New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-03
NEW TACK BY JEROME
No LUNACY COMJfISSLON.
Idea Thought To Be Abandoned !
Whites Letter of Defence.

The probability grows that District Attorney
,.roroe will not make an application Tor COM
mission IN lunacy 10 examine Harry henoall
rbew. Until Friday Il was generally believed
particularly by the defence. that hght over
.ho question az a commission IN lunacy alone
,,.,,,l6 shortly be the outcome OF the trial. Mr..
Jsrorae's sudden shift Friday afternoon when
he examined Dr. Britton D. Evans on line ap-
nareutly intended TO prove murder in the frst
degree. changed this point OF view. IT Is now
thought that the prosecution IS not sure OF It's
ground and is endeavorng 70 find where II
stands
The defence was confident yesterday or 1he
successful outcome Of the trial.
The prosecution" one of the counsel said.
literally does not know where it is at Mr.
Jerome has fenced around on all conceivable
propositions. trying 10 find ground 10 work on,
but has not succeeded. am sure that until
Friday afternoon the appointment of COM
mission in lanacy was looked for, but now II Is
,rnossille But II such application should ever
he made the defence Is sanguine Of defeating IL
There is not a chance in a thousand o. ger
ting it."
Persons interested IN the prosecution MADE
,,,tJic a letter Yesterday. which, II Was said Is
one NAT stanford White wrote 10 Miss Vera
ci,,o,ton early in 1904 in which he denied COM
rletely the charges made against him 10y MISS
Evelyn Nesbit. Miss Simonton was ifleno ol
both White and the Nesblts. and il is said Went
abroad in the fan of 1903 to bring Mrs Nesbit
hack 10 New York after she had been oeseI'eu
NV Tfaw and Miss Nesbit. The letter read as
follows;
r,.a- Miss sn,ontoa: duly received your letter,
hui as the matter You speak about is one SO t ehe
know absolutely nothing. and as ! haEe m. neIelc sc
seen EVELYN for the last two two mofi'i's' "o ''''
Although YOU have perfect right 70 ask ssk for To
yoST- yyo5 ReifsTepeo ne feTe or % What she did abroad hardly
think would be wise for you y % IRgs 4I1 ~ and Mrs
ssf3t s99 hsf9TS 1sfP T,TS Tff%Tmhs Toa. ''e ''sS
,a1 bToueht back from Paris was too grotesquey
absurd 10 have other th2a a -,C;- o,,t ~
NJ, ~ +,51,s trust therefore, that you will not
trouble yourself 20 come doNh s.ll ~ YoI-s
af5i2 sfai2. which mas 's'o"'' S W
The letter which was typeTritten' was ini-
tailed with the IS. W"
There came to light yesterday in this connec-
ton a letter said 10 have been written by the
former member of the staff Of the American En-
bassv az London concerning whose visit to her
self and her mother Mrs. Harry Thaw testified
on examination.
The writer tells Of making the acquaintance
of Mrs Nesbit and Evelyn in this country. and
saws he next met them on their first trip 10 Eu-
rope Mrs Nesbit and Evelyn were then stop
ping in Claridge's London. and the year was
1873 The writer says ne found Mrs. Nesbit i'll
and invited Evelyn out to luncheon.
Two or three days later. he says, he called
again and found Mrs. Nesbit still I'll. lie says
he was surprised TO learn that Harry Thaw was
with Mrs. Nesbit- ard Evelyn in London. and
had been with them on this European trip. He
was surprised he said, because Evelyn had told
him that she had found II hard 10 tolerate
TkaW. bur that he was spending Z good deal Of
money on her mother and herself. had proposed
marriage. had promised 20 educate her by send
ing her 70 a school and paying all the expenses.
ard had also proposed and they were to be mar
ried fn two years,
On his second visit, he says, Evelyn came into
the room where her mother was and told her
that she was going away on a motor car trip
with Thaw. They went and We're gone four
weeks. In the mean time Mrs. Eesbit and
Thaw's valet were in the hotel without any
means, and were practically living charity,
he declares, Thaw having taken away the letter
OF credit which he had given 10 Mrs. Nesbt and
which made out in her name and Evelyn's
Before the couple returned. he says. Mrs Nesbit
Ves es.ucG.
-Four weeks of the trial. as far as the exam
ination Of Witnesses is concerned. have passed,
A conservative estimate Of at least three weeks
longer IS given by both Sides and il Is expected
that Easter viii have arrived before the jury
viii be able 20 give its verdict. The defence II
IS understood, VIII take all OF this week 10
finish its direct case. Then the rebuttal will be
gin. and should easily take week after which
the defence has several witnesses to call in the
sur-rebuttal With all Of these witnesses and
the summing up by Mr. Jerome and Mr.. Delmas
Gerald the month viii be occupied.
While the last week has been an uneventful
one. this week IL is expected. viii be alive with
incidents. The defence viii continue its direct
case az soon Mr. Jerome ends his cross-ex-
amiqation OF DIR. Evans and DIR. Charles G.
Wagner. the alienists. Dr. Evans viii he re-
called tomorrow morning Tor a snort time.
DR. Wagner wiil follow. Dr.. Deemar and DR.
Bingaman Gill not bo put under cross-exam-
ination. as the prosecution has subpunaed them
as witnesses. and they win be called on the re-
buttal.
Mrs William Thaw, Il is understood win go
on the witness stand either on Tuesday after
noon or Wednesday morning. Her examination
VII probably last about two days II is con-
sidered 10 be Of exceeding importance. as show
ing prenatal Influences governing Thaw's mental
attitude. The defence viii CALL il is understood
a witness who has not been mentioned She is
pooabiy not the original mysterious woman in
oIack' but is good second Dressed entirely
N black with heavy black veil almost entirely
hiding her features. she has been in constant at
tendance with the other witnesses. When at
luncheon she has been seen 10 be comely and Of
blond type. The defence has refused at all
times 10 say who she Is.
over fifty Witnesses are under subpoena by
the defence out OF over three hundred that have
been examined in the last seven months. 1t
was said that out Of the larger number signs