The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-16
MOTHER AND SON.
Mrs. William Thaw Visits Her
Boy at the TOmbs.
Compelled to Undergo Search
Before the Meeting.
ENTERED THE CELL
when Door Was Opened, Though
Contrary to Rules.
Keeper Declined to See for a
Short Time.
Locked in Each Others Arms
Both Shed Tears.
HIS LAWYERS HANG ON
Attorneys Who We're Employed
to Defend Harry X. ThaW
Refuse to Accept Dismissal at
Defendants Hands.
Locked in Each Others Arm'
Both Shed Tears.
HIS LAWYERS HANG ON
Attorneys Who We're Employed
to Defend Harry X. ThaW
Refuse to Accept Dismissal at
Defendants Hands.

New york July 1s.-Mrs. William
Thaw of Pttsburg paid visit to her
son Harry X Thaw. in the Tomos
prison today. where he IS a prisoner ac-
cused of the murder Of Stanford White
Mrs. Thaw. who arrived from Europe
Saturday and was unable to visit her
son on Sunday. went to the prison ac-
companied by Josiah c. Thaw, and A
r. Pea body of Thaw's counsel.
Mrs. Thaw's arrival a the Tombs was
preceded by that of Harry Thaws wife,
Evelyn, but the latter, upon ascertain
ing that Mrs William Thaw had not
vet visited the Tombs, declared that
she desired her husbands mother to
have the first opportunity Of seeing the
prisoner. The younger Mrs. Ihaw then
retired to the consulting room to await
Mrs Thaw's arrival
Before Mrs. William ThaW reached
The prison her sons new counsel, Cliff
ford w. Hartridge, called on Francis J.
I.antrN the commissioner Of corrections
and endeavored to make arrangements
so that Mrs Thaw could meet her son
ia the consulting room a the Iombs
instead of talking with him through
the bars of the cell, but Mr. Lantry in
structed the warden that he could make
no exception to the prison rules in Mrs.
ThaWs case.
The mother reached the prison shortly
before noon. In the meantime large
crowd had gathered about the entrance
to the prison. When her cat stopped
at the door the bysta nders pressed for
ward so closely that the police had diff
6cultv in making a 1ine through them
to permit Mrs ThaW to pass into the
prison
Mother Is Searched.
Mrs. Thaw was met at the door by
the prison warden who told her in an
apologize way that it would be neces-
sary for her to comply with the prison
rule that all visitors must be searched.
Mrs. Thaw then retired to the room of
the Tombs matron where the rule was
compiled with.
The warden. Josiah C. Thaw and Mr..
Peabody escorted her to the corridor in
which Harry Thaw's cell Is located and
then withdrew after she had thanked
them. Mrs. Thaw then made her way
alone to cell No 220 and greeted her son
for the first time since he shot Stanford
White.
AS Mrs. Thaw reached the cell of her
son. it was seen that her daughter-irl-
law had left the consulting room and
gone to the cell of her husband. When
the young wife saw the mother ap-
preaching she slowly backed away from
the cell to SPOT some Is feet down
the corridor. There was no sign of rec
OgnitlOn between the two. On the moth
er's arrival at the cell Keeper John
smith saw that she was somewhat fee
bic 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
fushed forward to her son In an In
slant 6oth her arms were eiasped
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 OF My boy,
my boy"
Keeper Turned His Back.
Keeper Smith stood with his back
turned fer a short time and then in
formed Mrs. Thaw that the prison rules
allowed visitors to talk to prisoners
only with Dars 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 n1scad in front
of the cell and Mrs Thaw took her sea+
on it and continued talking to her son
fer about half an hour. She then kissed
her son through the iron bars and was
taken down stairs where she was ioin-
ed by Josiah G. Thaw who had bAan
waiting for her in the consulting room
The largest crowd since Thaw was
nIst taken TO the Tombs had assem-
bled IN the street outside and the police
made narrow passaReWaE through il
for Mrs. Thaw TO reach her carriage
Her driver was compelled to force 2
way through the crowd which fairly
blocked the street Mrs Thaw was
driven to the office of Clifford ". Hart
ridge
While the elder Mrs. Thaw was in
conversation with her SON. his wife
Evelyn. remained seated in the corri-
dor about IS feet away from, fbe cell
where she could see mother and son
without being seen. After the rnothsr's
departure young Mrs. Thaw snent a
few minutes with her husband and then
hurried to the Office Of Mr.. Harfridge
where a council was held
Lawyers Hang On.
New York. July 16.-The i7rm of
Black. Olcott Gruber & Bovenp If is
learned has not yet decided to accent
Harry X ThaW's dismissal as anal.
I'VE we're not hired by Harry Thav-.
but by a MI Delafeld. acting for Mrs.
William Thaw" said Abe C4ruber
eve shall lay this matter before her
and then may have something to say
in regard TO the matter
Clifford w. Hartridge, Thav's per
sonaly appointed counsel in chief de-
clared that the insanity plea had been
positively forbidden by Thaw and
ldded:
'Harry Kendall Thaw win never be