The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-07-26

What Hiss Anna Crane Saws Took
Place ~ pari..
THAW ACTED INSANE
On One Occasion Pit Miss Neshi,
Ont OF Her Apartments ard Al
other Left Prints Of iiu-
gers on Throat.

New York, July &c The Evening
World published an Interview with
Miss Anna Crane. masseuet OF this
! city, whose statement was taken by
an assistant district attorney for pos.
sible use in the Thas case According
10 the World interview Miss Crane
! who is about fifty years ole, was sent
TO Paris by Stanford White in 1904
in response to appeals from Mrs. Mes.
bit, tnow Mrs. Holman, Miss Evelyn
Nesbits mother, and brought the
young woman back to New York Miss
Crane is quoted by the World as say
ing that she knew Miss Nesbit be
fore the young woman and her mo her
went abroad in 1904. and were follow
ed to Paris by Harry X, Thaw. Mr..
White, she said. then sent for her. and
told her he had received several com
| munications from Mrs. Holman. and
asked her to 90 to Paris and straight
en- out matters. When she arrived in
Paris, Miss Crane said she found that
all three had been living in a beautiful
apartment near the Champs Elysee,
and that Thaw had been the principal
caller on Miss Nesbit The day be
fore | got there, said Miss Crane, "a
terrible row had taken place, and Miss
Nesbit had been put out OF the apart
ment by Thaw, who acted like a ma
MAC, Mrs. Nesbit was nearly desti-
tute, and but for the timely arrival
of woman news writer, who had
gone abroad with the Nesbits. and
been left behind in London, she would
never have got back to the United
States. The newspaper woman aided
Mrs. Nesbit with her own money and
subsequently cabed Mr. White for
funds"
Miss Crane said that Mrs Nesbit
begged her to remain, and said she
was afraid that Thaw would kill her
| Miss NesbitD The succeeded events.
| Miss Crane said. were the most dis.
! tressing she ever experienced. She
! declared her belief that Thaw was
lunatic, and said that Miss Nesbit also
! believed so at that time. Miss Crane
| said that Miss Nesbit showed to her
| bruises on her back and arms, which
| Miss Nesbit said We're inflicted by
! Thav On several occasions when
she was present, Miss Crane SAID
| Thaw tried to choke Miss Nesbit, and
left the marks of his fingers on hei
throat Miss Crane asserted that she
saw Thaw beat Miss Nesbit, and tina
twice when Miss Crane interferet
struck her also. 1t was Thaw's habit
when he went out on the Paris ooule
wards TO stroll with other women. Mis-
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Miss Crane in their apartments. MIS-
| Nesbit considered an appeal 10 th'
| French authorities, but reffalhet
| through fear that it would ruin mel
ctage career. Thaw constantly raVed
over men whom Miss Nesbit knew IN
New York. and often spoke OF stan
| ford White in a threatening manner
Miss Crane declared. Finally ma"
| consented to allow Miss Nesb1t 10 re-
/ turn to New York and they sailed ait
! er a violent scene in London. On the
way across the ocean. SAID MISS crane,
/ Miss Mes bit declared her intention OF
/ bringing suit for breach OF promise
| against Thaw, and of charging MN
| with assault. When they arrived IN
| New York Whites automobile was
| awaiting them, and Miss Nesblt went
! direct to Whites office. which, Miss
I Crane said must have been by az
rangement made by Miss Nesol
mother family conference, he De
. clared. ensued and several days late
/ Miss Nesbit went to the office OF
/ X. Hummell the lawyer and made "a
! statement in regard 10 Thaw's conduct
/ The suit Miss Crane said, was TO have
/ been for $50 900 Miss Crane said
| that Stanford White acted gentle.
| man. that Miss Nesbir had only the
| Nindest words To say OF him. and that
I Re was Kind hearted man whom Mrs
/ Holman had Interested In her chs.
: dren.