The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-22
Jerome Ends Examination of Young Woman After Two
 Long Days
JET TERS FROM HARRY THAW :
 cORROBORATE EVlENcE 
Wording of the Letters Introduced Is Very Rambling and Make an Ex- ceedingy Strong Point
 For the Defense.

New York, January 21.-Distriet At torney Jeromes long and severe cross examination of Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw at the trial of her husband came to an end late today The attorneys for the defense then succeeded in plac- ing in evidence letter written by the defendant in the fall of 1903 which completely corroborated the claim that the girl was to become his wife, did tell him the story of her relations with Stanford White much as she has related it upon the stand at this and the former trial.
 This letter was one of dozen which were read to the jury as tending to cor roborate young Mrs. Thaw's testimony and as further tending to show the eff feet her story had upon the defend ants mind. Most of these letters were read to the jury in the former trial and were considered as one of the strongest bits of evidence in the hands of the defense. MT. Jerome objected to their introduction In the record to- day, but was overruled by Justice Bowling. after Thaw himself had made waiver of the confidential relations of counsel and client when Frederick w. Longfellow, his former attorney, appeared on the stand to identify the letters.
 Some of the writings were addressed to Mir. 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 experience and in the letters, in tended for the young woman, Thaw constantly bespoke his love and respect for her. Many of the sentences ram bled on incoherently and there were many scratches. erasures and inter -s lineations Littleton Reads Letter.
 The first letter MT. Littleton read to- day was a repetition largely in the de- fendant's own words, of the story of the Nesbt girl, which she says she told him part in Paris in 1903. In it. however, Thaw refers to two "drugged champagne" incidents--4one at the pho tograph studio in Twenty street and the other in the Twenty fourth street house, where Mrs. Thaw twice
 
 were served during her posing at the z photographic place, nothing out of the ordinary occurred. Thaw's letter cor roborated Mrs. Thaw in that he de- clared 1t was in 4he Twenty fourth street house that she and Stanford White first were alone.
 Mr. Jerome was much quiter in his handling of young Mrs. Thaw on the stand today and his voice lacked the high, hard pitch which filled the court room yesterday afternoon. The cross examination resolved itself for time into a verbal battle between prosecu- tor and witness and there were several lively tilts which ended when Judge Bowling took hand.
 Examination Resumed.
 The defense is nearing it's close. To- morrow. morning Thaw's will and the codicil made at the time of his mar riage to Evelyn Nesbit, both of wh fch were introduced last year, as further evidence of irrationality on the part of the defendant, will Le introduced as evidence. Then will follow testimony of Miss Belle Moorehouse Lawrence, of California, who was Thaw's teacher when he was six years .old and could not talk intelligibly. 1t is said. Miss Lawrence kept diary in which there are many entries concerning young Thaw and an effort will be made to ; get this in evidence. Mrs. William Thaw Is expected during the day to complete her testimony. The insanity experts should be reached not later than Thursday afternoon and the de- fense hopes to close its case by Friday night.
 A week later Thaw's fate should be 6n the hands of the jury.
 When District Attorney Jerome re- auued his cross-examination of Evelyn Nesbit ThaW today he reverted to her European travels with Thaw in 1903 and 1904. MT. Jerone's manner was no less aggressive than yesterday. Mrs. Thaw seemed in rather a suilen mood and an- severed the prosecutors questions curtly. She said she shad shown Thaw in Paris 14 letters Stamford White had written her subsequent to the events that fol- lowed their meetings. "Where are those letters?" asked the district attorney.
 "When did you last see them?"
 T think 1t was iR MT Hartridge's pffice."
 ''Did you write to Stanford White from Boulogne?"
 Yes"
 "One letter or two?'
 'I don't recall"
 Like the direct inquiry, the cross-exan- ination of the witness lost effect from repetition no new facts having been un- earthed to confront Mrs. Thaw up to this time.
 Return From Europe.
 'TIow long was it after you landed from Europe in 1908, after telling this story to Thaw about Stanford White, that you were in the Madison Square garden tower with Stanford White?" asked MT. Jerome. r Some time"
 ~Two days?"
 More than that"
 "A week?''
 Yes"
 ~As long as that-after you had de-
 
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