Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-18
Said TO Have Been Made by Eve
lyn Nesbit, and Charges Harry
ThaW With Cruelty.
JUDGE FITZGERALD ADMITS 1T.
Lived in an Austrian Castle,
Where, it is Alleged, He Whipped
Her with a Rawhlde.
uhcn They Went 10 Switzcrliafid ana
Paris Where the Barbarot's treat
mcnt Was Continued,


New York, March ls---Atler hsh,lfs
- ho,,r and a half against the in
l'i aN a,,tas,,ra ~ the famous
PRODUCTION ia .t.I,-,.... I5,.,..,,,,, w..
lifidHvit drawn by Apia' lS-' -
lbe request OF Stanford White and WIN
RI aliered consent OF Evelyn Nesbit,
rr,,rv Tbaw with having
fhafs'ps ,,,a. n-ast,tt ~, s.,,,a,,,i
cruelty peatei IuiNa -NeSN'' Va
occasOns during their alp through
t,,,,.n,,. In 1903. Mr. pelmas, for the de-
. .,t3aanl,. sv,ttrhad tactice during
TENSE su"ueiis swteer"u 'eS''N' w.
lhe Thaw trial today and ueulaluea
lhat fhe whole OF the alleged affidavit
80 fn,o tho record and he read 10 The
july
With the reading OF the affidavit. Mr.
Jerome announced that the people rest
al thai, case I'm rahnttn1 Mr. D.lrnas
Gu Ntsn tas' - ~
reoord OF tbe rial of Abraham HUmrneI
On the charge Of eonsplracy, The dis
lriet attorney ala NOT oD]scI allu uls
peisHdAht lawyer pr"eceNeu W feaN
lps c1ise reSVaN. a,-,,. ~. ,a.-
4hs ianli.lei .t ~ nae ga ~. V'' ~,
peeN uteOp Wy tils ~ ,i, w.,
epnleats ny p1i- yeioulS az va i"us
Times dutihg ms arguments as 10 US
kdInlsslD,ittSi "a. ........ -,
me aIlnaNl. spectles iipl1eIous t 1cca'
sl@h III hus'Tla' SwttSs 5 ana tases,
Wheu la" 10 alteepu ~ nhNv uv,S ~.
lne TonIis w9'iis VIZ - .,s,Is,S,,r
NI.h HlIii as IiS VILE Aiili4 stiN > n ~
ME- DeIIhas Asu llot leacHed .iiS uls
HlT' attoItes lei, Ne, No ~ ta.e - s,,
me- tla' nlie. Tag 49, 81 t,s,,'s,
praefeu ives ~ IS rn. 81 ~.
HA p NJrues ,,ae,srt,ent ,n rsad III, en.
Mr. pelnas unqerIo9k 10 rea" I'll" en-
ifs record % me trt la n she ,,stnA.s
Wneti NiSlir .ted "Ssoi ~ ne. IN
etatu nc u"t'u ess.ie,,ir ~ u.s. q a.
uiMWitis up IN ~ Nliss NeshIt In
~, ,hs ~, Sn,sit ~ ,sesd tndav and which
rI',n1,,, a. snta H.. SictatsS he has Miss
Neshis rerer 70 MIN self several times.
Al one Mace she is purported to say.
-T have received several letters and
,i.s ars ~. srn,n Mr. T,saw which I
i,ays Turned oyn- 10 my counsel, Mr.
Ahrahnm H IrummeiIs
THE afYsdavit is also signed .Howe
s-,.4,,- .,r,r,z ,,-<,r,r,a,rc
openlng of me Thaw triad this morning.
The defense had three new experts in
court today making seven altogether
sppearing for the defe nelany. The alien
ISIS new to the case are DR.. Charles w,
Pilgrim. SUPERINTENDENT of the Hudson
river state hospital and president OF
ihe state lunacy commission: Dr. Will
liam A White medical supe rintendent
of the government hospital for the in
sane, Washington. ana Dr. Minas Gre
pory of Bellevue hospital
The other four experts for the defense
are Drs Evans and Wagner, who have
already been OH the stand and DrS
JelIffee and Hammond, who have not
as yet been called, but have been In
court daily.
When the proceedings finally began
MIR. Jerome offered In evidence the
broken pieces OF Photographic mega
tive of the last page of the famous
Hummel affidavit bearing the signature
Of Evelyn Nesbt. Mr.. Delnas objected
TO It's introduction and began an argu-
snent upon the point.
Justice Eitzgerals oyerruled the OBJ
lection,
MIR. jerome then offered in evidence a
Photographic print from the NEGATIVE.
Mr. DsInas ePj se a to the so, iS5roa sc
argument ensued.
1850, -. t,,,,,o. ,r,1r
PHOTO Cofh oe AZ fll'-> -
Ay, pe,,naa saia .he photographic
ronv or She 9n,dayIt could NOT be in
troduoed to contradict Evelyn Thaw.
Tor she was not shown the copy on n. ths
10 iitiIrm or DENY her signature.
ME Delnnas nrsuad that the copy OF Il
puper was MOI Competent eyid ence on
tyhlch ~ contradloi The witness,
Dist. AttV. Jerome went TO SOlllG
length IN esnlninine thai the original
of The Hnninel afidayIt had been
Traced ia MIS- Thav,'e hands and she
had said no sueh paper existed. I'M
der these circumstances. he said, IT
shoi,Id he sIin,ved. Ia Introduce Sec
pndary evisenee The eyIaenclary value
M photoeVa nhic eonies. he coniended,
had freouently been sustained by
rourts
f Mr. Delmas oonohded nv saving thar
If Jerorne vvouIs NH E;velvn Nesblt
Ihayv unor shs s,and and ~ her sav
whether She hnosoSnsly signed lhe ma
Der he would otfcr no ohiection Io thu
atrldavlt ..eirp, in eyIdence
IA me Aairnnse ~ ,rru,nent Mr..
Jerde ioInSN NJ a otfer az the carbon
iopbi inc a-,uavit in evidence With
snidNs ygler to ,Jithdraw ahieetion 10
lie bis1nvit after n hnd hcen shown
Lo Mr. srhuw on The stand referred 10
The carbon couv MISC MI Jerome STARE
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