The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-26
.vVASAFRA|DiTHAN|
WOULD KILL Ill. HER !. II
Miss Nesbit Begged Massersc to
Remain and Protect Her
fron "Lunatic."
INTENDED TO- BRING ri Y 6 SUIT SUI |
Returned to America and#Wci1t
to Whites Office for Family
Conference.
'(By8@A Associated press.)

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#8 NEW YORK, July 25.-The Evening
world to-day published an interview with
Miss Anna Crane, a i,1nsscuse Of this
city, whose statement was taken ycster-
day by IN assistant district attorney for
possible use III tho Thaw case
according to the World Interview MISS
crane, who Is about fifty years old, was
sent to Paris by Stanford White in 1904 IN
response to appeals from Mrs. 4 N te''io :
(,,ow Mrs. Iolman) Evelyn Ncstdt's
mother, md brought the young woman
back to New York. Miss Crane Is quoted
as saying that she knew MISS NesDlt pc
s fore the young woman and her motiler
went abroad In 1904, and were followed TO
Parts by Harry X. Thaw. Mr.. White, she
said. then sent for her, told her that he
had received several IN communications
from Mrs. Holman and asked her 70 SO
x to Parts and ,strnighten out matters. Wh zen
she arrived IN Paris Miss Crane said
she found the Nosbits were living IN q
4 penutlful apartment near the Champs
r.ysees, and that Thnw had been the
principal caller upon Miss Nesblt..
Believed Him Insane.
"The day before l got there said Miss
crane, 70 terrible row had taken place,
and Mrs. Nesbit had been put out Of the
apartments by Thaw who acted like a
maniac Mrs. Nesbit was nearly destl-
tute, ana but for the timely arrival OF
d woman newspap per writer who had gone
abroad with tho Nesbits. and had been
left behind In London, she would never
have got back to tho United States. The.
newspaper woman aided Mrs. Nesbit with
her own money.
Miss Crane said that Miss Nesbit
begged her to remain, and said that she
was afraid that Tlaw would XIII her
Miss Nesbl9. Tho succeeding events.
Miss Crane said, were the most Distress
ing she ever experienced. She declared
her belief that Thnw was na,lunntic, and
said that Miss & Nesbit also believed so.
ut that time. Miss Crane said that Miss
Nesbit showed to her bruises on her bnck
and arms. which Miss Nesbit said we're
inflicted by Thaw, On several casions
when she was present. Miss Crane said
lThaw tried to choke Miss Nesbtt. Miss
Crane asserted that she saw Thaw beat
Miss Nesbit, and TINT twice when Miss
Crane interfered, Thaw struck her also.
Contemplated Suit.
.'rhaw constnntlySraved over men whom
Miss Nesblt knew in New DIRK, and often
spoke of Stanford White In. threatening
manner, Miss Crane declared. Finally
jThaw consented to allow Miss NesbtS,oE
return to New. York. and the1 sailed af-
ter a violent scene in London.
On theaway across the ocean said Miss
Crane Miss Nesbit declared her Intention
}ofSbringlng suit for breach Of promise,
against Thaw and charging him with
assault. When they arrived IN New York
Whites automobile was awaiting thcn,
and Miss Nesbit went direct to Whites
office, which, Miss Crane snid, must have
boen by arrangement matlo lay1 Miss
Ncsbit's mother. A family conference,
she declared. ensued, and ssv,rnl days
later Miss Nesbit went To the o1lce of
A. IL. Hunmel, the lawyer, ana made a
statement concerning '"law.s conduct.
Tho suit Miss ,!ane .:,,l, was To have
been for $4,000 M
What Counsel Says.
Clifford w. IIart."lze. Of con.,el i Or
Harry X. Tlaw, announced today hat
the question OF nsanlly will not crter
into Thnw's ..sfnns,. Tho lawyer de-
.clnrcd that Thuw us avtrsc 70 losing
as an insane ,,erson nnI &tEtt any SIG
gvstlon III that drecllon makes him M
patient"