Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-21

jerome still Aggressive.
| New York, Jan. 21.-When District
Attorney Jerome resumed his cross ex-
animation of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw al
the trial of her husband today, he re-
verted to her European travels with
Thaw in 1903 and 1904. Jerome's
manner was no less aggressive than
yesterday. Mrs. Thaw seemed in rath-
er sullen mood and answered the
prosecutors questions curtly Like
| the direct inquiry, the cross examina-
ton of the witness lost effect from
| repetition, nosnew facts having been
unearthed to Confront Mrs. Thaw with
up to this time.
Reads from Former Testimony.
| Jerome continued as on yesterday to
read extensively from the testimony at
the first trial, seeming determined to
get every detail of the evidence offered
a year ago, in the record at the present
hearing. He also went over in detail
his former cross examination of the
witness and repeated much of it, The
prosecutor stood squarely facing the
witness with the record book held in
both hands and constantly consulted it.
Mrs. Thaw asked several times to see
the book herself
| Proves Spirited Foe.
Mrs. Thaw fenced continuously with
Jerome, telling once that he was giving
a wrong impression by reading only
part of the answer she made last year
The district attorney started to reply
when Justice Bowling interrupted the
icolloquy by saying to the witness, "Just
lanswer the questions please" The
prosecutor seemed somewhat tired and
his attack toward the end Of the morn
ing session lacked the fire of yesterday.
Differs in Two Details.
Il In two essentials Mrs. Thaw's story
as told yesterday differed from that of
the first trial, and there were incidents
and sidelights of her career with the
two men that were left out.
I There may have been two reasons
for this. Mr.. Jerome stood in front of
the young woman all the time she was
telling her story, and by objection after
objection he fought against her getting
any assistance from Mr.. Littleton.
, AT the same time Littleton did not
think it necessary to bring into opera
, ton every little byplay adopted by Nj
chael Delphine Delmas.
, Tried to Kill Self.
: Mrs. Thaw said that shortly before
she and Thaw went to Europe in 1901
he proposed that they both commit
I suicide, and that in Paris he actually
tried it.
, Those were two new things in hel
story. The rest was recital of hov
she met White how he took her to his
= studio in the garden tower and to twr
p other studios. finally accomplishing hel
ruin.
i There was not the same wealth o
9 details of her first recital, and practi
cally nothing on her direct examination
, that would shock the moral sensibili
ties of any one. Therefore those WHIT
love to be shocked were disappointed
at the morning session.
Memory Is Bad.
The young woman appeared to hav,
trouble in remembering her story
More than once she was irritable ant
| petulant, not only with Mr.. Jerome, bu
] with Mr.. Littleton, also.
hi Stripped of the trimmings that MI
lDelmas insisted on. her story was no
h SO dramatic. Mr. Jerome's cross exam
# ination of Mrs Thaw, which begal
d shortly after the noon recess. was
J. hammer and tongs affair from the out
n fset
-sl There was nothing he spared unles
p he forgot it. His tones were harsh an
r. loud and not infrequently he spok
with the air of sneer. Repeatedly
r. scolded when the witness did not max
. ANSWERS.
.eI Not Slow to Reply.
II Harry Thaw's wife was not slow
,f grasp the meaning of the district alto
:, ney's attitude. At once she stiffene
:, to meet the charge. She sat up straigh
er in the witness chair, her eyes aasl
% ed. she raised her voice, and made
:. plain to every one who saw her tn;
~ she realized that she was meeting a
enemy.
From that time on it was give an
40 take between them, and If there We
u any advantage at the end of the da
y it did not lie with the district alto
III ney.
e. jerome Gets Over "worry.-
n Last Friday Mr.. jerome was mue
eo worried lest any of 'fhe revolving d
m- tails" of Mrs. Thaw's testimony shou
a reach the public through the mediu
h- of the newspapers.
'p- But apparently Mr.. Jerome is revo
OF ed only on Fridays. At all events,
Id wasn't revolted yesterday afternoon.
Ia On the direct examination Mr.. Lift
ton skinned as lightly as he could {