The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-21
country and abroad prior to their mar

country and abroad prior to their mar.
aons day at the Grand Hotel in New
Yok early In 1905" said Mrs. Thaw.
said my life had been ruined and his
life had been ruined. that all sorts OF
stories had been circulated about him
and he was going to end 1t all by sui-
eide. He went so far as to nix the time
and place and everything. He said we
would go to she Waldorf and get din.
ner then he would take iaudanum.
always agreed and~6niaEyes to every
thing he suggested. thought that
was the best way. After dinner / IN
sisted that we go to the theatre.7
J Was that the last of IT,
1T was the tast until we went later
Mn 1904 to Europe. / came in one day
at Monte Carlo and Harry's face was
chalky white. ! asked him what was
the matter and he said: '.I've done 1t.
1t Is all over Everything's all over"
Thaw Took Laudanum.
/ asked him what he meant. He
said; I've done It: I've taken q bot
tie OF, laudahum.' I tn fought he was
trying to scare me, but he told me
where could find the bottle and he
got violently ILL.,"
Mrs. Thaw then gave the details of
securing a physician, and the manner
In which she worked over Thaw all
night to save his life.
rms was the first Incident she testi-
ned To- Going briefly over the Incl.
dents OF 1904. in Europe and of Thaw's
repeated offers Of marriage, the witt
ness said the wedding finally occurred
In P'ttsburg in April, 1905.
MRS. Thaw. next took UP the events
on the evening of the shooting, and
told OF the dinner at Martins, she
ana Thaw, Truxton BeaIe and Thomas
McCaleb forming the party.
Mrs Thaw was about to tell the nota
sHe sLlpped to Thaw at Martins read
ing; That B." (black guard) was here
nut mas gone away again" meaning
Stantord White, when the luncheon re-
cess was taken to $3.50 o'clock. The
note is said to have been rnisIaid but
its contents viii be admitted
Al the afternoon session Mr.. Jerome
saiu the note passed at Martins had
Deen lost in the mass OF papers con-
corning the case, and Mrs. Thaw was
ai,owed to repeat the wording.
a. "1lam d. Haywood, Secretary of
tne western Federation of Miners. re-
Gently acquitted at Boise. Idaho 81 The
murder Ex-Governor Steunenburg. came
INTO court during the afternoon sos-
sion and attracted some attention.
Mrs. Thaw described the scene On
madison Square Garden the night Of
the tragedy. Va
The show was not interesting and
we were leaving" she went on. "vt, an
Harry Jagged behind and the first thing
knew heard three shots fired. Har-
~ came right up to me afterwards.
and said: MY Cod, Harry, what baya
you done?" he said TITS ALI figbt
r c, have probably saved your
Thaw said she was taken down IN
elevator and sent home in a cab.
Letters Introduced,
Mr.. Littleton here offered in eyfdeuAs
several of the letters from Thaw reaS
at the first trial. They were indenti-
ned put not read and the witness was
turned over to District ATTORNEY .Jeron,a
for cross examination.
In the loudest voice at his command
the prosecutor, without mincfne
words. plunged Immediately into the
details of the testimony. His manner
brought fire in the replies of the Wit
ness who raised her voice involuntari.
ly.
There was no consideration for the
witness. either in manner nor tone.
When the prosecutor Would demand q
yes" or mo- to some particular point
ed question, Mrs. Thaw would appeal
to Justice Bowling. saying, "It is very
dimcult to answer such a-queation.",
The court usually instructed her TO
reply to the question.
When you went abroad with Thaw.
didn't you have money that White had
given you in your purse7"
'Yes. but didn't know it,
"And you afterwards gave the
money to Thaw?"
yes"
Mr.. Littleton interrupted District At
torney Jerome several times to object
to his question on the ground that they
were argumentatfve and improper. He
was sustained in some of these, but
Justice Bowling allowed the prosecu-
tor wide latitude.
|, Mr.. Jerome probed into the young
woman's ideas as to virtue and moral
ity at great length. After he had con-
ctuded this line of examination, Dist
riot Attorney Jerome started in to in
terrogate the witness as to her rela-
lions with White other than already
testified to. when Mr.. Littleton object
ed. saying he had been allowed to ask
the witness only as to the. story she
told Thaw. Justice Downing sustained
the objections, saying:
'grhe truth or falsity of the story