Evening journal., 1907-02-11
SEVERE ORDEAL
YET FOR EVELYN
interest in Thaw Murder
Trial Now Centered in
JerOme'S Examination


Continued from Second Page)
NEW YORK. Feb. 1i.--Now that Ev-
elyn Nesbit Thaw has narrated in all
its details a story Of her own downfall,
which she swears she told to Harry X.
Thaw when he sought 10 marry her,
barring what her friends refer 10 as a
dark chapter IN her life TO save her hus-
band--interest in the trial OF Thaw
must largely centre In the efforts OF
the district attorney TO discredit her as
a wltness-to prove 70 the Jurors that
there Is no reason why they should be-
lieve such a tale ever was told TO Thaw.
Il Is expected that when Mr.. Jerome
takes the girl wife in hand for cross
examination she will be put through an
ordeal compared with which the one
she has just passed will be trivial. No /
authoritative statement has been made /
on this phase Of the matter, but Il is |
believed that two days at least viii be
occupied by this feature OF the trial.
! II is safe 20 assume that every state !
ment Evelyn Thaw has said she made |
to Thaw with respect 20 her alleged
treatment at the hands OF Stanford
White will be examined almost micro
scopically. Word for word the entire
tale will have to be repeated under the
searching questions Of the prosecutor.
Instead OF being permitted to proceed
80 glibly with her account Of the story
she told 10 Harry Thaw-telling IL In
her own way and with virtually no In
terruptions-the girl will have 20 an
swer "Yes" or mo" to many Of the
questions which will be forced upon
her. Possible Inconsistencies in her
narrative win be investigated without
mercy.
Must Face ordes
Strong indeed must be her self-con-
troll or her foundation Of truth II her
story remains mistaken in all its de-
tails Instead OF having a friendly
lawyer 10 lead her gently along the
path she has chosen to tread and a
prosecutor sitting grimly silent almost
to the end OF her narrative, she will
have to face a man whose case must
probably stand or fall as her story
stands or falls.
But that will not be the end. When
she has at last been released from the
witness chair, and the time comes
when the prosecution can offer evil
dence in rebuttal, It viii devolve upon
the district attorney 20 show that her
mere statement that she told such a
story OF her downfall TO Thaw is not
sufficient to convince reasonable men
that such a story was actually told.
. II may be that the prosecutor viii be
debarred from inquiring into her ca
lreer previous TO her marriage TO Harry
Thaw, save only as her husband might
: or might not have been Influenced TO
, kin Stanford White The particular
phase Of the city's life In which she
was a part may not be painted by the
, testimony Of witnesses.
It will however, be sought to prove
that Evelyn Thaw has not on other
Occasions confined herself to the truth.
! It will be sought to prove that II she
told Thaw the story OF her downfall
as she related Il on the witness stand
she was uttering palpable falsehoods.
I, And II II is proved that her alleged
! statements to Thaw were not truthful
, 1.-THE jurors win be asked why they
, should believe her when she tells them
I that such a story was told at all.
She has, with a childish innocence.
genuine or assumed. told OF her visit to
the Office OF A. H. Hummel when, she
p says, an affidavit was prepared, which
she afterward signed at a time when
! she and Thaw had a disagreement.
May Contradict Her.
with a naivette which would be
strange in many girls even. younger
than she was at the time. she told Of
seeing photographs on the wall with
writing on them. and how strange II all
seemed TO her. She has told Of having
B signed the document without realizing
what was In Il.
II Mr. Jerome can prove that AZ this
very time she told another person all
[ the facts in the case and disclosed a
: far different attitude toward Thaw than
z the one reported by her on the witness
! stand it is believed he could ask the
: jury TO question the truth OF the girls
= story that she told Thaw of her rela-
: tions with Mr.. White as related by her.
. Another witness through whom the
: district attorney will seek TO prove
= Evelyn Thaw's statements false Is Ma
G zie Toilette. a chorus girl who IS said
to have been served with a subpoena
q after days Of searching for her. She Is
. reported 10 have been found on the east
: side by county detectives.
Miss Toilette was questioned by the
= district attorney some time ago, but
. had successfully evaded those who
, sought 70 bring her into the case. She
4 far more than Edna Goodrich, who was
named by Mrs. Thaw as the girl who
: introduced her TO Mr. White, IS believ-
ed to be in a position to reveal the facts
IN the case.
It is likewise significant that Edna
/, Chase has again been sobpoenaed as a
= witness, but it is not known what, II
" any facts there are concerning which
she can testify. Hattie Forsythe and
y Paula Desmond. It was positively as
= lcertained, are at Palm Beach, Fla. and
7 consequently beyond the jurisdiction OF
the court. Miss Goodrich Is also out OF
1.-THE State. but she has authorized q
statement denying that she brought Ev-
elyn Nesbit and Mr. White together.