Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-22

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the statement seems to cover fully
seventy-five pages.
The springing of sensations did not
all rest with the district attorney. Mr..
/ Delmas sent a genuine thrill through
the court room by declaring that he
had been informed IL was the pur-
pose Of the district attorney to indict
Mrs. Thaw. Mr. jerome denied that
any such statements had been made.
but did not deny The purpose. This
/ incident came about near the close of
| the forenoon session, when Mr. Jer-
ONE. in an effort to make the defense
| produce certain letters from Stanford
| Which. which Mrs. Thaw had de-
clared were in the possession of Cnf-
1 ford Hartridge, one of her husbands
attorneys, called Mr.. Hartridge TO the
witness stand.
! The lawyer declined to answer any
questions relating to the letters and
| when it became necessary for him TO
! give some better reason than the mere
7 fact that he was attorney of record
for the defendant. Mr.. Delmas said
Mr.. Hartridge had been retained by
Mrs Thaw to protect her interests
when she had heard the threats that
. sh was to be indicted.
During the afternoon. when Mrs.
/ Trhaw had been recalled. she de-
clared she was perfectly willing that
the letters should be produced.
"They are your property. are they
not?" asked Mr.. jerome.
mo, gave them to Mr. Thaw."
Mr.. Jerome directed his assistant,
| Mr.. Garvan. to have a subpoena is
sued for Mr. Hartridge. When this
was done, Mr.. Jerome again demanded
/ the letters. Mr.. Hartridge said he had
no intention of complying, as he bad
received the letters from the hands
of the defendant. Mr.. Jerome ap-
pealed to Justice Fitzgerald. He had
| neglected to have an affidavit as to
| the service of the subpoena and JUS
! tice Fitzgerald said there was nothing
upon which he could act. Mr.. Gar
van was directed By his chief to draw.
up the affidavit There the matter
| rested,
Just after the luncheon recess Mr.
/ Jerome wanted permission to discon-
tinue the cross-eXamination of Mrs
! Thaw long enough to take the testi-
mony of DR.. Deemar, of kittaning
! Pa. and Bngaman. of PittsburG
| both of who mare to testify as to
| traces of insanity in both branches of
/ the defendants family. Mr.. jerome
said he was informed the physicians
were about to leave the jurisdiction
of the court.
"They are returning to Pittsburg to-
night" said Mr.. Hartridge. "but they
will be back at any time they are
wanted"
| MRS Thaw is under a most severe
strain. and her examination should be
/ conclude dat once" said Mr.. Delmas.
/ Doctors Deemar and Bingaman,
/ called to the stand said they would
stay, if necessary.
/ Mr.. Jerome insisted that their testi-
mony be taken and Thaws counsel in
sisted that the cross-eXamination
should proceed.
Just before adjournment for the
day Mr. Jerome said he felt that the
physicians would be available when
wanted, and asked that that the recess
over the holiday and until Monday
be taken Counsel for the defense con-
sentad.
Mrs. Thaw win again be upon the
stand all of Monday and possibly all
of Tuesday.
Did you refuse Thaw solely be.
cause of the occurrence with White ??
asked Mr.. Jerome of Mrs. Thaw.
Because | had been found out"
'Who told you you had been
found out?"
'FrlGnQS OF StdIIOi w Hll',
80 it was not because of the occur
renee. but because you had been
caught"
"ft was both together | had an in
stinct about it,"
White?"
"Yes. I did"
ut was a feeling of enmity against
your ravisher?"
"I wouldn't say enmity-it was hos
tlity against him for this one thing,
and subsequent things"
what subsequent things -
The prosecutor caught up Mrs.
Thaw's own words.
Things with Stanford White"
"Were they improper and indenct?"
81 don't know what you would call
them"
you were still thinking of these
things when you wrote White from
Boulogne?"
eyes, and of his extraordinary per-
sonality."
"Then why did you write that let
ter to White2"
Because my mother would give me
no peace until | did it"
Mrs. Thaw raised her voice as she
made this reply.
eyes, was. My mother said I was
ungrateful to Mr.. White, and things
like that"
Had you any occasion to doubt the
chastity of your own mother?"
81 had never thought of my mother
in that wav."
Mrs. Thaw stamped her foot.
"How did you know Stanford
Whites friends knew of your rela-
tions with White?"
zone of them saw me with him al
the East Twenty-secend street stu
do"
"Was there any impropritey there?'
eyes"
80 you continued to maintain rela-
tions with Stanford White after youl
ravishment?"
"Yes, for time"
Tears were in Mrs. Thaw's voice ano
in her voice.
Mr. Jerome demanded the name OF
the man who had seen her at the stu
dio. He asked the witness to whis-
per Il.
Mr. Delmas wanted it publicly an
nounced. A wordy conflict ensued II
which Mr.. Jerome threatened to have
the rourt room cleared. Justice Fitz'
gerald finally settled the matter, say
ing the name might be given to coun'
sell the court and the jury.
How did you know this man knew
of your relations with White?'
"He saw me undressed In the bed
room under the studio"
And this was about a month aftel
your ravishment with drugs"
yes"
"How long did the relations con
tinue?"
mot after January, 1902"
"How many instances were there Z!
al don't remember"