The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-07-20
mrs. THAW
VISITS SON

the noted architect, lost no time after
her visit to her son today in sending
for Lewis A. Delafield, former friend
of her sons and noted lawyer, to
have him use his good offices to have
Judge William M. X. Olcott again
take up the defense of young Thaw.
At her apartments in the Hotel Lor-
raine this afternoon she said that
Judge Olcott will! defend Harry and
conference is to be held In M, Della
fields Office at 60 Wall street Tuesday
afternoon at which Mr.. Olcott will be
pi esent. 1t is certain now that the
defense of Thaw will be taken out of
his own hands. His attitude since his
incarceration has swung from the gay
to the despondens and in many In
stances the guards have found it hard
to decide how to take him.
1t would not be very difficult task
, for clever attorney to show that
Thaw has not maintained the degree
of mental poise that is characteristic
of man in the full possession of all
his faculties.
1t is generally accepted in legal cir
cles that from now on, no matter what
Thaw and the friends of his roistering
days may have to say, the efforts OF
the aged mother, a pathetic picture in
her deep sorrow over the rash actions
of her boy, and the high class lawyers
who will defend the young man, will
be devoted to showing that he is not
mentally responsible for his acts and
was not at the time of the Madison
Square Garden theatre tragedy.
THE MOTHERS VISIT.
When Mrs William Thaw called at
the Tombs prison today to pay her
first visit to her son since he has been
incarcerated there. she was dressed
entirely in black with the exception of
thin line of white ruching that edg-
ed her bonnet. At first sight of the
boy she clasped her arms around him,
convulsively sobbing. g"Harry, Harry,
you have broken my heart" She COW
cred his face with kisses and Thaw,
with his arms around his mother be-
gan to weep, while his wife, Mrs. Ev
elyn Nesbit Thaw, who was standing
a few feet away, began to cry hys-
terical1y.
The prison keepers who witnessed
the npeeting turned brusquely- away
and with trembling lips and dimmed
eyes walked to the end of the corri-
dor, where after few moments OF
mastery, they returned
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was conversing
with her husband when Mrs. Thay,
accompanied by her son, Josiah c..
reached the second tier of the prison
Z where the young Pittsburger is con-
fined. Smith. the keeper, when he
reached the cell opened the door for
the purpose of getting bench for the
!, aged woman to sit upon outside the
cell while talking. to her son behind
the bars.
But as soon as the door was opened
young Thaw as quick as flash step
ped into the corridor-and mother and
son were soon locked in each others
embrace. Smith gently, but firmly
separated the prisoner from his moth
er and Thaw stepped back into the
cell. The door changed shut and, draw
ing the bench up as close to the bars
as she could, Mrs. Thaw sat down and
began to talk to Harry.
She fondled his hands as she spoke,
and every now and then her lips
touched him through the iron grating.
Tears streamed from her eyes, but no
sound Of crying came from her lips.
WE'RE LEFT ALONE.
Young Mrs. Thaw and Josiah walk
ed into the council room at the end of
the corridor and mother and son were
left alone. What was said is unknown,
but when Mrs. Thaw arose from her
scat and prepared to leave the prison
her eyes were dry and her feelings
were smothered in features that were
perfectly calm. She kissed her son
good bye and, accompanied by Josiah,
descended to the warden's Office. where
she waited while her cab was called
Donnelly, another keeper, offered
her a chair. She thanked him but did
not sit down. She stood leaning on
the back of the chair, and though her
eyes showed the emotion she felt, heI
lips made no utterance.
In the meantime young Mrs. Thaw
bad returned to her husbands cell
and held a short conversation with
him, after which she also descended
to the main floor Just as the elder
woman left the building.
Several thousand persons had gath.
cred in front of the prison and it was
with the greatest difficulty that Mrs
Thaw reached her hanson.
1t was not until the chauffeur sent
his vehicle at great speed into the
crowd did they get away. After get
ting clear of the throng full speed was
put on and the cab was Mhirled away