Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-09
Her Brother May Testify.


Her Brother May Testify.
Mr.. Jerome may confront her with the
testimony of her brother Howard Nesbt,
and may ask her to explain how she for
got to mention posing for certain photo
graphs and statue which are said to be
not so conventional as those she spoke of
in her previous testimony. In just what Or
der the witnesses for the prosecution will be
called in rebuttal has not been fully de-
clded upon. The probable witnesses, be-
sides Evelyn Nesbt Thaw are DR.. Francis
A. Mcguire, the ,Tombs physician, who has
| maintained an almost constant surveillance
over the prisoner during his confinement in
the Tombs; Drs. Flint. Macdonald and
Mabon, the alienists; F. w. Longfellow
who was Thaw's confidential counsel: Nav
Mackenzie and Mrs. c. ]. Came frienos of
Mrs. Thaw, and probably A. H. Hummell,
Howard Nesbit and Charles Hartnutt. The
latter was for years confidential secretary
| to Stanford White and as such knew much
of Mr.. Whites acquaintance with Evelyn
Nesbit and other young girls. Mr.. Hart
| Mr.. White established for the benefit of
Mrs. Harry Thaw and her mother.
Mr. Delmas went to New Jersey last
night, and will be the guest of DR.. Britton
D. Evans. one of the defense alenists, over
Sunday. He is particularly fond Of sleigh
| ing, pastime not to be had in his Califor-
| MIA home. and will devote most Of his time
to that sport. The other counsel for the de-
| District Attorney Jerome will not leave the
| city. but it was announced that neither Mr.
| Jerome nor his assistant. Mr.. Caravan, will
| have anything to say about the case during
| the adjournment.
| Five Weeks Since Case Began.
When the trial is resumed on Monday
morning it will be five weeks since the &C.
| tual taking of testimony began, and seven
| weeks since the case was first called in
court. The expense both to the state and
the defense has been very heavy, particu-
larly to the defense. AS an instance it may
| be mentioned that DR.. Britton D. Evans,
! the principal alienist Is reported as receiv-
| ing 5000 a day. DR.. Charles G. Wagner $50
| day and DIR. Graeme NJ Hammond and
DR.. Smith Ely Jelliffe 500 day each. 1t
| will be the most expensive trial New York
| has ever had.
Evidence Will Be Secret.
| 1t is the intention of District Attorney
Jerome and Mr.. Garvan to keep to them
selves as much as possible the nature of
the evidence they will present in rebuttal
1t is almost certain that Lawyer Frederick
w. Longfellow, who was counsel for Thaw,
| will be called by the prosecution. 1t was
| to Mr.. Longfellow that Evelyn Nesbit, as
| she then was, brought letter, after she
| had left Thaw in Europe in the fall of 1903
| The young woman had some conversation
| with Mr.. Longfellow at that time, and Mr..
| Jerome has tried to show that Immediately
on landing she tried to get White on the
| telephone. She has denied that, however.
| Mr.. Longfellow's testimony may have some
bearing on the question of whether she told
| Thaw in Paris the story she says she told
| him about White.
| newspaper reporter who got an inter-
view with Thaw in the Tenderloin station
will be called by Mr.. Jerome. Thaw told
| the reporter about the note which his wife
had slipped to him at the dinner at the
Cafe Martin shortly before the shooting
In substance he gave the reporter what
was in the note This note, which is now
meaning White. The contention of the
prosecution is that Thaw was sane enough
| right after the shooting to know about
things that happened two hours before he
1t was two or three days before this note
| was found. Thaw's evening clothes had
been brought to the district attorneys Of
| fee, They were about to be returned to
| him when they were searched again. The
| note was found in the small pocket of the
| trousers.
| Never Had Interview.
The police who were on duty at the Ten
derloin station that night say that the re-
porter never had the interview with Thaw
| The fact that the note was found sufficient
ly corroborated the reporters story, in the
opinion of the district attorneys Office.
| Howard Nesbit, young Mrs. Thaw's
brother, and May mackenzie, Mrs. Thaw's
constant companion, were served yesterday
with subpoenas by the district attorneys
! Office Miss Mackenzie got a subpoena as
/ she started for Atlantic City. There is no
suspicion that she was going there to get
| out of the jurisdiction.
| It is possible that Charles Hartnutt, who
was Mr.. Whites private secretary, may
be called as a. witness. He was familiar
with Whites financial affairs and could tell
| about the money that White expended on
| EVELYN Nesbit and her mother
| Neither Mr.. Jerome nor Mr.. Garvan would
| make any comment yesterday on how
long 1t would take them to put in their
case in rebuttal. Either they are trying to
| worry the defense or there will be some sur
| prises. The lawyers for the defense say
| that they have lots of. witnesses they can
| call IL Mr.. Jerome goes into an extensive
rebuttaE When this was told to a repre-
sentative of the district attorneys Office
he said that he didn't think the defense
would get any great chance to call any
more witnesses.
Delmas' Action a Surprise.