The Washington times., 1906-07-18
Mrs. Thaw Demands That
Her Son Dismiss the
Attorneys He Had
Hired.
CALLS AT T0MBS;
LAYS DOWN LAW
Mrs. Harry ThaW Also Wis
itOr at Prison, Then Goes
to See Husbands
Lawyer.

NEW YORK. July l8.-Mrs. William
/ Inaw, after definitely employing, tins
morning, the firm OF Black. Olcott, Cru
Der q BOnynge. saw her son in the
Tombs today and told him in no un-
| certain words that he must reIinquish
full conduct OF his case to her and also
dismiss Immediately the attorneys ne
bad hired on his own responsibility.
At previous conference with former
| Judge William N. X Olcott. Mrs. Thaw
had assured him that this was her DUR
pose in going 10 see Harry Thaw to
day. and she declared firmly that Judge
Olcott could consider himself chief coun-
/ sci for the defense now and until the
case reached its conclusion.
Consents to Insanity Plea.
It was also stated on the best Of au-
thority that Mrs. Thaw had not only
| consented 10 basing her sons defense
| on a plea OF Insanity, but that she had
seen the utter impossibiliJy Of hoping
/ 10 save her boy by basing his defense
/ on the ''unwritten law"
/ 1t Is stated that Mrs. Thaw has told
| Judge Olcott that she knows her sons
! Interference had been provocative OF
/ nothing but evil to HIS best interests.
J
/ tion had been taken by those instru-
mental In causing Harry's dismissal Of
/ the firm. Of Black Olcott. Gruber &
/ Bonynge. and that she felt quite able
| 10, and would end such interference by
/ Harry now and for good
Visits Son az Tombs.
! Mrs. Thaw. accompanied by her
/ daughter, Mrs. George Lauder Carnegie.
arrived at the Tombs in an electric cab
/ from the Hotel Lorraine a few minutes
| before Il O'Clock. She was met by Ward
| en- Flynn and with her daughter. con-
/ Quoted 10 the women's reception room
| where both women were searched. Then
| both went upstairs to Harry Thaw's
cell. Both women We're dressed in blacl,
and were heavily yelled
A few minutes before the arrival OF
! Thaws mother his wife came TO the
/ Tombs alone She spent but a few min
utes with him. when she drove to the Of
/ fees of CLIFFORD W. Hartridge. the law
yer Thaw retained when he dismissed
/ Judge Olcott.
Damages for Beating
1t was learned today on authority
which appeared TO be well Informed that
| the suit which Evelyn Nesbit. who is
! now Ms. Harry X. Thaw, brought
! against her husband before the marri-
! age was not for breach Of promise. but
/ for damages for a beating administered
/ by Thaw with q raWhide whip"
/ The discovery that Thaw had ever
/ been charged with beating women with
a whip was in connection with the suit
/ brought BY Lawyer Joseph a. Shay in
/ behalf OF Ethel Thomas. as has been
already published.
Four Other Women Complain.
! The same source OF information which
/ Is authority for the statement that the
much debated affidavit held by Abraham
/ Hummel IN the suit brought against
Thaw by Evelyn Nesbit was for a beat
ing. is authority for the further state
ment that at least four women have
made similar complaints against ThaW.
It is said that the Nesbit affidavit re-
cites almost precisely the same charges
as were set forth In Miss Thomas. af-
hdavit.
7 am satisfied from the facts that
have come TO my knowledge" said Mr..
Shay today, that Thaw has an insane
mania for whipping women"
| In her complaint. Miss Thomas. a
beautiful blonde, who at the time Of the
alleged beating was barely eighteen
years old. said that she had received a
letter from Thaw asking her to meet
/ him on January s. 1902.
/ 'I met him, she said, "and as we
walked along the street toward his
/ apartments az 3H Fifth avenue, he
stepped into a store and purchased a
/ dog whip.
Il asked him what he wanted II for
/ and he replied: That's for you. dear.
Il thought he was joking and paid no
| mere thought to the matter. But the
/ moment We got into his rooms he began
/ beating me with the whip until my
clothes hung IN tatters and big red
/ welts covered my limbs and body.
Had Maniacal Expression.
! Mr.. Thaw's face had maniacal ap-
/ pearance and screamed more from
fear than from pain.
Suddenly his rage seemed to sub
side His face lost the fiendish express
sion and he begged me to forgive him.
All the while that he had been whip
ping me he had kept saying:
/ " This is what bad girls get
! Il took Advantage OF the first opnor-
tunity TO get away from his apartments
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