The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-20
CROSS QUESTIONS
They Bring Gross Answers at
Times From Mrs. ThaW.
Jerome Is MerciIess to Wife Of
Harry Thaw.
Opening Found for Attacking
lTruthfulness of Her Story.
LIVES THREATENED.
A Letter Is Sent to Justice Fitz-
gerald From st. Louis.
Accuses the Judge of Taking
Sides Against Thaw.
Both He and Jerome to Pay
Penalty for Conviction.
Opening Found for Attacking
,Truthfulness of Her Story.
LIVES THREATENED.
A Letter Is Sent to Justice FitZ-
gerald From st. Louis.
Accuses the Judge Of Taking
Sides Against Thaw.
Both He and Jerome to Pay
Penalty for Conviction.

New York, Feb. 2o.-District Attor-
ney Jerome continued today his cross
examination of Mrs Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw and when the luncheon recess
of the trial of her husband was order
ed it was apparent that he would keep
the young woman on the stand all
afternoon and possibly for days to
come.
Mr.. Jerome indicated by his ques-
tions today that he does not intend to
spare Mrs. Thaw in any way, but Will
turn over every leaf in her past life.
He seemed well prepared with notes
and information. From time to time
his assistant supplied the details on
which some of the questions were
founded.
The prosecutor took advantage also
of Mrs. Thaw's statement yesterday
that the story she told Thaw about
Stanford White was true to attack the
story to its minuteSt details.
1t had been thought the rules of
evidence would prevent this. for the
story had been introduced by the de-
fense merely to show its effect upon
the mind of Thaw. Once Mrs. Thaw
had stated on the witness stand that
her narrative was true, it gave the
prosecutor the opportunity he had
waited for.
Mr.. Jerome questioned Mrs. Thaw
as to her manner of posing for artists,
insisting upon definite answers to his
questions. She denied in a positive
manner that she had ever posed in the
nude. The witness was put through
closest questioning regarding her rela-
tions with various men about whom
Mr.. Jerome asked her. and in refer
ence to what she had done with an
the letters Stanford White had writ
ten her. Mrs. Thaw declared the only
letters she knew to be in existence
were in the hands of Mr Hartrldge.
production of the letters, but Mr..
Hartridge sat silent
Mrs. Thaw's voice trembled at times,
but she bore the ordeal with much
of a break down at any point of her
testimony. District Attorney Jerome
continued his tactics of yesterday,
jumping from one part of Mrs. Thaws
story to another and avoiding sequence
as far as possible. Mr. Jerome was
assisted materially in his cross ex-
animation of the witness by statements
made to him by her mother. Mrs. Hol-
man, and her brother, Howard NeSbit. |
Mr.. Delmas objected only to Mr..
Jerome reading from Mrs Holman's
statement, saying If her testimony was
desired she should be brought for
ward as q witness.
'I should like to do So" said the |
district attorney, "but you know where |
she is.''
Mrs. Holman is in Pittsburg.
cross
1y dull at times, the witness Tending
with the district attorney constantly |
and seeming to hold her wits well |
about her. |
Distinguished Spectators.
New York, Feb. 20.-There was |
great rush of curious persons anxious |
TO see Evelyn Nesbit ThaW under the |
inal courts building this morning, but |
only those provided with special Gre |
dentials from the court were permitted /
to enter the room where the trial of /
Harry X. Thaw is in progress. Even
under these restrictions. however, every |
available seat was occupied as court |
convened. Justice Fitzgerald permits
no one to stand.
District Attorney Jerome was early
in the court room preparing for his
days task.
Among the spectators this morning
were T. NJ. Keetle of Glesnevin, Ireland,
and Richard Hazelton of Black Rock,
Ireland. both members of the British
parliament. representing respectively
East Tyrone and North Galway
Mr.. Delmas was a few minutes late
in reaching the court room. He came
up behind Thaw who sat in his accus-
toned chair, and patted him affection
ately on the back. Thaw smiled up at
him and for a moment they whispered
together each with his arm about the
others shoulders.
" recalled that Mr.. Jerome might con-
tinue his cross examination. She was
dressed precisely as she has been on
every day since the trial began even
to the little black DOW tie. Her face
was slightly fiushed as she took her
place in the witness chair with her
usual little smile at her husband. Mr. |
Delmas moved his chair inside the rail |
and seated himself beside the witness
box. When Mrs. Thaw saw him she
smiled family and then turned her eyes
to the district attorney who sat before
her. The district attorney began by
showing Mrs. Thaw a photograph of
herself taken in a kimono and asked if
she could recall the date of the picture.
Il think it was taken in 1904
Where did you live after your re-
turn from Europe in 1904 until the
time of your marriage?"
Mrs. Thaw gave eight or nine ad-
dresses.
Kimono Picture Shown.
"was the defendant present when
this photograph in a kimono was tax
emp
''I don't think so.'
did not the kimono belong to the
defendant?"
Mo-
Did not he take the kimono to the
studio that day2"
"I don't think So"
did not the defendant give you the
kimono?"