The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-22
JEROME FINALLY
LETS EVELYN 60
Characterization of Young
Mrs. ThaW Failed to Shake
Story as First Told.
LETTER PUT IN EVIDENCE
DEFENSE RAPIDLY COMPLETING
ITS CASE.

New York, Jan. 2k-District Attor-
ney Jerome's long and severe cross
examination of Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw at the triaI of her husband came
to an end late today. The attorneys
for the defense then succeeded in plac-
ing in evidence a letter written by the
defendant in the fall of 1903, which
completely corroborated the claim that
the girl who was TO become his wife
did tell him the story of her relations
with Stanford White, much as she has
related il SDon the stand at this and
the former trial.
This letter was one of dozen which
were res to the jury as tending to
corroborate young Mrs. Thaw's testi-
mony, and as further tending to show
the effect her story had upon the de-
PENDANTS mind. Most of these letters
were read to the jury in the former
trial, and were considered as one of the
strongest bits o = evidence in the hands
of the defense. Mr.. Jerome objected to
their Introduction into the record to-
day, but was overruled by Justice
Bowling after Thaw himself had made
a waiver of the confidential relation of
counsel and client y'hen Frederick w.
Longfellow. his former attorney, ap-
peared on the stand to identify the
letters.
Letters Were Rambling.
Some of the writings were addressed
to Mr.. Longfellow, and others had been
sent to him to be delivered to Miss
Nesbit. They all contained many ref
erences to the girls history and to her
experiences, and in the letters intended
for the young woman, Thaw constant ,
spoke of his love and respect for her
Many of the sentences ram bIed on in
coherently, and there were many
scratches, erasures and interlineations
The first letter Mr.. Littleton read to-
day was a repetition, largely, in the
defendants own words, of the story
the Nesbit girl says she told him in
Paris in 1903. In it, however, Thaw
refers to two "drugge6 champagne"
incidents-One at the Photographic
studio in Twenty-second street, and
the other in the Twenty-fourth street
house. whereas Mrs. Thaw twice testi-
fled that while luncheon and wine were
served during her posing at the photo
graphic place. nothing out of the ordi-
nary occurred. Thaws letter corrobo-
rates Mrs. Thaw I'm that he declared it
was in the Twenty-fourth street house
that she and Stanford White first We're
alone.
Jerome Not So Fierce.
Mr.. Jerome was much quieter in his
handling of young Mrs. Thaw on the
stand today, and his voice lacked the
high. hard pitch which filed the court
room yesterday afternoon. The cross
examination resolved itself for time
into verbal battle between prosecutor
and witness, and there were several
lively tits. which ended only when
Justice Bowling ,intervened. The de-
Tense is nearing it's close. Tomorrow
morning Thaw's will and the codicil
made at the time of his marriage TO
Evelyn Nesbit, both of which were in
PRODUCED last year as further evidence
of irrationality on the part of the de-
PENDANT, will be proved and introduced
as evidence. Then will follow the testi-
mony of Miss Belle MOOrehOuse Law
renee of California, who was Thaw's
teacher when he was 6 years old and
could not talk intelligently, il is said.
Miss Lawrence kept a diary, in which
there are many entries concerning
young Thaw, and an effort viii be
made to get this in evidence Mrs
William -Thaw is expected to complete
her testimony. The insanity experts
should be reached not later than Thurs
day afternoon, and the defense hopes
TO close it's case by Friday night. A
week later Thaw's fate should be in
the hands of the jury.