The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-26
EVELYN Meets District AttOr-
news Questions with Ex-
pIanatory Answers.
REST DID HER MUCH GOOD
REFRESHED AND MORE CONFI.
DENT OF HERSELF THAN EVER
THE YOUNG WIFE AGAIN AIDED
HER HUSBANDS CAUSE.

ing the fact that District Attorney
Jerome endeavored in every mannor
possible to tangle Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw in his cross-examination today
forced to admit that he had been I'M
able to strengthen the states case
against Harry Thaw. Much stress
was given the fact that 'The Little
Woman" had denied knowledge of the
text of the affidavit which she signed
in the Office of Lawyer Hummel. be-
district attorney left the impression
that he had at last secured an ad-
mission which would allow him to in
troduce evidence which would make
it possible to cause a question as to
the truthfulness of the woman who
has for days been under fire, which
she has been fighting to save the life
of the man who has protected her.
Evelyn Appeared Rested.
The three days rest seemed to have
had a wonderful effect on Evelyn.
She came into court looking brighter
and more confident than she has ap-
peared at any time since the district
attorney has been firing questions at
her, which have uncovered every
moment of her life since she became
an artists model up to the night
when her husband shot the man who
she says caused her ruin.
To-day in tho mast District Affnr-
ney Jerome, failed to follow a fixed
line of examination but by jumping
from one subject to another seemed
to be endeavoring to tangle the wit
ness by a series of questions entirely
different in their character and deal
ing with many Incidents of the young
wife's life which is under consider
alton.
When the states attorney would be-
come severe in his questioning, the
answers given came quick and sharp
1y spoken. When he became miIder.
the responses were given in a subdu-
ed tone and when he drawled his
questions Evelyn would drawl her re-
plies. From the appearance of the
face of at least one of the jurors it
became evident that Jerome had not
strengthened his case materially.
1t is stated tonight that several
witnesses will be placed on the stand
during tomorrows sessions who will
testify that Mrs. Harry Thaw knew
the contents of the affidavit. which
she has denied.
AS matter of fact the prosecutor
enabled Mrs. Thaw to explain a num-
ber of things which appeared very
much against her and the defendant
last week. With regard to Stanford
Whites letter or credit, which she
had in Europe, she declared she had
not been informed of the letter until
at sea.
Mother Got the Money.
She denied ever having used a
penny of it herself, but said her
mother had got it all. Thaw turning
1t over to her. Thaw declared the
money was poison
With regard to the cabling to Stan
ford White from London. Mrs. Thaw
said IL had to do with her mother and
an attache of the American embassy
I'm the English capital This at
tache." she said, had sneaked up to
her mothers bedroom and insulted
her" Mrs. Thaw denied that the
cablegrams had anything to do with
her going to Europe with Thaw.
Jerome began by asking: How |
long after the night you were drugged |
was it that an account was opened |
for you at the New Amsterdam bank?" |
II cannot tell"
Jerome took another tact.
When did you meet Francis Bel |
mont?"
when l was in Florodora.''
WAS that before you met White" |
81 think So
Jerome while putting these oues-
tions was reading from statement |
made TO him by Evelyn's mother. A |
letter from White to his secretary. in |
which the secretary was notified to de- |
posit money in the Merchantile Trust |
Company for Evelyn was then intro
duced in evidence
Maxie Toilette Aids
Maize Toilette. former chorus girl |
and friend OF Evelyn Thaw. at present |
an ally of Jerome. arrived at the Grim
inal courts building this morning and
was taken TO Jerome's Office She will /
give Jerome points for his cross-exam-
ination of Evelyn this afternoon.
Evelyn testified that her mother got
all the money on Whites letter of /
credit which she had when abroad in
1898 with Thaw. Thaw said it was
poison. She said she met Thaw at a T
dinner. Thaw sent her $50 once with
box of flowers but she returned the
money
At the afternoon session EVELYN adj
mitted that when she and Thaw re- E1
turned to America from Paris he gave
her $1,000. Referrin gto Jack Barry.
more, she said she never stayed our
al night with him: also that her
mother and White disliked Barry