The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-18
lEVELyN'S STORIES
ABOUT !!]']! PET CATS
WILL HAVE NO PLACE IN THIS
WEARS TRIAL or Tt,AW.
SHE is PUT ON THE RACK
BY District Attorney Jerome, Who
Tears Her Testimony Into shrsds
-Thsw's Mother Gives
fs.t = Her Evidence.

New York. Jan. ia series OF
surprises brought the Thaw trial near
crisis Friday. Both Evelyn Thaw
the wife, and Mrs. William Thaw. the
mother of the defendant, were on the
witness stand and just as the former
was about to rel6te anew the story OF
her life as she told IL to Thaw in
Paris in 1903, District Attorney Je-
rome suggested that in the interest of
public morals all persons save those
Immediately Interested in the case
should be excluded from the court
room during the recital of what he
termed "a horrible tale"
The motion included the represent
atives of newspapers as we'll as the
public generally. Attorney Martin
w. Littleton, of the defense, Joined
In II to shield the yourg woman from
hundreds of curious eyes and said
that so far as the constitutional right
to am open hearing was concerned. he
was ready to waive that point In any
manner the court might suggest. Pro
ceedings were suspended until next
Monday, when Justice Bowling will
announce his decision.
Mr.. Jerome attacked the witness in
a new way and by standing immedi.
ately In front of her and objecting
to practically every question which
Mr.. Littleton asked in his preliminary
examination as to her early history,
cut the young woman's recital from
the effective narrative form IL as
sumed last year into a hundred frag.
ments. Many of the objections were
sustained by the court When these
failed the prosecutor was ever ready
with others until the testimony fairly
was torn into shreds and had lost
entirely the many little touches of hu.
man interest which we're part of
the narrative last year, when no oh.
jections were offered. Mr.. Jerome
said his objections were intended TO
cut out all stories about pet cats "and
a lot Of other stuff" which had no
place In the trial.
The day, however, was one of good
progress for the defense. The elder
Mrs. Thaw was assisted to the wit
ness chair and repeated a large part
OF the testimony she gave a year ago |
Her appearance and the sincerity of |
her evidence as she told OF her sons I
strange conduct after meeting Evelyn |
Nesbit and hearing her story had |
Ahohh hSu Nh0Nt uIOu dll WHO DSleneu.
On account of her weak condition her
examination was Interrupted by con-
sent, to be resumed some time next /
week, when she will tell of Thaw's |
infancy.
MIR. Jerome's manner while the |
mother was on the stand was all |
Difference and 1t was his suggestion
which led to the respite In her or
deal. But when the young wife took {
the stand the change was marked.
Jerome giared at her from the first
and his objections were fairly shout.
ed in her ears.
Effective testimony was given by |
Miss Alice c. Fletcher, of Washing.
ton, ID. c., long time friend of the I,
Thaws and frequent visitor at their
home. She said she had known Har-
ry Thaw for 26 years and he had al
ways impressed her as irrational.
Three Girls kiIleu.
Scranton, Pa, Jan. 1S.--Three girls
were killed, ten seriously injured ami
q score or more slightly hurt in a
fire In the Imperial Knitting Co.'S mill
here Friday. Those killed met their
fate by jumping from windows to the
pavement.