Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-08
MRS. EVELYN 1HAN
AGAIN ON STAND
Continues Her Story in Rela-
tion to Her Courtship and
Marriage
WITNESS GREATLY FATIeuED
WITNESS GREATLY FATleuED
Trying Ordeal Thru Which She Passed
Thursday Leaves Her Weak and
Nervous-Greater Throns Than Be-
fore Fights to Secure Admission to
the Court Room.

NervouS-Sredter InFon9 ira" ~
fore Fights to Secure Admission to
the Court Room.
New York, Feb. s.-Mrs. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw continued on the witness
stand today at the trial of Harry X
Thaw. carrying forward the narrative
Of her life from the point where she
left off yesterday. Her story to-day
began with the period Immediately fol-
lowing her return from Europe, in oc-
tober, 1908, and was brought down te
the return Of the girl and her HUSBAND
to New York, after their honeymoon
trim in 1905, when she said White had
called to her on the street ana at
+empted to speak to her. Mrs. ThaW
was still on the stand when luncheon
recess was taken. The indications
then wee that her direct examination
would occupy all the afternoon ses-
sion In that case, Jerome's cross
examination cannot be begun oe1ore
Monday, as the court does not sit on
Saturday. Mrs. Thaw today declared
that Thaw had accused her once OF
having improper relations With Whlte
after her return to the United STATES
hit she told him, 'sSts a lie, have
not" She said White had tried to KISS
her and begged her to come see nm
alone but she would not. He crleo
ond said she was not human being,
hut she told him she didn't wish to
have anything more to do with MINI
He visited her after her return from
Europe, on the pretext that 1t was
matter Of life and death, and had 70
do with her family.
He told her dreadful stories about
Harry. and that to protect myself we
mist get him out of New York. he
4hen took me to Abraham Hummel, ana
,th.v dictated lot of things to stem
orra.pher about Harry that We're not
>true. and when started to interrupt
thew would not let me, but said that
.,,,.+ helm get Thaw out of New York,
and keep him out"
Mrs. Thaw said that she slgneo
nothing at the time, but did sign.
paper she knew nothing about, az
whites office, in response to repeated
demands. She later asked Tor TINS
nanar and was taken to HummeFs Of
Ace where they showed her the paper
win her name to it, and agreed to
burn 1t up.
Delmas tried to question her about
.o,na event In her life which finally IN
da,ced her to accept Thaw, and about
the visit she received from Mrs. Will
liam Thaw, but under objections py
Jerome. the answer was not allowed.
Jerome also kept out the answer to the
n,,estion as to whether after the re-
tnrn from their wedding trip, the
Thaws lived in a house of their own,
or ~ the home of the elder Mrs. ThaW.
Mrs. Thaw, the witness, continuing,
said that she did not know what sne
had signed when she signed the pape1
at the request of White In his once.
MRS. Thaw said that later she met
white in Hummels office at his re-
nuest. White showed her the paper
bearing her signature. After she had
acknowledged it to be hers. White put
the paper in big jardiniere and burn-
ed it.
How did Thaw treat you from that
time until he proposed marriage"
"He treated me very nicely, carried
me ND and down stairs WSen was
sick. and brought me flowers and took
me carriage riding"
After her marriage with Thaw,
witness said, they took trip thru the
west While in Pittsburg, she lived at
tho home of her husbands mother.
She related how she had persistently
refused to marry Thaw before she fin
allv did 30, because of her reputation,
ana not wishing to separate him from
his family. Witness told how she met
some Of Thaw's family in Europe and
OF certain things happening which LED
her to believe that she would be re-
ceiyed in the family as Thaw's wife.
The Days Iescimony.
New York. Feb. S.-Great crowds be-
sieeed the doorways to the criminal
courts building today, where the Thaw
trial is held. The corridors soon be-
came thronged with the curious, who
clamored for admission, and extraor-
dinary care was taken to see that those
whose business compelled their attend
ance at the trial had the first oppor-
tunity to enter. Then the number of
those who had fought their way thru
the police lines to fill the room to it's
utmost seating capacity We're admit
ted. There We're not more than half
score of women among the spectators
They waited with evident impatience
for the prisoner and his wife to make
their appearance.
Justice Fitzgerald took his place on
the bench at 10:35. Thaw was called
to the bar Defendant for the first
time since the trial began had lost the
spring N his step. Instead OF walking