The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-29
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IN I1aW Family
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PITTSBURG. June 2e.-Wieh al,
her millions, Airs. Thaw, the mother
OF Harry x Thaw, has never been
able to get what she so mach desired
Happiness. Her own welded Life
was not happy one Old William
Thaw, philanthropist. friend Of the.
destitute. and all that he was for,
many years prior to his death main
tained two homes. While his resi-
hurst, he seldom or never occupied
it He had a suite ct apartments Il
the downtown district. where he spent
all of his time, surrounded by a
crowd OF companions. uea and wo-
men. Mrs. Ttaw spent most OF her
life in these years IN charitable and
church work, taking much coaso,a-
ton from them.
| After William Ttaw died there was
hardly ever a. time vixen young Thaw
was not in hot water. He capped his
series of escapades w;ti ais marriage
70 the show girl. Evelyn Nesbit. E-en
when that marriage came the elder
Mrs Thaw made the best OF it and
accepted her new dacShter-in.law-
This. marriage had been preceded
but a few months by the notorietE
which arose out OF the finding OF Mrs.
Harriet Thaw, an aunt of Harry Thaw.
living destitute in a basement in Pail
adelphia- She was i'll mentally when
the authorities found her. and she
died in that condition a short time
afterwards
| The next unfortunate matter which
brought the Thaw naroe prominently
Before Toe public vas the suicide in
Philadelphia OF q brother OF VIM. r.
Thompson, the banker. who died IN
New Sor, last week. and who was a
son-in-law of Mrs. Tkaw- The broth
er left a note to the public. in which
he called attention 70 the fact that
while his brother. william R. Thoa1p-
starving with his family. and was driv-
en- to suicide. He mentioned the fact
in the letter that he was connected
with Mrs. Harry Thaw. and this woT-
rcd her greatly.
Then came suit against tie VIII
let Stained Glass Company. to recov-
er for q memorial window which was
placed in the Third Presbyterian
church at her order. and which she re-
fused to accept when completed
A robbery at Lyndhurst- rurnor OF
which first reached the public this
week. came next Some time in the
last three weeks robbers got into the
family home aud stripped 1t OF All
the diamonds and other jewels OF the
family collection. The PtttsburS po-
lice declare they know nothing about
the affair, and even to-day VIII nol.
admit that it is true Those who
should know vouch foc the story. and.
declare that Jewels worth about s5a.-
eco were stolen.
Then came the sudden and oneS-
pected death of her Son-ia-law- III
liam R. Thompson. to whom Mrs
7'haw was devotediy attached. She
was deeply moved over his death and
delayed her departure to New York
to attend the funeral, which was held
in this city last Thursday. On Friday
last Mrs. tThaw left for New York
and sailed on Saturday These are a !
few of the misrortuues that this wo-
man Of millions has passed through
in the last two years and she viii ar
rive in England to Ieara that her
nost-beloved child. the idol Of her
heart. is a murdered Mrs. Thaw be-
fore her departure did everything ~
her power to have Harry accompany
her on the trip. But at the last NO
nent he refused to go
What has become of him." Is Otter