The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-22
One Written BY Thaw
Soon After She Told Him
Of White S Treatment
END FOR DEFENSE
is DRAWING NEAR
Hope to Conclude Other Testi-
rnony To-Day and Get Through
with Experts Tomorrow.
Jerome Less Severe in
Concluding Cross
Examination.
Examination

Z.
Concluding Cross
Examination.
NEW YORK, January 21.-District
Jerome's long and severe
cross examination of Mrs. Evelyn Nes-
hlt Thaw In the trial OF her hus band,
came to an end late to-day. The at-gg
torneys for the defense then succeeded
in placing In evidence g letter written
by the defendant in the fall OF 1908.
which completely corroborated the
claim that the girl, who was to be-
come his wife. did tell him the story
of her relations with Stanford White.
much as she had related it upon tho
stand at this and the former trial. t
ThiS letter was one OF a dozen which
were read to the jury as tending to
corroborate young Mrs. Thaw's testi-
nony, and as further tending to SHOW
the effect her story had upon the de-
fendant's mind.
: Most OF these letters were read to
the jury In the former trial. and were
of evidence in the hands OF the de-
fensc s:a
ADMITS the Letters.
Mr.. Jerome objected to their tntro-
duction into the record day, but was
overruled by Justice Dowllng, after
Thaw himself had made q waiver OF the !
confidential relation OF counsel and cli-
ent, when Frederick w. Longfellow, his
former attorney, appeared on the stand
TO identify the letters.
Some of the writings were addressed
to Mr.. Longfellow, and others had been
sent to him to be delivered to Mise
Nesbit They all contained many ref
erences to tho girls history and to her
experience, and In the letters Intended
for the young woman Thaw constantly
bespoke his love and respect for her.
Many of the sentences rambled on in-&
coherently, and there were many
scratches, erasures and interlineationt.
The first letter MIR. Littleton read
to-day was q repetition, largely, In the
defendants own words, of the story
the Nesbits girl says she told him 4 Nc
Paris in 1908. In 1t. however Thaw
refers to two ''druggcd champagne"
ineidents--one at the photographic
studio. In Twenty-second Street, and
the other in the Twenty fourth Street
house, whereas Mrs Thaw twice tess
tilted that while luncheon and wine
were served during her posing at the
Photographic place, nothing out of the
ord mary occurred. Thaw'sS letter COR
roborated Mrs. Thaw In that he de-s
clared 1t was in the Twenty-fou
Street house that she and Stanford
| White were first alone.
Mr.. jerome was much quieter in hiss
handling OF young Mrs. Thaw on the
stand to-day and his voice lacked the
high, hard pitch which filled the court
room yesterday afternoon, The CROSS
| examination resolved itself fora time
Into verbal battle between prose cutor
and witness, and there were several
/ lively Tits.
Defense Nearing Close.
! Tho defense is nearing its close. To-.
| morrow morning Thaw's will and the
| codlcil made at the time of his mar
4 riagc to Evelyn Nesbit. both OF which
were introduced last year as further
i evidence OF irrationality on the part
of the defendant, will be proved and
i introduced as evidence. Then will fol-
4 low the testimony of Miss Belle Moore
house Lawrence, Of California. who
! was Thaw's teacher when he was six
4 years old, and could not talk intelligi-S
i bly,. It is said.
! Miss Lawrence kept q diary in which
there are many entries concerning
II young Thaw, and an effort will be
made to get this In evidence. Mrs.
4 William Thaw Is expected during the
4 day to complete here testimony. The
insanity experts should be reached not
4 later than Thursday afternoon, and the
i defense hopes to close Its case by Fri-
I day night. A week later Thaw's fate
should be In the hands Of the jury.
Tells About Her Travels.
a When District; Attorney Jerome re-
4 sumed his cross-eXamination of Eve
8}lyn Nesbt Thaw to-day he reverted
Ito her European travels with ,rhaw In
8l819OS and 1904 Mrs. Thaw said she
had shown Thaw in Paris fourteen
= -jIletters Stanford White had written
: her subsequently to the events that
S ted that she had written to White
+ from Boulogne. Is
a nHow long was i after you landed
Il from Europe in 1909 after telling this
o story to Thawa about Stanford White that
i. YOU were in the Madison Square Car
y den tower with Stanford Whtte?s
g asked MI Jerome, Ss
y More than q week.
I "After you had declined an honor
t able4 offer Of marriage, becaus Sc OF
{ this man?''8
. M went to dinner at the Tower But
J did not so alone. q, x ~ 5gS
She said she told Thaw about i Il:
q Mr.. Jerome here produced the photo
9 graphic copy OF the famous Humnlel
q affidavit and had the witness Identify
: the signature. Z 5s 3s ii .s3
i told Humn,el the things set forth In
I the affidavit or anything like them she
replied In positive fashion. y most
certainly did not t. II r 4.
) ID ID Thaw ever beat you y: a sked Mr 4,
, Jerome. s3s 5 sS
''No." ;is3ii Ss5
E 'Did not you tell Stanford White
that Thaw had beaten you r. iIt
{ IT did not"
q g"What did Thaw say when you told
q him you had heard he put q gtrl AZ
9 a bath tub and turned scalditls water
y on her?. Il
S "Hc just laughed.
) "pidn't you say last year that hs
!. shook his head sadly and said 'pon'
ptlittle Evelyn. they have been ma kins
IS "a fool OF you sSv
=, sf''Yes.N 5Gi f @ tx
ie .syyeil, where q Id the tang come .in n
..Afterwards, when we We're tal lktns
I, about IT. Ssl8 Essis NJ H N
Il Gave Whites Gift .Awny.
The Witness said Stanford sVhlte ~ ! v