Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-28
INTEREST IN
THAW TRIAL
WANING

ana answered.
with care and coolness. Mr.. Jerome
as upon the previous days of his cross
examination, continued to jump about
from point to point on the witness
story. He first asked her If she had
not had trouble with her mother in
Allegany. Pa, before going to Phila
delphia to live, and If she had not
run away with a girl.
Mrs Thaw replied in the negative.
Mr. Jerome's next question: How
long after the drugging in the Twenty
fourth street house was 1t that the
account was opened for you in the
Amsterdam bank by Stanford Wnite?''
81 can't tell how long; it might have
been a month"
A letter and envelope were shown
Mrs. Thaw who identified the writing
as that of Stanford White. The en-
velope was postmarked Boston, Jan.
20. 1902, and was addressed to Charles
Harnett, Whites private secretary. 1t
read:
Dear Harnett: Please telephone
Mrs. Nesbitt to let you know when
ever Miss Evelyn decides to go on
her vacation, then send this note to
the Mercantile Trust company. Please
notify Miss Nesbit that on receiving
word she is about to start on vaca-
tion you will send her the weekly
checks for $25 and an additional check
for 5000. Yours truly,
(Signed) "STANFORD WHITE"
The introduction of this letter and
several checks signed by Evelyn Mes
bit and her mother refreshed Mrs
Thaw's memory to the extent that she
said she lived at the Audubon apart
ments from Feb. 10. to April l, 1902;
between April l and April II, 1902,
Mrs. Thaw and her mother went to
live at the Hotel Wellington. The
district attorney spent some time in
developing this point and apparently
attaches much Importance to it.
New York, Feb. 26.-When the Thaw
trial resumed this morning District
Attorney jerome called attention to
Justice Fitzgerald to a letter he re-
: eeived from the vice president of. the
Union National bank, Pittsburg, wit
ness two weeks ago. Mr.. Lyon had
custody of the Thaw will, was request
ed by Jerome to send all Harry Thaw's
letters and papers he had in his pos
session. Today the district attorney
said he had received a letter from
Mr.. Lyon stating Mr.. Hartridge oi
defense had written him saying no
letters or papers dated subsequent to
June 25, 1906, were desired. Mr.. Lyon
asked that court instruct him pre-.
cisely as to what papers are desired.
Mr.. Jerome asked Justice Fitzgerald
to make an order Greeting Mr.. Lyon
send for all the papers. Mr.. Hartridge
rose to make the statement that be-
fore writing to Mr.. Lyon that he did
not want papers after the given date
he had conversation with Mr.. Jerome
and the latter said distinctly that he
did not care for the letters and pa
pers after date of June 25 last.
ut is very unfortunate that we
have these continual misunderstand-
ings," remarke jerome.
at is unfortunate replied Mr. Hart
ridge, hotly, but 1t is a fact that
| wrote to Mr.. Lyon relying on your
statement"
Justice Fitzgerald said he haG no
authority to issue an order to the
WllHtSS WIN 10 NJ" Out ol Aut NOull
jurisdiction.
Unless he returns for cross-exam'
ination," said jerome, his direct tes-
timony will have to be stricken out
defendant"
I'll stand under oath that the dis
trict attorney told me he did not want
those letters" again interposed Mr..
Hartridge, His memory has gone
back on him"
After further argument Mr. Hart
ridge declared the courts time was be
ing wasted for If the district attorney
now said he wanted all the letters the
defense had absolutely no objection
and would so instruct Mr.. Lyon.
Abe Hummel was the first witness
called this morning and was question.
ed briefly, Hummel was excused TEN
porarily and Abraham Snydecker was
called, he was asked one question
which was not allowed and he vas ex
cused. Mrs. Evelyn Thaw was then
recalled, Mrs. Thaw identified diary
kept by her in 1902.
New York, Feb. 26.-Interest in the
Thaw case is decidedly on the wane
the people seem to have had enough
of 1t and Mrs. Thaw in her corss
examination today created little
interest. the crowd no longer hangs
about the court room and the newspa
pers are cutting their reports.
New York, Feb. 27.-Five minuteI
before court opened for the Thaw tria
today Evelyn Nesbit Thaw entered tn,
court room accompanied by Mr. Del
mas and took seat at. the end Of tn,
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