Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-17
THAW'S MOTHER IN CHARGE
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prison rule that all prisoners must be
searched. Mrs. Thaw then retired to
the room of the Tombs matron, where
the rules were complied with.
The warden, Josiah C. Thaw and Mr..
Peabody then escorted her TO the cor
rido1 in which Harry Thaw's cell Is
located and then withdrew after she
had thanked them. Mrs. Thaw then
made her way alone to cell No. go
and greeted her son for the first time
since he shot Stanford White.
AS Mrs. Thaw reached the cell of her
son, it 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 APP
preaching she slowly backed away
from the cell to spot some 10 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 some
what feeble and opened the door of
Thaw's cell for the purpose OF getting
out the stool from the cell on which
she might sit during the interview with
her son. The mother not knowing the
rules Of the prison. upon seeing the
door opened, rushed forward to her
son. In an instant both her arms We're
! cl9sped around the neck of her so1t
while he with bent head clasped his
mother to his breast. There ensucd a
few minutes silence, when was broken
only bv the mothers cry of my boy:
My boy!'
While the elder Mrs. Thaw was in
1 IA 10 II.
remained seated in the corridor about
II feet away from the cell where she
could see mother and son. without beng
sean. After the mothers departure
voung Mrs. Thaw spent Few minutes
with her husband and then hurried TO
the office Of Mr.. Hartridge, where
council was held.
Keeper Smith stood with his back
turned for a short time and then IN
forn,e1 Mrs Thaw that visitors could
talk TO prisoners only with bars Sepa-
rating them. The mother stepped out
or the cell while Smith shut the door
and turned the key on Thaw. MIS-.
Tha,y seated herself on a small stool
nlacrd in front Of the cell ana c"ntlh-
nod talking to her son for about nan
a. hour. She then kissed her son
tbr,uph the bars and was taken down
s.oirs where she was joined by Josiah
c. Thaw.
Tba largest crowd since Thaw was
erst taken to the TOmbs had assem-
hlad in the street outside and the police
made a narrow passageway through 1t
for Mrs. Thaw to reach her carriage.
,fter her visit to the Tombs mrs.
Tbow was driven to the office of w. L.
1a,nfe,d where she took part in a
conference with William M. X. Oicott,
bar son Josiah c. Thaw, her daughter
NC George Carnegie. and Mr.. Dela-
fa,d Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was not
,,asant The object of the conference
r,.as said to be first to induce Olcott
u ,pain take the main hand IN hand-
the defence and second to buttress
.,.s ,,Ians for having Harry Thaw tried
Iunacy commission.' 1t was re-
,rdad as almost certain that MI. oi-
\ oott would agree to re-enter the case
,oference to the personal plea OF
Mrs William Thaw.
,frs Harry X. Thaw returned TO the
ran,hs later accompanied by Mr.. Hart
r,dee and called on her husband me
Tue unov remained only a short time
a., Mrs Thaw remained at the ce'
Sa,,t an hour. Thaw declined an m
,,;tation by the warden TO eNercise =
,be nrison yard. He said 10 w -"
aen. TT seems to be cooiei III -
} 80 ~ If doesn't make any dlnerehue
would not care to be mixed UP WIN vac
company
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