The evening world. Newspaper, February 21, 1907, Page 2

T HE. EVENING WORLD, ‘THURSDAY, stngee bain esedntsbesapal ynmmawpards camry etnies FEBRUARY 21 1907, i Lay hens ena pepeenmnenanenan yt 42: ORE PT YT ELT PTY PS NPT Ins Ph vtierses D ‘contipelied to Yr se? thes iove= of Mir: Thaw T ‘walk tows Or eeenied Mie petted unbosteatingly. “It 1p because 1 wus-found-out. Some of Stinford White'é friends¥inew.” You didn’t think that the ocourreyre itself was wrong?” “7 had an‘instinct that {twas wrong” “Weren't «ll your teepeinon amine of virtue, outraged by? the hale rage Aaich you say oC while yon were in Stanford Whit sny_feeliny ak dlantt- remember whatehal nappered. 1. only. remember tiny. feeling | ed thi “Not oxnculy Ee his efforts to get from the witness ® de- hes side e thundered away In geome qard-the-shame.to yer ynaidenty. instincts. seription of her outraged a jhe Wd bring out was -tha aes ‘of the “territlée night tn the studl > ‘The girtswes bearing herself splendidly. She fenced beautifully, cateh- g.thrust of Jerome's justentiy..Often sho, would pause ession and demand that he modify or simplity! hia in- yp esss out thar Auestion. in two; It’6 too EI Sag every lightain) in perfect self-poss: terrogatio wice she sald: = When you first. met..Harvy_ ic Tha. dla} you, entertain feelings of ‘ eximity and bitterness (cward Stanford’ White?’ “As { remember {ty when: my eyes. were opene ‘felt Antonsely Ditter, toward him.” you ‘g({ll feet so. bitter toward ‘stanford f lettersto him | trom “Boulogne Just “after-you left Paris? Hype o> “You felt just as bitter toward your Lis xe you had? in Paria “Yes."! ~“Tren-why did-you write that letter?” “KIND. WORD. FOR HER. MOTHER. | Evelyn threw back her head aie repiled ta ranracd -fir toniés: my mother gaye me no peace not!l L.wrote tele IMwer gave pause -to—sir. Jerome for a-moment—Plataly he hail! —heen-taken-aback—by what was.elthor the girl oa dertall shrewanesd or her wouderful honesty and sjucerity. ad ypu any reason ever to distrust your mother?” ‘No, not then,’ ‘ “After you found out your mother eas! not a proper person, dia you 'sedid Jerome, sARSUNUITIE:, soinething the irl had. not sali: ‘White when you wrote = “Because niche: in that th jo Jerome's face 4gain fallen {nto the thie Mues of a grinning Japanese. war mask. | shued, buidic wak gaining wo ¥rguod., Indeed, he ade tat oale Jostas.} “Whon T asked you iow vont ware caught or found-out ur-shane,- you sald Stanford White had told?" be suggested casually. L aes that. a: friend of Siantorde White bad itold. I’ sald: thats it and that Waite friend, mt him {ft married him. “After you had been wronged by Stanford White, did you continue to! have intimate relations with him?’ ~ “Fora short time, Yes.” EROME RESENTS INSINUATION.. Then the District-. -Attorney nsgked for the vame of the man ‘who, had | 191d." the man who had. taunted and pestered Thaw abot her ruin. Mr. ——Jerometost-his temper wher the Smlitornia lawyer insinnated that the; utr ‘wanted to get the names of: people fo satisfy ‘his’ personal curi- ity to the dofense. | Jerome turned purple with rage ai ‘L.resent such in- sinw ations, for they are unfounded, ‘The counsel_for_the defendant knows | "well that every time the witness has wiispered a name to me IT nave) come; “t0 the- rail: and communiented 4t to him.'” iI ask jwhy, the District-Attorney-wants the name, of thin person at. ell,’ 7 aald Mr, Delmas. paying vo heed to, Jerome's brain explosion, use I wish to send for this person and make a witness of him,” iu he-rulea of evidence to iW