Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-26


for Mr.. Jerome's final questions, which
Will have to do with the affidavit
Should the defence decide to proceed
with the redirect examination of Mrs.
ThaW ana Mr.. Jerome should take up
the re-cross- oXamination. EIrs. Thaw
may be kept upon the stand ell OF
Wednesday and Thursday. There may
be al attempt, however, to intersperse
the last phase Of her testimony with
further statements frcm the experts.
Mrs. William Thaw, mother of the
defendant, and Mrs. Carnegie, his sis
ter, We're at the court house today for
the first time in 10 days. Mrs. Thaw
has been suffering from severe cold.
Mr. jerome, as on the previous days Of
his cross-eXamiration, jumped about
from place to place in the witness sto-
~. lie asked her first of all today if
she had not had throuble with her moth
CT in Allegheny, Pa, before going 20
Philadelphia to live-if she had not run
away with 4 girl.
Mrs. Thaw denied that she had done
such thing. Mr.. Jerome next asked:
How long after the drugging in tho
9th street house was it that the account
was opened for YOU in the Amsterdam
Tank by Stanford Whte"' Il can't tell
how long-it might have been a month"
when did you first meet Frances Bel
mont?" "Whon I was in F'lorodora."
Before you met Stanford White?" Il
think So"
Had you gone to supper with Frances
BClmOnt before
jerome based all his questions evidently
upon atidavits made by the girls moth
er and brother Mrs. Thaw said she had
not gone to supper with Frances Belmont
before meeting White She had gone 10
several afterwards but White was pres
cnt at all of them except ore.
Mr.. Jerome asked if she had not often
gone to suppers with two mon who's,
names he whispered to her. She said she
never went with them, but they were
present. Done took her home once ana
the other twicc-but there was always
another girl with ncr. The girl vas not
Miss Belmont.
'Thosc siirpcrs warc after tho thea
tre?" YES"
'On Feb. %. 1892. were YOU on gooI
terms with Frances Dclmont:" II
think ST."
Witness said that after she left Flo
rodora she went with THE Wild Rose"
that opened in Philadelphia. VINO
went there With =ou:" ''AIy mother"
DO you know Angela Vincent?'
Yes"
\ letter and envelope were shown
Nrr. Thaw, who identified the writ
ing as that Of Stanford White. The
envelope vas rostmarkcd Boston. Jan.
20. 1902. and was addressed to Charles
Hartnctt. Mr.. Whites private secrc-
tary. 1t read:
Dear Observation-Disclosures telephone
Mrs. Nesbit to let you know when
Miss Evelyn decides to go on her vaca-
ton. Then send this note to the Mer-
camille Trust Co Please notify Miss
Nesbit that on receiving word she is
about to start on her vacation you will
send her the weekly checks for So and
an additional check for $500" Yours
truly, Stanford White"
BY this letter and the introduction Of
checks signed both by Evelyn Nesbit
and her mother. Mr.. Jerome refreshed
Mrs. Thaw's memory TO the extent that
she said she lived at the Audubon
apartments from Feb. to April /. 1902.
The checks We're given in payment Of
hotel bills and were drawn against
deposit made in the New Amsterdam
Bank by White to the joint credit Of
Mrs. Nesbit and her daughter.
Ey peoples exhibit %, a check Mr.
jerome brought out the ract that be-
tween April l. 1902 and April Il, 1902
Mrs. Thaw and her mother went 10
live at the Hotel Wellington. The dis
trict attorney apparently attached
much Importance to that point.
when did you meet Mr.. Thaw?" asked
Mr.. jerome. Il think it was either in
December, 1871, or January. 1862
Mrs. Thaw testified it was at 2 dinner
at Rector's, given by Thaw. The dinner
was after a matinee and lasted perhaps
an hour. She was taken to it by another
girl. She thought the next time she saw
Thaw it was when he called on her In
reply to questions she said that when
she first saw Thaw at the dinner he was
perfectly rational and not excited ara
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