The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-06
States That b, I Only Q II! y Co'rl'e,- ere
lnony n Performed d Was as.
the One In sPittsburg
THE COllU PL E N OF OF
MARRIED Il N E URO OPE
Confusion Arose Through \ Mrs. IS.
Thaw's Misunderst nding ofS II
"A Question Over the Tele- 3s
phone 9 officiall n. .lE'' De ~ !. .5,
r,ial Tl'hrou T ouglh 4 \.
3$ Attorneys VI
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u NEWstYO DIRK. !. July 5.-J udge$ Olcott said
ii, to-day that 4 Mrs. Thaw'B statement OF
several days ago, In which she declared
that she and ThawH were married IN
4 Europe and that the ceremony In Pitts
burg was performed solely upon the re-
Quest OF ThaW's mother, was made 3ur1-
der d Misrepresentation. He said that{tlle
fs onfusion arose through NJ re-. Tta w's5 mis-
Understanding question on r#s the tele--
phone, and that. II as Il a matter OF fact,
a the ThaW Ws never were married In Europe.
n The first and only MARI riagei ceremony
N was the one pcrformed IN 2 ittsburg.
&@ Roger O'Mara, former superintendent
ssok police OF Plttsburg, who! had been
summoned here by counsel for T Thaw. had
VI Il conference with J Judge q o leo It this $a 6
81 2ternoon. Mrs. Thaw was present during
part OF the Interview, and had talk
q with Mr.. o. Mara Tho detective Will im-
N 5snediatcly8 start West In charge OF q corps
Il OF men 10 gather all possible Information
Il that will help Thaw gain his sfre dor,.
Consultation in the T Tornbs.
37S Harry q Thaw. hia counsel, !, former udge
a Olcott, and Mrs. Tlaw. hold o. long con-
e sultation In the u sTombs to-day At Its
ccncluson Judge Olcott said 4 he lwished
~ to add Ftlis own denial to that OF Assis-
81 tant District S Attorney Garvan. with
reference to the story Of the Enffid al
s legged to have been made by Mrs. Tllawsin
a contemplated suit against IT aw. pre-
vious to their marriage a *, ia5
As f..tYou can I make the denial Of that
u story too strong, |, too POSI- tive. '' said
"a judge Olco SIT. & ..No such affidaytt exists.
III nor was any such suit inst tuted. or even
L contemplated. n n The story Is an absolute
Il lie, manufactured out Of whole clio tn. by
y some enemy Of larry Thaw. e ss
v rs. Tfa ". Who was present ssn tss the
x time was asked II she 4 had any thing sto
X say on the subj s
q have notiv Ing to add 4 to- awha u Judge
Olcott has Just told you. .'s' she said
:sB3 Detective on Stand.
Private Detective sBe1gofr. who was en-! X
4 4 gagged 10 shadow Harry x. & ThaW, a on
behalf OF the late Stan ford svS71i MI Waa :I5
tS evarnAned by Assistant District Attorney
Garyan to-day. During the exairfina ton
ne said that he WAS engaged to do the
watching BY Abraham H y. Hummci Of
4 the legal firm OF Hown and Hummel and
Delaney Nicoll. to both OF whom lie FUR \
nished copies OF his report IS on the work =, Erl
II 8acpmplis she'd sS Il AZ 95sS III 8s5
al Nj. aryaln sent both to Mr. II umnel:
and Mr. Nicoll for the reports in ques-t
ton, which he now has In his possession,
hut to which he has not yet given his his
attention. 5g " 3 fS t5S
Conflicting stories as to the existence
y or non existence OF an affidavit made by
" Evelyn Nesblt In a breach Of promise
suit which she took steps 10 bring gainst
= Harry Kendall Thaw prior to her trip
to Europe and marriage to him later,
L were told to-day by persons interested
4 In the Investigation Of the ThaW-W hlte
4 murder. S sss "a
Breach of Promise Affidavit.
i Early In the day Assistant District At
torney y CH,rvan was quo ted as SAYING hat =
there was no truth in the story that
he expected to come into possession Of
the alleged affidavit, and further that he
had no reason to belIave alich a pa Per OK, q
/ listed. $s Y. h4 ii 81 tai A
Counsel for Harry X ThawS and Mrs.
sThaw herself added their deninls to the
report that there had ever been such
4 an affidavit made or contemplated. The
reports were said to- be o circulated by
some enemy OF Thaw, and were wholly
untrue. q, S,s8 &a
s s3 Following this came statement at-3
tributed to8the district attorneys Office,
that It was known there that the Nesbit
girl had visited the office OF Howe and
a Hummel; that she did have q Insulation
II with Mr.. Hummel. and 1t Is alleged that
the affidavit In question was the result
4 OF that interview, the case being Mr.
n Hummes personal matter, and not n q
part OF the Office business. 5S u Y
1T was further stated that while the
district attorneys Office had learned the.
affidavit was really made, It had been
destroyed upon the reconciliation OF tho
Nesbt girl and young Thaw. ST ss{ 81 ",
+ n There was a further report current
tonight that the district attorneys office
mad been informed that a record OF the
!. alleged affidavit exists, Is yallable and
Viii MAY prominent part In the eYi-;
3 dence introduced by the prosecution at
y Thaw's trial. S 81 i 5s t4i VI = e $