The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-09

sentence for perjury. One of these
statements was deliberate false
hood Which it was, | care not.
They probably both ire false.
Delmas GriIls Hummel.
.Hummel claims that he dictated
this thing, miscalled an affidavit. He
says he dictated ii In his office in
1903 to n stenographer whose name
or individuality he does not recall.
If he dictated 1t, If this is his work,
II these are his words. then he COM
mitted deliberate perjury mere be-
fore you, and the evidence is here on
the face of the paper.
ITO testify against the defendant
Ii was necessary for Hummel-that
wretched, little old man--to swear
that he was not acting as Evelyn
Nesbits attorney; that no legal ac-
ton was contemplated in her behalf,
lie came here to tell you that Harry
X. Thaw had beaten like hound
the woman he loved. That is IA thing
you men know Thaw would have
rather died than done.
HE swore he had never been at
torney for Evelyn Nesbit. yet on the
back of this very paper, which lay
before the district attorneys eyes
when this man was on the stand are
the words Howe G Hummel, attor-
neys for the plaintiff. On the paper
itself were these words: Evelyn
Nesblt, plaintiff, VS.. Harry X. Thaw,
defendant This man was periured
-perjured when he told that he was
not her counsel; perjured when he
said he was not her attorney; per-
Jured when he told you no action
was contemplated In her behalf
What was the reason for the draw
Ing OF this paper? 1t is simple. Miss
Slmonton had returned from Europe
and went to Stanford White with the
story Evelyn Nesbit had told her. lie
knew what he had done would eter-
nally disgrace him If 1t became
known, and might send him to
prison.
"He found Evelyn Nesbit as soon
as she returned. He told her Harry
Thaw was a bad man; that 1t was
necessary for her protection that he
be kept away from New York. He
told her in Hummel's office, ant
what was his object to get from he
by cunning trick monstrous de
ception, statement which HI
knew that would make trouble fo
White. In some way, ! know no
how this paper was drawn up
Then Evelyn Nesbit was induced tt
sign it, or to sign some other pape
without reading II or knowing wha
was in It, | don't know whether i
was this paper or not Is this hel
signature, or is 1t clever forgery o.
photograph? All | know is wha
comes from so questionable IA source
must be valueless. 1t is trick
How the trick was done | don
know, hut that it was a trick. d'
know.
Proof of Perjury.
Upon its face this paper prove
the man who dictated it committed
perjury on the stand. | know he i
a convicted felon; | know there ar
now two indictments against him TO
procuring false testimony
/ To illustrate what he terme
Hummel's perfldy, Mr.. Delma
delved into the history of the Dodge
Morse divorce case and explained t
the jury how "discredited lawyer
obtained false testimony in an offe
to set aside a marriage which ha
been legally performed and whic
had resulted happily"
"And you. gentlemen, /" Delma
continued, are asked upon this man
testimony to make this child
, widow by sending this defendant
. an ignominions death"
Mr.. Delmas then asked FOR an az
: journment until tomorrow morning
saying he expected to finish his az
r dress by the noon hour