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with having caused a false affidavit

with having caused false affidavit
to be made.
Hummels testimony in brief was
to the effect that Evelyn Nesbit told
him among other things that Thaw
had beaten her when she refused to
sign Papers he had prepared charging
Stanford White with her betrayal;
that he had dictated a statement to
stenographer in the presence of Miss
Nesbit and Stanford White; that he
gave the affidavit to two of his clerks
to take to Miss Nesbit in the Madison
Square Garden tower and that the
next day the paper was returned to
him with Evelyn Nesbit's signature
attached. He kept the affidavit I'M
til Miss Nesbit called one day and
demanded it. He refused to give it
to her and turned 1t over to Stanford
White, advising him to have a photo
SIdpHiC Sopy lhauO'
Hummel first said he had himself
arranged for photographing the affi-
davit and that the photographer came
to his office. A few moments later,
however, he completely contradicted
himself on this point, saying he did
not make the arrangements; that the
photographer did not come to his Of
fice; and that he had not so testified.
District Attorney Jerome complet-
ed his medical testimony in the morn
ing. Attorney Delmas for the defense
declining to cross examine any of the
experts, DR.. Flint, who testified
Thursday was excused and then five
other alienists were called one after
another Each said ne was familiar
with the hypothetical questions franz
ed by the defense and by the prosecu-
ton. Basing their opinions on these
questions, they all declared that Thaw
on the night he shot and killed Stan
ford White knew the nature and quail
ity of his act and knew that the act
was wrong.
New York, March 19.-When the
Thaw trial was adjourned Monday
there remained but four expert wit
nesses to be examined before the
taking of evidence closes. Three ex-
perts were disposed of Monday In
little more than an hour, so 1t is gen.
orally believed the last word of evil
dence may be uttered in the famous
case Tuesday. In that event the
summing up by Mr.. Delmas for the
defense will begin Wednesday morn
ing. District Attorney Jerome will
reply on Thursday. Justice Fitzger-
aid may proceed Immediately with
his charge to the jury or he may de-
fer it until Friday Unless the I'M
expected happens, there should be
verdict by Friday night.
The case for the people was final
ly closed Monday by the introduction
of the much discussed Hummel affi-
davit, which, with the consent Of the
defense, was read in full to the jury.
The affidavit proved a surprise only
in the alleged severity of the assaults
Harry X Thaw is said to have made
upon Evelyn Nesbit during their trip
through Europe in 1903, when, accord
ing to the testimony Of Abraham
Hummel, Miss Nesbit would not sign
statements which Thaw had prepared
accusing Stanford White Of having
drugged and ruined her.
When Mr. Delmas began introduce
ing testimony in sur-rebuttal he in
troduced first of all the record in the
trial and conviction Of Hummel on
the charge of conspiracy. He started
to read the entire record, but had
not reached the remarks Mr.. Jerome
made at the sentencing Of Hummel
and which Mr.. Delmas wanted to
present to the jury, when Mr.. Jerome
said he would admit the entire record
without objection. Mr.. Delmas then
said he would save the district attor-
ney's references to Hummel for the
defense's summing up.
Next Mr. Delmas put upon the
stand three policemen who saw Thaw
the night of the tragedy or early in
the morning after and they all de-
clared that he either looked or acted
irrationally.
After this testimony had been pre-
sented, Mr.. Delmas passed to the
final stages Of the trial by introduc-
ing the first of seven alienists EN-
ployed by the defense, three Of the
experts being new to the case.