Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-22
SAYS THAW WAS SANE
Wife Swears He Acted Nationally
 Just Before Shooting.
CROSS EXAMINATION ENDS.

Evelyn Contradiets Her Testimony of
 First Trial and Tells How She Gave
 Jewelry Presented to Her by White
 to Another Man.
 New York, Jan. 22.-Just before the district attorney concluded his severe cross examination of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw he obtained from the young wo man an admission considered of vital interest to the case of the people. It was to the effect that Thaw on the roof garden in the half hour preceding the shooting had acted nationally and had conversed with her in his usual manner upon different topics relating to the play.
 He did not act strangely while he sat with me on the roof garden said Evelyn, land 1 can't say anything else Mir. Jerome"
 The young woman seemed greatly relieved when excused from her ordeal and hurried from the courtroom. She had spent about ten hours court time in the witness chair. At the first trial she was on for four days.
 With the conclusion of Evelyn's tes. timony the defense said it would have its direct case in by Friday evening.
 Repudiates Hummel Affidavit.
 Earlier in her cross examination MT. Jerome had her at her wits end to ex. plain why after representing MT. White to Thaw as grand man, kind. courteous and gentlemanly, she had written the note at Martins, That blackguard Is here"
 Evelyn's faltering explanation was, II thought he ought to know"
 With the concurrence of Judge Dow ling the district attorney demanded of Evelyn and forced her to reveal the names of persons, high or low, with whom she was associated in her multi. colored life with Harry Thaw.
 Mir. Jerome started by questioning Mrs. Thaw upon the facts leading to the Hummel affidavit and received somewhat of a setback when Evelyn swore she had never told the lawyer, since debarred, nor any other human being that Thaw had beaten her while she and Harry were abroad in 1903.
 Two Contradictions.
 This denial by Evelyn was brought out after MT. Jerome had had the wit. ness identify her signature on the pho. tographic copy of the Hummel affida- vit, which she declared she signed without knowing its contents.
 When Evelyn was asked if she told Hummel the things set forth in the affidavit or anything like them, she re. piled in positive fashion:
 II most certainly did not"
 During the relentless questioning by MT. Jerome, Mrs. Thaw contradicted her testimony of the first trial twice.
 When asked if she told Thaw before their marriage of presents of jewelry given to her by White, Mrs. Thaw an- swered promptly that she had.
 What were those presents? "A pearl drop worth $1.000, several rings, diamond and sapphires, and other things"
 "All valuable?" Yes"
 MT. Jerome read her testimony on the first trial stating that White never gave her any but useful presents dresses. cloaks, wraps, boa, etc.
 "Oh, there's some mistake. You will find testified to gifts of jewelry in my direct testimony" explained Eve lyn.
 Gave Whites Gift to Sturgis.
 The witness said that she gave the pearl drop to a William Sturgis.
 Another time MT. Jerome induced Evelyn to admit that she told Thaw of Whites stories about him several times in the last month of 1903. Then he read her previous testimony that she did not tell Thaw until Christmas eve, 1903.
 "Oh, there's some misunderstood ingr said Evelyn in more agitation than she had previously shown. If you read my direct testimony you'll see I was misunderstood"
 Then the witness turned and address ed the court
 I'm sure I have been misunder- stood" she said, and was continuing when Justice Bowling remarked:
 Counsel will instruct you. madam Otherwise just answer the question"
 Several New Names Brought In.
 Names that were whispered to cOun. sel and the stenOgrapher on the first trial were stated openly in NIT. Je- rome's cross examination at the pres ent trial. Captain Wharton was men, tiOned as converslng with Evelyn Thaw at the Cafe Martin. The wit ness testified that Thaw brought Law yer Winthrop Warren to the reconcilia- tion interview at the Hotel Navarro.
 It was Magic Toilette who was with her at dinner at the Cafe Beaux d'Arts. A new name was that of William Sur srse yn y--brv,, Mru Thou TT foufkfiosI fhaf