Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-12
ALIBI FOR WHITE.
State Claims They Car Dis prove Mrs. Thaw's Story.
DELMAS MAKING STRONG FIGHT.
Jerome Blocked by Strenuous West- ern Opponent-Poison Expert Csll- ed to Impugn EveIyn's Drug
 ced Wine Testimony.

sed Wine Testimony.
 NEW YORK, March 12.-Lining up his forces in rebuttal in the, case of Harry K. Thaw, District Attorney Je- rome began by endcavoring to lay the foundation for the introduction of the affidavit said to have been made by Evelyn Nesbit in the office of Abraham Hummel. He was blocked at every turn, however, by objections from MT. Delmas, leading counsel for the de- fcnse, and soon switched to the testi-l mony of policemen who saw Thaw the night of his arrest and who declared his actions seemed to be those of ra- tional man.
 The first witness called in rebuttal by MT. Jerome was Frederick w. Long fellow, one of the Thaw family's at torneys. He was questioned about Evelyn Thaw's alleged affidavit in which she was said to have made charges against Thaw.
 MT. Longfellow said he had never seen the affidavit until Jerome showed him the copy on the witness stand. He was asked if papers in the suit of Eth el Thomas had been served on Harry Thaw. Ethel Thomas is the girl Thaw is alleged to have tied to bedpost and whipped The defense again objected. Mir. Delmas quoted at some length from Mir. Jerome's remarks at the be- ginning of the trial, when Evelyn Thaw was on the witness stand. Mir. ! Jerome at that time said that Mrs. Thaw's testimony was permissible only as showing Thaw's state of mind and that he would not be allowed to con l tradict it.
 That is what the district attorney said" declared Mir. Delmas. from that lofty standpoint of judicial impartiali- ty with which he has declared he was clothed. We told him we would have no objection to his attacking the truth of the wifes story"
 Now you do object" snapped Mir Jerome.
 "Yes. because you would not accept our offer to waive our right when the story began" retorted MT. Delmas.
 MT. Jerome said that more than two years before Evelyn Nesbit told Thaw the story which is said to have unbal anced his mind he knew all about the evil practices of men in New York.
 Mrs. Thaw herself says she was told the story of Thaw tying young woman to bedpost and beating her That is the story of Ethel Thomas,' declar red the district attorney.
 MT. Deimas arose to protest. "l must seriously object to the learned district attorney testifying in this case aud I beseech him not to continue to give the jury as facts his understand ing of the points at issue,' said Del mas.
 Justice Fitzgerald instructed the jur, to be guided only by the sworn testi mony of witnesses and added that ht sustained the objection of the defense to the question about Ethel Thomas on the ground that Longfellow wal acting as Thaw's counsel and his deal ings with him were confidential. Longfellow was excused wifhou cross examination.
 Mir. Jerome sprung something of sensation by calling to the stand Dr Rudolph Witthaus, chemist and ex pert in poisons. The district attorne. , framed hypothetical question cover ! ing Evelyn Nesbit's description of he night with Stanford White in the studi house and asked if there was an. known poison which would cause in sensibility in two minutes and permi .. of the quick recovery testified to b,