The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-27

NEW YORK. February 2s.--aIrs Eve-
lsn Nesbie Thaw's long ordeal upon the
witness stand at the trial Of her HUSBAND
for the killing OF Stanford White came
TO an end to-day Mr.. Jerome finished
Ills cross-esamination. which had lnsted
through re,hsy FIVE court days, at the
morning session The redirect exarni-
nation and re-cross-examination this af-
tcrnoon were of the briefest character,
and Just prior to Adjournment 1t was an
nounced that the defendants wife hau
finally been excused.
Tomorrow morning tho district at
torney will begin his cross-examination
Of DIR. Brltton d. Evans, one OF the
ulienists for the defense. He will follow
this up by examining DR.. Wagner,
and then Doctors Deenar and Bngamin
will be called in rapid order. The trial
at last seems to be entering upon it's
final stages.
The completion of Mrs. Thaw's exami-
nation followed the unsuccessful effort
of the prosecution to draw from Abraham
Hummel certain facts relating to the
affidavit which Mrs. Thaw is said to
lave made in Hummcl's law Office. In.
the affidavit it Is declared, there was an
allegation that Thaw had beaten the
girl while abroad in 1903 when she
told him there was no truth In the story
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Delmas Blocked Hummel.
Nh. Delmas. for the defense. blocked
practically every question put to Hum
mel. The witness got no farther than
to say he knew Mrs. Thnw; that she
came to his Office October 81. 1903 and
that he dictated to q stenoErapher
while she was there. Justice Ftz.
gerald held that under the rules OF
evidence covering Mrs Thaw's testi-
mony. the introduction Of collateral
facts was not permissible. The district
attorney is not allowed to controvert
her testimony In any way. but may
test her crediblity. l1r. Jerome said
in open court that he realized that
even If he could show Stanford White
was in Europe the night Mrs. Thaw
declares she was assaulted by him, he
would not be allowed to introduce such
testimony. 1T was reported that Mr..
Jerome has much Testimony to offer
in rebuttal but as 1T Is nearly all Of
n collateral character, he will not be
allowed to place it before the jury.
A Young Girls Diary.
opportunty @ W 70 'elu clear up plI the ] odds and and
ends OF her story. Mr., Jerome intro
duced in evidence her schoolgirl diary
and read certain extracts from 1T.
They caused many smiles in tho court
room, rejecting az they did the youn g
woman's views Of life during that
period. -
Mrs. Thaw denied again that she
had ever used u penny of the letter OF
credit Stanford White gave her under
seal before she went to Europe With
lhaw and her mother.
She denied that She had ever been
mentioned in any way in connection
With the James A. Garland divorce
Iase.
She said Stanford White paid all
her brothers school expenses, anC
,lenri6ed reaaipts and checks sgnc,
by her mother, showing that tho latte,
drew more than $4,000 from Stanford
Whites funds during the year from
May. 1909, to May, 1903. Evelyn wa,
at school during most of this ttme,
Not Friend Of Lady Ashburton.
Just before Harry Thaw was talscr
out OF the courtroom he handed tn,
reporters the following note: "Alrs
Thaw and Lady Ashhurton, formerl,
Frances Belmont, we're not fricr.us
They were simply acquaintances whel
both We're playing at the same the
atre.''
took his seat In the witness-chair to-
day tho big court stenographers II
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