The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-22
EVELYN THAWS ORDEAL
 Is CONCLUDED AT LAST
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CONTINUED FORM POGE 1. ---------------->---~~- clined an honorable offer of marriage be- cause of this man?'
 q went to dinner at the tower, but did not go alone"
 Did you tell Thaw about it?''
 "Yes."
 MT. Jerome here produced the photo graphic copy of the famous Hummel affl- davit and had the witness identify the signature. Mrs. Thaw told yesterday of the burning of the original affidavit which she declared she signed without knowing it's contents. The affidavits all. legged cruel treatment by Thaw during the 1903 trip abroad. When the witness was asked if she told Hummel the things set forth in the affidavit or anything like them, she replied in positive fashion:
 'I most certainly did not"
 Littleton Overruled.
 Mr. Littleton objected to questions con- corning the affidavit. saying it was not a material issue in the case He was over ruled by Justice Bowling, who said:
 Any acts of the defendant are subject to investigation in a case of this kind.
 Did Thaw ever beat you?" asked Je- rome.
 NO"
  Thaw had beaten you?"
 'I did not.''
 ''What did Thaw say when you told him you had heard he put a fiirl in bath tub and turned scalding water on hero
 'He just laughed.''
 Didn't you say last night that he shook his head sadly and said Poor lit- tie Evelyn, they have been making a fool of your D
 'Yes"
 .'Well, where did the laugh come in?" "Afterward when we were talking about It."
 Gave Away Present.
 The witness said Stanford White gave her a pearl drop at Christmas, 1901, which she gave to Will Sturgis.
 Didn't you testify at the first strial that White only gave you useful pres ents. clothes and furs?" asked Jerome. Mir. Littleton objected and the question was not pressed.
 The district attorney continued as yes terday to read extensively from the testi- mony of the first trial, seeming deter mined to get every detail of the evidence offred a year ago in the record of the present hearing.
 MT. Jerome also went over in detail of his former cross-examnation of the wit ness and repeated much of it. The pros- ecutor stood squarely facing the witness with the record book held in both hands and constantly consulted it. Mrs. Thaw asked several times to see the book her self. Once she said addressing the court. There is misunderstanding, your honor and MT. Jerome ought to read further"
 The prosecutor complied.
 Mrs Thaw fenced continually with Mr. Jerome, telling him once that he was giv- ing the wrong impression by reading only part of an answer she made last year.
 The district attorney4 started to reply when Justice Bowling Interrupted the col 1oouy by addressing the witness and say ing, "Just answer the questions, please" The prosecutor seemed somewhat tired and his attack toward the end of the morning session lacked the fire of yes- terday.
 Motive For Writing.
 The district attorney questioned the witness closely as to her motive in writ ing a note to Thaw at Martins, on the evening of the tragedy, telling him about the presence of Stanford White in the restaurant.
 ''Did you think 1t was calculated to have a quieting effect on him?" asked MT. Jerome.
 q thought it were better that he should know that he was there than that he
  Mrs. Thaw.
 But the note was written after White had gone out?''
 "Yes but I did not know but that he might come back" fairly shouted the witness.
 And you thought it best that Thaw with a pistol in his pocket, should see Stanford White?"
 'I didn't know MT. Thaw had a pis- tol.' T
 You knew he always carried a pistol when in New York;"
 ''I know only I saw the pistol when we were in New York"
 Here MT. Jerome made move which called MT. Littleton to his feet with a jump He asked the witness:
 Didn't you read in the newspapers at the time of the last trial that there was no narcotic known to science which could be drunk in champagne and produce the effect the wine had upon you in the Twenty-fourth street house. MT. Littleton tried to interrupt the prosecutor but he insisted upon asking the question in full. "The district attorney knew that ques- tion was improper when he asked it' shouted the attorney, "and earnestly ob- ject to it.' Sf Sustained" said Justice Bowling. Bowery Resorts Mentioned. MT. Jerome asked the witness casually, while apparently engaged in a search for questions from her former testimony, if she had ever visited a number of mo- torous Bowery resorts, which he enu- merated. s- She declared she had never heard of the places and Mir. Littletons objection to this line of questioning was sustained MT. Lttleton also protested against the use of offensive words as he characterized sI.~. Bowling, however, declined to interfere as to this.
 Mrs. Thaw told again about Thaw sending d cablegram from London tc 1 Stanford White in 1903 and said it was to ask White to stop an attache- of the