Witneéa) of that person T’inquired, Delmas respectfully. The, Call-{ -farnian gadfly gontiencse was stizglag -Jevomo’s flank until the: touchy pratiiel “Attorney: fairly filnched every time.Delmas parted b!s/ lips, He to-answer the last question put by- Delmas, -Instead-he decited-to of-the—mysterious- Bringing out the'fdentity of White's friend. “How a fo yor n_know- _this | “man had ~knowledge- ot-your relations with ne the - had ween: me - {n-the- bedroom: under the studio." =. Taare then began a relentless .Une-of. cross-ezamination-as-to- her continued association with Stanford White...Two of the women)reportera in| “the court left hastily when the questions broadened so much that even the| 2 —ret—At—nRueht.—One-after another the questions wers > buried at the little witness, unt!) she “began to flilget about and show that the fron was.entering her soul. * LAST SHE BREAKS DOWN. - The girl's voice had shurpened with the agony of her torture as Jerome bore brutally fn, literally ‘dragging herzoulout)-by,.the roots, «Her lips —wetnally curied away in_horror:from tie answers Jerome's relentioss hands She put up her little gloved hands as {ft to ward off a 1 hold her voice at a atéady pitch, but the quaver- {ng notes ‘swelled. Every line of her face was twitching, distorted. .It was “yworse tor-her; plainty; than-on-the-day-when-she-had first told the hideous Story, of her deblement.7. ‘i if < ae = -Snddeniy—Jeroms paused, She stopped, too. For halfa miniite-tmere was not a sound in the court-room, ‘Then n sob from the girl on the stand ext a gash in the silence. With shaky fingers ehe drew from her breast pocket hier trig ilttle handkerchief, put {t to her eyes and cried alond, ., The: were the first teary whe had shed Jn-all the trials. briny tribute: to Jerom uthicgs_methods of cross-examination: a T breaths, Not one of the Jurors had ‘his eyes on the wi", Informal, gossipy .note telling of people Thaw had met and aights be had | he young warmen-had :not felt any con- {+ 4 to the terrible ‘act, 1], } ont (aa it dreading the pbysical proximity to bini. {Aull trembled, -and-got the facts without! Some of the wonien in) the court eried with the gril; and gome of the] natic Scene in Court When Evelyn Thaw Gives Way to Her . 2 ROOE Under 1 the Persistent Probing of District-Attorney Jerome tn-Paris-—Hor-it-came-into—possesslon- of Jerome. no. “one-scemad-to The names of several persons were, nientioned casually, including nt, now Lady Asamirton. It seemed to be @ friendly. [rien know. that of Frances B | seen in Paris, Its:beating upon the testimony ‘Mrs. Thaw had-given dldj not seem to be apparent. JEROME SPRINGS A. COUP, Then Jerome apruhg an attempted coup which showed why he had been blcsting questions about the-Dead Rat and the mysterfous Miss Winchester’s {dancing-of the pakewatk:- He cnfolded-a letter written by Evelyn Nesbit early {n.1904 from Paris to. some Birt ‘riend in London or New York. It ‘was done in a Ureesy, rather liright style: It began: “MY DEAR: “YOUR” SUGGESTION -THAT THE WHOLE *TEN- DERLOIN: HAS MIGRATED TO. PARIS 18 TRUE. ‘EVERY CORNER YOU-TURN YOU MEET A SHADY LADY. THE OTHER NIGHT WE WDRE.AT THE CAFE DE3 PARIS, WHEN THE WHOLE BUNCH BLEAY INWE GOT TOGETHER. AND. WENT OUT FOR A FESTIVE NIGHT. “fOOK IN THE ‘DEAD RAT AND A LOT OF OTHER CAFES. BOY HURT. ALONG: (HE 15 nour FUSTY- ; OUR YRATS:OLD..SPRY ABA SPRING te HE PL ¢RYTHING ON THE BLINK®. 