Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-21
MOTHER OF MRS.
THAW is HOSTILE.
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excepting the defendants counsel Them
selves.
Mr.. Jerome indicated early in his
questioning that he had 10 disposition
TO spare Mrs. Thaw's feelings in any
way whatsoever. He interrogated her
most pointedly as TO her men acquaint-
anceS of the past lie laid especial
stress upon her acquaintanceship with
James A. Garland. who figured for
the first time in the case. Mrs. Thaw
said she knew Garland before she
met White.
Weren't you named as correspondent
in the Garland divorce caser' asked
Mr.. Jerome.
Mrs. Thaw was shaking her head
when Mr.. Delmas sprang To his feet
with an objection He demanded that
the record of the divorce case be
brought into court that it might speak
for itself. Justice Fitzgerald overruled
the objection, but Mr.. jerome with
drew the question.
Mr.. Jerome questioned the witness
about her manner of posing for artists
and brought from her denial that
she ever posed In the nude. Mr.. Je-
rome was insistent for details on the
subject. He did not mince words.
1Tanv photographs of Mrs. Thaw were
introduced in evidence. Mr.. Jerome
during the session piled the young
woman with questions as to what dis
position she had made of the letters
written to her by Stanford White.
Some, she said. had been destroyed.
and some she had given to her hus-
band. In the midst of the district at
torney's examination with regard to
the letters and when he was pressing
for an answer as to what had become
of some of them Thaw leaned far over
and whispered to his counsel in a
voice audible to those nearest him:
stanford White stole them"
Attorney O'Reilly thereupon said
aloud;
stamford White got them"
IF counsel desires to testify we will
be very glad to have him do So" Mr.
Jerome remarked sarcastically.
Later Mr.. Jerome indicated that he
mad in his possession number of let
sers written by Stanford White to Eve
lyn Nesbit, saying he would show her
the letters to see if they would not
brighten her memory a little bit He
changed his mind, however, and the
letters were not produced. Mr.. Je-
rome demanded that Thaws counsel
deliver to the court the Stanford
White letters they have in custody, but
they made no response. Mr.. jerome
was assisted materially in his cross ex-
animation by typewriter statements
made by Mrs. Thaw's mother and by
Howard Nesbit, her brother He con-
suited the statements from time to
time, and Mr.. Delmas let this fact be-
come known to the jury by remarking
upon it.
Mr. Jeromes cross examination may
require several days yet. He jumped
about from one part of Mrs. Thaws
story and one period of her life to an
other in a way that baffled any at,
tempt to tell how far he had progress
ed with his attack. He apparently in
tends to take every advantage of the
ruling which allows him wide lati-
tude in testing the credibility of the
witness. Mr.. Delmas. contrary to eX-
pectations, interposed few objections.
He is evidently preparing, however,
for an extended redirect examination.
and this. together with Mr.. Jerome's
cross examination on the redirect.
promises TO keep the prisoners wife on
the witness stand for an indefinite
period.
Mrs. Thaw seemed perfectly self pos
sessed at every stage of the cross eX-
animation. At times her voice trem-
bled perceptibly, but almost always it
was clear and emphatic. She fenced
with the prosecutor continuously, cor
rected him at times as to assumptions
drawn from previous answers and oc-
casionally told him his questions were
entirely too long to permit of a proper
answer.
The young woman seemed to be
swayed by the district attorneys mood.
When his voice was soft and purring
and perhaps bit insinuating she an
swered in the same low tone. When
Mr.. Jerome would become aroused and
snap questions at her in loud voice
she replied in kind. When the prose-
cutor would persist with question
she had answered two or three times
Mrs. Thaw would finally reply with
an emphasis on each word. speaking
slowly distinctly and defiantly.
The defendant was always alert to
catch every word. He seemed impa-
tient at times at some of the questions
put by the prosecutor and kept up
running fire of whispered comment
with his attorneys.
Just before adjournment the prosecu-
tor brought the witness brother into
the case by producing Howard Nes-
bits affidavit