The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-07-19

New York, July 16.-Mrs. William
Thaw of Pittsburg, paid visit to her
son Harry X. Thaw, in the Tombs
prison Monday where he is prisoner
accused Of the murder OF Stanford
White. Mrs. Thaw, who arrived from
Europe Saturday and was unable 10
visit her son on Sunday went to the
prison accompanied by Josiah c. Thaw
and A. r. Peabody Of Thaw's 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 thar
she desired her husbands mother 10
have the first opportunity Of seeing the
prisoner. The younger Mrs. Thaw then
retired to the consulting room to await
Mrs. Thaw's arrival.
Before Mrs. William Thaw reached
the prison. her sons counsel. Clifford
w. Hartridge called on Francis ].
Lantry, the commissioner Of correc-
lions, and endeavored to make ar
rangements 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 he could make no exception to
the prison rules in Mrs. Thaw's case.
The mother reached the prison
shortly before noon. In the mean
time a large crowd had gathered
about the entrance to the prison.
When her cab stopped at the door
the bystanders pressed forward 90
closely that the police had dlfaculty
In making a line through them to
permit Mrs. Thaw to pass into the
prison.
Mrs. Thaw was met at the door by
, the prison warden who told her in
an apologize way that 1t would be
necessary for her to comply with the
prison rule that all visitors must be
searched. Mrs. Thaw then retired
to the room of the Tombs matror
where the rule was complied with
) The warden, Josiah c. Thaw and Mr.
, Peabody escorted her to the corri
dor in which Harry Thaw's cell 4
= located and then withdrew after sh
. had thanked them. Mrs. Thaw thel
made her way alone to cell No. %
I and greeted her son for the frs
I time since he shot Stanford White.
! As Mrs. Thaw reached the cell O
I her son. It was seen that her daugh
I ter-in-law had left the consult
! ing room and gone to the Gel
! Of her, husband. When the youn
' wife saw the mother approachin
she slowly backed away from tn
Z cell to a spot some Is feet down tn
I corridor. There was no sign OF re
! 'ognition between the two. On tn
I mothers arrival at the cell Keepe
John Smith saw that she was some
1 what feeble and opened the door
! Thaw's cell to get the stool o
I which she might sit during the II
8 terview with her son. The mothe
! not knowing the rules Of the prise
I upon seeing the door opened rushe
= forward to see her son. In an II
- slant both her arms were claspe
? around the neck Of her son while !
with bent head clasped his moth'
to his breast. Tears streamed fro
the eyes Of both mother and so
There ensued a few minutes silenc
broken only by the mothers cry
my boy, my boy
Keeper Smith stood with his ba'
turned for a short time and thu
informed Mrs. Thaw that the prise
rules allowed visitors to talk to pri
oners only with the bars separate
them. The mother stepped out
, the cell, while Smith shut the do
. and turned the key once more
!, Thaw. A small stool was tn
placed In front Of the cell and MI
Thaw took her seat on It and co
tinued talking to her son for abo
half an hour. She then kissed b
My son through the iron bars and "
vt taken downstairs where she "
Joined by Josiah c. Thaw. who n
10, been waiting for her In the consu