
o,. Nv TIL. ~, eip'" 'nr mon
Merconti,e Tr,st Con,,,n,. =, ~ ,ooo ''
sos week
Mr. Do,m,s n,ot,sto, ,,4 a.,
district otfnrnn,. r,oi,in .,a ,ns
ments and noted nm nhisot,o,, ''''''
Mrs Tbaw so;d ebn u,os ~ ~
that, nil Of tba s,cnatures mO. ' NJ.
own-they lonIsaa Tor,y ,,,,o,, ILL., ~,
writing She added who nrov,dad
the money for tho oir, NJ tho M.rna
tile Trust ron,nony voc ~, do,.ai
onod
ALWAYS Ready VIII, h,s,.
Mrs Thow's conf;danno e,,'
cross examination Went IN ond sho
was always ready with nm ons,,,ar
Mr. Jeroma inmnad fr,,, 80,
point in the story on mo n,ao p y, tos,
ing her credibilitv was o,,nwoa 70 osL
nnrtinont onestions "'"e' " aSA
He wanted to know when che fret
heard that she had been named ne =
correspondent in tho Caors,a w /,
Lederer divorce case
Mir. Delmas iumned N bis foot will,
n nrotest
Mrs Thaw col,ed hin, ovor -
where she sat whisnnrad somothina
in his ear and the attornnv n,ithdran, !,
his objection
Read II In +ha N..,e
az reod Of n I'm tho nonsra,>o,s -
said the witnese chear;,v whan M.
Jerome reneatad tho ouast,on
THE prosecutor songht to chow tbot
Mrs. Thaw had conc 10 Abro,,on,
Eummel for advice with roeord 70 tho
divorce proceedings hut was hnItad
by an objection from Mr. Delnos
which the court sustained Instioo
Fitzgerald said the question had
nothing to do with Mrs. Tbaw,s story
to her husband and did not affect her
credibility.
Mr.. Jerome brought ont that Mrs
Thaw had written to Stanford White
from BouIogne after Thaw had pro