180 DI ins OAR Ke} MAKE THINGS: HUM. WHEN. W CAME HOME THE MARKDTS WERE OPEN. “HARRY BOUGHT A’ BASKET OF STRAWBERRIES. AND I HAE oe 3 COON iG THEM ALL-DAY,) MY BATHROBE NE { STRAWBERRY JUICE _PRESE: NED: Hite TO.AND [NA FEW DAYS: WHEN TTS READY TO DAT UP: AFRW TANES-OF Ga LINE, Of Woatn PR THEY USE, WE ARE GOING TO SWITZ (CHEESE) FOR TWO WEEKS, 'THEN | SUPPOSE I'LL BE COMING JON ITAL FO Se Se cab Dn PaRte 1 WON'T Ki KNOW N ITALIAN NAM CAEF. | MEN SHE'S We-Btk tee DA VILLAGE. “BE'GOOD No HURL ME A OTHER LETTER. OUR LETTBRS ARE WON- Di I'VE_GO' ALL WORD UP OVBR YOU. LOVE TO ’ a ror RS AS 5) EVELYN NESBIF- DDMTERTIY, Che TOtTRE nothing but-n-giiish flow of oa ed.in, Broadway slang, =a “Where was this young woman to whom this letter was written playing} Nh the ‘Prince of Pilsen’ at'that time?" asked Mr. Jerome. i gs: in London. I wrote the letter,” said Bvelyn. Jerotie hatted Iti to the Jurors to read, but they did not seem; [eeteiaeenas d the foreman. tossed it hack.to him withont so. much | A BHUICE: “heirs attornay then ent -went—hack—to—June,—1903- he? witnéss sald her mot was with them when Thaw had proposed mas |- to het for the-second- (ime. He then questioned ‘Mra. ‘Thaw about necount in New York {n 1901__ istrict-Attorney. got out another. to learn their history, the career of the deposits, is OF HE WHITE CHEOKS.- sald that all she could remember was that the money might saeapae ten her mother by Stanford White or by Charlés Hart- eae r White. Sha hadn't been interested enough to learn whiol IgvBlyn.Thas-wac-growing- calmer. steadily, although it wasn'{ to be de! nied she had aged many years in looks. -When.the prosecittor approached | to hand her the letter. from Paris to the girl in London she shrunk :Istbly, | His voice had lost some of! Its Ktaling Huality slice her breakdown. He no longer spoke as If he were @ritting sand and mica between his teeth. Her tragic little faco was all eared with tear stains and.it was swollen. Try as she would hor voice | whew -her ave been a aring: the year _1901-did> Stantord—Walte treat you with kindness?" "Yes" “Did he write to you?” “Yes,” “Did he remonstrate with you for your oxtravagance?” ‘1, do, not, recall.’ ‘The witness didnot know what had become of severa: of White's lettors ‘red_to by the people's covneol. ‘How long did Mr. White correspond with yout ‘Between 161. and. 1903," {nal that tims you remember the contents of only: one lett a ae ve you In your Jo Evelyn Thaw," Jerome asked Uhe attorney. -decline-to- answer,” responded Mr, Hartridge. “On what grounds?’ ‘On the ground of privilege as counsel for the defendant.” } Haye you not ehown to Mr. Delmas letters written by White to Mra, Thaw? I decline anewer. “Have you notin your possession papers that belong to Evelyn Thaw?" “Pitecline to-answer: Thereupon-the prosecntoer-made-e-tone speech to the Court. THE E-KIGHTS OF A co NSEL. __Jerome argued that the. lawy: vilege did not allow him to refuse information-of.the fact,though tt. permitted..him to refuse ta tell the con-. tents of the letter. It had been explained that Mr. Hartridge was Mra. Thaw’s counsel, as well an attorney for the defendant. In explaining this, Mr. Delmas sald: “The threat has been made in the pabers that. the District-Attorney {n- tended to {ndict Mrs Thaw, and therefore she retained Mr. Hartridge eat 4 oan her counsel rosecutof, put; Mr, Hartridge declined to answer | ‘was a yery grand man. He was kind and considerate. He acted toward me | Mr... Thayw—about Mr. for me-to-get.to-the..tryatyKnicic by three | by. the clock. my cranium. Did you see the Telegram this morning? What do you think of my caricatures?” rye Evideutly the note and the pictures had been the work of Evelyn Nes- but to whom. the-paper was sent db not appear. ‘Can't you remember when that note was written?’ arked Jerome, “No, I can't," said the witness, smiling gently, as if at some pleasant; bit, ; Memory, Abruptly switchiiig back to the main narrative, Jerome asked this.ques- fon: “You sald to-day, I believe, that at the thue-afriend of Stanton? White's surprised you in the Tower Mi: White was downstairs and you wers Upstairs alone?” “I didn't say any such thing,” she flashed back Instantly. Widening of-the eyes: and rounding of me mouth whien myjke her took so Pa “What I sald was that Stanford White was dn tho tower, bat not ‘oom.!' HARTRIDGE DEFIES HIM. Here Jerome halted the inguisition long enough to serve a subpoena ees Mr. Hartridge for the letters ‘Mrs. Thaw sald abe had turned over [0 "decline to produce the letters,” over {0 me by Mrs, ‘Thaw, <ny client, tights.” at “When did you. first: meet Stanford Whiter” {nterregated -the’ District- poate: turning agin to whe witness, after hts Truitess prsrage with the “in i901, when-T wis playa “th the ‘Fic rodorn’ company.” “Who Introduced yo! ‘ : “Tdna Goodrich: “Where did you meet him7" “In the tower of Madison. Sauare Garden,” How did yo: happen to go there?" “At Miss Goodrich's thvitation.”* ep lass your mother know you were going?” PCR EDNA GOODRICH’S DESCRIPTION. Evelyn said Edi Goddrich told her White was a very nice man—in- teresting and a fine entertainer. She (Miss Goodrich) ‘said he. was a great sald iiartridge. . They wore’ riven and: Twill waiye no professional “and t Te seemed very fond of Miss Goodrich, guid “Mra. Thaw, asked -hertf-she-and-Mr.-Whtte-wers= pees didn't know he was.4 married man then?” No, Did_you knew that he wa a married man at the time of the drug- tk 88, “Did anything Wfong ever. happen when’ White took: you to the pho- toprapher® & fo Twenty-fourth strect to: be posed" — “No. The photographer's was a very proper and nice place.” . After meeting White in the Tower, Evelyn sald she and Edna Good- rich went for a ride In the Park in a cab and discussed the architect at length as they drove al “Were there any. 1n queried Jerome. WHITE KISSED THE GIRLS. "Mr. White kissed vs,.At the theatfe he used to-go up a the ee and rub their arms and shoulders (describing the White caresses Ww ith a gesture), and that time wo went {o see him he glso hugged us.” “This didn’t offend your maldenly modesty gt that time?” “—T_don't-remember.—-1-know-now- that-{t_wan-not-right—He-ssemed+ very kind and fatherly. He always treated me just like a father except in the way he took advantage of ine. Outside of this one awful part of his Mfe-he was very nice, very kind and except In one way he was always very good to me.” In reply to another of Jerome’s interrogations the witness said.-leaning forward Jn her chair, marking time with hor forefinger _and_talking with nimost shrill emphasis: “Outside of that one terrible thing Stanford White Sprieties ‘at this first tmeeting In the Tower?” I told this to like a He was much more thoughtful than others. jt-only made. him -ai) the. more dangorous, Harry, sald that his bein kind and considerate only” minde him the more syed te to the community REATED “OTHERS THE SAME-WA} “Can-—you tell _me-the names bf Any other girls towards whom White bebayed in thia fatherly, affectionate mannor She whispered to the District-Attorney: by way, of al goswer- “Now, hen, how ald he traat those girls?” asked Jerome. “One of them he treated .just as he did He was fatherly to hr and called her ‘little girl,’ just as he did me. J know, foo, that