Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-27
MRS. THAW'S ORDEAL ENDS
Wife Of Defendant Given Opportunity TO
Clear Up Some Odds and Ends
NEARLY FIVE DAYS ON WITNESS STAND
Abe Hummel IL Not Allowed TO
Identity Copy of Amdavit-
Insanity Experts Come
Today.

NEW YORK. Feb. S.-Mrs. Evelyn Mes
bit Thaw's long ordeal on the witness
stand at the trial Of her husband for the
killing Of Stanford White, ended today.
Mr.. Jerome finished his cross examination
which has lasted through nearly Eve court
days, at the morning session. The redirect
and re-cross examinations this afternoon
were brief.
The district attorney will tomorrow morn
ing begin his cross examination of DIT.
Britton D. Evans, one of the defense's
alienists. Drs. Wagner. Deemar and Bing-
aman will be called in rapid order. The
trial at last seems to be entering on its
fnal stages.
The completion of Mrs. Thaws examina-
ton followed the unsuccessful efforts OF the
prosecution to draw from Abraham Hum
mel certain facts relating TO the affidavit
which Mrs Thaw is said to have made in
Hummers law ONCE. In this affidavit 1t
IL declared there was an allegation that
Thaw had beaten the girl while abroad in
1903, when she told him there was no truth
in the story about her relations with STAN
ford White.
Hummel Testimony blocked.
Mr. Delmas, for the defense, blocked
The witness got no further than to say
he knew Mrs Thaw that she came to his
office October q, 1908 and that he dictated
to stenographer while she was there.
Justice Fitzgerald held that under the
rules of evidence covering Mrs. Thaw's
testimony the introduction of collateral
facts were not permissible. The district
attorney is not allowed to controvert her
testimony in any way but may test her
crediblity Mr. Jerome said in open court
that he realized that even II he could show
Stanford White was in Europe the night
Mrs. Thaw declares she was assaulted by
him he would not be allowed to introduce
such evidence. Mr.. Jerome has much tes-
timony to offer in rebuttal, but as It Is
nearly all of a collateral nature he will
not be allowed to place 1t before the jury.
Odds and Ends Cleared Up.
Mrs. Thaw today was given the oppor-
| tunity to clear up the odds and ends of
her story Mr.. Jerome introduced in evil
dence her schoolgirl diary and read certain
| extracts from it. They caused many
smiles in the court room, rejecting as they
did the young woman's views of life dur
ing that period. Mrs. Thaw denied again
| that she had ever used a penny of the
letter of credit Stanford White gave to
her under seal before she went to Europe
with Thaw and her mother. She denied
that she had ever been mentioned In any
! way In connection with the James A. Gar.
| land divorce case. She said Stanford White
paid all her brothers school expenses and
| identified receipts and checks signed by
her mother showing that the latter drew
more than 5000 from Stanford Whites
funds during the year from May, 1902, tc
May, 1903. Evelyn was at school during
most of this time.
Just before Harry Thaw was taken out
Of the court room he handed the report
ers the following note:
Mrs. Thaw and Mady Ashburton, for
merly Frances Belmont. were not friends
They were simply acquaintance wher
both were playing at the same theater."
Holman Makes Statement.
PITTSBURG, Feb. 26.-Charles j.. Hol
man issued a statement today in behalf
of his wife, mother OF Mrs. Evelyn Nesbi
Thaw, concerning young Mrs. Thaw's early
training. Holman denies that his wife gav'
District Attorney Jerome a statement OF
that Mr.. Jerome used a statement from
Mrs. Holman with which to embarrasi
young Mrs. Thaw on the statement. Tit
statement says:
Evelyn was always sent to Sunda!
school as long as her mother had contro
OF her. Her mother never left her daugh
ter In care of any man at any time. Tn,
public has heard but one side of the story
They have no right to express an opinion
We expect nothing else from Ignorance
the evidence Of both SIDES before giving al
opinion.