Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-21
JERONE'S MANNER
STILL AGGRESSIVE
Evelyn Nesbit ThaW in SuIIen
Mood and Answered Prose-
Cutor's Questions Curly.
GIRL IN BATHTUB INCIDENT.
When the "Angei Child" Told Thaw
She Had Heard the Story" He
Just Laughed"

New York, Jan. 2l.-when Dist. Att.
Jerome resumed his ss-eIamnatiun
of Evelyn sNesbit Thaw at the trial
OF her husband today. he reverted to
her European travels with Thaw in
1903 and 1904. Mr.. Jeromes manner
was no less aggressive than yesterday.
Mrs Thaw seemed in rather n sullen
mood and answered the prosecutors
questions CURLY. She said she had
shown Thaw in Paris four letters stan
ford White had written her subse-
quent to the events that followed their
meeting.
Where are those letters?' asked the
district attorney.
II don't know"
when did you last see them?''
II think 1t was in Mr., Hartrldge's
office"
Did you write to stanford White
from Boulogne?'
YES"
one letter or two7"
Il don't recall"
examination of the witness lost effect
from repetition, no new facts having
been unearthed to confront Mrs. Thaw
up ito this time.
How long was it after you landed
from Europe in 1903 after telling this
story to Thaw about Stanford White
that you were in the Madison Square
Garden tower with Stanford White?"
asked Mr.. Jerome.
Some time"
1.-Two da.s?"
More than that"
"A week."
yes"
'As long as that--after you had de-
clined an honorable offer of marriage
because of this mani"
Il went to dinner at the tower but
did not 80 alone"
Did you tell Thaw about it?"
Yea"
Mr.. jerome here produced the photo
graphic copy of the famous Hummell
affidavit and had the witness Identity
the signature. Mrs Thaw told yes
terday OF the burning OF tho original
affidavit, which she declared she signed
without knowing it's contents. The ar
fidaVit alleged cruel treatment by
Thaw during the 1908 trip abroad.
When the witness was asked IL she
told Hummell the things set forth In
the affidavit or anything like that, she
replied in positive fashion;
81 most certainly did not"
Mr.. Littleton objected TO questions
concerning the affidavit. saying It was
not material issue I'm the case He
was overruled by Justice Bowling, who
said.
ANY acts OF the defendant are sub
Ject TO investigation in a case Of this
kind"
"pid Thaw ever beat you?" asked
jerome.
mo"
Didn't you tell Stanford White that
Thaw had beaten your
Il did not"
What did Thaw say when you told
him you had heard he put a girl IN
bath tub and turned scalding watec
on herr
He just laughed"
Didn't you say last year, that he
shook his head sadly and said Pour
little Evelyn, they have been max ny
a fool Of you
Yes"
"Well where did the laugh come in?'
Afterwards, when We were talking
about IT,"
The witness sad white gave her
pearl drop al Christmas which she
gave 10 WIN Sturgls.
Didn't you testify al the FIRST trial
that White only gave YOU useful pres
ents-clothes ana furs2 asked Mr.
Jerome.
MI Litneton objected ana the
question was not pressed.
The district attorney continued as
on yesterday 10 read extensively from
the testimony of tho first trial, SEEM
Ing determined 10 get every detail or
the evidence offered a year ago In the
record OF the present hearing.
Jerome also Went over 10 detail his
former erosE-eNamnotion OF the Wit
ness and repeated much OF ~.
The prosecutor stood sQuarely faoins