Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-06
FIRST STATEMENT A MISTAKE
Mysterious Affidavit Which sh. b
Supposed to Have Made Out
Against Her Husband at Whites
lnstigation is Another Myth, but
Reports Are Conflicting.
tBy Associated Pross.)

NEW YORK, July 5.--.Iudgo on.
colt said today that Mrs. Thaw's
statement few days ago In which
she declared that she and Thaw
were married In Europe ana Tint tho
ceremony In Pittsburg was performs
cd solely upon the request of Thaw's
mother. was made under a misnppro.
hension. He said that the confusion
arose through Mrs. Thaw misunder
standing n question on the telephone
ana that. as n matter OF fact, the
Ihaws never were married In Eli
rope. The first and only marriage
ceremony was tho one performed at
Pttsburg.
y Pittsburg Detective Hired.
Roger O'Mara, former superlntend
en' of police OF pittsburg. who hal
been summoned here by counsel for
rhaw, had conference with Judge
Olcott this afternoon Mrs. Thaw
was present during part OF the inter
View. and had Il talk with MIR
O'Mara. The detective will Btar,
west In charge OF n corps of men Ia
gather all possible information thai
Will help Thaw gain his freedom.
Harry Thaw. his counsel. Former
Judge Olcott and Mrs. Tliaw held n
long consultation In the Tombs to.
day. at It's conclusion. Judge Olcott
said he wished TO add his own dc.
NAL to that OF Assistant District Al
torney Garvan with reference to yna
story of the affidavit alleged to have
been made by Mrs. Thaw in Il con-
templated snit against Thaw. pre-
vions to their marriage.
you can't make tho denial Of thai
story too strong, too positive" sald
Judge Olcott.
No Affidavit Exists.
No such affidavit exists, nor was
any such suit instituted. or even
contemplated. The story Is IN abso
lutte lie manufactured out of whole
cloth. >.by some enemy Of Harry
'rhaw." ~
Mrs. Thaw. who waS present at the
time. was asked II she had anything
to say on the subject.
81 have nothing to add to what
Judge Olcott has Just told yon," she
said.
Hummel In the Case.
Private Detective Bcrgoff, who
was engaged to shadow Harry X
'rhaw. on behalf of the lato Stanford
White was examined by Assistant
District Attorney Garvan today. Dur.
ing the examination he said that he
was engaged to do the watching by
Abraham Hummel. OF the law firm
of Howe and Hummel and Delaney
Nicholl, to both of whom he fur.
nished copies of his reports on the
work accomplished.
Mr.. Garvan sent both to Mr.. Hum.
mel and Mr.. Nicholl for tile reports
In question, which he now has In
his possession.
Missing Papers can't be Found.
Conflicting stories as to the ex.
istence OF an affidavit made by Eve.
lyn Nesbit In breach of promise
suit which 1t is alleged she took
steps TO bring against Harry Kendall
indw prior to her trip to Europe.
and marriage to him later. were told
today by persons interested In the
investigation OF the Thaw-White
murder.
Early in the day Assistant District
Attorney Caravan was quoted as say.
ing that there was no truth in tho
story that he expected to come into
possession of the alleged affidavit
and farther that be had no reason
to believe such paper existed.
Girl Visited Abe HummeI.
Following this came statement
attributed to the district attorneys
Office that 1t was known there that
the Nesbit girl had visited the of.
fee Of Howe and Hummel; that she
did have consultation with sir.