Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-20
YOUNG WIFE IS AT
MERCY OF JEROME.
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Q. And YOU lived pure, good llfe2
A. Yes. 81 ts
Q. SO you grew up 10 sixteen years
so simple in home life that after all
these terrible events the first poignant
sorrow was still stamped on your
mind? A. Yes.
Q. You went on the stage here In
New York still as pure as you were in
your home life in Pittsburg? A. Yes.
Q. When did you first become aware
of the fact that you We're made core
spondent in the Lederer divorce case?
Mr.. Delmas-I object. IT is not In
evidence in any way.
The Witness-I read il In the news
papers. 1t was in 1904.
Mrs. Thaw's confidence grew as the
cross examination went on, and she
was always ready with answers. MT.
Jerome jumped from point to point IN
her story and under the plea of testing
her credibility was allowed TO ask
many pertinent questions. He wanted
to know when she first heard that she
had been named as correspondent In
the George w. Lederer divorce case.
Mr.. Delmas jumped to his feet with
a protest. Mrs. Thaw called him over
to where she sat, whispered something
in his ear, and the attorney withdrew
his objection.
II read of it i'll the newspapers" said
the witness cheerily when Mr.. Jerome
repeated the question.
The prosecutor sought to show that
Mrs. Thaw had gone to Abraham
Hummel for advice with regard to the
divorce proceedings, but was halted by
an objection from Mr.. Delmas, which
the court sustained. Justice Fitzgerald
said the question had nothing to dc
with Mrs. Thaw's story to her husband
and did not affect her credibility.
Mr.. Jerome brought OUT that Mrs.
Thaw had written to Stanford White
from Boulogne after Thaw had pro
posed to her in Paris. did you also
cable Mr.. White?" he asked. The wit
| ness could not remember.
In her direct examination Mrs. Thaw
again surprised and shocked the audi
ence.
At first her testimony was but an
elaboration of the story she had told
when first called as witness. AS she
proceeded her counsel, Mr.. Delmas,
drew from her details of other and
more astonishing escapades of the mur-
dered Stanford White.
| The episode of the girl in the pie was
brought in with all its pathetic bru-
| tality. The visit of White to Evelyn
Nesbit while she was in the home of
May Mackenzie and his attempt while
| there to embrace her were also told
with due deliberation.
| The strongest point scored for the
defense was the repetition of con
versation between White and May
! Mackenzie, in which he said he would
win back the love of Evelyn Nesbit
On this occasion May Mackenzie had
/. remarked to White, How nice it Is tc
think that Harry and Evelyn care sc
much for each other and are going tC
get married. To this remark the wit
ness said White replied: "Oh, pooh
I don't believe it, 1t won't last.
will get her back anyway"
Mrs. Caine followed her and told OF
the courtship of Harry Thaw and Eve
| lyn Nesbit. She was a good witness
for the defense.
Then the little wife of Thaw was
again called to the stand She told
more of what Thaw had Informed hel
about girls who he said had beer
wronged by White and then cast adrift
and as the climax of the alleged sin
ming of White was reached Delmas
with dramatic emphasis, turned hel
over to the prosecution for cross ex
animation, but Mr.. Jerome was moi
ready to proceed.
AS Mrs. Thaw slipped in from the
anteroom and mounted the little plat
form flanking the Justices desk short
ly after court opened she looked just
as she did when last she sat In the
witness chair--small, white, self pos
sessed and ready. She smiled timidly
at the judges kindly face and conf
IDENTIFY at her husband.
The cross examination had barely
got into full swing when adjournment
was ordered. Mrs. Thaw will resume
the stand again, and the indications
are that she may be kept there through
out the day.
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