Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-27
First Question Indicated He In
tends to Call Howard Nesbit
To Contradict His Sister.
SIMPLY DENIED EVERYTHING.
DeImas Put Or. Bingaman on
Witness Stand to Testify as to
Defendants Insanity.
Prosecuting Attorney Said ii lie Finds
THAT Thaw Is Crazy Hell
say So.

New York. FEB, 2T.-Five minutes be-
fore court opened for the Thaw trial
today, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw entered
the courtroom. accompanied by MIR.
pelrnas. and took a. seat at the end of
the table occupied by the defendants
counsel. next 10 the chair occupied by
her husband, while waiting for the trial
10 50 on.
Immediately after court convened Mr..
O'Reily Of counsel for Thaw led Mrs,
rhaw and Mrs. Caine from the room.
Mrs, Thaw did not get a chance to
speak to her husband.
Mr.. Jerome stated that he had oVer-
looked point on opening his eross-ex-
animation of Mrs. rhaw and asked that
she be recalled for a few questions,
stating that it was not merely a matter
affecting the credlbiity of the witness,
but matter which he might wish TO
attempt to controvert on rebuttal, and
he wished to lay a foundation for such
action by calling her attention 10 the
matter, MIS-, Thaw was therefore re-
called.
BY his FIRST question Mr.. jerome ipdt-
Gated that he intends to call Howard
t s,ss "a " ,s ,i. "''''''' ~
.r,i II w, ,as, ,.o,,, hroth.r az Nya,;nr
Mass, after your return from Europe in
1902" asked the district attorney,
~ did not"
Where did you see him."
"In New York
~" YOU t,Vt se.' NV t.'at Will y ~, ~
49, ~, ~ - se'tIs
abused py Ans", VINO hau tIieo 20 ~.
uuce you 70 esn ies 'SaiAt , NJ. "IluS
~ tu 49, " -"
uFuesep anu Sc leo YOU, ML.lVL1 Ssttrc
| nehts you 'oio your otot"er Wett
|aiss
! Gla not - ., .,,.
,,, plun Sou e.u sIut pt1N.iet Sn IN
tnaW at3a PISTOLS polnl iIao com psil~
60 YOU 10 hHaAe Fss'eihen'e "esIhse
nIte
did not
Diu ne not ASK you " you Iesreu
violence ana you sdlo YOU uio, anu u"
SAID you should arm yourseit TOT pro-
'eSuoh .,.,
remember no sueh collNSIs t.lvh-
DIDN'T ne BUY yoh revolver
ne aid no. 81, - ,,,.
i'lutl you give MN money !" o"s
! ISNotEet
eld ho. ,
lha' Is an saiu MI 'e'o''e'
DIR. BINGAMAN CALLED.
Dr' mares Dan saitiah ot ii.,s-
stand Under the guidance Of Mr..
pelmas. he told OF seeing IhaW on
NOV. 10, 19vS' az "niEn unie iie was
very nervous a6I ineianohoE.
~, sns: ~ tTo,,,nn a,S ors,,, CO..
% ANrH -. ~ 80 ',iaasS,,..
Wen ana Wss ts.ro"I -, th i.ro 49,
sio ,I l,o., s.i,,s, i,is,, a,S ,,i,,,,g
as ~ s,r nb,ecf either his raiIroadinr
a. a. az 'riS ',ss,,o s,,,I,,, -, his SaatJ,
W a., 'T Dai,,,s Su',' .hn,,1 80 l,v
,o,,nds,ion for the questioning Of DR.
p,r.m $500 h,,t NJ,
Inre,r,n ,,,err,nt.d
,.It &c not necessary Mfr DAlnas
mould sooner have as To This defend
ant,. inSsrit,, tha nnininp ~ a general
nra c,,tionar who has known him for
"a vsars tl,sn the ,oninIons OF ali the
eynarts ,hnre ara. with due respect
- NV ow,r - ana he smiled At Drs
Flint Macdonald and Mabon who
daily sit beside him.
nv ESnaaman said he believed rhayr
was IRRATIONAL and labor.1e under de-
iusions Noyrspapers had beer woven
Into tba coll bars. 10 create n draft,
and Thaw had told him tho authorities
pllONlng r1f VINO 10 DION III on
him SO that he would contract pne,l-
monia and die and thus prevent his
case coming 10 a triai.
..-.., ,,,.,.,...-...
JEROME Choss-Cu bsIloNs'
Mr.. Jerome begun his cross question
ins, h,, a sisinq ns 10 the faint Of INSANITY
IN Ths,y's FAMILY. MIR. DeIrnns object.
Cd an the ground that this was not
proper cross denomination.
II want 10 find out what tendency
there ia 10 insanity Ia the family" said
Mr. Ierome, II want TO get at the facts
Tr ana the defendant If crazy, I'll saw
an
~ Mr. Jerome desires to prove thar
ThsHv was crazy ON Juue Is last we Will
sdn,i, II reioIneS Mr.. DeImas.
~ have The old fashioned idea /" ro-
nIIna Mr. Jerorpe, that IA, district M.
tnrnav,s office Is auasf-iuJiclal and thar
he has a right to examine all witnesses
as TO decide ms course course. e. :. ,.,,o.,
judicial" said Justice Fitzgerald, ''and
he has the right TO summon and ex-
anime witnesses, but when he comes In