The Washington herald., 1907-02-20
EVELYN THAW AGAIN TAKES STAND.
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he must impoge upon her if he cross
examined her at all: nor had he any
wish 10 rake up all the stories she had
told again.
But the defense makes no con
cession. The court declined to inter
fere In the matter. and there was moth
ing to do but go on with the cross
examination or waive IL. Delmas an
nounced that the direct examination of
the witness was completed.
Thus il appeared that the defense had
forced the district attorney TO follow the
course it preferred. but there were many
IN court who doubted If il was really a
victory for the Thaw side. The afternoon
was full Of tits between counsel.
When the district attorney did begin his
cross-examinatiOn his methods were
closely studied by the spectators. who had
been wondering how the prosecutors
would deal with the little woman who had
told such an extraordinary story IN the
effort to save her husbands life. Jerome
went about his unwelcome task quietly.
and calmly. impersonally asking his ques-
lions simply and slowly, and with an en-
tire absence of any effort at intimatiOn.
Afternoon Session.
Mrs. Caine was recalled to the stand
Immediately after the noon recess and
Jerome took up her examination
again. He wanted to know who paid the
rent of the apartment In Ninety-iirst
street, where the witness testified she and
Evelyn Nesbit lived for three weeks after
Thaw and Miss Nesbit had left the Cum
berland Hotel because they would not
register as man and wife. Mrs. Game
said she paid it and had never been re-
imbursed. After that three weeks Miss
Neshit went TO live with Mrs. Jewett in
Thirty-seventh street, and stayed there
until she went to DR.. Bulls sanitarium
for an operation for appendicitis.
During that three weeks Of residence at
the Ninety-frst street apartment the
witness and Miss Nesbit went out every
night to dinner and the theater with
Thaw, who did not come TO the house
for them but always sent an electric han
som. The witness also knew Miss Nesbit
when she lived at the Grand Hotel, after
she returned from her first trip TO Europe
in 1868. She was living with her maid
and another woman whom the witness
did not know Mrs. Caine never heard
OF Thaw being there Miss Nesblt's
mother WAS in town part Of the time,
bat did not live with her daughter.
Newspaper NOtOriety Avoided.
The witness knew that Thaw, Miss
Nesbt and the latter's neither were in
Europe at the same time, but did not
know If Thaw was with the two women.
Miss Nesbit had never told her about II.
She had lived with Miss Nesblt u ex-
tend to her her protection against news
paper notoriety.
Jerome tried to get the witness to say
that she knew that Thaw and Miss Nes-
biz had been elected from the Hotel Cum
berland, but the court would only allow
her TO say that she had read of IL.
During all these dinners and theater
parties were the acts, conduct and con
versation OF the defendant. in your opin-
ion, rational in character
Except when he saw Mr.. White"
The witness said she never knew Thaw
To drink TO excess, that he never seemed
nervous or apprehensivc. except when he
saw White. She never, at any other time
saw anything about Thaw that would
suggest unsoundness Of mind
Mr.. Delmas asked about the operation
at Or. Bulls sauatarium, and the wit
ness said she had only hearsay knowl-
edge Of it, She told Jerome a moment
later that Miss Nesbn herself had told
her that 1t was for appendicitis. The
district attorney also learned that when
Thaw saw White he turned very pale and
his eyes buiged out OF his head. Mrs
Caine said that she was never al Stan
ford Whites apartment Mr.. Haruett
lWhites secretary once came and asked
her 20 go there, she said. She said she
was now living at the Hotel Albert with
her husband
Letter from Mrs. Nesbit.
Evelyn Thaw was recalled. Mr. Del
mas got her TO identify a letter written
in April 1903. from her mother to Harry
Thaw. Jerome objected to the letter be
ing admitted in evidence. and Delmas
thus explained its releyance.
This is a letter from the mother writ
ten after Evelyn Nesbit submitted
to the operation performed upon her
while she was at school, at Pompton. y.
J. It will tend to show that at this period
he had sought her hand and wooed her
in honorable marriage. with the consent
and approval of her mother. 1t will show
that his attentions 20 the young lady at
this time were approved by her mother.
and his kindness To her was appreciated"
According to the testimony Of Mrs.
Game replied the district attorney acid
ly, 'Thaw came there and made a dis
tinct cash proposition to the mother to
support the mother and son. and on the
basis of the distinct cash proposition. the
mother went i'm and agreed that she would
try 10 influence the girl to marry him
Now, after this distinct proposition. that