Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-03-02
WANTS LUNACY COMMISSION
JEROME SAID TO BE DETERMINED
ON THIS COURSE.
WiIl Play His Final Card In An Effort
to Send Thaw To An Insane
Asylum.

New York, Feb. 2S.-Dr Evans, th
aiienisf, resumed the stand this morn
ing for a further cross-examination b
District Attorney Jerome The state
ment made by Mr. Jerome that he vii
summon to the witness chair DR. Nc
Lane Hamilton. unless the latter i
summoned BIZ the defense, is takel
as positive evidence that the distric
attorney viii try TO send young Thay
"a an insane asylum
Estimates Previous Marriage.
District Attorney Jerome this morn
ing claimed that he is in possession
or information that win enable hin
10 prove that Harry Thaw and Eyelyr
Nesbit were married in Paris during
their first visit and at a time before
che young woman told Thaw the story
Of Whites perGdy.
Jerome's Plaind1e Appeal
New York, Feb. 27.-The last move
af the mtorne FOR the defense in tho
trial Of Harry Thaw last evening just
before the adjournment Of court was
70 recall Dr. BuHon d. Evans tie
aieaist. and then lmmediatell hand
the witness over to District Attorney
Jerome for denomination Mr..
Delmas in reply to a query from Mr
Jerome. stated that Inc direct eXamiu-
alton Of Or Evans had been concluded.
and Mr.. Jerome asked that he be al
lowed to wal until today before he
began the ross-examinatlon
The first move made By Mr. Jerome
ths morning plaintive ap,
peal to allow all cross-examination to
20 over until he could determine defin-
itely whether he considered Harry
Thaw insane at the present time. This
appeal Mr. Delmas stoutly resisted
with the result that the cross-examina-
ZION of DR.. Evans was taken up and
concluded without shaking his testi
mony in direct examination.
Evelyn Again on Stand.
A surprise was sprung when Mr.. Je-
rome again summoned Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw to the stand for cross-examina-
ton on some points the district attor-
ney wished to controvert. Nothing
new or important was developed by
the further testimony of the young
woman.
star Witness skips Out,
A mild sensation was thrown into
the court room by the announcement
that Hattie Forsythe, a former actress
friend Of Young Mrs. Thaw, and who
sass considered a star witness for the
prosecution had left the city for Prov.
,dence. Il. r., 30 remain until after the
trial
Abe HummeiI Barred.
Eew York, Feb 26.-Lawyer Abe
HummcL who was disbarred and SEN
teuceG to he penitentlary for a year
aor his connection with the Dodge
Morse divorce scandal. was the first
Stiffness called in the Thaw trial today
Hummel was summoned by District
Attorney Jerome for the purpose OF
discrcdiIag Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's
SsdIs concerning The alleged affidavit
against Harry Thaw, which was sup
posed to have been drawn by Hummell
and signed by the young woman in
ais Office.
Il was declared that the affidavit
charged Harry Thaw of having repeat
eddy beaten Evelyn Nesbt with whip
during their tour of Europe in 1908.
Young Mrs. Thaw has declared that
she made no such affidavit, and that
il she signed such a statement it was
without knowing what it contained.
Delmas Wins Over Jerome.
When Hummell took the stand an
objection was raised by Attorney
Oelmas, who contended that Hummell
could not testify to anything except
the visit of Evelyn Nesbit to his Of
nee. He also made the same objection
10 Snydecker. Hummell's stenograph.
er. and Judge Fitzgerald sustained Mr.
Delmas' objection.
Later Young Mrs. Thaw again resum
cd the stand and declared positively
That she never made an affldavit that
Thaw whipped her.
discrimination Ended
District Attorney Jerome announced
that the cross-eXamination Of young
Mrs. Thaw was concluded when court
-ook the noon recess.
Howard Nesbit Has Disappeared.
New York, Feb. PA decided sen
station was created in the crimina
court building this morning when The
trial OF Harry Kendall Thaw was re
sggaed bv The announcement that How