Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-27
OVER OLD GROUND
JEROME CAUSED SURPRISE BY
RECALLING MRS. THAw.

JEROmE CAUSED SURPRISE BY
RECALLING MRS. THAw.
NEW YORK, February 27-After recess
yesterday Jerome occasioned some surprise
by-calling Evelyn Thaw to the stand again,
as he had excused her before lunch She
took the stand smiling.
Delmas demanded some receipts and
checks from Jerome, and submitted them
to Evelyn, who identified the signatures as
her mothers. The examination took much
time.
In the first batch were fourteen receipts
for sums paid by the Mercantile Trust
Company of New York at the order of
Charles Hartnett, who was Stanford
Whites secretary. There were four for
ITO each, five for $40 each, four for $50
each and one for $11O. The dates varied
from February. 1902, to August, 1903.
The second batch consisted of sixteen
checks upon the Manhattan Company of
New York. most of the sums were $25 and
and 1894 ~ "'''1'i "e'e i'' ''''' ''''
All were Endorsed by Evelyn's mother.
They were dated in 1902 and 1903
Five other checks drawn on the Man.
haitian Company of New York and dated
from May to July 2, 1902. were presented
Three were for $50 each, one for $50 and
one Tor 500: Evelyn identified her mothers
Endorsement on each.
The large portfolio Of pictures Of Evelyn
made by White was brought into the court
room. Delmas showed her one, which she
identified as having been taken by Pho
tographer Eichmeyer in Whites 2zd street
studio. She said she was posed by White.
The book was then passed back to the
lawyer and Thaw looked through it, point
ing out and explaining the pictures to Law
yers OReilly and Peabody.
Visit to the Cafe de Paris.
Delmas suddenly referred to the letter
Evelyn wrote to chorus girl friend in
which she described the festivities Of the
cafe de Paris" which Jerome introduced
on the first day of his cross-examination
1t developed that the letter was sent to
ecution.
DO you know the girl addressed as
Dear Maize in the letter." asked Delmas
Yes. 1t is Maize Toilette"
Where Is the Cafe de PARISH
I'm Paris
character"
Well. everybody goes there she said,
with smile.
Delmas then drew from the witness that
one of the men she referred to in the letter
in which she described gala night was a
French nobleman, "a friend of Mr. Thaws,
Frances Belmont, now Lady Ashburton,
she testified, was one of the women men,
toned.
Another woman was described as prom
inent New York society woman.
IN admit she is prominent New York
woman" said Jerome.
Delmas switched back to the fatherly
manner she had said Stanford White mani
Tested toward several girls. She said his
manner toward one girl had been such that
she had formed an idea of their relations,
I,,f oil 70 toll ,1,ot
was.
Did your brother Howard go to school
in 1902" asked DeImas.
Eyes, he went to Marion, Mass. Mr..
White paid for his schooling"
you went to Europe in 1903 and Mr..
Thaw paid the expenses. Now. who made
the arrangements with Mr.. Thaw?"
MY mother"
That Letter Of Credit.
you had a letter of credit. Who made the
arrangements for that?'
Il do not know. Mr.. White gave it to me
and did not know what it was
WAS any of the money drawn for your
own use?'
mo, SIR
WAS any of it drawn for your mothers
use?"
Yes Mamma saw some things in store
she wanted. She knew / had this money
and asked me to cash it, do not remember
how much money was used.'
Did Mr.. Thaw know about thiS?"
"He asked where mamma got lace coat.
and told him. He made great fuss, and
said l should not have used the money; that
from me-" said the witness.
Did Mr.. Thaw ever use any of it,"
He did not
What ultimately became of the letter?'
Mamma got it from Mr.. Thaw when he
got back to America. 1 was not consulted
about it,
Now, tell us what size White was
He was very tall"
WAS he over six feet and with a heavy
frame?"
Yes"
Early Poverty.
How old were you when the poverty of
you and your mother pinched the hardest?"
About twelve"
Did you have to sweep, light fires and do
mental work?"
Yes"
Delmas jumped from subject to subject,
evidently trying to clear up odds and ends
of testimony from which he wanted the
jurors to get a different impression than
that left by the facts as Jerome brought
them out
Delmas asked her if she had recalled any
thing about the cablegram to White that
she did not tell yesterday.
II have tried to remember what was in
that, but 1 cannot" said Evelyn.
In response to another question Evelyn
SAID tnat, aSlue from the cneckS referred
to she received from White, she had not
had any money gifts from him. Whites
presents had been of small value, generally
wearing apparel. Her mother she said,
had made arrangements for the accounts
to be opened for her use by White in the
New Amsterdam Bank.
Now, please tell us all about how you
came to go to the York Hotel one night
while you were living at the Grand Hote,'
said Delmas.
Why Evelyn Left Thaw.
well, one day, on Broadway, met a
girl l knew very we'll and she told me Mr..
Thaw was very attentive to her and was
trying to get her. We went to call on an
other girl. We met Mr.. Thaw and he asked
me where was going, but wouldn't tell
him. 1 went to restaurant where 1 met
young man knew, and he took me to
theater that night. I asked him If he
thought it could be arranged so that I
could stay at the York all night without