Evening journal., 1908-01-21


Il saw them in Mr.. Hartridge's
office"
Letters Withdrawn
1t is apparent many letters intro
duced in the last trial have been with
drawn, presumably by Littleton.
Jerome showed witness letter
which she admitted signing and asked
her where she signed It.
She could not remember and the
matter was temporarily passed while
Jerome jumped back again TO her con-
tinental trip.
who came back home with you7"
Just myself and my maid"
"How long after your return did you
see Winter"
Several days"
And you went 10 the Madison
Square tower to see White?"
Yes"
How long afterward?"
Perhaps a week"
Il was but one Of several guests at
dinner on the tower that time"
You will please answer yes or no."
Il told Mr.. Thaw went to the tower,
II that is what you mean"
And this after you had renounced
Thaw's love because Of your relations
with white?"
Il never renounced his love-"
Here witness identified a signature
TO an afidavit signed in Hummelfs
ONCE, in which she agreed TO sue Thaw
for brutally misusing her while on the
continent.
And you went to the tower several
times?"
Twice"
when Thaw returned did he come
to see your"
HE did"
"Alone?"
mo; his lawyer was with him"
what did he do2" e
Il was cool to him and he came over
and sat down beside me and said; Poor
Evelyn. what is the matter2"
"And did you tell him you heard ht
lput a nude woman under bath shower
and turned scalding water on her and
was in the habit Of beating women2"
Something OF that kind"
'Now answer my question, did you
not tell him you knew he was a flag
lellant2"
Il don't know what you mean2"
did you tell Hummell that while
travelling on the continent with Thaw
he whipped you without provocation?"
Il did not"
Several similar questions were an
swered in the negative.
Asked II she had not sworn TO ar
lamdavit in whites studio October p
1908. she said she had not. She wa'
confronted with a copy of the alleged
lafidavit and after examining Il care
fully declared she had not sworn L
lany such document.
"Did you not tell both White ani
Hummen on October. 1908. Thaw haC
beaten you?"
II did not. He always took the bes
care of me"
when you told Thaw after he called
to see you Of the bath tub and tn,
beating incidents. what did Thav
say?"
HE laughed at me"
"But you told Thaw a certain ma,
told you Of his CThaw's)beating wo
men?"
Yes"
"And later did not YOU and rhaw ca
breakfast with this mang'
I'VE were eating and he came owe
| ana sat down with US.
"But you had told Thaw he was &C
cused by this man OF beating Ethe
Thomas?"
In substance I did"
What did he tell you about Ethe
, Thomas?"
! "He told me she was a party to
scheme with Hummell TO biackmai
= him."
I "Did he over tell you Ethel had beei
t, in his apartments?"
: Il don't remember"
What else did Thaw tell you abou
] Ethel Thomas?"
Il think he told me that she wen
to many lawyers to sue him but non
would take the case except Hummell
How many times did you see Whit
before Thaw again cailed?"
1T might have Been a half dozen"
"You were living on Thaw's money?
yes"
!. "And accepted presents from him?
!. Eyes, 1 had"
e What jewelry dId White give you?
S "A pearl box worth one thousan
= dollars and some diamonds and sap
phire rings"
blu lndW see lieees
e He did"
s What became of Whites present
= TO you?"
Il gave them all away. ] gave theI
: 20 VIII Sturgis."
= did you not at the last trial testif
that all the presents White gave 20
:, were useful things"
Il did"
8 when did WHITE give you the A.Ol
1. pearl box?"
d" Christmas. 1901"
when did you give them tS
Sturgis2"
{ Il think it was Christmas. 1905"
Jerome then questioned witness
* length as 70 several times she mi
M Thaw while friendly with White ST
nt stuck steadily to her story that 81
80 had refused TO have anything to d
a with him until one evening she wei
IN 70 luncheon WITH Maize Toilette. 4
a that time she swore Thaw said she d
II not look well and ought not to retul