Show Of O WITS WETS EN AND IRS THAW I I Prosecutor fiefs S r nd Presses I Questions R I I but Evdyn is s Equal l to His ire fire NEW NEV YORK YORI JAN 21 EVELYN EVEL EVELYN EV EV- EL ELYN YN NESBIT THAW CONTINUED TODAY UNDER THE LASH OF DISTRICT DISTRICT DIS DIS- TRIOT ATTORNEY JEROME'S EXAMINATION CROSS AT THE TRIAL TRIAL TRIAL TRI TRI- AL OF or HER FOR THE KILLING OF or STANFORD WHITE THE PROSECUTOR SPENT MUCH TIME PORING OVER THE EVIDENCE EVIDENCE EVIDENCE EVI EVI- DENCE OF THE FORMER IER TRIAL AND CONFRONTING THE WITNESS WITH HER TESTIMONY ON THAT OCCASION No d detail was wag overlooked O Mrs rs Thaw adhered to her original story declaring it was all true Mr Jerome Terome was WiS aggressive t ressi o in his hiR at attitude at- at today but his manner of questioning questioning ques ques- honing lacked Jackl the fire of yesterday yesterday- ay lIe He and ana the tho witness constantly wore were engaged engaged en en- in tilts and tho the honors seemed to too bo ho o even There was an inclination on the part of both hoth prosecutor and witness to ar argue ue with each other but Justice Dowling cut the debates short whenever whenever when when- ever ho lie could rh Thaw w listened intently to all that was said oft often n holding his hand behind his ear to better catch the toned low-toned replies of his wife Mrs Thaw Sullen When District Attorney Jerome Jeromo resumed re lC re- re his cross cross examination examination of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw at the thc trial of her hus bus hand band today tOllay he reverted rc to her European travels w with th Thaw in 1903 1003 and 1904 Mr Jerome's cs c's manner maImer was no less a ag ag- ag r sivo than yesterday yc Mrs ra Titan Thaw scorned in rather a n sullen mood and answered the prosecutors prosecutor's questions curtI curtly She said she fhe had bad shown Thaw in in n Paris Pari four letters Stanford Stan Stan- ford White had written her subsequent to the tho events that followed their meet meet- In ing Where Whelo nr are aro those thoc c letters letters' asked the attorney 1 I lon know When hen did you ou last at soc coo them I f fI I think it was W in Mr Hartridge's e s 's W c. c Bid Di von write to to Stanford White Ro Boulogne lo 1 Yes Yes Ono One letter or two T J I dont don't H recall c 1 Like Lik the direct inquiry tho the cross cress d cf f the witness ss lost effect no TOW new facts havin having been unearthed to confront Mrs Irs Thaw up to this tune time Went to Whites White's Studio II How How long Ol wa was it after you YOU landed from Europe in 1903 after telling this story to Th Thaw w about Stanford White Whito th that t. t you yeLL were in the Madison fa ison Square Garden tower with Stanford White asked aske Mr Jerome Jeromo Some time 4 Two Two da days clays VI II More forc than thim that thaL A week Yes 1 cs As long ns as that after that after you had declined an honorable offer of marria marriage o because of this thil man I J went vent to dinner linner at the tower but did not go o alone Did vou you tell Thaw about that II Yes Yes Y 11 Mr rr Jerome here produced the tIle pho to copy of the the- famous Hummell and ana had tho the witness identify I tho the si signature Mrs Thaw told yesterday yester yester- day of the burning of tho ori original na affi affi- davit lavit which she declared she lio signed I affi-I without knowing its contents Said Thaw Was Vas Cruel The Tho affi affidavit it a aJo alleged e cruel treatment h bv by Thaw durin during tho the 1903 trip abroad When tho the witness witness W was S asked if sho bo told toM Hummell tho the things sets forth in the a affi davit or thin an-thin anything liko like that she replied in ro positive fashion I I most certainly lid did not Mr r. r Littleton b objected to questions concerning tho the affidavit saying it was not a material issue ue in the case Ho He Hovas was va-s overruled by Justice Dowlin Dowling who said Any 4 Any acts of th the defendant are arc sub to investigation in a n. case caso of thil thit I kind Did Thaw ever es-cr beat you asked naked J Jerome No Didn t you on fell fen Stanford White that Thaw had beaten you rout liT r 1 did not I Thaw Just Laughed What did Thaw say y wh when n you OU oU told tor him you had heard ho he put a girl irl in a bathtub anti and turned scalding water on her Jer lie Ho ju just t IJ laughed II Didn It you yon cay last a t year var that lH he lie shook nook his hil h head a sadly and said aid Poor little Evelyn Eveyn they thoy h have vc been making makin a fool of you vouT 1 I Yes I Yes II W I where did the tho laugh come in in int U Afterwards when we were talking about it The witness said aid Whito White gave n her a pearl drop at Christmas 1901 which she gave to Will Sturgis I Diant Didn t you testify te at the tho first t trial that White gave ve yon you only useful pres pre clothes clothes and furs asked Mr r. J Jerome erom Mr rr Littleton objected and the question ques ques- tion was not pressed Former Testimony The attorney continued as on yesterday to read extensively from the testimony of the tho first trial e seeming de- de t tf to get pt every cry detail of tho the ev- ev offered d a year ear a ago o in the record of the present hearing Jerome also went over ocr in detail his former examination cross of tho witness and repeated much of it The prosecutor stood squarely f facing in the witness with tho the record book hiel hold held in both hands and con constantly consulted consult consult- ed Id 1 it Mrs Thaw asked several times to see et the tho book herself Once she said addressing tho the H There is a misunderstanding nJ your our honor and Mr 1 Jerome ou ought ht to rea read further further- The prosecutor complied Mrs rs Thaw fenced continually with Mr Jt Jerome tellin telling him on once co that ho Ito Wt was giving iD tho the wron wrong impression joll bv In reading only part of an answer male last year n r A Attack tt k Lacks Fire Tho The di district attorney started to reply wh when n Justice Dowlin Dowling interrupted the he colloquy b by addressing sin the witness wilnes and saying Just lust Just answer the questions please e Tho The prosecutor seemed somewhat tired and his attack toward tho en end of I the tho morning session lacked Jacked the lire fire rc of or yesterday |