The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-20

that remind you that you arrived Sat
urday. october "a. 1903"
Yes sir"
AT what hour of the day did you
arrive?" .sslsa
Il don't remember the exact time.
Mr.. Jerome here read extensively
/ from Mrs. Thaw's direct testimony, es-
pecially with reference to the visits
she made with White to a photo
| grapher.
You fixed the date of your ravish-
ment by reference to this visit to the
photographer. did you not?"
Mr.. Delmas objected. He said the
question related to an event and had
nothing to do with the story Mrs
Thaw told her husband. He said the
! cross exa nina ton must be confined to
the story as she had told it to Thaw-
not as to historic events.
Mr.. Jerome took another tack
You were photographed on a polar
bear. were you not ?"
| Yes .-lls
Did you pose in kinono with
polar bear?"
Yes
How many poses were there?''
4 don't remember
''They were all modest decorous
! poses which no one could take excep-
ton toy
Yes
You stated on the stand that all of
lust
what you had told Thaw-all about
this terrible occurrence"
YES" h
And those things-you told Mr..
Thaw at that time as having occurred
at the hand of Stanford White were
true %
Mr. Delmas sprang toahis feet with
an objection: sAsaE
1z''Your' honor" he said, .sWhether
these statements were true or false is
a frca1 fr,xv, IT.
allowed to show the truth of them.
The whole question is whether or not
she made the statements to Mr.. Thaw
as she says she did,
The truth or falsity of her story go
to her credibility as a Witness" saic
Justice Fitzgerald. "She may ans
wer."
Were those statements true?" re-
peated Mr.. Jerome.
They were" was the firm reply.
when did you first learn that you
had been named as correspondent in
the Lederer divorce suit %
Mr.. Delmas quickly objected
There is no evidence here he de-
clared with feeling. that there ever
was divorce case"
Jerome. 1T Is in my safe" he ex-
planned to the court. land it is like
playing game of solitaire to solve the
combination of that old lock- Maybe
we had better adjourn"
Meantime Mrs. Thaw called Mr..
Delmas over and whispered to him.
Il withdraw my objection he said
after returning to his place. The law
year apparently was acting under ad-
vice from the witness.
Mr.. Jerome repeated the question.
Il first read of it in the newspa-
pers," said Mrs. Thaw in voice that
was decidedly cheerful.
When? asked the prosecutor
Il don't remember just when-some
time in 1904
''Sure it was not 1902"
Il am sure it was 1904"
Were you in Boulogne at the
time %
st don't remember
You heard of it after Mr. Thaw
had proposed for your hand ~
Yes"
Did you consult a lawyer?'
Mr.. Delmas objected, declaring this
had nothing to do with either the wit
ness story to Thaw or her credibility.
1T will tend to fix dates" suggested
Mr.. Jerome in a tone which suggested
that it was matter of no consequence.
1t has been reported the district at
torney would attempt to show that
Mrs. Thaw consulted with Abe Hum
mel about the case.
THE objection is sustained" ruled
Justice Fitzgerald
when you were in Boulogne and
after you had heard you had been
named as correspondent did you
write to any one in America ?''
Yes I think I wrote to Stanford
White,' Mrs. Thaw replied readily.
And this was after Thaw had pro-
posed ?"
YES"
Did you cable to Stanford White
from Boulogne?"
81 don't remember"
ct understand your honor wishes to
adjourn at this hour said Mr.. Je-
rome looking at the clock which
pointed to 4:25.
Justice Fitzgerald ordered an adj
journment until today at 1890
o'clock.