The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-27
Prosecutor Gains Little
in Examination Of Mrs.
Thaw Which is
Now Over
BARS MUCH EVIDENCE
OF A COLLATERAL NATURE UPON
OBJECTIONS or DEFENSE
WIFE SAYS HUSBAND
ACTED CRAZY--Ex.
PERTs TO GO ON
STAND TODAY.


ordeal upon the witness stand at the
trial of her husband ended today. Je-
rome fini he'd his cross examination
and the redirect and recross-examin
ations were of the briefest characte~.
and just prior 10 adjournment, IL was
announced that the defendants wife
had finally been excused
Tomorrow morning the district at.
torney will begin the cross eyamna
tion of DR.. Evans, one Of the alienists
for she defense. He will follow this
by oss.examining Dir Wagner then
Doctors Deemar and Bingaman will b.
called The trial seems to be enter
ing upon its final stages
The completion Of Mrs. Thaw's
examination followed an unsuccessful
effort of the prosecution to draw from
Abraham Hummel certain facts rtlat-
ing to an aft dayit which Mrs. Thaw Il
said to have made In Hummei's law
office. In this affidavit II is declared
there was an allegation that Thae'
had beaten the girl while abroad in
1903 when she told him there wa n,
truth in the story about her re,s
tions with White.
Delmas Scores Heavily.
Delmas, for the defense blocked
practically every question put to Hum
mel and the witness got no farther
than to say that he knew Mrs. Thaw
that sha came to his office on October
27, 1908 and that he dictated to his
senographer while she was here. Jus
tice Fitzgerald held that under tho
rules ef evidence covering Mrs
Thaw's testimony the introductinn OF
collateral facts was not permissible.
The district attorney IL not allowel
to coniroveit her testimony in any
way. but may test her credibillty
Jerome said In open court that he
r allied that even if he could show
that White was In Europe the night
Mrs. Thaw declares she was assaulted
by him. he would not be allowed to
such testimony.
II was reported that Jerome bad
much testimony 10 offer in rebuttal
Dut as II is nearly all Of collateral
character he will not be allowed TO
llace It before the Jury.
Mother Drew on White for $1,000
Mrs. Thaw today denied that she
lad ever used penny of the letter Of
,redit White gave to her Under seal
before she went to Europe with Thaw
and her mother She denied that
she had ever been mentioned in anv
way I'm connection with the James \.
Garland divorce case. She said Whit
paid all her brothers school expenses
Ind identified receipts and ch cks
signed by her mother showing the
after drew more than 81 900 from
Whites funds during the year ending
May 1908. Evelyn was at school dur
ng most of this time.
Once Thought Thaw Insane.
Just before Jerome concluded his
'Iuss examination Of Evelyn Thqw.
le asked her IL she had ever OBJ.
eryed any irrational actions in Thaw.
She said that once while they were
irving in cab. they passed White.
She said Thaw few Into rage
alked 80 fast that for fifteen minutes
he could not understand him and
bat be- sobbcd and bit his iurcrnaiis.
Did you ever see man have 4
IT," asked the prosecutor.
No bui I've seen cats. replied the
iitness and a general laugh gTe,aIel
D the court room.
She said that Christmas 1905. no
ad decided that Thaw was insane on
he subject Of white.
Laughs as Diary is Read.
Jerome sprung another surprise to
ay. when recalling Mrs. Thaw 10 tha
'and al the end of Lawve- Ahc HUI
iels testimony. the prosecutor read
Ntracts from Evelyns Diary vritiea
hen she was in school a. P0mptoH.
I. J. As amusing phases. contrasting
b. sombcr. me hodicaI iifc ~ ta@
oanlinE schroi With ~Rcc.or's~ aud
be- other places along the 't;rpsf
'hitc Wat" were read 20 the iurv.
Irs. Thav laughed gcod uatu7cllr.
Though shr district attorney evident
was making every effort io prDre
iaf her school days were no 50 in-
Jcent as the jurors might think tber
lould have been
When the trial vas resumei this
orn'ng District Attorney Jcrome
He'd the attention Of Justice Fig
srsld - a letter be hal receives
ON J. d. LYON vice president Of The
niOn National Bank of Pittsburz.
ho was a witness two weeks aso.
Mr.. Lyon had custody of the Tha~