The Washington herald., 1908-01-21
THAW ATTEMPTED
TO KILL HIMSELF
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ton. and sometimes he added other points
on his own initiative. The witness sell
dom failed t. pick out her former tesu-
mony.
She was never in any apparent danger
OF breaking down. and appeared quite as
fully In command Of herself at the end
of the day as at its beginning. Jerome
announced il would probably take him
nearly all Of tomorrow TO complete his
lcross-examination
Names 20 he Made Public.
From Justice Dowling's attitude at to-
days session Of the trial it appears likely
that all the names which the witness at
the first trial, was allowed to whisper to
Jerome VIII have to come out and go on
record at this trial If Jerome insists upon
knowing all about who were present at
various meetings Of White and Evelyn
Nesbit
Great hope is held out that the defense
may close this week Littletons idea is
| TO put on only two experts IT is possible
that Jerome may not put on any experts
at all and that his testimony ia Tebuttal
may not take over a day,
Testimony During Afternoon.
The courtroom was crowded at the af-
ternoon session. Among the spectators
was William D. Haywood, formerly
/ treasurer OF the Western Federation Of
/ Miners.
/ .Iittleton completed the direct examin-
alton in short order He first asked Mrs
Harry Thaw about the note which Thaw
passed to her at the Cafe Martin, at
dinner just before Stanford White was
killed. She said It read:
1 The b. was here minute ago, but
went out"
/ She said the blank stood for black
guard Thaw never spoke Of White In
any other way she added
i She went on 10 tell OF walking over 10
Madison Square Garden with Thaw,
Thomas McCaleb, and Truxton Beale,
and Of meeting Capt. Wharton on the
roof She described the shooting much
as she did AZ the first trial
/ As she was going out with McCaleb.
/ they missed Thaw. She turned around
and saw him going toward where White
sat. Then she saw the three shots fred,
and Thew raise the pistol over his head.
and his arrest
She said to Thaw:
Good God Harry. what have you
done?"
/ Then he kissed her and replied:
It's all right, dearie. ! have prob
ably saved your life"
Jerome Swings His Club.
The direct examination ended moment
later. Jerome swung his club fercely
with his first question.
You were more than sixteen years old
when you say Stanford White accom-
piished your ruin?" re asked harshly.
Yes said the witness.
And Mr.. White told you after he had
ruined you with the aid OF drugs that all
women did that sort OF Jhing?"
Yes"
And you believed him"
Yes"
And you were over sixteen years Of
age?"
Il was"
And you had posed at different stu
dios?"
Yes"
And had been member Of the Flora
dora company
Yes. two months
And your relations wIth White were
repeated six or seven timesF'r
Yes"
And always he overcame you against
your Will?"
Yes. ne did"
But you kept on going 10 the West
Twenty-fOurth street studio with him and
10 the East TWenty-seCond street house ??
Yes"
But why did you go If it was against
your will7'
What else could do? I always cried
cried all the time"
Learned Something in Two Years.
/ Jerome demanded if, when she refused
20 marry Thaw IN Paris. in 1903. she still
believed what White had told her about
all women being unchaste She said that
was hard 20 answer. she was two years
older then. nearly, and had been taken
of the stage and had seen a good deal oil
a different sort OF people.
She had some extremely embarrassing
questions put to her after that She an.
iswered promptly and with more than q
touch Of defiance.
She admitted she Travelled about Europ,
with Thaw as HIS mistress. She refused
Thew because she did not think Il woult
be right to marry him.
why not?" demanded Jerome
Because she replied. II had to tel
him about Stanford White"
But YOU say you thought YOU haC
done nothing but what all women did
well. I did not know exactly. but
felt II would not be right for me TO marry
him"
You felt yourself degraded
Yes. I did
Felt Herself Unworthy.
Jerome harped on this for some time
The most he could get out Of the witnes,
was that her only reason was that shs
felt herself unworthy of Thaw. At one
time the witness appealed to Justic,
bowling 10 know if she must answer
such embarrassing questions without
qualification.
Yes said the judge. IF you can
She answered it without further ado.
Jerome took Up the record Of the former
trial and used it during the remainder o.
his cross-examlnation IN forming hi!
questions.
Jerome jumped back to the early day!
OF her acquaintance with Stanford White
and wanted to know how many time!
she went out with him before her ruiz
was accomplished Littleton objected. an,
this time was sustained
Did you tell Harry Thaw in Paris.
asked jerome, that the champaign
White gave you the night Of your ruiz
tasted bitter?"
Yes" said the witness, Il said I didn'
, like it,"
Did you tell him about ali s-our rela
tions with White9'
II positively did Tetorted he witness
with a touch Of anger that showed sh,
felt the sting Of the questions and tn
hsrshness of the manner in which the,
were