Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-27
LONG ORDEAL
Of WIT Ness
IS NOW OVER
Mrs. Thaw Allowed to
Leave Stand
DeImas Proves Jeromes Master When
II Comes to Playing Fine Points
of the Game In the
Murder Case
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb 26-Mrs. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw's long ordeal on the wit
ness stand at he trial of her husband
for the killing of Stanford White ended
today. Mr.. Jerome finished his cross
examination which had lasted through
nearly five court days at the morning
session. The redirect and recross-e exam
nations this afternoon were brief.
The district attorney tomorrow morn
ing will begin his cross-examination of
DIR. Britton d. Evans, one of the de-
fense's alienists. Drs. Wagner, Demar
and Bingaman will be called in rapid
order. The trial at last seems to be en-
tering on its final stages.
The completion of Mrs. Thaw's exam
ination followed the unsuccessful effort
of the prosecution to draw from Abrd-
ham Hummel certain facts relating to
the affidavit which Mrs Thaw is said to
have made in Hummels law office.
In this affidavit it was 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
about her relations with Stanford
White.
DeImas outwits Jerome
Mr.. Delmas, for the defense, blocked
practically every question put to Hum
mel. The witness got no further than
to say he knew Mrs. Thaw; that she
came to his office October 27, 1903, and
that he dictated to a stenographer while
she was there.
Justice Fitzgerald held that under the
rules of evidence covering Mrs. Thaw's
testimony 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 credibility. Mr.. 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 a collateral char
acter he will not be allowed to place 1t
before the jury.
Mrs. Thaw today was given the op-
portunity to clear up the odds and ends
of her story. Mr. Jerome introduced in
evidence her school girl diary and read
certain extracts from it. They caused
many smiles in the court room, reflect
ing as they did the young woman's
views of life during that period.
Didn Use Whites Money
Mrs. Thaw denied again that she had
ever used a penny of the letter of credit
Stanford White gave to her under seal
before she went to Europe with Thaw
and her mother. She denied that she
had ever been mentioned in any way in
connection with the James Garland
divorce case.
She said Stanford White paid all her
brothers school expenses, and identi-
fled receipts and checks signed by her
mother, showing that the latter drew
more than $4,000 from Stanford Whites
funds during the year from May, 1902,
to May, 1903. Evelyn was at school most
of this time.
Just before Harry K. Thaw was taken
out of the court room he handed the re-
porters the following note:
Mrs. Thaw and Lady Ashburton, for
merly Frances Belmont, were not
friends. They were simply acquaintances
when both were playing at the same
theater."
Redirect Examination
After recess Mrs. Thaw was called to
the stand by Mr.. Delmas for redirect
examination.
Mrs. Thaw was shown fourteen re-
ceipts and asked if they We're not in the
"Yes sir.'
The receipts were for various amounts
received from the Mercantile Trust
company, where White had deposited a
sum of money for Evelyn and her
mother. The receipts were signed
Evelyn Florence Nesbit," the mother
and daughter having the same name.
Mr.. Delmas handed her several photos
and asked
by whom were they posed?"
Mrs. ThaW said the photographer at
the East Twenty second street studio
posed her for most of the pictures.
Mr.. Delmas showed Mrs. Thaw a let
ter and asked If a name in 1t was not
that of prominent New York society
woman,
Mr.. Jerome objected, but after a short
argument said:
Admits She Is Prominent
1--WE are prepared to admit that she
is prominent New York society wo-
man."
zone most prominent" asked Mr..
Delmas.
"And she holds a position in the best
society in New York?'
"Well, she is in the 400 " said Mr.
Jerome dryly
Mr.. Delmas then went into Evelyn
Nesbits first visit to White, when she
went with Edna Goodrich and that
White kissed and Carressed Miss Good
rich She was not permitted to say if
she had formed any idea of the rela-
tions between White and Miss Goodrich.
"You said your brother went to school
in 1902. Who arranged for that?"
Mamma and Stanford White"
'WhO paid for the schooling?"
STANFORD White"
DID you draw any money for your
self out of the letter of crcdit which
White gave you when you went to Eu-
rope i'm 1902
II did not"
did you draw any for your moth
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