The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-07-06
PROSPECT OF AN HEIR MAKES
CHANGED MAN OF YOUNG
RAKE.
DECIDED TO SETTLE DOWN
WHITE REVIEWS PROSECUTIONS
AND TRAGEDY FOLLOWS
WILL STARTLE WORLD.

NeSbitt ThaW whispered the news u
her husband, Harry Kendall Thaw,
that she was about to become moth
er 1t made a changed man of the
young rake, who has done so much to
disgrace the name he bore and to
break the heart of the mother who
has so idolized him.
But when she told him only short
time ago that the man he hated was
pursuing her, the brain of the young
man gave way and it was the real
cause of the terrible tragedy at Madi-
son Square Garden last Monday night.
This is part of the secret that Is
gradually leaking out concerning the
Thaws and the man who is now in his
grave.
Fete for Crippled Children.
One of the biggest functions which
have taken place on the magnificent
grounds and the fine big house was
the garden party for the children OF
the home for incurable crippled chill
dren in Margherita street only cou-
pie of weeks ago, just before Mrs.
Thaw left for Europe. This home is
supported by Mrs Thaw as one OF
the benevolences of the Third Preshy-
terian church, which she attends.
This garden party was well attended
by Pittshurg society If come little
fellow dropped his crutch, Harry was
on hand to pick it up. If some child
fancied another dish of ice cream or
craved drink of wonderful lemonade,
which was being served, his wife was
on hand to tend their wants with her
own hands.
Thaw was like another man all day.
Strange to say, this young man whose
life had been spent in seeking pleasure
of the widest and most expensive
kind, seemed to thoroughly enjoy him.
self.
There was not q crooked back OF
crippled-limb youngs,er at that garden
party that day who did not learn to
love Harry Thaw and his pretty wife.
A Changed Man.
For the past couple of months Har-
ry Thaw has been much changed
man, so his frienls here assert. Ever
since his wife ola iim of her hopes
and their prospects he had changed.
The drinking bouts down town were
abandoned. He announced to mis-
friends that he was done with the old
life and he was going to settle down
and make something out Of himself.
He did not tell why, but Tue secret
leaked out. and his wie told her
friends what she hoped for. and So
ciety, even that portion of it which
has been turning it's nose in the air,
was much interested in the coming OF
an heir to the Thaw millions.
Then the persecution by White is
said to have begun, or, rather, to have
increased. Friends of the couple here
allege there has scarcely been time
since their marriage that White was
not making overtures 10 the girl to
have her leave her husband and join
him again. She was distressed and
affected much more seriously than
she was before. She saw no way out
and finally appealed to her husband,
and then came the terrible tragedy Of
last Monday night.
Will StartIe the Word.
New York. July 2.-The declaration
attributed to Former Judge Olcott,
counsel for Harry K. Thaw. hat Mrs.
Thaw will be the principal witness for
the defense at her husbands trial for
the murder of Stanford White, and
that she will tell thrilling and tre-
mendous story, opening the eyes ot
New Workers and people all over the
world" attracted the greatest atten-
ton of any of the published develop
ments in the case.
Second in interest was the state
ment Of a private detective that he
and others had been hired some time
ago by White to learn the identity of
several men he believed to be shadow
ing him.
The detective said he found the men
we're employed by Thaw to watch
White.
"This Man Thaw Is ( 'ezy."
When he reported these facts to his
principal he says Mr.. White eXclaim-
ed
Il suspected it all along. This man
Thaw is crazy. He imagines that |
have done him some wrong"
Mr. White talked along in this strain
for some time, denying that he had
wronged Thaw in any way and declar-
ing that his early friendship for the
Nesbitt girl, who became Mrs. Thaw,
was purely fatherly interest.