Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-14
WEDLOCK NO BAR
TO THE MAN WHITE
PosT-NuPTIAL PURSUIT RE
LATED TO JURY.
JEROME SLINGS SLURS
Refers to Testimony of Accused's
Wife as Tattle of the Tenderloin--
Life Story of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Slowly UnfoIded-Hard Cross-Ex-
animation Ahead.


animation Ahead.
New York, Feb. 9.-Evelyn Nesoif
Thaw again yesterday was the CEN
tral figure at her husbands trial. She
was still on the stand, her direct ex-
animation unfinished, when adjourn
ment until Monday morning was
taken.
Picking up the threads OF her lifeg
story where she had dropped theri
the evening before. the girl wife OF
the observation-disclosures, she declared.
telling her story just as she had re
lated it to Harry Thaw from time Ia
time-brought the narrative down 70
her wedding in Pittsburg, April 4.
1905. and their return to New York
following honeymoon trip in the
west. She declared that she heard
White call to her on the street once
after this and that on another occa-
sion when she passed him in a cab
she noticed his cab turned aroun1
and follow her in the direction of q
doctors office where she was going
to have her throat treated.
While yesterdays testimony was
lacking in the personal quality which
made Thursdays recital so dramatic,
1t served to clear away some OF the
doubts and differences which re
manned from the incomplete details
as to the full extent of the reyeIa-
lions she claims to have made to
her husband. There were repetitioas,
too, at the suggestion of counsel, and
incidents which had not been gone
over in the first years of Mrs. Thaws
acquaintance with White were
brought out in completion of the life
story.
/ Jerome Protests for White.
District Attorney Jerome, who had
, throughout silently listened to the
wife's statements, sent a thrill of ex-
citement through the courtroom late
in the day by jumping to his feet and
vigorously protesting against this
defamation of the dead"
In tones bitterly sarcastic, Jerome
| spoke of this tattle of the tender.
loin.' and declared that the court had
a right to limit such testimony until
competent evidence had been ad-
duced here to show that this mar is.
or was, of unsound mind I'VE don't
know whether this defendant ever was
insane he concluded.
The question which called out tnv
vehement protest from the district at
torney was addressed To Mrs Thaw
by Delmas and its purport was
whether or not Thaw had at any time
told her about other girls who had
met fate similar to yours at the
hands of this man."
What man?" snapped Jerome.
Stanford White replied Delmas
with the GOODNESS OF voice and man
ner characteristic of him; and then
be added still in the same low tone.
who else?"
Justice Fitzgerald held that the dis
trict attorneys suggestion was good
one and he thought the defense should
lay broader foundation to show in
sanity before proceeding along the
lines suggested by Delmas' question
We will proceed TO this as soon
as possible" announced the attor
ney.
Repeatedly Solicited.
Mrs Thaw declared yesterday thar
Stanford White, during the year
which followed her experience in the
rooms of the mirrored walls, repeat
eddy sought to have her visit him
alone. She refused, she said.
The defense had Mrs. Thaw tell OF
another incident which has been cited
In her life--her acquaintance with
Jack Barrymore. the actor. She
said she first met Barrymore at a
party given by White, the year fol-
lowing her Introduction to the archl
tect. She thought him very NICE
and twice he proposed to her.
White told me 1t would be very
Foolish for me to marry Barrymore. .
she said. "and my mother said 80,
too, and we all quarreled, and the
upshot OF the whole thing was thar
White said | ought TO be sent away
to school and | was, TO New Jersey.
After leading the witness To tell. I'm
chronological order, OF the incidents
OF her wedding with Thaw I'm Pits
burg. Delrnas asked her II she hak
seen Stanford White after her return
to New York from the honeymoou
trip. She then related In detail the
story Of White having accosted her
on the street and of following her "a
the Doctors Office above referred ia.
when she told her husband he be.
came very much excited.
| Mr., Hartridge, OF Thaw's counse,
said after court adjourned yesterday
that Mrs. Thaw would go on with her
direct examination Monday. Jus,
what Will be the nature of Jerome,,
cross-examination when he takes the
witness Is mere conjecture. II II
said he may try in some wav To as.
tack her credbility. probably as "a
ner ability to remember other thIngs
n yrIl L.