The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-04
TRAGEDY MARION
YOUNG MRS. THAW
Tho She Denies It, Great Change
Has Come Over Former
Actress. - ~.
journal Special Service.

New York, July 4.-"Please say that
i am not breaking down under this ter
rible strain, and please, please do not
further the impression that I am fad
ing away. / am not going to give way;
i / will not. I must not. / have strength
ito bear this trouble and it hurts me
very much to read in the papers that
I am wasting away beneath the strain
which has been placed upon me. - 4.
Two big brown eyes looked pathetl-
cally and appealingly from under the
sailor hat. shaded by the long brown
veil.
They were the eyes of Mrs. Evelyn
pathetic protest of being able to stand
the strain, were darkened by circles
which told too plainly the struggle this
beautiful girl is having to fight the
battle of self-control. She was speak
ing to Alice Robe.
TT wouldn't for the world have any
one think l was breaking down.
s Wings Are Dropping. e.
To people who have, known of Eve.
lyn Nesbit as the beautiful model and
( actress who married Millionaire Harry
Thaw while he was in the enjoyment
of his wealth, the picture of the gay
Z butterfly must be changed. The little
figure this morning was still the beau
fiIul Uult0I Ay. UuC LIS wings "CiO
dropping, and from the brown eyes
there looked forth a spirit of womanli-
ness and patient grief that could only
come thru sincere feeling and sorrow.
III The events of the past week, since
the pistol of Harry Kendall Thaw
brought death to Stanford White, have
changed Evelyn Nesbit into a woman.
- Mother to Testify.
So The attorneys for Thaw have mapped
out the line of defense that will be
followed at his trial for the murder
Of Stanford White.
4; In order to establish that Thaw is a
victim of brooding, rather than emo
tional insanity, the testimony of his
employed and the whole story of the
young man s mental condition since he
! first became incensed at White, will be
told by relatives and friends.
~ Cranks Write to Thaw.
a. Judge Olcott, who spent an hour with
the prisoner in his cell, took away with
him nearly 100 letters received in
Thaw's daily mail. Some of these are
from cranks. Terrence j. McManus Of
counsel for Thaw said today:
HSeveral today contain threats, say
ing that unless money is given the
writer, he will tell stories unfavorable
., to Thaw. Others are begging letters,
and still others offer for considera-
Stanford White private life.
s.. There was one, for instance, that
took up forty pages Of close writing
and contained this sentence: Il can
tell many and many a story of Stan
ford White, stories that would startle
the world If they are made public. :"
It was learned also that the prison
er's lawyers have received several let
ters from men offering their services
as members Of the jury which is to
try Thaw. They are all cranks, pre-
sumably.
Whv Thaw Hated White
II Harry Thaw s intense hatred of Stan.
ford White--the underlying motive as
yet unrevealed, which impelled him tc
track and hound the architect with a
before he finally shot him-may be
explained by an affidavit which Assist
ant District Attorney Caravan hopes tt
get possession of.
1t is common report in the distric,
attroney's office that when the frs
severance of Thaw's relations will
Evelyn Nesbit came-months befor,
their subsequent reconciliation and mar
r1age-an action at law was projected
against the young Pittsburg millionaire
In pursuance Of this planned lawsuit
1t is said Evelyn Nesbit made an aft
davit in the office of Broadway law
yer Of vast experience in cases Of thi
sort.
The substance of this affidavit an
its results, it Is further reported, Harr
Thaw later believed were suggeste
and dictated by Stanford White.
This projected legal action, as re
i ported, was nearly two years ago an
that it went no further than the pre-
liminary affidavit of the plaintiff, j
Is said, was because of large monetar
settlement which Harry Thaw made a
the same time that his relations wit
Miss .Nesbit were broken off, as h
+ thought, forever.
Thaw went to Europe, mortified an
chagrined and with a large depletio
of his bank account. Several week
later Evelyn Nesbit, triumphant, rad
ant in new gowns and rich in purse an
4 more beautiful than ever, went abroa
to enjoy herself. Thaw saw her agai
In London, surrounded by admirers, an
his passion returned stronger than eve
He forgave all that, had passed an
sued for her affections again. TIL
att time he was successful and they +
turned on the steamer and later the a
tress was received as Mrs. Thaw.