Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-21
JEROME LAYS BARE
mrs. THAW'S LIFE
STORY OF CRIME
Continued from First Page.)

| when you told Thaw weren't your
Not then"
Her Feeling Toward White.
when you felt you were giving up
| Thaw's love you didn't feel bitter against
White?''
Not intensely. Not until Mr.. Thaw made
| me realize it.
you remember writing to Stanford White
from Boulogne?"
Yes"
How long was that after you had left
PARISH
Il don't know
Did you still feel bitter against White?''
Yes, did,
TT was a feeling Of enmity against your
! ravisher?"
Il wouldn't say enmity; it was hostility
against him for this one thing and subse-
quent things"
Hostile to Him.
What subsequent things?"
The prosecutor caught up Mrs. Thaw's
own words.
Things with Stanford White" replied
Mrs. Thaw.
Were they improper and indecent
II don't know what you would call them
You still were thinking of these things
when you wrote White from Boulogne?'
Yes, and of his extraordinary person.
atty"
His personality had softened the feeling,
had it?" asked Mr.. Jerome
In one way it had; in another it had
| not
Then why did you write that letter to
White?" demanded Mr.. Jerome fercely
Tpore %af ,,I - vYTl:&>
Because my mother would give me no
peace until I did it." Mrs. Thaw raised her
voice as she made this reply.
You we're coerced into writing?'
Yes. I was. Ny mother said I was un-
grateful to Mr.. White and things like that"
Had you any occasion to doubt the chas-
! tity of your own mother?"
Il never thought of my mother in that
| way
! Mrs. Thaw stamped her feet.
Did you tell your mother of your raw
| ishment while abroad?"
No"
How did you know Stanford Whites
| friends knew of your relation with Stan
| ford White?"
| "One of them saw me with him at the
| East 22d street studio"
WAS there any improperly there?"
Yes"
"Thaw buried his face in his hands. Tears
were in Mrs. Thaw's eyes and in her voice.
| Mr.. Jerome demanded the name of the
| man who had seen her at the studio. He
wanted the witness to whisper it. Mr. Del
| mas wanted it publicly announced. A
| wordy conflict ensued in which Mr.. Jerome
| threatened to have the court room cleared
! Justice Fitzgerald finally settled the mat
| ter, saying the name might be given to
counsel, the court and the jury.
"Did you tell Harry Thaw about these
subsequent relations with Stanford White?"
Yes
And you didn't think to tell US on your
direct examination?
No"
Can you fix dates as to these subsequent
events?'
mo"
Witness Breaks Down.
| Mr.. Jerome continued to press the witness
| for details. After several intimate ques-
| tons he asked her why she did not tell her
mother of these occurrences.
Il was afraid. He made me swear never
| to tell her. replied the witness
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. leaning
| far over on the table in front of him.
I'VE might take recess; the witness
seems" Mr.. Jerome began.
Mr.. Delmas objected.
IF there is to be a recess it is not to be
on account of the witness. l think she will
be able to go on
Scraps From a Letter.
| Mr.. Jerome then read scraps of letter
| which Mrs. Thaw had said was in her hus-
| bands writing, describing the gayeties in
Paris.
Mrs Thaw also identified letter written
by her to unmarried actress friend, de-
scrbbing the life which she and Thaw led
in Paris.
About Whites Money.
Mr.. Jerome then went back to the subject
of the money deposited in trust company
by Stanford White for the benefit of the
witness. which was thoroughly gone over
yesterday. Mr.. Jerome wanted 10 know at
| what date White deposited the first sum-
This was in 1901 and preceded the fund es-
| tablshed in the Mercantile Trust Com
pany.
Mrs. Thaw said she could not tell the
| date.
Il don't like to state things that 1 am
| not sure about" she said, with a frown,
Il don't want you to-, replied Mr.. Je-
rome in kindly voice.
In certain letters Stanford White wrote
| you, didn't be demonstrate with you in re-
gard to the extravagances?"
Justice Fitzgerald upheld Mr.. Delmas OBJ
| lection, saying the letters should be pro-
duced.
Mr.. Jerome turned to Mr.. Delmas.
II demand that you produce certain let
| tiers written by Stanford White to Evelyn
| Nesbit."
II have no such letters
Attack on Counsel.
Mr. Delmas arose as he spoke
II refer to counsel in general" said Mr.
| Jerome.
IT never heard of the letters Until Mrs.
| Thaw testified they were written to her
while in Paris. If they are the property of
| some one else cannot produce them"
We'll settle this said Mr.. Jerome
| sharply. He turned to Clifford W. Hart
| ridge, who sat at Thaw's counsel table,
"Will you take the stand?"
Mrs. Thaw was temporarily excused and
| Mr.. Hartridge was sworn.
What is your occupation" asked Mr.
| Jerome.
| repliad Mr. Hartr}doo