The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11

modern 8t. 0eorgo, who led the angel childr hack into the paths of virtue in November, 1908, writing her letters in which he discussed sexual perver- sion.
 'Oh. that we might try this case before jury permitted to hear all the evidence. have not been permitted by law to show to you where Stanrord White was the night after pictures were taken of this angel child'-the night she says she was ravfshed.
 "As I have set here in this court room, unable to raise a hand in reply to some of the things that have been uttered, 1t has seemed to me I have heard the voice of Stanford White calling out from the ppirit world ask ing me if could not utter one word for him. Must I be blackened as by the fires of hell. unheard and unde- fended?"
 Mir. Jerome paused for . few mo- ments and then continued:
 Now gentlemen, let us see what all this girl herself says of the horrible demon who ruined her. She says: Outside of the one awful thing I ad- mired Stanford White. He had a most extraordinary personality.'
 What an extraordinary panegyric that Is. coming from those lips.
 Stanford Whites lips are sealed by death and by the rules of evidence. But what are we expected to believe of man to whom such . tribute is paid by the girl he So brutally seduc- ed?
 Gentlemen, am not here to defend Stanford White but am compelled to say that there is a difference between the man of the world and the brute who ravishes.
 Her own words have ruined the the ory that Stanford White was . brute. Has she been so enlightened by this modern St. George that at last she has come to believe that all women are not unchaste. and yet she can come here. but twenty-two years of age and sit in that chair and describe the man who ravished her as a girl of sixteen in the remarkable way that she has done
 Stanford White was . wealthy man "a man who found enjoyment God knows why or how, in this class of people. He sees this child blow into his circle. You have looked on the girl in court and you can draw the picture of her at the time she went to apply for a position in the "Floro- dora chorus. and was told by the manager he was not conducting . kim dergarten or a baby farm.
 Tt was natural that a rich man like Stanford White. moving in the circle in which he did, should have tried to help this girl--help her to the extent that when she was out of work he would give her money. 1t was natural of wearing aparel which tended to her comfort. There is nothing in his conduct consistent with the theory that the relations between the two were not pure and there Is nothing incon- sistent with the theory that they were not pure. I do not know how 1t was and neither do you. except as this girl tells us-and, gentlemen. must sub init in all solemnity that she does not tell the truth.
 Purity of Relations.
 You have not scintilla of evidence outside of her own story that the re- lations between her and Stanford White were impure. And the eharac- ter of her story may best be judged by her statement that all of her expev- fences with this man were against her find her. as I have told you before, voluntarily in his rooms waiting and willing for the actual attacks of this monster"
 At this point recess was taken Tor one hour.
 Tn entering after recess on his dis cussion of the life of Evelyn Nesbit. WIT. JerOfue sdiQ.
 Life of the stage.
 We know what this sort of life-the life of the stage-is. We pass along the great white way of this city and see something of it.
 Coming down directly to the case of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, MT. Jerome called the jury's attention to the early youth at which she made her appearance on that notorious thoroughfare."
 yhrr 1n hfnlx n was oaying her attentions?' he asked. And he a married man."
 Even Thaw followed her up with American beauties and presents Of money. Sure her home life did not contribute much toward the shaping or a career but l do not wish to judge the mother harshly.
 Let me read you a passage from Evelyn Thaw's testimony which may give you a better insight of this mother. Asked if her mother was pleased with the attention Garland paid her. Evelyn replied. Yes. she was I mean the attention Garland paid you: was your mother pleased with that? Yes That was the sort of life that laid the foundation for what came later.
 'Then came Barrymore. She was so sincerely devoted to him that she con- templated marriage. He had offered his hand in marriage, but White said. You are children: you have nothing to live on. and so on Whites advice she was sent away to school.
 Now, then we see that the whole situation centers about this girl. 1t was she who in the long run brought this about, and so I will endeavor to give you a deeper insight into the lire and thoughts of this angel child
 "What I am about to say did not coma from the mother, as has been charged, but" and here MT. Jerome picked up the girls diary and shook it at the table at which Thaw's law yers sat. "I would suggest that In future. when MT. Hartridge gives away documents or papers belonging