Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-14

mers evidence, but Mr.. Jerome proceeded
to question him and soon there was dra-
matte clash with Mr.. Delmas.
AT the interview in your office, asked
Mr.. Jerome. did Evelyn Nesbit. prior to
your debating anything, tell you that she
had told Thaw that 1t was not true that
Stanford White had drugged and ravished
her?'
Mr. Delmas was on his feet to object, but
before he could do so and Immediately after
the district attorney had ceased TO speak
Hummel said in loud voice: she GER
tainly did"
Mr. Delmas looked at the witness ana
with scorn In his voice said:
And you call yourself a lawyer
Mr.. Jerome asked Mr.. Delmas to ADDRESS
his remarks TO the court. He further saiu
he understood Mr.. Delmas to have said he
would not object to an answer TO sucn a
question as was asked this witness HIS
assistant Mr.. Garvan. had told him MI
Delmas had made such a statement Wnile
he (Jerome) was out of the ROOM.
81 made no such statement, declared NAT
Delmas Il specifically reserved the right
to object to any questions put 10 this VIII
ness"
Mr.. Delmas turned to Hummel and said:
You heard me reserve that right didn't
your
Il did," said Hummel. not in the least per-
turbed.
And the learned assistant district attor-
ney heard me?" asked Mr.. Delmas, turning
to Mr.. Garvan.
Delmas Annoys jerome.
..If the learned counsel from the Pacific
slope will address himself to the court we
will make better progress" said Mr.. Jerome.
He also added that the prefix learned II
left out. would tend to shorten the record.
Irritable children are entitled to some
considerat ton" replied Mr.. Delmas. so II
the irritable district attorney prefers, Will
refrain from ascribing to him the qualities
he so scornfully rejects.
There was general laughter at thls
Mr.. Delmas first moved that District AT
torney Jerome's question and Hummel $
answer be stricken from the record, and
Justice Fitzgerald seemed about to order
that done, when Mr.. Demas again took
his feet and said:
Question Ruled Out.
Through the extraordinary conduct OF
the district attorney this question and an
swer are In the record. Let them stand;
waive my right and withdraw the motion
to strike out"
District Attorney Jerome precipitated an
other clash by his next question.
did Evelyn NeSbit, as she was then
known" he asked. SAY to you that Thaw
had prepared documents charging Stanford
White with having drugged and betrayed
her when she was fifteen, and insisted upon
her signing them, but that she told Thaw
she would not. because the statement was
not true?"
Mr.. Delmas objected at once, on the
ground that the question was a repetition
of the one already ruled out by the court.
Mr.. Jerome read from the record the
statement Mrs. Thaw made on cross-exam-
ination which he sought to rebuff. Mr.. Del
mas renewed his objection. and said 1t was
based largely on the ground of manifest
misconduct on the part of the district at
torney.
Justice Fitzgerald said that the question
tY..I inc 1aI nartS of Sarlf
question
1t was agreed to excuse Hummel tenn
porarily and go on with the states experts
this afternoon. Luncheon adjournment then
was ordered.
District Attorney Jerome has sworn six
experts-Flint Mahon. Hirsch, Diefendorf
Pricthard and Ferris. He has omitted Drs
Hamilton and Macdonald.
The hypothetical question which Jerome
put to his experts, and on which he asked
them to base an opinion as to Thaw S
sanity. covered practically all the evidence
in the case. 1t contained about 1aO00 words