The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-02-21
THE MOTHER
IS HOSTILE
Evelyn Thaw's Testimony
mistaken.
ASKED ABOUT ADMIRERS
Girl Drew Checks on Whites
Deposit-Garland Divorce
Brought In.
ASKED ABOUT ADMIRERS

NEW YORK, Feb. 2i.-ln the Thaw
murder trial Just before the recess
was taken an amazing discovery came
TO light. II developed during Jeroms's
examination OF NJ, Evelyn Nesbii
Thse3hat he was baslng his cross ex'
animation upon secret statement fur
nished to him by Mrs. Thaw's own
mother. The shock OF the discovery OF
her own parents hostility almost stun
ned the girl. but she did not shrink or
faltcr.
Thanks 10 Mrs. Holman's statements
Jerome was able TO bring into the case
the personality OF James u. Garland
now dead, who. II seems. had been an
admlrcr OF the girl model In 1901. Just
before she met Stanford White. New
ertheless Evelyn Thaw's answers did
her no harm. She came through that
ordeal nnscaihcd. Nor was she shaken
In any material point In her testimony
All through two long sessions Mrs
Thaw sat In the witness stand under
the persistent bombardment Of bis
trlct Attorney Jerome. hut Il was ap
parent to everybody In the court that
the prosecution failed signaily 10 upset
her testimony.
The most that the district attorney
established was the fact that hei
memory can be- faulty at times: that II
was not wise or opportune 10 answer
n question direct. but the main fabric
Of her story WIS mistaken when courl
adjourned.
Jerome brought out the fact that she
received a weekly stipend from Stan
ford white when she was not engaged
with her theatrical work. hut In doing
this II was also shown that her mother
was on whlie'Spayroll.
There was a great rush Of curious
persons anxious 20 see Mrs. Thaw nm
der the ordeal OF cross examination
but only those provided with special
credentials from the court or. city au
thoritics were permitted % enter the
room whore the trial l. Ia progress.
District Attorney Jerome brought
out the fact that IN 1872 Stanford
White deposited the sum Of 81 3jO with
New York trust company with In
strucilons that Il should be paid TO the
Nesblt girl at the rate Of SO a week
Mrs. Thaw frankly admitted receiving
a number Of checks from the trust
company. but she would not admit that
there was a provision that she should
receive the money only when out OF
employment. The prosecutor spent
nearly the entire session In trying o.
make Mrs. Thaw admit that this was
true. but NJ often and In n many ways
NJ he put the question e. her she gave
necessarily the one answer. Il don't
remember"
The district attorney. asking about
the Mercantile Trust money showed
the witness a check aud a receipt
"Do not these refresh your memory
as TO the conditions that you were only
TO draw money when not workingr'
NO. sir"
Don't you remember now that Their,
was such a condition.
Il do not remember. From that let
ter think wrote II NJ the dlctatior
Of stanford White II does not sound
like n letter I would write"
what makes you think Stanford
White dictated itf'
because all Important letters abouI
money matters Stanford White woulc
dictate. and either my mother or
would have 20 sign them"
"Dld you believe Stanford Whit
when he told you all women were bad
and some were simply clever NJ con
cealIng itr' asked Mr.. Jerome.
Eyes"
"And you were Just sixteen ans
threc-quarters years oldr'
II don't know that was slxteci
aud thrce-quartcrs exactly. was six
/ teeng
"In rejecting Tbaw In Paris. had yol
anything Ia mind other than your owl
unworthlncssr'
"No."
"Dld you consider yourself dincrcn
or better than other womcnr
"No, sir"
Mr.. Jerome then asked n number o
questions In an effort 10 show wheI
White first visited the witness afte
her return from Europe In 1908 an'
when she went 10 TIummcl's Office
She could give no exact date. bu
thought II was az least four days afte
her return before she saw White OF
the street and he called her up on IN
telephone.
your great love for Mr.. Thaw coul'
not have been crushed In less thai
four days. could n.y.
mo. sir" replied Mrs. Thaw
AZ this stage an adjournment wa
taken.
Mrs. Thaw's inability TO renembe
number ~ other things about whlcl
Mr.. Jerome questioned her was by ~
the most material element In the eros
examination. The district attorne.