Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-21


had been taken hcme.
When did you first meet Ted
Marks" asked Jerome. Marks is a
vaudeville manager. i think it was
in 1900 or early in 1901 in New York"
She said she received letters from him.
Up to that time your relations with
your mother We're friendly?' Yes"
There was nothing to show that your
mother was willing to sacrifice you for
q pecuniary consideration? No"
Mrs. Thaw shook her head indignant
ly.
There is nothing in this case that is
even an intimation of such a thing"
said Mr.. Delmas quickly.
IN all your troubles" continued Mr..
Jerome. you neter thought anything
but that your mother showed lack of
judgment. mo"
what vas il Ted Marks letters ."
81 can't r !aemhsr everything. He said
he had seer my picture III the papers
and would like TO place me on the
stage"
Mrs. Thaw could not remember
whether there was more than one let
ter from Mr.. Marks. She told of first
meeting Mr.. Marks at the Grand Opera
house at a Sunday night concert. Mr..
Jerome questioned her closely about
the details of the meeting. Marks said
nothing about the stage. She said she
first became ambitious to become a
srcat actress before going to Philadel-
p;Iia and already had this ambition
when she came to New York.
How long We're you with Marks that
Sunday EVENING"" 81 don't remember.
| remember going to Q restaurant with
Mr. Marks, but I don't know whether
it was that night or not
Mr.. jerome continued for some time
on the subjec. of Mr.. Marks and asked
what Mrs. Nesbit thought about her
going on the stage.
Mamma said the show was all right
but she ought to go along"
Witress answered in the negative
whether at this time did she know Fran
ces Belmont, Edna Goodrich. James A.
Garland.
who introduced you to Stanford
White?' Edna Goodrich, whom I met
at the theatre"
as it not true went On Mr.. Jerome,
reading from a paper, that in the spring
of 1901, so far as your relations with your
mother were concerned, that you were
getting unruly. that your mother still
stuck by you, that a married man
Mr.. Delmas objected to Mr.. Jeroma
reading from what he termed state
ment by Evelyn Thaw's mother. IF the
district attorney wants the mothers tes-
timony in he should produce her on the
stand,'' he said. I'D like to but you
know that it is impossible. You know
where she is said Mr. jerome.
The question regarding Evelyn becom-
irg ,,nruly was allowed to stand.
No" she answered decidedly.
SIS it not true that that married man
was James A. Garland, that he was get
ting a divorce and that you and your
mother frequently quarreled about him
NO, indeed Mrs Thaiw drew herself
up indignantly.
as it not true that YOU went alone
with him on the yacht?" Mamma and
/. yes
Were YOU made a correspondent in Mr.
Car;and's divorce suit?" Mr.. Delmas OBJ
icctcd and Mr.. Jerome withdrew the
question.
Did you ever pose for an artist in the
nude:" Never
nude?" mo"
Did you not in the spring OF 1901 nave
s1ch n cast made?" mo"
At this Point court took the luncheon
recess.
Mrs Thay was recalled to the stanG
after the recess and was asked to identi-
| fy a number of photographs of herself.
III p1iO1tlOn Rad an
absorbing interest for her husband. He
leaned far forward on his counsel tapio
with his chin in the palm of his left hand
| During the morning session when MT.
| Jerome was questioning the witness as 10
| the whereabouts of certain letters from
Sanford White, Thaw leaned over ana
whispered to his counsel: stanford
White stole thcm-that's where they are
Mrs. Thaw identified the pictures hand-
| ed her as having been taken at the -Zd
street studio on the day when she was
there with Stanford White all day beng
photographed. Some of these We're ad-
ditional copies OF the famous picture IN
which. dressed in a kimono, she posed
| on n white bear skin.
."rhese were taken ut Whites studio
! in 2od street," 1T wasn't his studio.
He told me it belonged to someone
else
After some discussion Mr.. Delmas in
sisted that the name must either be
made public or Mr.. jerome must agree
not to use it at all. but later he with
drew the objection and Mrs. Thaw
whispered to Mr.. jerome the name OF
the man she supposed to have owned
| the studio.
Mrs. Thaw again stated that the pic
lures We're taken on the day before her
experience in the mirrOred bed room.
-Ir. Jerome exhibited the photographs
freely.
These are fair types of all the pic
lures taken that day are they not?
None We're suggestive of any more i'm
propriety than these?" asked Mr.. Jer-
ONE. There We're some taken in low
neck that day"
Are you sure?" demanded the dis
trict attorney. Il am sure" Mrs. Thaw
gave emphasis to each word.
Your recollection is clear that sou
posed in draperies that day. Yes"
"Was there any exposure of the per-
cor, ~ '.rThev were very low neCkS :"