The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-19
TRIAL WILL END IN
FEW OAYS;THAW
ACCUSED BY
EVELYN
JEROME FINISHES STATES CASE
AND VERDICT MAY BE
REACHED FRIDAY.
AFFIDAVIT INTRODUCED
Charging Extreme Cruelty Against
Defendant Because She Would
Not Dsnounce Whlte--Hum-
mel Attacked.

mel Attacked
New York March 1S.-When the
Thaw trial was adjourned this after
noon there remained but four expert
witnesses to be examined before the
taking. Of evidence closes. Three ex.
perts were disposed Of today In little
more than an hour, so it is generally
bel eyed that the last word of evil
dence may be uttered in the famous
case tomorrow and a verdict possibly
reached Friday night
The case for the people finally was
closed today by the Introduction Of
The much discussed Hummell affidavit
which, with the consent of the defense
was read in full to the jury. The
affidavit proved Surprise only in the
alleged severity CT the assaults Thaw
is said to have made upon Ey lyn Mes
bit during the trip through Europe
in 1903, when, according to the testi-
mony of Abraham Hummel, Miss Mes
bit would not sign n statement VIII ch
Thaw had prepared accusing White Of
having drugged and ruined her
Lashed Unit She Swooned.
In this affidavit Miss Nesbit charges
Thaw with having attacked her with q
cowhide whip while they were stop
ping at an old castle IN Austrian
Tyrol and lashing her bare skin until
she became faint from pain and
swooned.
He repeated the attack next day, ac-
cording to the affidavit and afterwards
in Paris he beat her at half horr in
tervals throughout one entire week
leaving off only when she would faint
and could no longer understand what
was happening. Miss Nesbit is allee d
to have swosn in the affidavit that she
was in daily fear for her life and that
Thaw acted as demented person dur
ing some of the assaults.
Detmas Shows Up HummeI
When Delmas began the introduc-
tion OF testimony in sub-rebuttal he n
troduced first of all the record in trial
and conviction of Hummel on charge
of conspiracy. He started 10 read the
entire record, but had not reached the
Jerome made at the sentence
ing of Hummel and which Delmas
wanted to present to the jury, when
Jerome said he would admit the entire
record without objection. Delmas then
said he would save Oh district attor.
neys references TO Hummel for the
defenses summing up.
Next Delmas put upon the stand
three policemen who saw Thaw theI
night of the tragedy or early in the
morning after and all declared he
either looked or acted ilrationally
Delmas hen passed TO the final stages
of the trial by introducing more alien
lists in behalf ef the defense, three ex-
perts heing new TO the case.
Experts Say Thaw Was Crazy.
Drs. Hammond and Jellife and
White declared Thaw was so mentally
at the time he killed
White did not kaow the ma ure or
quality of his act and did not know
the act was wrong None OF the thre
would classify the form OF insanity
from which they said the defendant
was suffering. Tomorrow four ex-
pe,ts will be questioned by the de
fense.
Weak Points in Hummel's Story.
When Hnmmel was on the witness
stand he denied absolutely that in
drawing the affidavit he was acting as
counsel for Miss Nesbit. In the affi-
dayit as read today and which Hum
mel said he dictated he has Miss Nes-
bit fer to himself several times. At
one place she is purported to say
"I have received several letters aud
cablegrams from Thaw which | have
turned over to my counsel. Mr.. Abra-
ham H. Hummel'
The affidavit is afso signed Howe
& Hummel attorneys fer plaintiff
Mr.. Hummel also denied that any
action was contemplated in behalf Of
Miss Nesbii. while the affidavit be-
gins:
EVELYN Nesbit plaintiff. versus
Harry X. Thaw defendant" and ap-
pears as uaft of The pap rs in an &C
tion contemplated in the supreme
court Of the county OF New York.
Wouldn't Accuse White.
The concluding paragraph Of the az
ndavii reads: = have Cften been told
by Mr. Thaw thai he is ininicsl &c a
certain married man Who, he has Oft
en- said he would make froubf fo7
and PIT iato the peritentisiy.s lie
several times tried 10 get me to sign
papers accusing this married man Of
dr,geing and running me when ] was
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