Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-10
DID THAW THREATEN
WIFE AND WHITE /?
Witnesses Found Who Assert That
The Young millionaire
Hounded Architect.
LIFE N WHITE LIGHT EXPOSED
Testimony Being Gathered Up BY
District Attorney is Damaging to
'soher-f orn1er Show Girl
Abused by Her Husband in an All
Night Cafe in Gotham.
tBy Associated Press.)

Nby ASSOCIATED Press.)
NEW YORK, n. Y. July "a wit.
hess whose testimony may be of
considerable Importance i'm connection
with The Thaw-Whitc case Vas found
today in the person of Warren +.
Hammond, who at one time was cml
ploycd by Thaw as \ valet.
Until today it had been supposed
that when William Bedford, Thaw's
regular valet died, tho testimony of
the only person who had ever occr.
pied the position of body servant
to the young man lad been irrevo.
cably lost. Hammond, however. SUN
stitntcd for Bedford during three
months when the latter was III, about
three years ago.
1t Is expected that Hammond will
be examined at the district attor-
ney's Office tomorrow.
Whites Character improves.
Among the persons examined by
Assistant District Attorney Garvin
today was Charles Hartnett, who was
employed by Stanford White as a
secretary. While Mr.. Garvin refused
to say what the examination dsclOs-
ell 1t is understood that Mr. Hart
netts testimony tended to contra.
dict the current reports of much that
was discrcditablc to Mr.. Whites pri.
vate life
Mrs. Schwartz's. who lives In
West Thirtysccond street, and who
is al intimate friend of the Thaw's
will be Intercepted by Mr.. Garvin
tomorrow. 1t Is said that shortly
after Harry Thaw and Miss Ncsbitt
were married, Thaw threatened In
Mrs. Schwartz's presence to shoot
Stanford White.
Show Girl Tells Tales.
ney's Office in running down all clues
in the theatrical district is largely
cue to the story told to Assistant
District Attorney Garvn by Edna
Mcclure. show GIRL and former
friend of Mrs. Thaw.
Miss Mcclure said that when
Evelyn Nesbitt was in THE Will
Rose" Company both Stanford White
and Harry Thaw were pursuing her.
There were two cabs at the stage
door for her every night and two
punches of flowers. White won at
that time and he took the grill from
the stage and sent her to school in
Pompton, n. j. She was taken i'll
while there and underwent an oper.
alton. Then White sent her and her
mother to Europe.
Thaw Follows the Girl.
Harry Thaw learned of this and
went abroad. He met the girl in
Paris, and Evelyn went with him,
leaving Mrs. Holman. the girls moth
er. penniless In Paris. She had to
cable White for money to get home
Evelyn tired of Thaw's conduct
abroad and left him. When she got
home she went to Stanford White
and told him OF the treatment to
which she had been subjected by
Thaw.
White then took her to his attor-
ney and had her draw up the afIi-
davit. which is now so badly wanted
by the prosecution.
Thaw followed her home to Amer
ca, and after some time she rejoincd
him and they went abroad together.
Glasses After the Actress.
Miss Mcclure said that Evelyn was
Oh the point OF leaving Thaw after
bitter quarrel, when he offered
marriage to her
Miss Mcclure also told the assist
ant district attorney that while en-.
pertaining number of guests in
Broadway restaurant one night, Thaw
saw Stanford White enter the place