he would never Jet her drirk more than one Binks of champagne. He put up Whe aame bluff with her taat he did with me.” Next-he-switehed-aboi-t-and lit-mpon the period of. tae. girl witea.when she was just blossoming from a mode) to a chorus girlin the ‘‘Floradora” company. ‘He hoped to show, evidently, that by her own account efthor ‘sho_wag_too. innocent or_not innocent enough at. that time back In 1901,/ s00n after she came to New York. inqutred. i SHE IS TECHNICAL, TOO. “You mean the wings of the theatre, T guess used to chat among ourselves.” *Did you talk about men or lovers?” “I never heard them, as I recall." “Oh, well, then, did you hold a sort of prayer meeting on the stage?” \he jeered.- Delmas objected to the form of this question and Justice Fitzgerald “phe replied. —mmgnuawore under. thel Rirt-or on derome. zat with heads down, Widen Kehamet. “Hai Phay es looking at nothing, softly. beatng at his knotted foreboad wi! fi ciinched hand, ‘Thin alone told of his suffering, but. it told eloquently. PROSECUTION. SEEKS ADJOURNMENT. Jt lasted two minutes—the longest (wo minutes you can imagine. mie Hiwelfiy was whe broke five tion for the Shiness’s fooling I meve- “foe an-adjourn- Tent, he - = 1t-Delmaswontdn't- have it-s0;—-He fasieted that ‘they: ‘50 on, and whou the xirlhad eahned herselt- somewhat and lifted her drawn, wet face from r sopping little handkerchief Jerome asked the witnces about her visite aHous physictans ‘Then ne dred phic inainnating qnere: “Did you go fo-ofter-oF He CA on tnt wii tank —Hurrymore-in-thog t= ng The repay was-e0 sharp and emphatic that Me. Jerome switched “at once from New York to Pare. Brg. cPhaemetd-ahe-lored ‘Thiw. u—love uate White” Then Jerome naked: You hated him?’ “¥cs."” RE HER SENSE OF OUTRAGE. “Yel you didn't feel outraged at ine Ume you met Thaw, not until he eed wrong it wt Seed Sposa fs “when a man you 1. outraged," cried the prosecutor, You, didn't feel te jow rate drugged you and wronged you?” describe as a big, yell “ aia." eS haa gid not remember just what her feelings were,. She didn't realize how ‘déeply she had been wronged, but she felt an Instinctive sense outrag The ‘District- Attorney endeavored to. get out some more about the op-| tion that had been performed on the witness at Dr, Bull's sanitarium.| fa asked: “Do-you know what was the nature of that operation? bi? “7 40 not. [only know what my mother told me.” “Didn't the nurse tell you?" “Yes, she told me It was appendicitis,” Did you drink to excess when with White?” ‘Yes. “Were you {nebriated 1” “Yes.” Mre. Thaw. was weeplng tinder the unspeakable cruelty of the prosecutor, | There ‘wasn't A man in the court-reom who wasn't gripping his seat end | Ytching the face of the girl on the stand with clenched features, SHE WAS INEBRIATED, The District-Attorney continued in his probing to unbare the minatest ils of the dealings the girl bad with White. He kept at the witness In gigrim effort to learn just how farishe nnd revisted Wintte Then he asked: To every. question the D: FOR ee mae that-he- wee counsel-tor. both-Thawa—man,and wife, Finally | Mr, ridge sald: “I decline W answer any-queations concerning any let- ters or document of-any charactor that Mrs.