Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-26
MAsSEUSE TELLS HER STORY
Woman who Brought Evelyn Thaw
from Parts is Found for
jerome.

NEW YORK, July S.-The Evening world
today published an interview with Miss
Annie Crane. a masseuse OF this city whose
statement was taken yesterday by an as
sistant district attorney for possible use in
the Thaw case.
According to the World interview Miss
Crane who is about so years old. was sent
TO Paris by Stanford White in 1904 in re-
sponse to appeals from Mrs. Nesbit NOV
Mrs. Holman) Evelyn Nesbits mother
and brought the young woman back to
New York Miss Crane IS quoted by the
World as saying that she knew Miss Nesbit
before the young woman and her mother
went abroad in 1904 and were followed TO
Paris by Harry h. Thaw. Mr.. White, she
said then sent for her, told her that he
had received several communications from
Mrs Holman and asked her to go to Paris
and straighten out matters When she ar
rived in Paris, Miss Cane said. she found
that all three had been living in a beautiful
apartment near the Champs Elysee and
that Thaw had been the principal caller
upon Miss Nesblt.
"The day / got there" said Miss Crane,
"a terrible row had taken place and Mrs.
Nesbit had been put out of the apartment
by Thaw, who acted like a maniac. Mrs.
Thaw was nearly destitute and but for the
arrival of a woman newspaper writer, who
had gone abroad with the Nesbits and been
left behind IN London, she would never
have got back to the United States. The
newspaper woman aided Mrs. Evsbit with
her own money and subsequently cabled
Mr.. White for funds"
She declared her belief that Thaw was
a lunatic and said that Miss Nesbit also
believed it at that time Miss Crane said
that Miss Nesblt showed to her bruises on
her back and arms which Miss Nesbit said
were inflicted by Thaw. Several occasions
when she was present, Miss Crane said
! Thaw tried to choke Miss Nesbit and left
the marks of his fingers on her throat. Miss
Crane asserted that she saw Thaw beat
1 Miss Nesbit and that twice when Miss
Crane interfered Thaw struck her also. II
was Thaw's habit when he went out on thu
Paris boulevards to stroll with other
women. Miss Crane said. TO lock Miss Mes
! bit and Miss Crane in their apartments
Miss Nesbit considered an appeal to tbs
French authorities, but realized. through
fear, that it would ruin her stage career.
Thaw constantly raved over men whom
Miss Nesbit knew in New York and otter
spoke Of Stanford White in threatening
manner, Mss Crane declared. Finally
Thaw consented to allow Miss Nesbit L
return to New York and they sailed after 4
violent scene in London
On the way across the ocean, said Mis-
Crane, Miss Nesbit declared her intention
of bringing "a suit Of breach Of promis'
against Thaw and of charging him will
assault When they arrived In New Yorl
| Whites automobile was waiting them, an,
Miss Nesbit went direct to Whites office
which, Miss Crane said. must have beei
by arrangement made by Miss Nesbit'
mother. A family conference. she declared
ensued and several days later Miss Nesbi
went to the office OF Ai'H. HummeI, tn
lawyer. and made a ST. ement concerning
Thaw's conduct. The s,;li, Miss Crane said
was to have been ior! Stto0.
Mics Crane said tase stanford whit
acted like gentleman. that Miss Nesbl
had only the kindest words to say of hlr
and that ne was a kind-hearted man, whor
Mrs Holman had interested in her chill
dren.