Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-21
CHARACTERIZATION Ma
IS IN FULL SWING
Jerome Spends EntIfe Day Firing
Questions at Sllh|e
Mrs. IhaW.
LITTLE ACCOMPLISHED BY 1T ALL
Girls Tells More Of Asr Own story
After seinH ouizz4d at Length
About Letters From Stanford
White Another Divorce Case
Brought Out.
(By Associated Pressl.

NDW YORK, Feb 2O.-In continu
ing his crosseXamiriation of Mrs. Eve
lyn Neslsit Thaw today at the trial OF
her husband, District Attorney Jerome
brought out the fact that In 1902
Stanford White deposited the sum OF
1880 with New York trust company
with instructions that 1t should be
paid to the Nesbie girl at the rate OF
s25 a week. Mrst Thaw frankly ad.
United receiving d number of checks
from the trust qornpany but she would
not admit that there was n provision
That she should receive the money
only when out of employment.
The prosecutor spent nearly the en-,
tire afternoon in trying to make Mrs
ThaW admit that this was true but rs
often and In as many ways as he put
the question to her, she gave the one
answer 81 don't remember"
Mrs. Thaw's Inability to remember
number Of other things about which
MIR. Jerome questioned her was by far
the most material element in the
rosseXaminatipn. The district attor.
ney delved int9 the witness past life
with familiarity as to details and a
store of general knowledge which at
times seemed to amaze all who heard,
""l SHNSpsih5 tiiS ucleuuuhlS COunSei
themselves
Mr.. Jerome Indicated early in his
questioning that he had no disposition
to spare Mrs. Thaw's feelings in any
wayrsWhRts oever.
Heinterrogate her most pointedly
as to her men acquaintance of the
past.
He laid especial stress upon her ac-
quaintanGeship with James A. Gar
land, who figured for the first time in
the case.
Mrs. Thaw said sho knew Garland
before she met White.
Another Divorce Case.
Weren't you named as corresponds
cnt in the Garland divorce case?'
asked Mr.. Jerome
Mrs. Thaw was shaking her head
wien Mr.. Delmas sprang to his feet
with an objection. He demanded that
the record of the divorce case be
brought into court; that II might
speak for itself
Justice Fitzgerald overruled the OBJ
lection, but Mr.. Jerome withdrew the
questions.
Never Posed in the Nude.
MIR, Jerome questioned the witness
about hefmanner of posing for artists
and broight from her denial that
she ever Eposed in the nude. Mr. Jc-
romei asSinsistcnt for details of the
story. He did not mince words. Many
photographs of Mrs. Thaw were intro
duced in evidence. Mr.. Jerome during
the morning session piled the witness
with questions as to what disposition
she had made of the letters written to
her by Stanford White. Some, she
said. had been destroyed and some she
had given to her husband
Says White stole Them.
In the midst of the district attor.
ney's examination in regard to the let.
tcrs, and when he was pressing for an
answer as to what had become of
some of them. Thaw leaned far over
ana WHISPERED to his counsel in a
voice Audible to those nearest him.
Stanford White stole them"
Attorney O'Reilly thereupon said
stanford White stole them"
III counsel desires to testify we
will(be very glad to have him do so,
said Mr.. Jerome, sarcastically.
later Mr.. Jerome indicated that he
had In his possession a number OF
" letters written by Stanford White to
I1yelyn Ncsbit. styling he would show
her the letters to see f'they would not
brighten her memory. He changed his
mind, however. and the letters were
not produced.
Mr.. Jerome demanded that Thaw's
counsel deliver TO the court the Stan.
/. ford White letters they have in Gus
tody. but they made no response.
Mrs. Holman's Statement.
Mr.. Jerome was assisted materially
in his crossexamination by the writ.
ten statements made ty Mrs Thaw's
mother from time to time and Mr.
Delmas lot this fact become known
to the inry by remarking upon it.
Mr.. Jeroine's cross.cxamination NAV
occupy several days yet. He jumped
about today from one part of Mrs.
Thaw's story and one period of her
life TO another III way that taffled
any attempt TO tell how far he had
progressed with his attack. He. an.
larently intends to take cvcry advan.
tasc of the ruling OF yesterday which