The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-15
DON'T BELIEVE
EVELYN'S STORY
Y
Says White Was Not with Her on
Night She Claims He
Ruined Her.

NEW YORK, April 15.-rhe most i'm
portant allegation which District Attorney
Jerome during the trial of Harry r. ThaW
was called upon TO disprove was the one
made by Evelyn Nesbit Thnw under natsl
that she had been drugyed and assaulted
by Stanford White in n studio IN west
Twenty-fourth Street. She testified mat
while she was in Paris In 1903 she tod
Thaw Of Whites wrongdotnE ana tnat
thereafter he loroodcd over 1t continually.
The defense claimed that this continuous
brooding resulted In the 'brain-stor'a
during which Thaw killed White.
Neither Mr.. Jerome nor ms asslslhut'
MIR. Caravan, who prepared the prokecu-
ton's case against Thaw, beileveu .l'c
story sworn to by Evelyn was true. Mr..
Jerome was not permitted under tho
rules of evidence to introduce testimony
which might tend to contradict any OF
the statements made by Mrs. Thuw upon
the witness stand about the story she
told to Thaw while they were living IN
Paris and before they were married.
Mr.. Jerome's Evidence.
1t is known that had Mr.. Jerome
becn permitted by Justice Fitzgerald
TO introduce evidence along IL eerthl''
limo he would have attempted to prove
that the story told by Evelyn Nesbit
rhaw about her having been druEged
and assaulted by White was an abso-
Lutte falsehood. or course, this would
not have proved that she had not told
the story to Harry Thaw in Paris.
The evidence in possession of the dis
trict attornee is as follows:
After Mrs, Thaw had testified at
great length and in minute detail about
the occurrences in connection with the
alleged assault. Mr.. Jerome cross -ex-
amined her. The young woman was
unable to give the date Of this alleged
occurrence. and could not come within
three months OF fixing 1t. She said
that it was either in September or
October or November. 1901. She further
said under oath thet she was positive
that tho dragging and assault on her
took place on the day following an
engagement she had with Stanford
White to pose for pictures. Mr. Jerome
produced numtar of photographs Of
Evelyn, among which were throe in
which she Is shown resting upon
bear rug, and she picked these pictures
out as the ones taken on the day
before the assault was committed on.
her
Mr.. Jerome has in his possession
information that these pictures wero
taken by Rudolph Elckemeyer. a pro-
fcssional photographer. at that time
connected with the Campbell Art Com
pany. Tho plates were sent for and
their numbers obtained.
The books Of the art company
showed that the pictures Were taken
on Monday, November !. 1901. There
fore, the assault must have occurred,
it the statement OF Evelyn was true,
on the night Of November 5. 1901.
Night Of Jerome's Election.
Mr. Jerome will never be able to
forget that night. It was the night
or his election to be district attorney.
He has in his possession what he be-
ljeves to be positive proof that Stan
ford White was not with Evelyn Nes
bit that night. for the friends of STAN
ford White have furnished to the dis
trict attorney what he considers to be
q complete alibi 2or the architect for
that evening.
Mr.. Jerome had the names as wei!
as the statements of many prominent
persons who spent election night with
Stanford White and Mrs, White, the
architects Wife, who we're entertain-
ing friends. After dinner they went
to Madison Square Garden, whore they
received the election returns until after
midnight, after which, they all went or
walked up Broadway. and later on ac-
companicd Mr.. and Mrs. Stanford White
to their home. If these statements are
true-nnd Mr.. Jerome believes every
word OF them--a perfect alibi could
have becn established for White for
tho very night that Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw alleges she was assaulted by him
Mr.. Jerome believes that IL he is
| permitted at the next trial Of Thnw
| to present these facts before jury
tho value Of Mrs. Thaws testimony for
| her husband will be destroyed.