Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-02-12
JEROME IS FACING
DIFFICULT PROBLEM
Attornev VIII Cross
Examine Mrs. Thaw.
rvrH or STORY NOT AN ISSUE

~ Point In the Case 10 Not a. TO
- Truth Of Mrs. Thaw's stories,
a. A 10 Their Eject on Thaw's
misd. -.
New York, Feb. 1.-THE nature
- District Attorney Jerome's cross
1rp lnation OF Evelyn Nesbit Thaw,
- has already spent two days on
- wirness stand In the defense OF
~ husband, was the principal sub
- OF discussion Saturday. MIS-.
fnaw's direct examination has con-
|1>eued almost without interruption
- two days and there Is no sign OF
- Gilman, the moment when the at
eneys for the defense win turn her
per TO the tender mercies Of the Dis
r1et Attorney for cross-examination.
The district attorney has dim
zu,If problem 10 face In this cross
.|>nauination With the truth or fall
Ze1xy OF stories the witness has testi-
|npd she told her husband. he has
Enofhing to do. The statement that
nhe told MIN these things. Mr.. Je-
.ome cannot possibly disprove. His
e1<vcxesi chance In cross examina-
E1<os "a 10 make her stumble In the
&<ory as she has told Il with the gen
he guidance OF her husbands attor-
5<ys. or admit telling him other things
&touq her past life which would tend
30 minimize in his mind the effect
:|ef the story Of her relations with
Etanford White. He can introduce
1vieence, II he has &c. generally al
'pefins her credibility as q witness.
|1nt rs for the many statement In her
kestimony-the stories which made her
eorltai perhaps the most striking ever
Keard in a court In this city-Stanford
white himself. II he were alive. could
eot 40 on the witness stand and deny
f4kem. The point In the case Is
not, as 10 the truth OF these stories.
hat Ms 10 their effect on Thaw's mind.
efhis fact was impressed on the jury
+ FRIDAY when the court. al the request
~ the District Attorney Informed the
.<ory that under the law the prosecu-
4son could not introduce evidence with
zhe object OF disproving any state
E xnenf that she told her husband all
f me things she has testified 10. That
nd. Jerome will strenuously object
10 The further introduction of what he
Warmed "tattlings OF the Tenderloin"
+ vas plainly shown Friday. when he
<.simed and was sustained by the
epurt, but IS vet there has been no
evidence 20 show that Thaw Is now
cr ever was insane. and that until
<his was shown any more OF these
azories would be entirely immaterial.
ruling mas bear any other stories
<hnt Evelyn Thpw may have had TO
<sli in such time as II has been shown
shat there Is q reasonable doubt rs to
<he proper balance OF Thaw's mind
~ the time OF the shooting.
N this IL done. then the food gates
are likely 20 open for the admission
cf almost anything that Thaw may
have told his wife or she told him
or thar he heard in any other way
that TO any extent might have con
tributed 10 the unbalancing OF his
mind. Several attempts were mad
Friday to show that Thaw was OF IN
sound mind. but the district sttor-
ney was successful in blocking them
for the time being. Thaw's attor-
ney stated Friday night that Mrs
Thaw would again assume the stand
4 Monday morning on direct examina-
zion, but 10 what she would testify
they were not prepared TO state.
Mrs. Thaw appeared Friday In the
same costume she wore the day be-
sore. Her testimony vas not 80 in
. seresting or so convincing. for she
pss as direct In her manner OF speak
+ rk and more dramatic In her deliv-
60. any observed that she die
~ make as fayorable an impression
90 sse did during the fire day on the
efnna.
q expected that T. Delmas
Cor Thav. will make {
Eeft on Monday TO intro
I'LL In evidence. /