The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21

ters introduced yesterday and identified by Mrs: Thaw were written by Stanford l White to another girl. Where are stanfcrd Whites let- ters"' "Mr. Hartridge has some of them i" Mr. Jerome demanded the production of the letters. Thaw's counsel made no response s.s Mir Jerome proceeded.
 Did you give those letters to Mir. Hartridge?" ..st-. < No" ...s.E,
 "who did? ( ~~
 "You gave them to your husband?"
 Yes"
 "was there a single word of impro- priety or fndecency in Stanford Whites letters to you?"
 T don't remember
 Did you keep all of MT. Whites let terse"
 No"
 Have you copy of the letter you wrote Mir. White from Bouiosney
 No
 Do you remember It's contents7"
 No"
 Nothing about it?"
 No"
 How many letters did you give Mir. Thaw%
 Fourteen.
 Gave Correspondence to Thaw.
 She testified she gave the fourteen letters to Mir. Thaw in Paris In 1903. Afterwards she received them from Thaw's valet and gave them to Thaw again, presumably after he had shot White All of these letters, she said. was abroad in 1903. and were given to Thaw. She also gave him some let ters, she could not remember how many, which had been received before that time.
 Where are those letters now?" asked Mir. Jerome
 'I don't know
 When did you see them last?"
 'In Paris in 1903.'
 Have you been interrogated by the counsel for the defense as to their con- tents?'
 No"
 Do you remember their contents:"
 Only in a general way"
 Mir. Jerome questioned the witness at --gth regarding letters which were placed in warehouse before she What became of these letters?' he asked.
 'I gave them to MT. Thaw." |.
 Fenced With Jerome.
 Mrs. Thaw fenced with the district attorney quite skillfully at times, keep ing her wits we'll about her.
 Mir. Jerome spent an hour or more on the subject of Stanford Whites let- ters in MT. Hartridge's shands are the fourteen letters which Thaw turned over to Ms Hartridge were the only ones she positively knew were in exist enca.
 When MT. Jerome would ask occa- sionally a very pointed question. evi- dently for the purpose of tripping up the witness. Mrs. Thaw would reply with an emphatic nod of her head. ''l didn't say that"
 You are sure these fourteen let ters in Mir Hartridge's hanls arc the only ones in existence?" asked Mir. Jarome
 There may be some in a trunk
 ''Where Is the trunk?'
 Tn Paris"
 whereabouts in Paris?'
 Mrs. Thaw gave the name Of a warehouse in the French capitol.
 Didn't you in 1903 take letters from a warehouse in this city?'
 "Tes. took some at that time"
 Were not some sent you after wardT'
 'fYes. from the trunk in the ware house."
 Mrs Thaw said the goods ip the warehouse were stored in her moth CTS name, and there was row over letting her have anything. Stanford White arranged to get the trunk out, however.
 Why didn't you give Thaw all of Stanford Whites letters instead of just some of them?'
 Couldn't Rattle Witness,
 T didn't say that replied Mrs. Thaw.
 You said some were in a trunk in Paris
 T said they might be-
 Didn't you retain some letters"
 .T don't know that I did"
 "Thaw was pressing you all the time to give him all the details of this af- fair with Stanford White. wasn't her"
 Yes
 You gave him the letters before your marriage"
 ''Yes."
 MT. Jerome here dropped the subject of the letters for the time being and turned to Mrs Thaw's story to her husband.
 He indicated that he would take yesterday. when Mrs Thaw was com pelled to answer question. as to whether or not her story was true. Her statement that the story was true gives the district attorney the right to introduce testimony to show the con- trary
 How long were you unconscious in that Twenty-fourth street house at the time of your experience with Stanford White?''
 "I don't remember"
 Was 1t after midnight that you became unconsoious?' %
 Yes, I think it was"
 Was it before daylight?'
 Mrs. Thaw hesitated and replied:
 Yes. before daylight" direct testimony the statement that she sat up all that night She replied that she meant the rest of the night, after she had been taken home.
 When did you first meet Ted Marks?" went on Mir Jerome.
 T think 1t was in 1900 or early in 1901. in New York"
 You received letters from him?"
 Yes" Relations With Mother.
 Up to that time your relations with your mother were friendly?' Yes" There was nothing to show that your mother was willing to sacrifice you fol a pecunialy consideration?" No" Mrs. Thaw sat up in the big ehaii and shook her head indignantly. MT, Delmas was on his feet instantly