New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-22
HARRY HID BEHIND MY
SKIRTS" EVELYN THAN
Former Show Girl Tells Shearn
She Won't Let Him Throw
Mud at Her Any More.
TOMBS CATERER MISSING
Jerome Intimates Thaw Is TAX
ing Drugs - Susan Merrill
Tricked Into Going Where
Subpoena Could Be Served.

II want II understood right here that
Harry Thaw hid behind my skirts
through two dirty trials. and l won't
stand for IT again. I won't let him. or
you Mr. Shearn, throw any more mud
at me-"
With her face flushed and her eyes
fairly swapping with angry emotion, Ev-
elvn Nesbit Thaw delivered that ulti-
matum from the witness stand TO
Thaw's counsel, who was cross cXamin-
ing her at the hearing into Thaws SAN
fly before Justice Keogh at White
Plains yesterday.
Mr. Shearn had read through practi-
cally the complete record OF Evelyn
Thaw's testimony at the first ThaW trial,
Questioning the witness as TO the truth
Of her story, until he reached the point
where she described the alleged assault
inflicted upon her at the hands Of STAN
ford White. when ane turned upon the
lawyer with her vigorous outburst OF dls-
approval. She had given him warning
few minutes before as he was nearing
that part Of her former testimony.
Just a moment. Mr.. Shearn,' she
said. I'VE might as well understand
each other now. I want to tell you II
YOU intend to go all through this revolt
ing story again you can read the record
while | am not here. You know well
that It is not necessary. and l shall de-
cline absolutely TO answer your ques-
tons"
The former show girl folded her arms
and glared defantly at the lawyer who
is handling her husbands case. The
great plume on her hat licked off the
words as she snapped them out with
nod to emphasize each one Of them.
Her attitude momentarily clustered Mr..
Shearn, who continued, however, TO lead
her on 10 the crisis Of her relations with
White. At the second outburst he
promptly changed his tactics and dis
missed the subject with a few general
questions. Evelyn Thaw was on the
witness stand the better part Of the day,
but Mr. Jerome. for the state, did not
finish the direct examination until near
the close of the hearing
The camp Of the states forces was a
ready source OF more sensations yester-
day. When Thaw once left the court
room for a few minutes Mr.. jerome sug-
gested the possibility Of Thaw being the
recipient Of some celebrating drug, which
would tend 20 buoy his spirits and
sharpen his intellect. Counsel for the
state intimated that he had noticed an
effect in the prisoners actions which
might have been produced In that man
ner. He asked the court g. see that
Thaw had no medical attendance in the
TAIL except the regular county physician.
Sheriff William J. Doyle said after tho
hearing that Thaw had had no medical
attendance since he had been In the jail
No other physician except the county
physician would be allowed 20 see him
ir the event that Thaw requested medi-
cal attendance, the Sheriff said.
States Witness Missing.
II developed yesterday that another
important witness for the state was
missing. Mr.. Jerome called the news
paper men together after the hearing
and told them about It. He said:
"S!gmund Loewenstein, the caterer Of
the Tombs. who is under contract with
the Department Of Correction. stated,
and It is on the records in the Tombs,
that on July 81. 1906 Thaw sent for him
and asked him II there was any chance
int hig food
Loewensteln replied that there was not,
as he had two confidential men who
served him and that they were searched
before every meal.
"Thaw appeared quite exercised over
the matter at tho time. the caterer said.
AnAu, 90.