The San Francisco call., 1907-02-22
Tells Of Her Travels With Harry ThaW
While Accepting Whites Bounty

NEW YORK. Feb 2l-The prospect
that District Attorney Jerome would
develop more surprises when he con-
tinued the cross-examination of Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw brought another big
crowd 10 the courtroom where the trial
Of larry Thaw is being held.
ThaW entered the courtroom imme-
diately after the Jury, without waiting
10 be formally called. His hair was
mussed and his manner was eager and
nervous He carried a large pad OF
paper and after taking his seat pre-
pared to make notes of his wife's tes-
timony. When Justice Fitzgerald had
taken his place upon the bench there
was a conference among the attorneys
and II was decided there should be no
session tomorrow. WashIngton's birth
day.
When Mrs. Thaw was called to the
stand she glanced at her husband and
smiled. Then she turned TO Justice
Fitzgerald and made q little bow to
him. but the Justice did not notice her.
Jerome consulted his notes at some
length before beginning TO question the
witness and finally called her attention
10 her closing testimony of yesterday.
did you continue to believe all women 1s, were
unchsste, as Stanford White told you, until
your talk with Thaw In Paris in 1eosf' asked
Yes sir" replied Mrs Thaw. meekly
VISITED THE HDEAD HAI"'
DO you know a place called the Dead
Rstg' i"
Where Is the Dead RatT 4"
Somewhere In Paris"
Save you ever been therer
Yes"
what sort Of place Is it'''
is It reputable placer
i don't know.
Did il seem 50 to you7"
! don't FnowEpscpIe were sitting about
was somebody osncingT'
Il think So
Was L ? O'Clock in the morning2'
did you see 3 eakewskT'
sure there was no cskewalkg'
There may have been. ] don't remember.
remember the Russian dance.''
Was ii before or after Thaw proposed to
yog that you went to the Dead Ratf'
Bow many times were you at the Dead
Il think OILY once"
Cant You tx even the year of your visit?''
4 think il wss leO3.''
With whom did you go?"
With Mr. Thsw and Mr. Shubert s theatrical
manager. and another man whose name I don't
Il win whisper q name to you and ask If
the man was there
Jerome whispered and Mrs. Thaw shook her
was there lady or ladies' in the partyr'
Il think there were-with Mr.. Shubert."
Delmss was on his feet with an objection.
am using the witness own expression -
4 never ssid that said Mrs. Thaw.
Didn't you use the expression in a letter."
AgHin Delmas objected and sustained
DENIES THE CAKEWALK
Don't you know what 1 SAM asked
Jerome. when ] say did you seq many of the
bunch from the tenderlein there77
DO you know Miss Winchester"
Slightly
did you see her DO cakewalk at the Dead
Rat that night?"
Il don't remember
In whose handwriting is this letterr'
Mr. Ihaw's. l think !"
Have you any doubt OF it7"
Il don't think ] have"
Jerome offered the letter in evidence DeImas
Objected the ground that it was mutiIsted
aid that II was not hxed-
DO you know Of your knowledge when this
I have not the slightest idea"
WiA you note the paging Of that letter7
Did you and Mr. Thsw while IN Paris write
joint letters 70 friends, you writing part and he
7 cannot say positively very likely we did. .
Had you changed your opinion in regard
to the general chastity Of women'"
How soon after. your talk with Thaw did You
change your mindf"
Very soon"
AT the. time you left Paris in June, 1903,
had you changed your mind?"
The witness could not remember how long
4 was after Thaw's proposal Of marriage that
she left Paris.
After the time you left Paris had you any
appreciation that meretricious relations between
men and women were immoral ana wrong7''
Nor until after my talk with Mr Thaw.'
Before that you didn't believe it wrOngl"
-'uh. yes
VERY wrong1"
KNEW WHAT PEOPLE SAID
Not particularly. ! knew people said 1t was
wrong -
Did you think It very indelicste and vulgsr7''
That is all"
THAT it only bad taste
Yes
But you didn't think it was wrone?p
I didn't fully realize it until I went to
Paris
did you belong to any religious Organi1a-
tiong'
No.
You went to church and Sunday school in
PittsburgF"
Not in PittsburR'
'gn Paris 1t was impressed on you that White
had done you = terrible wrongs'
In q way"
Before you left Paris you had begun to
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