-Thaw. put in my possession.” It Mra. Thaw will waive her right to your professional protection of “Mrs. Thaw ‘se young womah,’” replied. the attorney, “‘and I would have to-consult her-before-I answer this. question." Jerome gay Ate then, and court adjourned for Innchgon, Mrs. Thaw Resumes Her Ordeal This Afternoon Mrs. Thaw was recaiied-to-the—witness-stand-shortly after recess to- gay, She seemed. weaker than Jn the morning, and was as palo as the sallow. wal} Dehind’ the witness chair. Jerome—doye. back to. his Most, stronuous and ruthless phase of attack, searchlag deeper into the mire-of-har relations with Stanford White. He} declared.that she had told hér lawyers that when White wronged her she} was under -the In@iience of Mquor, As she tad not méntioned this fact{ In direct exdmination the District-Attorney sought to prove that-she had| invented {t offhand: this day of big and little’ Waterloos. Then he asked“her tf she would be willing to have the Stanford White letters in Mr. Hartridge’s possession produced, She sdfd she was willing to give the letters If her counsel advised her to do so, Shé dla Not fear the production of the letters. In fact, | didn’t recall what: they contained, Mrs. Thew testified that she had given to Abe Hummel severa) letters of the defendant In the fall of 1903, but she belleved she had got them al) back. DOESN'T RECALL THE LETTERS. “L remember .the letters came back,” she sald, “but'I don’t r Mr. Longtellow got them or whether’ 1 did. 1 recail that thesia telephoning done.” “Why did you give them to Abe Hummel at all {n the first place?” ‘Well, Mr. Hummel asked me for them and Stanford White told me 1 should do si “Were you in love with Mr. Thaw at that time?" “No. Not in view of whut Stanford White told me about Harry. Just artes L veturned froin Eatrope the iirst’ time [had been so influenced by what White told me about Mr, Thaw that { did not care for him.” ‘ “Did you ever heer of ‘The Knick?!" “What do you mean?” “Wasn't there a place known among the girls of the ‘Florodora” chorus 1 -e-you intoxicate) on each_oceasion t* ib ¥es."” “Did youl ever tell your mother?" Wo." | “Did you ever tell any human being?) “No.” Yon abwaya resisted and never ‘submitted willingly?" T always vesiated. J did not like {t.” “You are sure you were always under the influence of Mquort™s5 “Yen” x \ a) werome now Proceeded to read extracts from one of Thaw letters ae ‘Tho Knick* when youwern nt the Hntckerbocker “Phentre 2 “I'm sure. I_don't remenner.” Here Jerome handed her a skrap of paper scribbled over with sketches In penc!l,. She smiled bitterly as abo fingered the scrap. “Do you remember that?” asked Jerome. “T guess you mean the Knickerbocker drug store,” read{ly, an Jf her memory had been refreshed. A PLEASANT NOTE FROM HER. anawered the girl her letters will-vou-walve-yours?':.asked.the District-Attarney. deapairingly.;., Je-| 5 He Talled there, av he had Taled several times ony Then Jerome read alond a note which had been scribbled/on the same papor which bore the sketches. It ran as follows: “lt may notWe possible ruled it out, “ “Mrs. Thaw said that sonieuUmés ahe was pushed-out. of re POSS “by the other-gicla and locked..out She had heard Aint hanen the chorus girls haying lovers up to that time, _ ‘Why -wastt- your-mother-called-for-you-at-the theatsé-{¢- you were #0 Innocent of ell these things?” ‘ “Bocatise “Mr: Fisher, the manager, {osisted that-she-come and Bet mi; as he. would. not ‘be responsible tor what might happen“to-me.!... “You were so Innocent of thew: then that .you never imagined ‘that you might-be approached. on-the-street-or ee men-hanging about the stage haor?” “I never thought of anything like that.” 7 i THE SECOND MIDNIGHT SUPPER: The -williékhs was drewn qht-at-morelength abbut her. second. sisitto the Garden. tower, where she went to her first.midnight supper, Another actress altonded,.she anid; and