Evening journal., 1907-02-27
Nv our own Wire. Publ shors' Press.

BY Our own Wire, Publishers Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-nhat Evelyn
Thaw has been tho drawing card Of the
trial Of Harry x. Thaw was apparent to-
day when less thar half the usual NUM-
Der of people assailed the guards at the
courtroom doors. Expectation Of day OF
expert testimony on the finer points OF
insanity did rot arouse enthusiasm
Jeromes aides brought in stack Of
heavy volumes Of insanity authorities with
markers in each With this battery of
technicalities the district attorney is pre-
pared to lombard tho alienists' evidence.
Evelyn and Mrs. J. J. Caine came into
the court room before the trial opened
and took seats with the Thaw lawyers.
Evelyn sat next to the chair Of The de-
fendant
As soon as court was convened nhaw's
lawyers told Evelyn and Mrs. Caine that
they must leave the room. They were
both visibly distressed and disappointed
Tears came into Evelyn's eyes as she
walked slowly out.
Harry X Thaw had just been called TO
the bar Evelyn stopped at the anteroom
door and smiled through tears at him. He
smiled back and she then quickly disap-
peared.
Justice Vernon n Davis sat beside JUS
tee Fitzgerald on the bench to-day.
Thaw is Confident.
Lawyer Delmas paid a visit to Thaw in
the Tombs this morning. the first time
he has gone there on "a trial day. on mis-
return he said regarding Thaw;
Tus &c
Of a sanguine temperament and he is al
ways buoyant. He is very confident Of the
outcome Of this trail"
chrome explained that he wished 10 fol-
low n "traversaole fact" in the rebuttal
testimony To do this under the rules, be
must have called Evelyn's attention TO the
subject.
Evelyn was called.
She came into the courtroom drying her
eyes. She still showed the signs of her
bitter disappointment in not being al
lowed TO remain at her husbands side
you have a brother Howard NesbitT'
began jerome.
yes, sir"
Evelyn Denies Rumor.
ION your return from Europe In 1903, did
YOU tell your brother Howard in substance
that while you were abroad you had been
brutanv abused by Thaw TO induce you
TO tell lies against Stanford White and
that these lies were that he had drugged
and seduced you, which story you told
Howard Nesbit was falseY'
Il did not
"Didn't YOU tell your brother you were
oompelled at the point of revolver 10
make some Ach statement
II did not"
'Didn't you tell Howard these facts IN
substance at some timeT
Il did not
Each time this answer was repeated
with greater emphasis and a longer pause
between the three words
..Didn't he say to you that you ought
10 have some way to protect yourself and
usEgest YOU should carry a revolver
'He-did-not.'
"Didn't he BUY you a revolver
TIe-d.d-not"
Ibid you ever have revolver
Never in my life"
"Didn't you give him money and send
him to siegel-Cooper's to buy you a re-
volverf"
I did not
This completed Evelyn's examination
and she was excused again.
Family Physician Called.
Delmas, then to the surprise Of everyone
in the courtroom called DR.. Charles #
Bingaman, the Thaw family physician, Of
Pittsburg. TO the stand instead Of insist
ing that Jerome should proceed with th'
cross-examination of Or. Evans.
did you call upon Harry X. Thav
professionally, in the fall of 1902" asked
Delmas.
"Yes, the first visit was on Novembei