The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-22
Into the Life History Of
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw.
DOS Mr.. JEROME.
Story Of the Most fventiul Day Of
the Thaw Trial Court Ad.
journs Until Monday.

7. ~ isCW iVTh, Ttu. Ii 49,. -bItUCT lHc
etress OF cross.excminati0n In Which
District attorney Jerome gave nc
quarter, Mrs. Evelyn Nesblt Thaw
broke down upon the witness stand
Thursday. With binding tears burn
Ing their way down cheeks which
from ashen white had flushed Ia erin
ron, she admitted that after her firs,
experience With Stamford White her
relations with the architect continued
for several months but this was not
all. There were other confessions
damaging to her character.
The case has progressed to the
paint where the defendant has been
all but lost sight Of Ills wife Is the
figure about whom the storm lashes
lie fury. She II is who is being held
Up TO scorn by the prosecuting officer.
At the close OF the most eventful
day OF the trial. Mr.. Jerome announc.
ed that he probably w5Jid svsss Mrs
'Thnw under fire for two more days
adjournment was taken until Monday
There was no subject affecting the
witness Of so intimate nature that
the district attorney hesitated to haul
It from Its hiding place and hold Il be.
while requiring that she should rccog.
pl1e and own the fault
'Mrs. Thaw admitted that In 1909.
after the return from Europe, she
spent the night al Thaw's apartments
In New York and that for three weeks
he and she occupied connecting apart.
nents at the Grand hotel In this city.
Mrs. Thaw admitted that the cham.
payne which she had declared had
tasted bitter the night she lost consci.
BUSINESS in the mirrored bedroom was
no more bitter than any other cham.
paign she had drunk. In fact, she de.
clared It tasted like all the rest.
Mrs. Thaw made what was consid.
erec perhaps her most damaging
statement 70 the defendant when shc
said he had showed her copies OF
cablegrams that were being sent to
Stanford White from Europe asking
him to use hic influence with u man
in London TO prevent Mrs Nesb!t
from raising a fuss" and interfering
with Evelyn continuing In the com. 4,
pAoy Of Thaw
Mrs. Thaw also was forced to admit |
that when she and her mother went !
abroad With Thaw IN 1903 they were
still drawing upon the bounty OF Stan.
ford White Evelyn declared that she
bad a letter Of credit for $500 or $500
which was given to her by White and
which she later turned over 10 Thaw.
There was still balance IN the Mer. /
cAhtile Trust Co. to her order also.
But mamma got all OF that" said
the Witness
Mr. jerome dwelt for long while
upon the subject or the cablegranis
which Thaw Is said 10 have sent To
White. He brought out that the cable.
grams were sent after Thaw knew Of
the relations which had existed be-
twben Miss Nesbit aud the architect.
A letter written by Mrs. Thaw In
1904 and telling Of her gay life ia
Paris with Harry Thaw and bunch
from the Tenderloin" was read 20 the
juft by Mr. Jerome This brought
out more testimony as To "the Dead
RAt" Pnrisian cafe There seemed
10 he nothing In the witness past life
ABOUT. which the prosecutor was not
Informed. He seemed TO have been
able to trace her every step. largely
due, doubtless. to the typewriter
statement OF the mother which Mr.
Jerome holds IN hio hand while hur.
INK Questions at the daughter
The springing OF sensations did not
al rest with the district attorney. Mr..
Delmas sent thrill through the
coAft room by declaring that he had
been informed Il was Jerome's pur
pos> 70 indlct Mira. rhaw Jerome de.
naed that any such statements had
he1n made. He did not deny the pur.
pose.
y This Incident arose when Jerome, IN
40 effort to make the defense produce
eettain letters from Stanford White
which Mrs. Thaw had declared we're
" the possession Of Clifford Hart
ridte. one OF her husbands attorneys,
called Mr. Hartridge 10 the witness
stand. The lawyer declined to an
gref all questions relating to the let
tef& .e
Mr.. Jerome, dlrected his assistant
NJ. Oarvan, to have q subpoena issued
for Mr. Hartridge. when this was
done Jerome again demanded The let
terb. llartridge said he had no lnten.
tion OF complying. Ms he had received
the letters from the defendant
Jerome appealed TO Justice Fitzger.
aid. lie had neglected to have an af
ddavit made as TO the service OF the
subpena aud Justice Fitzgerald said
there was nothing upon which he
could act. Mr.. Garyan was directed
BY his chief To draw up the affidavit
There the matter rested.
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