each drank-paly-one glans of champagny. “How long were your dresses then? “Only to ‘my: shoe-tops “Did Mr .White take any fatherly tberties that “night with you and the other young Indy?" BNo? “Did he take you “home?” “Yes, he drove me hoine In a cab, “Did he take any paternal Mberues with him in the cab?” “No ,he only dropped his hand across my hand.” “That, was all?” "Yes." ‘Thon the District-Attorney came to another aptown party at. which there had been present White, two other men friends and two girls besides Evelyn. JEROME GETS NEWS HUNCH. “What are the names of (hose guests?” agked Jerome, She bevkoned and he came to her where, she gat in the witness chair and bent his-head to hear the names which she whispered {n his ear, ‘The news seemed to give him joy. Smiling broadly he turned and whispered gleeful t{dings of some wort to Garvan; who proceeded to take notes like a house afire, “Were these other two Indy guests youhg women?” asked Jerome. “One was young and the other was: older, nd she Plso_wrote for newspapers."’ “Were apy improper Uberties taken that, night?” “No. “Did you “drink more than one glace of champagne?" “T don't remember about that night.” “At all of thee yarties nothing had My mother wan walting for_me.” with you wien you were alone, happened that you did not conalder ere you never Vine About Mr, White?! TOLD HER SUSPICIONS TO Wire “Woll, a girl sald to we iat Mr. White wax y married man and that I had better look out, I told this to Mr. White and he peat: ‘Don’t believe them. ‘They are Jealous and want to fool. yous.” “Upsto the: tlme you were drugwed, Mr. Waite was ‘alwaye Sarefih to. cee ie you dit not drink too, much? “Did 1 understand you to say that the wine with which you. with the | White's kind and fatherly-manper—and he said Al “Did you ever talk with the other chorus girls behind the theatre?” be| One of them was an actress —— I have to wash) | drugged. on the nigh! of your wrong.taased, Witter? but champagne always tasted bitter io me j ‘Yes, never iiked tt. i “Did ft taste bitterer than other “bitter and ni? champagne you had taken?" “I can’t say; | only know It tasted bitter.’ The District-Attorney was plainly laying his pipes, hoping to provq that Mra Thaw cculd not have distinguished a slightly bitter teste In the jarugged champagne, She admitted. over and over. again that ell wine champagne—awas \bitter to her, ond when She spoke of the bitter taste of “Did_you, after being wronged, “Often, Sometimes every day: “So te _Gilied on-you at Yes. \He came nearly ¢ “How long did that ‘continue?’ MN, for ‘nearly a year, a Pompton to. school, in the fa’ “How did he treat you when in ieee ITE ‘0.1 cannot-say that It was ki gO with Ulm) to: his rooms-alone. ‘Th When was’ it that you refused 8ofng to his room or of :seeing him [rent fo “Did-he coax you often?” Yes, very often. He would scc | tried-to retuse,”” “Did he continue to give you m dinner parties with Srantord- White?" sometimes two or three: times ‘our home day.” 1 guess, At—was-in- January, 1903, 1 THK don the theory that ye imagined ft, to -tinner-and 14 Jerome examine the drugged wine. continue to £0 Ke and at the thea often? From the winter: of 1905 untl-§ H of 1902.7" company—kindly ? WAS PERSISTENT. nd.’ Hé was constantly coaxing me ta hat wasn't right." positively to continue the practi¢e of alone?” pid me and grow. very, inpleasant it t oney during the period that these” ima proper rélationa between you were maintained?” "Yes, he gave me money a nimi and once or twice, I think, early in Mrs. Thaw said that at many of **At-any- of these parties," asked acts of impropriety?” “Yes. There was a lot of drink “Ip that ails facet “I don’t know that.” stories-at the Tower!" “Yes; but I didn’t Sie anythin, she told stories."