The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-21
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the affidavit or anything like them she
replied in positive fashion;
Il most certainly did not"
Mr.. Littleton objected TO questions con-
corning the affidavit, saying it was not q
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 your" asked
Jerome.
No"
Didn't you tell Stanford White that
Thaw had beaten your"
81 did not"
"wha did T1naw cay when you told him
YOU had heard he put a girl in a bath
tub and turned scaloins water on her?"
HE just laughed"
Didn't you say last year that he shook
his head sadly and said: Poor little
Evelyn, they have been making a fool of
you.'"
"Yes."
well. where did the laugh come in?''
Afterwards, when we were talking
about It."
The witness said Stanford White gave
her a pearl drop al Christmas, 1901, which
she gave to VIII Sturgis,
Didn't you testify at the first trial that
White only gave you useful presents like
clothes and furs?" asked Mr.. Jerome.
Mr.. Littleton objected and the question
was not pressed.
The district attorney continued as on yes
terday to read extensively from the testi-
mony of the first trial. seeming determined
to get every detail of the evidence offered
a year ago in the record of the present
hearing.
Mr.. Jerome also went over in detail bis
former cross-examination Of the witness.
and repeated much Of 1t, The prosecutor
stood suuardy facing the witness, with the
record book held In both hands, and con-
stantly referred to il. Mrs. Thaw asked
several times to see the book herself. Once
she said, addressing the court:
There Is a misunderstanding, your honor.
and Mr. jerome ought TO read further
Inc prosecutor complied.
Mrs. Thaw fenced continually with Mr..
Jerome. telling MIN once tflat he was giving
the wrong Impression by reading only part
OF an answer she made last year. TIL dis
tr1ct attorney started to reply, when Judge
bowling Interrupted the colloquy by sd
dressing the witness and saying Just an
swer the questions, please.
The prosecutor seemed somewehat tired,
ana mis- attack toward the end OF the morn
ing session lacked the hre OF yesterday.
The District Attorney questioned the wit
ness closely as to her motive in writing q
note to Thaw at Martins the evening OF
the tragedy telling hin about the pres
ence Of Stanford White in the restaurant,
Did you think 1t was calculated to have
n quieting effect on him?" asked Mr..
jerome.
II thought 1t was better that he should
know he was there than that he should
come suddenly upon MIN, replied Mrs.
ThaW.
But the note was written after White
had gone out"
Eyes. but | didn't know but he might
come back" fairly shouted the witness.
And you thought it best that Tbaw.
with a pistol in his pocket. should see
Stanford White?"
81 didn't know Mr.. Thaw had a ~pistoI."
you knew he always carried a pistol
when in New York;
IT know only 7 saw the pistol when we
were in New York"
Here Mr.. Jerome made a move which
called Attorney 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
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