Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-04
THAW MARRIED IN EUROPE
Wife Of Man Held for Murder Says Osrs-
mony Was Performed Abroad.
WEDDING IN PuTsBuRs SECOND SERVICE
Was Performed NJ sugGeution OF
Thaw's MOther-statement OF
Dead Valet Is Contra
dicted by wife.

NEW YORK. July 3-"when the time
comes 1 shall be only too glad to talk and
tell all. l shall not finch at the ordeal, nor
will l break down. My one thought now is
to be Of service TO my husband"
This statement was made by Mrs. Harry
h. Thaw Just before she was admitted to
see her husband at the Tombs today and is
the first time she had consented to talk of
her probable attitude in the coming trial
of Thaw for the murder Of Stanford White
Mrs Thaw also denied the statement in
the ante-mortem testimony OF Valet Bed
ford to the effect that she was not married
to Thaw abroad. previous to the ceremony
performed by Rev. DR.. w. J.. McEwon In
Pittsburg at the request Of Thaw's mother
Il was married to Mr.. Thaw abroad" said
Mrs Thaw. before the ceremony in this
country, and ] have the proof all state
ments to the contrary notwithstanding. /
shall produce the proof at the trial"
Mrs Thaw paid her usual visit to hei
husband at the Tombs today, remaining in
conversation with him for a considerable
time. She was awaited outside by the usual
large crowd Of curiosity seekers that gather
each day to watch her come and go.
Thaw Receives. Many Letters.
sci, had a conference with his client this
afternoon. He was accompanied by a Mr..
Keck. who is said to be the attorney for
the Thaw family at Pittsburg. When Judge
Olcott left he carried with him a bundle of
about seventy letters, which Thaw had re-
ceived through the mails Judge Olcott
stated that owing to the number OF letters
Sent daily to Thaw he would have some
member of the law firm open them In the
future before they reach him and thus save
the young man considerable annoyance.
/ Assistant District Attorney Garvan to-
day secured possession of the reports Of
the three detectives, w. A. Rorke, William
Mcdonald and Harry Raleigh, who were
employed by Thaw TO watch the movements
of Stanford White.
Thaw will go to trial on the charge of
killing White on his simple plea OF mot
! guilty" the time limit for interposng any
motion or demurrer by counsel having ex-
pired today.
ThaSy's7 Mother Hears News.
| TILBURY. England, July 9-The news OF
| the tragedy in the Madison Square rooi
garden, New York, June g. when Harry
Thaw shot and killed Stanford White, hat
not been communicated to his mother, Mrs
Thaw, when the Atlantic transport line
| steamer Minneapolis, from New York JUNE
q, locked here this morning. ExtraordinarS
precautions we're taken on board to keel
any inkling of the tragedy from her unit
relatives were able to break the news Mrs
Thaw, who had been unusually cheerful
throughout the voySge9 was met by he
son-in-law, the earl of Yarmouth an'
4 Blair Thaw,, who came to Tilbury to wei
come her, and her face was wreathed II
x Art
that the news would. be communicated t
her White on the train. bound for London.
As she stepped ashore Mrs. Thaw wa
surrounded by friends and detectives, tn
latter being detailed to prevent an!
stranger from approaching her. After land
ing Mrs. Thaw7 and her party boarded
speciar' train rfronr1Ehich reporters wer
! expressly excluded; 49,
The wireless news was first received OF
Cape Cod. The captain took 1t to Mis-
Copley,- who is travelling with Mrs. Tha7
and has her confidence, and the report o
the tragedy spread among the passengers
Nevertheless. It did not reach Mrs. Thaw.
When the newspapers were taken o.
board the Minneapolis at Gravesend thu
morning the captain ordered that all refer
ence to the tragedy be cut out. Mrs. ThaN
received one Of the mutlated papers, bu
she did not ask any questions.
As the train pulled out of the statio
> Mrs. Thaw was still smiling, APPARENT
being in continued ignorance of the tras
. edy. The earl of Yarmouth said that h
would not break the news to her unit
they reached the house She narrowl
. escaped hearing the news at the dock
; While the earl Of Yarmouth was talkin
to the American press representatives
= reporter for an English newspaper al
: tempted to speak to Mrs. Thsw, but I'll
earl interviewed Just in time to save he
from getting the first news from
: stranger.
= Wireless messages containing the new
. were received on board the Minneapol
a but the captain, having been so advise,
! | suppressed them
: LONDON. July l3.--s D. m.-On her al
x rival in London Mrs Thaw was driven
the residence of the earl of yarmouth
d where the news of the tragedy at Ne
! York June IS was broken TO her. 81
! bore up splendidly under the blow. bt
;; has not decided upon her future NOV
T, ments.
J, II is probable that Mrs. Thaw will
!: 70 Switzerland and not return to AmeriC
], Immediately. as her health is poor
;; Edward Thaw is coming here fro
:. | Switzerland