! “Did. White Sell: obsden’ stories? “Yes.” “Did-any-of the: others 2° “No, I think rot." “Because Mr, White told me he she answered innocently. . -Bvelyn said that often the girl el very much intoxicated at the Tower “Did you tell your mother about M NEW MARLINS Last Long ae in. Sécond. NEW ORLEANS RESULTS. FIRST RACE—VJerry C. and even) 1, Bazil (even for place) 2, Fenian 3. SECOND RACE—Dew of. Dawn(9. They were the game kind of stortes people told LL RL LEA WHITE TOLD CLUB STORIES. “Why do you remember about White's particularly?” Jerome turned grinning daa ropiat (Contipued on Third Paxe.) (5 to 2 ber of times during 1901, during 1909, 1909, over a year Jn all, I think. the parties she attended in the towed in 1901:and 1902 there were lots of women present. Lhe prosecutors "Wht you ever wee aD Wy ing.” panes of the ests tola partieutar}y yanK stories 7” “You do know that you wrote that letter about the ‘Dead. Ra th and:.tl Tenderloin crowd to the sadie young woman who told those lewd. ae & agutst her character. I only know heard al! of them at a certain lub, he wrote the ‘Dead Rat" letter to god Tr suppers. these Indecent Chat? Marked Down OUR REGULAR | $25 Suits and Overcoats Reduced 8] 5. Ui 5 39-41 CORTLANDT BES BROADWAY. to. 2 and 8 tp 5) 1, Gresham (7. to 10 for=place) 2, Bitter Man-2- THIRD RACE—Coltness pince) 2, Capt. Taylor. 3. FOURTH RACE—Peter— Sterling (11 to 5 and 3 to 5) 1, St. Valentine ‘| (8 to 5 for plare) 2, Fantastic. { NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 21.—The track’ was Jest WEAIn—At Pelt Grounds -to- frie, Theme condittots,- coupled with -« Tairly Interesting. card, Brought out the ]argest crowd of tie weeic tothe courme and betting waa fairly lively The feature race waa a handicap at jt tulle, which vrought out body —oF Navarre, Yankee Girl, Peter Sterling. Fantiatic and St. Valentine, This feld_ promised to furniah @ cracking good contest, but. the track was not fast enough for record-breaking. ‘The races. while lacking-Class, were yell balanced and promised food con- gests. --——- EDITOR W. R. SHANKS: DEAD. HACKENSACK, N. J., Feb. 21,—Will- tam R, Shanks, owner and editor of the Bond Buyer, of New York, died at his home tn this place last nigbt. He had been ill for ome time. Mr. bat load was the son of the Jate W. I. G,/ Shanks, who was for yours managing editor of the New York Tribune, He leaves: a widow, Want to be. BRAINY? Grape-Nuts mids the ways THERE'S A RBASON (20 to 1j- and 8 to 1) 1, Dinemock (¢ to 4 fori! day and. the weather was clear _and | ach ce placer I 5 Soe N ‘pecial for This Thorsday CONNOR Eatablished 1817. iced plano on Fan teas, logue, ‘The be: ~ he nate "RoNd on Ben i DIED, —On Fab. 21 JOHN J, nRGG, olde on of Elizabeth and the late John Berk, at the residence of his mother, » BOA Bast 21at Notice of funeral hereafter, Brooklyz papers pleasg copy. QUINN —suddenty, - on’ Wednesday, eb. * 20, 1002, CATHERINE BGAN, Leloyed: Wife_of William P. Quinn; age 27 years Nelatives and friendx are tnyited) 14: Attend the funeral, trom hey Inte neste’ dence, 9, 1 at, Jersey City: Haleht, © on Friday, 22, ac 1 P.M. Intare) meat at i /LAUNDRY, Vint fa ferioag Laundry. 0h i. ida SHIRT TROKER’ WANTHOS 9125 hires. thy ed the-answer_to- two of dh as = allenists, who Jaughed with him. They had quite a clubby fpeotien. while the girl waited for the next question.