Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-20
Evelyn Thaw Good Wit
ness and Avoids Je-
romt's Pitfalls.
DETAILS RAKEO OUT
Questioned Closely in Regard
to Her Relations With
,ss..ss rs.s.,T Various Men.

New York, Feb. 2U.-Tha. District
Attorney Jerome does not intend TO
spare Mrs. Evelyn Thaw's feelings in
his cross examination was shown when
she was recalled to the witness stand
this morning He did not mince his
words when he closely questioned her
as TO the exact manner of her posing
for the artists. Jerome continued. as
ON yes erday. TO jump from one part
ct the story To another. keeping as far
as possible away from the sequence Of
events.
Questioned as to Dress.
Jerome interrogatcd the witness
sharply as to the details OF her dress
when she was posing for artists in
Philadelphia and New York Mrs
Thaw usually said she could not exact
ly remember.
Was there any exposure of your per
son. or did YOU wear the so-caIcd ar
tis'ic draperies?"
Il would not have said that" replied
The witness Il posed in Greek and
Turkish costume"
Received Letters from W hitc
Mrs. Thaw said she had received let
tcrs from White, fourteen of which she
had given Thaw in Paris and they az
now in the possession Of Partridge.
Jerome demanded that the letters be
produced. but Thaws counsel made no
response. Jerome questioned the wit
ness at length regarding letters whicl
were placed in the warehouse before
She went to Europe and were taken
out after her return.
Fences with Attorney
What became of these letters?" he
asked.
Il gave them TO Thaw"
Mrs. Thaw fenced with the district
attorney quite skillfully at the time.
keeping her wits well about her. Jr.
rome spent an hour or more on the
subject Of Stanford Whites letters.
Mrs. Thaw declaring the II letters
which Thaw turned over to Partridge
were the only ones she positively knew
To be in existence.
Wary of Traps.
When jerome would ask her occa
sionaiiy very pointed question. evi
IDENTIFY for the purpose Of tripping IN
the witness, Mrs. Thaw would reply
with an emphatic nod of her head. 81
didn't say that"
Turns to Experience with White.
Jerome dropped the subject of let
tcrs for the time being and turned t.
Mrs. Thaw's story 10 her husband He
indicated he would take every ddvaa
1age of the court 5 ruling yesterda,
when Mrs. Thaw was compelled TO an
awcr the question as to whether or no
hcr story was true. Her statemca
that the story was true gives the dis
trict attorney the right to introduct
testimony 10 show the contrary.
How long were you unconscious a
that Twenty-fOurth street house at tn,
time of your experience with White?
= don't remember. It was between
midnight and daylight"
Jerome read from Mrs. Thaw
direct testimony the statement she IA
MP all that night She replied sh
meant the rest of the night after sh
had been taken home.
Another ON String
When did YOU first meet Tc
Marks went on Jerome. Witnes
said she met Ted Marks the vaud,
vile manager, early in 1901 in Ne,
York
you received letters from him?"
Yes"
Up to that time your relations wi.
your mother were friendIy?"
Yes"
There was nothing to show you
mother was willing to sacrifice you fo
pecuniary considerations"
NO" Mrs. Thaw shook her hea
Indignantly
DrlTas Explains.
Dclnas was ON his feet instantl
There is nothing in this case that
even an intimation of such a thing.
| have said anything to lead the lea
ned district attorney to believe thin
this unfortunate mother sacrificed h.
daughter. | wish emphatically to den
it,"
Lack of Judgment.
In al the troubles YOU we,
through" continued Jerome. you ne
or thought anything but that yor
mother showed lack Of iudgment?"
"No."
Jerome asked what Mrs Eesl