The Washington herald., 1909-07-28

girls"
What did you say to Thaw whel
you saw this7
well. I had a talk with him.
asked him what ne meant by whippin5
those girls. He said they deserved
/ beating; that they were ignorant anC
wouldn't learn anything. and that h,
had TO beat them 70 make them learn.
told him other girls lad told me that n,
I had beaten them Then ne was good
for some time and he didn't beat any
more girls until later I didn't get much
OF a chance 10 talk with him about this
for every time I caught him he would
run away-just put on his hat and rur
out Of the front door"
did you know Miss Thomas-Ethe
Thomas was Jerome's last query or
direct examination. Witness said she
did: that Thaw had met Miss Thomas IN
the house IN West Fifty-fourth street.
Attacks Her Character.
Morschauser rose to conduct the cross
examination with baleful couutenauce.
did you once have a suit for damages
against a man IN which you charged that
he was tho father OF your child?'' was tho
first question which he shot at the COM
posed Mrs morrill, The witness bridlec
and said that such was the case
And was there not q subsequent con-
fession by a physician which was that you
never had child by the man you ac-
cused7 Were you ever arrested2'
Morschauser raped out these questions
without waiting for an answer. jerome
tried 20 interfere 20 save his witness.
"Oh. 1 suppose She has a promise of
immunity from you" was the thrust that
Morschauser launched al the district at
torney.
Nothing OF the kind" Jerome retorted.
"A charge OF perjury was made against
this woman before the appearance OF
the charge you mention. II was decided
to drop the perjury charge"
Brought Suit for Damages.
The witness then admitted that she had
brought a suit for damages against a
man on the charge OF betrayal under
promise OF marriage before she was mar
Red 10 a man whose name she bears. but
from whom she has subsequently been d.
vorced, She Indignantly scorned the law
yer's inslnuation that the child IN the
case was non est. with much emphasis.
she declared that she had It IN her homo
new.
did you take this whip 70 Hartridee's
Office and give II 70 him?' Queried the
counsel for Thaw. Didn't you take this
whip TO Hartridge believing that he might
use It TO establish Thaw's present in
sGrHty2"
mo: didn't take II to Hartridgs. I
sent for him to come to my house. I did
II TO protect Mr.. Thaw, whom always
liked"
The tensed nerve IN the court room ex-
perienced another and most unexpected
twang when Mr.. Morschauser asked:
why was It that after you had seen
all these goings-On in your house and had
not reported them 10 the police you per
sisted in taking Thaw with you when you
moved from one address to another?'
Thought Her His wife.
Well, there was woman who used
to be with Thaw all the tfne-I knew
her as Mrs. Reid. liked her and I didn't
want 10 make any trouble for her Thaw.
or Reid. as know him, introduced the
woman to me as HIS wife. She used 70
come here with him many times in the
only. She was coming there
right up TO the time that Thaw got into
At the words Mrs. Reid" Evelyn
Thaw. who had sat IN her chair with her
eyes on the pink face OF the witness,
jumped to her feet before the gaze Of the
jammed court room. Her eyes were
widened in seeming surprise. and her
mouth opened In a silent exclamation
She fixed her gaze on Thaw for all OF q
minute.
Then Mrs. Thaw raised her gloved hand
and beclSoned somewhat wildly 90 Assist
ant District Attorney Murphy. who was
sitting behind Jerome. Murphy rose and
together they left The room.
Where is this Mrs. Reid now7' was
next question.
Il think she's gone TO Europe. I don't
know just where she IS I know she's
not In New York"
Here It was that Morschauser inadvert-
emily brought out the most damaging
testimony OF all that she directed against
Thaw
You spoke Of money passing. Money
for what?'
Why, all these women that Thaw had
brought to town and to his rooms had to
be paid. Some OF them didn't have any
money for their room rent; some Of them
had not received their money from Thaw
before he got into trouble"
You never got any checks from Pea
body or HartridgeY'
NO; nothing but money, money,
money" said Mrs. Morrill,
How many payments did you make to
these girls you talk about?"
''Oh, should say there were upward
o. 200. and all Of them were getting
money"
Mrs. Morrill, named a few at the behest
Df counsel
What were these different amounts that
you paid out for?" persisted Morschau-
SER
For the support OF these girls and so
mat they wouldn't cast any scandals; so
they wouldn't go 20 Thaw's wife or his
mother and tell all they knew. They
were for the purpose OF protecting Thaw
and his family from these women"
The answer Of the witness threw the
court room into a buzz
Thaw will go on the stand himself to-
morrow BY Justice Mills orders.