Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-21
EVELYN THAW RELATES
HORRIBLE TALE AGAIN
Tells Judge end Jury Of Her EfC0-
un'er With Man Who Her
Husband Killed
REPLIES EVERY TINE FOR JEROME
Was Calm, Cool and Collected and the
District Attorneys eIuster Did No.
Frustratc Her for a Single Second
Her story Made Deep Impression
Upon Jury.
(By Assoclated PROSE-,

NEW YORK, Jan. 20--MIs. Evelyn
rhaw told her story today for the
second time. The REPETITION lacked
the Vitality or the first recital, but
the great crowd In the court room
where her husband. Harry X. Thaw
is on tial for the killing of Stanford
White, listened intcntly to every word
Justice Bowling had ruled that ne
fornd no warfan; in the law for clos
Ing the doors against the public.
District Attorney Jerome. falling in
his move TO exclude spectators took
occasion when It came his turn to
cross examine the witness. to bring
out all of the details OF the first trial
which Mr.. L;itleton of the defense.
had omitted in his direct inquiry of
the witnesses.
Mr.. Jerome also sought TO block
Mrs Thaw's testimony in IS entirety
on the ground that n conversation
whNch occurred three years before
the tragedy could not have any bear
Ing on Thaw's mental condition the
night of the homicide.
Justice Bowling overruled the OBJ
lection.
MRS. Thaw was on the stand all
day long and Mr.. Jerome announced
when adjournment for the day was
taken that his cross Examination
would occupy greater part of to-
morrow's session.
Mrs. Thaw's story was broken into
bits by constantly repeated objections
from the prosecutor, who sought to
exclude all details on the ground of
immAaterality.
Mr. Jerome insisted upon having a
reading from last years record near
ly every word the witness had then
uttered. He did this under the priv
ilege OF framing new questions.
MIR. Littleton objected to 1t, de-
claIing thai the district attorney by
reading the former testimony in
disagreeable manner, was trying TO
discredit the witness in the eyes OF
the jury when he could not discrea-
1t her in any way by direct ques-
ton.
Mr.. Jerome mnde no attempt to
disguise tone of complete contempt
in reading the testimony. Mr.. Jer-
ONE plunged at once into the more
intimate details of the testimony and
made no delicate choice of words In
framing his inte;rogations.
Mr.. Lttle;on's objections were on
the ground Of "offensiveness and i'm
proprioty."
Mrs. Thaw matched wits against
both District Attorney Jerome and
his assistant, Mr.. Caravan. She fenced
with them as skillfully as she did a
year ago, and answered Mr.. Jerome
in voice high pitched and in as
loud key as his own.
Girls Story of the Shooting.
After the recess Mr.. Jerome said
the note passed at Martins had been
lost and Mrs. Thaw was allowed 10
repeat the wo ding.
Mrs. Thaw described The scene on
Madison Square Garden the night of
the trlgedy.
THE show was, not interesting
and we We're leaving, when Harry
Jagged behind. and the first thing |
knew I heard three shots fired.
- S"lio ii5Hl uI' 10 me aIterWlrd
and | said: My God, Harry what
have you done?' He said: It's all
right. dearle, I have probably saved
your life.''
Mrs. Thaw said she was taken down
in the elevator and sent home in a
cab
Mr.. Littleton here offered in evil
dence several of the letters from
Thaw, read at the first trial. They
We're identified, but not read, AMI the
witness was turned over to Dis
trict Attorney Jerome for cross ex-
animation.
When YOU went abroad with
Thaw, didn't YOU have money that
White had given YOU in yonr purse?"
Yes. butsI didn't know it."
And yon afterwards gave the
money to Thaw?"
YES
Mr.. Jerome started in to in.erro-
gate the witness as to he- relations
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