The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-31
Meets Prisoners Wife But
They Do Not Speak
HAD BEEN TO THE TOMBS
Nurse Who Attended Evelyn Nesbit in
Sanitafium--New Motive for Murder
said to Be White Tried to Win
Thaw's Wife Away.

New York, July a1.A report that
Mrs. William Thaw, mother Of Harry
x. Thaw, had suffered nervous break
down as 4 result Of her sons refusal
to be guided BY her advice in arrang-
ing for his defense, was set At rest yes
tcrday when Mrs. Thaw went to Che
prison to see her son.
She appeared to be in better health
than at any time since her return from
Europe.
While Mrs. William Thaw was still
lfin conference with her son, Mrs. Harry
X. Thaw came hurrying from the office
to Thaw's cell She was greatly dis
turbed and asked the warden to make
an exception to the prison rules and
allow her to use the prison telephone
to call up Attorney Hartridgc Thaw's
counsel and his detective, Roger O'Nara
She declared that the matter was very
urgent, and the warden consented. Both
men responded promptly, and had
interviews with Harry Thaw at his cell
before Mrs. William Thaw left Che
prison.
When the elder Mrs. Thaw came bacl;
To the warden's office, there were traces
Of tears on her face. She did not speak
70 Mrs. Harry n. Thaw as she passed
her in the Office The Younger Mrs.
Thaw at first declared that she would
remain in the warden's office until after
the luncheon hour at the prison III order
to see her husband again, but finally
left the prison IN company with Mr.,
Hartridge.
Mr. Hartridge said yesterday that
there are no detectives working in Pitts
burg on behalf Of Thaw except such
as may be employed BY or called with
ex-Chief O'Mara.
One Of the new witnesses discovered
by the prosecution is nurse employed
in Or. John II. Walters sanitarilm in
Thirty-f0nrth street, who attended Eve.
lyn Nesbit when she was d patient
there about two years ago. This nurse
IL said TO have overheard some CONVEX,
sation between Thaw and White. who
tftiNNhAA NAcAttN tAlr kANr fAtNt@
To Make Wife Leave Him.
A Pittsburg detective agency yester-
day gave a now motive for the murder
lot Stanford White. Harry Kendall Thaw
shot the architect because White was
trying to prevail on his young wife Ia
leave him when bis mother cut of bis
supply Of spending money, It is said.
When Thaw married Evelyn Nesbit
at the demand Of his mother, after
he had created scandal. Mrs. Thaw ciit
of his credit at her bankers, it Il said
and announced that thereafter he must
live with her. She sent his wife 10
school to study French, voice culture
piano and violin. This life did not suit
the young wife, and family quarrels
resulted
After violent argument over money
matters IN April last, Harry Thaw left
his wife and mother and started for
Europe 70 see his sister, the countess 81
Yarmouth. He was gone only a few
weeks and she returned with him. Peace
was patched up, but another dispute
arose the week before Mrs. William
Thaw sailed for Europe.
Harry Thaw was ordered To 20 with
her, hut he turned back at the pier. All
this time, it Is said, White was en-.
slcayoring to get the young wife 70 leave
her husband, representing that he had
70 property Of his own.
Tortured by the thought that White
had won his wife from him, Thaw shot
him on the Monday night after his
mother had sailed.