Evening journal., 1907-02-21

prosecutor could not get satisfactory
answer.
Jerome then showed Evelyn a letter
purporting to have been written by her
to the Mercantile Trust Company noti-
Tying it that she was out Of employ
ment. These checks were important
as showing that from July to October,
1902, practically a Year after Evelyn
claims 10 have been disturbed by
White, he was allowed to pay her ex-
penses during the period she was not
on the stage This despite the hate
she testified she felt for him after his
abuse Tor her. jerome then asked
Evelyn 10 assist in deUiphering the
endorsement. Some were signed by
her mother as Mrs. w. $. Nesbit. the
initials being those Of Evelyn's father.
The long fornalities over the checks
m2le the session dry and every one
seemed tired. Evelyn stood the strain
bravely.
jerome propounded a long involved
question. the gist OF which was 10 dis
cover whether there was any agree
ment whereby she was to be paid $25
week while she was not on the
stage. .,.
"Oh. that is too long a question"
said Evelyn with a shrug Of her
shoulders at the impossibility Of keep
ing It in her mind.
well, / break It up then" said
Jerome.
TRUST FUND FOR EVELYN.
However he did not meet with much
success in drawing a satisfactory
answer from the witness. The pur-
pose of the line Of questioning came
out moment later when it developed
that stanford White had created a
trust fund OF 1880 to be held by the
Mercantile Trust Company to be de-
voted to paying Evelyn s25 a week
when she was not working or in times
Of emergency.
nher examination about this fund
Evelyn continually said. Il don't re-
member and this is destined to be the
catch phrase Of the trial.
did you get a letter from II. c. DEM
ing. vice-president Of the Mercantile Trust
Company. about aJnuary 3, 1902 telling
You fund Of $3.50 had been deposited
TO be paid on your written applcition IN
sums of s25 per weekY' asked Jerome. v'
Il do not remember" said Evelyn.
Jerome then put the question in dlferent
forms, but always got the reply" / don't
remember
He tried to show her a copy OF let
ter, but Delmas objected. and he Withdre W
It.
"D8dnt 1T make any impression On your
mindT'
mo"
was you to be paid when you were not
workinsy'
L do not remember"
"Dld you write this noteT'
Jerome rend note as follows:
Dear sir-I was not working all last
week. so please send by money Evelyn
Nesbit"
"Yes. wrote that note"
"Did you understand that you were 10
get the money only when YOU we're MOI
workinsT
II suppose must have"
Then Jerome asked org question about
the payment, and she replied. II will NO
attempt to answer that question; 1t is too
lon.."
lie then divided IT into sections, bit sh'
remembered very little except that White
provided the fund.
The district attorney also showed the
witness a check and a receipt, and
asked:
O. DO not these refresh your mem-
ory as to the conditions? A. No, sir
Q. Don't you remember now thai
there was such condition. A. l DC
mot rensenbef. From that letter
think wrote it A the dictation OF
stanford White. II does not sound like
a letter I would write.
@. What makes you think Stanford
White dictated a.? A. Because all i'm
portant letters about money natterl
stanford White would dictate, ant
either. my mother or I would have L
sign them.
Mr. Jerome then questioned Mrs
Thaw about her belief in what White
had told her about women, her relig
. ious training and her reading. He wa
not able 10 make her fix the day o
her visit, to Whites studio by the da!
OF the week. OF the day OF the month.
. Q. DO you remember the month o
, tho year2 A. think IL must hav
been September or early October.
1 O. Arc you sure it was not late DC
tober or early November A. l don
! think 50; i don't remember exactly;
might find out from my mother
Yes replied District Attorney Je
rome, "eut. YOU understand l canno
get YOU mother here. win you try I
q exert your inAueDce with her. I
! conis p
-.tfr. -flslilss objected 10 this. and al
df5ssiRe Mr. Jetome. said;
''Yo0- have a very full statemen
: from her mother You read from
: tbs. morning"