The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-05
Many rage dies
In Thaw Family
ELDER THAW AND WIFE LIVED
APART-so N.iN-LAY "a SUE
cipE-supDEN DEATHS.

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her millions, Mrs. Thaw. the mother
of Harry X. Thaw, has never been
able to get what she SO much desired
Happiness. Her own welded life
was not happy one. Old William
Thaw, philanthropist friend Of the
destitute, and all that he was, for
many years prior to his death main
tanned two homes. While his resi-
dence was the Tnaw mansion, Lynd:
hurst, he seldom or never occupied.
1t. He had suite of apartments in.
the downtown district where he spent
all of his time, surrounded by a
crowd Of companions. men and wo-
men. Mrs. Thaw spent most Of her
life in these years in charitable and
church work, taking much cUnsola-
ton from tEen.
After William Thaw died there was
hardly ever time when young Thaw
was not in hot water. He capped his
series of escapatles with his marriage
to The show girl, Evelyn Nesbit. Even
when that marriage came the elder
Mrs. Tkaw made the best of it, and.
accepted her new daughter-in-Iaw.
Tk.s marriage had been preceded
hut q few months by the notnriety
wiis.i arose out of the finding Of Mrs.
Harriet Thaw, an aunt of Harry Thaw,
living destitute in basement In Pail
adelphia. She was Ill mentally Wien
the authorities found her, and she
died in that condition short time
afterwards.
The next unfortunate matter which
brought the Thaw name prominently
before the public was the suicide in.
Philadelphia of brother Of VIM. r.
Thompson, the banker. who died in.
New York last week, and who was a
son.in.law of Mrs. Thaw. The broth
[er left note to the public, in which
he called attention to the fact that
while his brother, William r. Thomp-
son, was living in luxury. he was
starving with his family. and was driv-
en- to suicide. He mentioned the fact
in the letter that he was connected
with Mrs. Harry Thaw. and this wor-
rled her greatly.
Then came suit against the VII.
let Stained Glass Company, to recov-
er for memorial window which was
placed in the Third Presbyt erlan.
church at her order, and which she re-
fused to accept when completed.
A robbery at Lyndhurst, rumor5 Of
which first reached the public this
week. Game next. Some time in the
last three weeks robbers got into the
family home and stripped 1t OF all.
the diamonds and other jewels Of the
family collection. The Plttsburg po-
lice declare they know nothing about
the affair, and even to-day will not.
admit that it is true. Those who
should know vouch for the story, and
declare that Jewels worth about $50.
600 we're stolen.
Then came the sudden and unex.
pected death OF her son-in.law, Will
liam r. Thompson, to whom Mrs.
Thaw was devotedly attached. She
was deeply moved over his death and
delayed her departure to New YORK
to attend the funeral, which was held.
in this city last Thursday. on Friday
last Mrs. Tha@ left for New Yorlk.
and sailed on Saturday. These are
few of the misfortunes that this. wo5
man Of millions has passed through
| in the last two years and she will ar
five IN england to learn that her
nost.beloved child. the idol of her
heart, is murdered. Mrs. Thaw be-
fore her departure did everything in
her power to have Harry accompany
her on the trip. But at the last mo-
ment he refused to go.