The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-09
Girl Wife Still on the
 Stand.
HER DIRECT TESTIMONY HAS
 NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED
Pitifd Rehearsal of Unfortunate
 Girl Eager.y Listened To.
Took Up Her Narrative where She Left on on Previous Day-Je- rome Protests Against the
 Defamation of white.

New York, Feb. s.-Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was the central ngure at her husbands trial again today.
 She was still on the stand--her d. rect examination unfnished-when the usual weekend adjournment until Monday morning was taken. Picking up the threads of her life's story where she had dropped them the evening be- fore the g:ri-wife of the defendant-- always she declared, telling her story Thaw from time to time-brought the narrative down to her wedding in Pittsburg April 4. 1905. and their re- turn to New York following honey moon trip in the West.
 She declared that she had heard White call to her on the street once after this and that on another occa- sion when she passed him in cab. she nociced his cab turn around and follow her to a doctors office where she was going to have her throat treated.
 Mrs. Thaw had taken up the story at the time of her return from Eu- rope In. october. 1903. following her refusal of Thaw's offer of marriage on the grounds which sne related yester- day. On Monday she may be called upon to finish the relation of events which it is claimed brought on the ex- plosive impulse in the distressed brain of the defendant and caused the kill ing of Stanford White.
 While the days testimony was iack- ing in the personal quality which made xesterday's recital so dramatic. go tua- polling, enshralling aud pathetic. II served to clear away some of the doubts and infarences whichA remained from incomplete details. There were repetitions. too. at the suggestion ot counsel and incidents which had not been gone over in the nrst years or Mrs. Thaw's acquaintance with stan ford White were drought out tn com pietion of the story.
 Jerome Wakes Up.
 District Attorney Jerome who had 4brourhout been silently listening to the young woman's statements. sent Q thrill of excitement through the court
  and vigorously protesting against Isrhis defamation of the dead
 .sIs there no limjt?" he exclaimed, ito Inc aspersions that are to be cast upon this man? Your honor well knows T cannot under the law controvert any statement this witness might maKe against the memory of Stanford White."
 Tn tones bitterly sarcastic MT. Jer- ooa smoke of "this tattle of the Ten- derlofn." and declared that the court had the right to limit such testimony until competent evidence has been in- troduced to show that this man was or Is of unsound mind. We don't know whether this defendant ever was m- sane?" he concluded.
 The question which called out the vehement protest was addressed .o Mrs. Thaw by Mir. Delmas and its purport was whether Harry Thaw had at any time told her about othtr girls who had met a fate similar to yours at the hands of that man.
 What man?' snapped MT. Jerome.
 stamford white," 'arned Mir. Delmas with the coolness of voice and manner characteristic of him. and then he add ed still in the same tone. "Who else?' Justice Fitzgerald held that the Dis- trict Attorneys suggestion was a good one and thought the defense should lay a broader foundation to show in- sanity before proceeding along the lines suggested by MT. Delmns's question.
 we will pro- eed to do this as soon as possible announced the attorney Mrs. Thaw declared today that Stan ford White during the year which fol- lowed her experience in the room of mirrored walls repeatedly sought to have her visit him alone.
 Abused by Architect.
 'T told Harry" she said, that Mir.
 
 and cried and scolded. and done every thing he could to make me come to see him alone. I refused and he told me was cruel and that was as cold as a fish and not a human being told Mr. White did not care to trust him"
 After her return from Europe and during the months she would not see Harry Thaw because of the dreadful things Mir. White and bis friends told me about him. She. declared Thaw accused her of improper relations with the architect.
 T told him that it was a lie, and that I had not" she said with an emphatic show of feeling.
 The defense had Mrs. Thaw tell of an incident which mas been cited in her. Hfe--her acquaintance with Jack" Barrymore, the actor.
 Mir. Barrymore was in the court room one day during the early part of the trial at the instance UT Iue OISLflcI AL torney. it was said. Mir. Delmas asked Mrs. Thaw today to tell what she had told MT. Thaw of her acquaintance with the actor.
 She said she had first met Barrymore ot a party given by White the year Sollowing her introduction to the ar chltect.
 q thought him very nice she frank ,v said today, and one day at Mir. Whites studio he said. Evelyn. will you marry me?
 q said, T don't know
 .stIe asked a second time. again I said, I don't know.
 After leading the witness to tell in chronological order of the incidents of her wedding in Pittsburg, MT. Deimas asked her if she had seen Stanford white after her return to New York from the honeymoon trip.
 Heard White Can "Evelyn.~
 T passed him one day on Fifth Av- anua. I was in a cab and he saw me