Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-17

rowd had gathered about the entrance to
re prison. When the cab stopped at the
cor the bystanders pressed forward so
iosey that the police had difficulty in max
ng line through them to permit Mrs.
rhaw to pass into the prison.,
Mrs. Thaw was met at the door by the
prison warden, who told her that It would
he necessary for her to comply with the
prison rule that. all visitors must be
searched. Mrs. Thhw then retired to the
room of the Tombs matron. Josiah w.
Thaw and Mr.. Peabody escorted her to the
corridor in which Harry. Thaw's cell is To-
Gated and then withdrew after she had
thanked them. Mrs. Thaw then made her
way alone to cell No go and greeted her
son for the first time since he shot Stanford
White.
AS Mrs. Thaw reached the cell of her son
II was seen that her daugher-in-law had
left the consulting room and gone to the
cell of her husband When the young wife
saw the mother approaching she slowly
backed away from the cell to a spot some
fifteen feet down the corridor. There was
no sign Of recognition between the two
On the mothers arrival at the cell Keeper
John Smith saw that she was somewhat
feeble and opened the door OF Thaw's cell
to get the stool on which she might sit
during the interview with her son. The
mother, not knowing the rules Of the prison,
upon seeing the door opened rushed for
ward to her son. In an instant both her
arms were clasped around the neck of her
son while he with bent head clasped his
mother to his breast. Tears .streamed from
the eyes Of both mother, and son. There
ensued a few minutes silence. broken only
by the mothers cry, MY boy. my boy"
Visit Lasts Thirty Minutes.
Keeper Smith stood with his back turned
| for a short time, and then informed Mrs.
Thaw that the prison rules allowed Wis
itors to talk to prisoners only with bars
| separating them. The mother stepped out
of the cell, while Smith shut the door and
| turned the Key once more on Thaw. A
small stool was then placed in front OF the
| cell and Mrs. Thaw took her seat on it and
| continued talking to her son for about
| half an hour. She then kissed her sou
| through the iron bars and was taken down
stairs where she was Joined by Josiah c.
| Thaw who had been waiting for her in the
| consulting room.
| The largest crowd since Thaw was first
taken to the Tombs had assembled In the
street outside and the police made mar.
row passage way through it for Mrs. ThaW
/
PEELED to force way through the crowd
which fairly blocked the street.
While the elder Mrs Thaw was in con
! versation with her Son. his wife. Evelyn
| remained seated in the corridor abou
/ fifteen feet away from the cell, where Ssh,
could see mother and son without beinl
seen.
After the mothers departure young Mrs
Thaw spent a few minutes with her hus
| band and then hurried to the Office OF Mr.
/ Hartridge, where a council was held
Mrs. Harry X. Thaw returned to thu
Tombs later. accompanied by Mr. Hart
ridge, and called on her husband. The at
torney remained only a short time, bu
Mrs. Thaw remained at the cell about al
hour Thaw today declined an. Invitation
by the warden 10 exercise in the prise,
yard He said to the warden;
1T seems 10 be cooler in here, and II /
doesn't make any difference I would no
care to be mixed up with that company.