The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-22

Yes
what time of the day did these Incl
dents occur?'
Usually after the theatre"
"On the first occasion, where did you
go?"
TO the Twenty-fourth street studio"
you went from the theatre?"
| Yes"
"Alone?"
Il do not remember"
"Either alone or with White?'
Yes"
And this was within month after
your ravishment?"
Yes"
Not BY Her Own Accord.
did you go of your own accord?'
Il objected to going"
"Why did you go, them
/ Il had to-"
WAS your mother back them"
| Yes"
you were on friendly terms with her
and were living with her?'
| Yes"
! did she meet you after the theatreF
| Not that night"
| when White came to the theatre that
| night, what did he say"
HE did not come to the theatre. He
wrote me- he met me afterward."
| why did you go with him?'
| Because he insisted
! And you didn't want to go?'
| II wanted to go to supper"
| Mr. Jerome continued to press the wit
! ness for details. After several intimate
/ questions, he asked her why she did not
| tell her mother of these occurrences.
| II was afraid. He made me swear never
| to tell her." replied the witness.
| Continuing in reply to questions, Mrs.
| Thaw admitted that White gave her wine
| on that night and that she was slightly
| intoxicated.
| Loses Self-Possesslon.
The witness was rapidly losing her self
possession and as Mr.. jerome continued
| to ply her with delicate interrogations she
| broke down and wept.
| Thaw kept his head IN his hands, lean
| ing far over on the table In front OF
| him.
I'VE might take a recess, the witness
seems" Mr. Jerome began.
| Mr.. Delmas objected.
IF there is to be recess 1t is not to
| be on account of the witness. l think
| she will be able to 60 on"
Mrs Thaw wiped her eyes several times
and Strengthened up.
Mr.. Jerome proceeded.
when you returned to your home' you
| fe,t yoE had been wronged?
| Eyes"
Were you under the influence of liquor
4
| them"
| mo"
But you remembered you had beenT'
| yes"
THE next morning did you tell your
, mother?
No; 1 could not"
Mrs Thaw under close questioning, told
| of several other like Instances in each
case the questions and answers being the
same. She said 'on each occasion she was
given much wine and was Slightly intox-
icated but not drugged. On no occasion
did she yield willingly. she never tolu
her mother.
DO YOU know Dr.? Carlton F'lint?"
NO"
'.Did you ever consult him.
| / do not remember
| at Mr.. Jerome's request Mrs. Ihaw
named a number of physicians she mad
consulted.
did you ever go to a doctor with a
MANI"
yes: with Mr.. Thaw once"
Ever with any one else?"
with Mr.. White"
| did you ever go to doctors ONCE
| with Jack Barrymore?
Never"
Didn't you go with him to DR.. Carlton
Flint in 1901 or 1922
Il never did
Appendicitis.
As to the nature of the operation which
was performed on her while she was al
school in New Jersey the witness sale
she knew only what the nurses and doc
tors told her, that it was for append
citis. .ooo -.
"When you went to Paris In 1903 YOU
told Mr.. Thaw all this?" asked Mr.. Je'
rome, returning to the relationship w''r
White.
did -
"Dtd he express himself forcibly?'
He did
"Did he characterize White as wrong
wicked and deserving punishment!
Yes"
"Did you then think the acts as bad
as he said?'
II do not know"
at seemed awful to YOU?
at was the worst thing that ever hap
pened to me- ,o...,
"Then tell me why you wrote a letter
from Boulogne to Mr.. White!
Because my mother made me-
WHY had you not told your mother
about all this?"
81 could not"
You had rather write to this great
brute. this monster, as you peheVeo hln1
than tell her?'' 49,, -,
Mr.. Jerome then read scraps OF let
tor which Mrs Thaw had said was In
her husbands writing. 1t read:
Thaw's Letter.
ole couldn't keep his eyes on any
nretty girl There was trouble because
we went there to dine. Several beauti-
fuI lsirls) were there last week and
BELLE. Nobody paid any attention to hei
and she went away in a FEW minutes
rho FIRST time she came to Evelyn she
never smoke, Evely cried. For some
reason she did not perform well. l In
troduced the ladies to her and the,
summed sweetly The night of the Crane
Prix there was O. swell time at the Cadt
DE Paris Afterwards the dead rat. Mrs
Winchester was there and we got mel
cakeval<inc at a. m. 1t was grea
hit Rosenfed and Belmont were there.
Mrs. Tha,v identified another letter writ
ten by her while she fas in Paris Th'
letter was addressed to an unmarried ac
tress and said:
"Your suggestion that the tenderloii
has lmmigrated has panned out. Every
where we go we find shady nooXs. Shu
hert and a lot of others are here. W.
were dining at the Cafe Paris the othe
evening when the whole bunch came in
, We Joined PARTIES and went out To sucl
harmless places as THE Dead Rat etc
There was one jolly man who put
things ON the blink wherever he goes. IL
Is 20 but Is a spry chicken. We took hin
along for fun We made things hum. w
started home when the markets were get
ting busy Harry bought some straw
berries and things and I spent the res
, | of the dav cooking. Harry Is getting
new automobile and as soon as 1t is read