The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-17
VISIT TO THE TOMsS.
Mrs. William ThaW Sees Her Son
Behind Bars.

New York, July 16. = Mrs William
Thaw of Pittsburg paid visit to her
son, Harry x. Thaw. in the Tombs
prison today, where he is a prisoner.
accused of the murder o. Stanford
White. Mrs. Thaw, who arrived from
Europe Saturday, was unable to visit
her son on Sunday. and went TO the
prison accompanied by Josiah C. Thaw
and A. r. Peabody of Thaws counsel
Mrs. Thaw's arrival at the TOmbs was
preceded by that Of Harry Thaw's wife,
Evelyn, but the latter, upon ascertain
ing that Mrs. William Thaw had not
yet visited the Tombs, declared that
she desired her husbands mother to
have the first opportunity of seeing the
prisoner. The younger Mrs. Thaw then
retired to the consulting-room to await
Mrs Thaw's arrival.
Adhered to the Rules.
Before Mrs. William Thaw reached
the prison her sons new counsel, Cliff.
ford w. Hartridge, called on Francis J.
Lantry, the commissioner of correc-
tiOns. and endeaVored to make arrange
ments so that Mrs. Thaw could meet
her son in the consulting-rOom at the
| TOmbs instead of talking with him
through the bars of the cell. but Mr..
Lantry instructed the warden that &c
could make no exception to the prison
rules in Mrs. Thaw's case.
The mother reached the prison short
ly before noon. In the meantime a
large crowd had gathered about the en-
trance to the prison. When her cab
stopped at the door the bystanders
pressed forward so closely that the po-
lice found difficulty in making a line
through them to permit Mrs. Thaw to
pass into the prison.
Mrs. Thaw Searched.
Mrs. Thaw was met at the door by
the prison warden, who told her in an
apologize way that it would be neces-
sary for her to comply with the prison
rules that all visitors must be searched.
Mrs. Thaw then retired to the room of
the Tombs' matron, where the rule was
complied with. The warden, Josiah c.
Thaw and Mr. Peabody escorted her 10
the corridor in which Harry Thaw's cell
is located and then withdrew after she
had thanked them. 6Irs. Thaw then
made her way along to cell No. 22n and
greeted her son for the first time since
he shot Stanford White.
As Mrs. ThaW reached the cell of heI
son it was seen that her ddughter-in-
law had left the cOnsulting-r room and
gone to the cell of her husband. When
the young wife saw the mother APP
preaching she slowly backed away from
the cell to a spot some fifteen feet far
Their down the corridor. There was nc
sign of recognition between the two
On the mothers arrival at the eel
Keeper John Smith say that she was
somewhat feeble and opened the door
of ThaW's cell to get the stool on which
she might sit during the interview with
her son.
"My Boy! My 6oy!"
The mother. not knowing the rules OF
the prison, upon seeing the door opened
rushed forward TO her son. In an in
slant both her arms were claspe6
around the neck of her son, while he
with bent head clasped his mother tC
his breast, Tears streamed from the
ewes of both mother and son. Then en-
sued a few minutes silence, broker
only by the mothers cry of My boy
my boy"
Keeper Smith stood with his bach
| turned for a short time. and then in
| formed Mrs Thaw that the prison rules
allowed visitors to talk to prisoner.
only with bars separating them Th'
mother stepped out of the cell, while
Smith shut the door and turned TIT
] kew once more on ThaY.
small stool was then placed in from
of the cell and Mrs. Thaw took her sea
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