The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-17
MOTHER SEES
 SON IN TOMBS Seer in Prison Was Affecting. JUNG WIFE WAS PRESENT Mrs. William Thaw Wants Old
 Lawyers to Take Case. Parent of slayer of white Broke Jail Rules Extraordinarily by Rush.
 ing fin Cell to Embraee
 0Rspring.

NcN's AA0AAy &A< AitHWs III tnt AOHi0o prison today. where he is prisoner accused of the murder of Stanford White.
 Mrs Thaw who arrived from Europe Saturday and was unable to visit her son on Sunday, went to the prison acc companied by Josiah c. Thaw and A. R. Peabody of Thaw's counsel. MT. Thaw's arrival at the Tombs was preceded by that of Harry Thaw's wife. Evelyn, but the latter, upon ascertaining that Mrs. William Thaw had not yet visited the Tombs declared that she desired her husbands mother to have the first op- portunity of seeing the prisoner. The younger Mrs. Thaw then retired to the consulting room to await Mrs. William Thaw's arrival.
 Before Mrs. William Thaw reached the prison, her sons new counsel, Clif- ford W. Hartridge, called on Francis J, Langtry. 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 bar of the cell.
 But MT. Langtry instructed the war. den that he could make no exception to the prison rules in Mrs Thaw's case The mother reached the prison shortly before noon. Tn the meantime large crowd had gathered about the entrance to the prison. When her cab stopped at the door, the by~standers pressed forward so closely that the police had 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 apologetic way that it would be neces- sary for her to comply with the prison rule, that all visitors must be searched Mrs. Thaws then retired to the room of the Tonlbs matron, where the rule was compiled with. The warden, Josiah C. Thaw and Mr. Peabody escorted her to the corridor in which Harry Thaw's cell is located ana then wfthdrSw after she had thanked them. Mrs Thaw then made her way alone to the ecu number 220 and greeted her son for the first time since he shot Stanford White.
 As Mrs. Tnaw- reached the cell of her son, 1t was seen that her daughter-in- law had left the consulting room and gone to the cell of her husband. When the young wife saw the mother ap- preaching she slowly backed away from the cell to a spot some fifteen feet down the corridor. There was no sign of recognition between the two. On the mothers arrival at the cell Keeper John Smith saw that she was somewhat feeble and opened the door of Thaws cell for the purpose of get ting out the stool from the cell on which she might sit during the inter- view with her son.
 The mother not knowing the rules of the prison upon seeing the door opened rushed forward to her son. In an in stant both her arms were clasped around the neck of her son while he, with bent head, clasped his mother to his breast. Tears streamed from the eyes of both mother and son. There ensued few minutes silence, broken only by the mothers cry of my boy, my boy
 Separated from Son.
 Keeper Smith stood with his back turned for a short time and then in- formed Mrs. Thaw that the prison rules allowed visitors to talk to prison CTS only with bars separating them, The mother stepped out of the cell, while Smith shut the door and turned the key once more on Thaw A small stool was then placed in front of the cell and Mrs Thaw took her seat on It and continued talking to her son for about half an hour. She then kissed her son through the iron bars and was then taken down stairs. where she was Joined by Josiah C. Thaw. who had been waiting for her in the consulting room
 The largest crowd since Thaw was first taken to the Tombs had assem- bled in the street outside and the po- lice had made a narrow passage way through it for Mrs Thaw to reach her carriage.
 After her visit to the Tombs. Mrs William Thaw was driven to the office Of Louis Delafield. where she took part in a conference with William K. 0lcott, her son JoSiah c. Thaw. her daughter Mrs. George Carnegie and Louis L. Delafield. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was not present The object of the conference was said to be-first to induce Oleott to again takn tho main hand in handling the defense, and. second. to buttress the pIans for having Harry Thaw tried by q lunacy commission. It was regarded as alynosr certain that MT. Oleott would agree to re-enter the case. in deference to the personal plea of Mrs. William Thaw.
 While the elder Mrs Thaw was in conversation with her son, his wife. Evelyn Nesblt Thaw, remained seated in the corridor about fifteen feet away from the cell where she could see mother and son without being seen After the mothers departure, young Mrs. Thaw spent few minutes with neT h0SDdnu anu lnNil AAuitifu lO lHt office of MT Hartridge where a coun- ell was held
 Firm Will Fight
 Through Abe Gruber. of the firm of Black. Olcott. Grubsr and Bonynger, i' was learned yesterday that the firm has not as yet decided to accept Harry K. Thaw's dismissal as final They are going to have a talk with Thaw's mother.
 we were not hired by Harry Thaw but MT Delaheld acting for Mrs William Thaw." said Gruber. We shall lay this matter before her and then may have something to say in re- gard to the matter
 Clifford w Hartridge. Thaw's per sonalIv appointed counsel in chief, an nounced yesterday that the dismissal of Black, Olcott, Gruber and Bonynse bv his client had been accompanied by the severance of the ties that bound Lewis L. Delaheld to the case.
 Az far as Thaw Is concerned. there now remains of the lawyers at one time employed by the defense. only Mir.