Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-21

a very bad thing on account of his
being in the position he held.
| GLOW did he appear2
] Allie was very nervous and said
that he would Kill himself.
| Q-When the conversation came
up az .in?
A-Al the time. He was always
talking about H. can't say exactly
Q-'What was his manner and APP
peamnce when talking about II?
Ale had his nails chewed way
down. his eyes blazrd with maniacal
fury and he wept. He was irritable
and Mt times go; frenzied beyond con
troll
GLOW world he act?
| Ale would sit for hours. quiet
then suddenly he would aske mo
restion and would sob Historically.
| We spent the summer in Europe. and
| mis- conduct look place quite fire.
quently.
o-Did he ask you about you
early life?
Ayes.
Q-Did you tell about 1t?
Al did.
Q-What did you say?
Jerome objected and was sustain
| od.
Q-Did you, after the conversation
| N Paris, tell Harry Thaw the Incl
| dents and circumstances in your own
life. from your childhood mp to the
| line YOU met White?
| Again Jerome objected. and again
| he was sustained.
| Q-What were those circumstances
! ma: IS. your early life until you met
Stanford White?
| Jerome renewed his objections.
| l fail TO see the relevancy OF the
| -cnmstances unless they have some
bearing upon the statement made 10
| ne defendant by this Witness" ruled
! ''stice bowling.
Littleton argued That the question
was within the ruling of tho court.
littleton Gets Sarcastic.
understand her early lifo," be-
van Jerome
81 can't help how you understand
t. interrupted Littleton, causing the
| district attorney TO sit down rather
| lbrnply. "All can do Is TO tell what
| hlOW vi u.
This story Jerome had shillfully kent
rom the jury on Friday, but Little
'on had cleverly evaded the legs,
| pitfalls set by the prosecutor and the
story was now to be told
Al told where | was born. that
my father was lawyer. and that he
| lad died when was very Young.
Q-Did YOU tell him anything else?
| Ayes. AT different times | would
ell him different parts OF ii. | told
aim my mother had to go to court
3 eat deal after my father died. that
i We had to move from place to place;
| mat went to public school for n
Nme; that We had lived In Pittsburg
liier leaving Allegheny. that | had tc
leave school and do the house work
'nd that my brother and I went TO
a relative while my mother went to
Philadelphia.
Q-What did you tell him abor.
he manner and circumstances tina,
brought you to the stage?
Al said thought that In time
vas destined to be great actress.
Eot an Introduction to the manager o,
the Florodora company. and obtained
| posltion IN the chorus. | remain
| there for a few weeks. getting alone
very well. posed during the day.
working in the theater at night '
old Harry that, until | met Stanford
| White. was accompanied to the the
i'er by my mother.
/ Odd you tell him how old YOU
| were?
| a Yes said that was i! Nhen
came from Philadelphia.
| Q-How long did you remain q,
New York after your return from,
europe before you saw Harry Thaw?
ArAbout two weeks.
Q--And did you have any CONVEX.
sation with him?
Al told him that I heard tn
White.
| sidesteps Jerome's Objections.
| Jerome objeated. saying:
| What are the things? | submit.
nat unless she gives her entire recoi-
lection of these converse ions tina
hey are wholly incompetent"
| Justice Bowling ruled that the wit
ness must give the entire converse
ions so far as she could remember
hem.
| Odd you have further converse
ion with him?
Al had several on this matter
md told him how the man hal of.
cred to take me to Mr.. Hummels of
ice.
| o-What did Mr.. Thaw say TO you?
At was in November. 1908, at tht
Hotel Navarro. saw him several
times after that in a restaurant ane
i Ii q lt.l..r L..