The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-21
tcestisses from rsse EIsss.,

"I don't know"
 sswho did you think was putting up this money for your'
 MT. Jerome spoks in tone of sxas- .peration. Were you to receive this money when acting as well as when not aet- ing7"
 q don't know.
 Have you any doubt a you sit there that you were not to receive any money while playingr
 T have.
 Then let me show you some letters by Stanford White and see if that wiil not refresh your memory"
 Thaw Takes Notice
 Mir. Jerome delved into big leather pouch. Mrs Thaw sat rigid Harry Thaw straightened up from his bent position over the table. Mrs. Thaw was given letter wries ten by Mr. HArtnett. Wni.e secre- tary. but said it did not refresh her memory on the point
 H., C. Demming. vice-prssident of the Mercantile Trust Company T
 s1 don't remember"
 Have you any such letter.?
 No"
 .Tf 1t ever was in existence is it not HOW pF0pdDly uestFoycus
 Mir. Deimas objection was sustained. T show you copy of what purports to be such a letter.
 MT. Delmas objected, but the copy was placed in evidence After reading k Mir Jerome asked: tsDo you now recollect receiving such a letter from Mir. DemmingT II do not. don't remember much about that time. can tell you what do remember If you want to know" I'll get to that all right in tinno," said Mr Jerome Have you such letter In your pos- session nowr' he went on.
 Money Deposited in Bank.
 Did you ever become aware in De- cenaber. 1901. or January. 1902. that a large sum of money amounting to s1,ss0 had been deposited with the Mercantile Trust Company with in- plfcation they were to send you $2o weekly from Jan. 1, 1902. to JaA. 1, 1903, with the understanding that you were to apply only when you were not working or when you were sick7 T could not pretend to answer that question" said Mrs. Thaw. shaking her head. "It's too icng.''
 Were you ever informed in Decem- Der, 1902, or January. 1908. that a sum of money had been dsprsited for your beneht?"
 q am not sure of the date"
 What amount was deposftedr' T don't remember"
 Was it S1.350?"
 T don't remember"
 Was It a large or small sumY T don't remember"
 Did it make no impression on your nind?" No"
 Did you know who deposited the money?" b Yes"
 "Who?"
 'Stanford white.s
 What was the money deposited for" T don't remember" se Didn't you know the money had relation to your ! Yes" Wasn't 1t to be drawn for your ben- eft when you were not acting7'
 T don't remember Didn't you write this letter?" Mir Jerome handed the witness . pa. "Yesss-ssEsgx .ass 'ilA'-' --'''Vs = s.
 Asked for Money. M The District Attorney read the letter as follows: .t
 Dear sir--r have not been working all last week and this. win you kind :" tsirned ssna ny money .sysInS as SnCef n..s,t.. "To whom was that letter addressed" asked Mir. Jerome.
 'T don't remember"
 From whom did you want the Prom the Mercantile Company. I "Then you knew you could get the money by writing that you were not workingT
 "I must have"
 Did you ever have any money de- posited to your credit before thisT' "Yes."
 How muchT'
 T don't remember"
 By whpuf?''
 stamford White"
 'sWhenT'
 "Late in to01." At this roint a ten minutes recess was ordered The court room had be- come very warm and required airing. After the recess Mir. Jerome con- tinued to question the witness on the subject of the money in the Mercantile Trust Cop'"any and endeavoring to only entitled to draw against the fund when not employed, but Mrs. Thaw continued to parry the question. To question after question she merely roc piied. T don't ren,er~ber."
 MT. Jerome then read a letter signed
  Evelyn Nesbit asked that her money be sent to her, as she was not work ing Even tais did not refresh her memory. She said she thought the lets ter yves dictated hS White and probably signed by her ss he often did when money matters were involved.
 Mir. Jerome then changed h'R line Of examination and began to ask certain ouestions as to the witness belief In the general chastity of women as bas- ed on Whites statement to her tha. most women were unchaste. Mrs. Thaw said she had believed this at first. but later doubted it. Mir. Jerome then be- gan to ask her dues ions as to the books she had read and other things tending to show her moral training and her estimate of her own morality.
 Believed All Women Dad.
 '"Yeu believed that all women were bad?" ... > "Yes"
 when Thaw proposed to you and you rejected him, did you believe you were better than 0thers because you had been ravished against your wilIS'