Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-27
Schoolgirl Diary of Witness
Read in Court Produces
Smiles Court Rules Strongly
Against Jerome,
ABE HUMMEL PROVES
UNINTERESTING WITNESS
DeImaS Blocks Lawyers les
tinony Before It Is Well Be-
gun--PriSoner Sends Note to
Reporters,

h6pUl l6Io
IBs Morning journal Special Leased Wire i
New York. Feb. 26.-Mrs Evelyn
NesDit Thaw's long ordeal on the wit
ness stand at theatrial of her husband
fer the killing Of Stanford White
ended Joaay Mr.. Jerome finished his
cross-eXamination, which had lasted
nearly through five court days. at the
morning session. The redirect and
rc-cross examinations this afternoon
were br'ef
The district attorney tomorrow
morning viii begin his crosse -eXamiua-
ton of Dr BrittOn -. Evans, one of
The defcnses alienists Drs Wagner,
Deomar and Bingaman win be called
iu rapid order. The trial at last
seems to be entering ON It's final
stages.
The completion of Mrs Thaw's
pss-eNamination followed the un-
successful effort of the prosecution to
draw from Abraham Hummel certain
facts relating to the affidavit which
Mrs. ThaW is said to have made in
HdmmeIs law office. In this affi-
davit it is declared. there was an
allegation that ThaW had beaten the
sirI while abroad in 1903. when she
told him there was no truth IN the /
story about her relations with stan 1
ford White
Mr Dcmas for the defense /
iock%d ptIcth eHl eNr4. qdestiyu pun .
to Hummel The witness got no fur /
thcr than to say he knew Mrs Thaw: .
that she came to his office. and that
he dictated 10 a stenographer while /
she was there, Justice Fitzgerald /
Il,
covering Mrs ThaW's testimony the [
Introduction of collateral facts was
not permissible The district attor-
uey is not allowed to controvert her
testimony i'm any way. but may test
her crcdibility. Mr.. jerome said i'm
open court that he realized that even
If he could show Stanford White was
iu Europe the night Mrs ThaW de
cIHres she was assaulted by him. he
would not be allowed to introduce
such testimony.
1t was reported that Mr.. Jerome
has much testimony 10 offer in rebut-
taI but as II is nearly all of coll
lateral character, he will not be all
lowed to place ii before the jury Mrs
ThaW today was given the opportun-
ijy 10 clear up the odds and ends of
her story Mr.. jerome introduced in
evidence her school girl diary and
read certain extracts from It, They
caused many smiles i'm the court room
rejecting as they did the young
Woman'> views of life during that pc
rIol.
Mrs. Thaw denied again that She
had ever used penny of the letter OF
credit Stanford White gave to her
under seal before she went to Europe /
with ThaW and her mother She de-
ulcd that she had ever been men
Toned i'm any way i'm connection with
The James A. Garland divorce case
She said stanford White paid all her
brothers. school expenses, and tdenti-
hri receipts and checks signed 10y her
mother showing that the latter drew
more than $4,000 from stanford
Whites funds during the year from
lHo2 to May, 1903. Evelyn was at
school during most of this time.
just before Harry Thaw was taken
0ut of the court room he handed the
reporters the following note.
Mrs ThaW and Lady Ashburton,
formerly Frances Belmont. We're not
friends They were simply acquaiut-
"nces when both were playing at the
same theater."
After recess Mrs Thaw was again
called to the stand by Mr.. Delmas Tor
redirect examination.
Mr. Delmas Showed Mrs. ThaW a
letter and asked III "a name in il was
np, mat of prominent New YORK So
trfN woman.
.Nr Jerome objected. but after a
~h"rt argument Mr.. jerome said we
are prepared to admit that she is q
prominent New York socie1 woman.
one most prominent asked MI
DrimaS.
Decidedly. yes"
And she holds a position In the
best society i'm New York
Well said Alr. Jerome. drylN I
-n''~ in the 400"
Mr. Demas then went into EVELYN
Nesbit'~ first visit to White. when she
nas testified. she went with Emma
Goodrich. and that White kissed ana
'dI"ssed Miss Goodrich. She was nol
Permitted 10 say if she had formed
HnN luor of the relations between
White and Miss Goodrich.
You said your brother HoWaru
went tu school in 1902. Who al-
Ranged for that2'
Mamma and stanford White
Who paid for the schooling:
stanford White"
Did you draw any money for your
-sf out Of the letter of credit which
White gave you when YOU went 10
Europe IN 1903? ."
I did not
Did you draw any for your moth
"Yes-in Boulogne. Mamma 50"
-'mething In shop window. Sh"
hh"W had this money and -et he'
nave what she wanted
When Thaw heard of this. NJ
raised fuss and said should nor
nalr spent the letter "f creol
After you had refused to- continue