The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21

Mrs. fhaw's cross examination had an absorbing interest for her husband
 During the morning session. when Mir. Jerome. was questioning the wit ness as to the whereabouts of certain letters from stanford White, Thaw leaned over and was heard to whisper to bis counsel:
 stanford White stole tbem-that's where they ar.e'
 Mrs. Thaw identified the pictures handed her as having been taken at the 22nd Street studio on the day. wher, she was there with Stanford White. all day heinz .photosra- he'd. Some of these picture in which. dressed in a kimono, she posed m n white bearskin.
 Mrs. Thaw again stated that the pic- lures were taken on the day before her experience in the mirrored bed. room. ,,, f
 Mir Jerome exhibited the photo graphs freely. IT.
 These are fair types of all the pie tures taken that day. are they not! propriety than those? asked MT. Jer-
 There were some, taken in low neck" |"
 Your recollection is clear that you po-e5 In .draperies that day"
 "Yes?'
 Was there any exposure of the per. son?" .ass
 Very Low Necked.
 They were very low necked."
 You had luncheon that day in the 1t served from sherry'sF%
 T don't know"
 Whenever you and Stanford white had luncheon. was 1t always served from Sherry'sw
 Mir. peImas demanded to know what that had to do with the case
 MT. Jerome des,sted. --.
 How rcany photographs were taken that day?"
 'I do not know" r...
 MT. Jerome here formally offered the in evidence. handing them to MT. Delmas for examination. Tho attorney waived them aside.
 'T have no objection" he said. and the pictures were handed to the jury. who examined them closely. holding to each other.
 While this was going on. Mir. Glea- ron returned to his place at Thaw's table.
 Mrs Jerome handed Mrs Thaw sev- eral checks and asked If she know in whose writing these endorsements were. Five had been endorsed by her mother. one endorsement she did not recognize.
 Tn whose ws't'ne are the indorse- nents on the o-hersT' .
 tTt looks like mine
 "As. a matter of fact. doesn't 1t look more Ike your writing than that. of any other human being you ever saw writer
 "YesT'
 "And you don't know in whose hand his other check is indorsed?"
 v haven't the slightest idea"
 "where were you living in May, eo2?'
 "At the wellington Hotel"
 Except yourself and your mother. whose names were the same, was there mother Evelyn Nesbit in the .hotel?"
 Not that know of"
 ''You were then given checks week. yT
 T don't know whether 1t was week y or not"
 ! well. from time to timer
 Yes"
 Isn't that check in the customary orm of the checks you received?"
 Knew Where Money Came From. To Mir Delmas' objection that this vas not proper cross examination Mir. Jerome replied that it was to test the of the witness. as he intend d to show that she knew where the unds were coming from.
 The question was asked in half lozen different ways. but Mrs Thaw could not remember.
 MT. Jerome read seven of the checks 10 the jury They were dated from Au-. gust 1 to October 1 Four were for $20 sach and three for $50. They were irawn by the Mercantile Trust Com oany and signed by the President and Treasurer of the institution. All were ndorsed Evelyn Florence Nesbit. !"
 Resuming Mir. Jerome asked: while you were living at the Wellington were you not entitled and did not you draw ng?"
 "Yes."
 were you entitled to any more than '25 a week2" T don't know"
 "who furnish ed that money:"
 stanford White" -.
 Mrs. Thaw replied in tone akin .o that assumed by the prosecutor.
 When you were out of employment in 1902 did not you always inform MT. aartrett. Stanford Whites secretary?
 T don't know" <. --.. -.,.
 well. you got the s25 week when you were not acting. did you not? Yes"
 "That was the stipend Stanford White provided. wasn't it?'
 Yes
 MT. Jerome next introduced in evil dence sixteen more checks. each for S26. the indorsements on which also were identified as in Mrs. Thaw's hand writing. They were received without objection.
 Mrs Thaw was asked to identify a of receipts signed by her and receipt of various sums ur $25 during 1902. The receipts read:
 "Received from the Mercantile Trust Company s25.00 through instructions from Charles Hartnett.'
 Stanford Whites Secretary.
 Mir Hartnett was Stanford Whites secretary The receipts were offered in evidence Mir. Delmas did not ob- ject.
 After reading the receipts to the jury. MT. Jerome turned once more to the witness and said:
 Wasn't this money received by you in pursuance of an agreement by which you were to receive from stanford White $25 a week when you were not actingT' ft
 That is too long a question" pouted Mrs. Thaw.
 "I'li break 1t up for you: Wasn't there an understanding by which you money every week you were not act ing?'
 Understanding with whom?" Mrs. Thaw queried in return.
 With anybody
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