Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-16
MRS, THAW SEES SON
Visited Prisoner at the TombS
Prison Today.
A MOST AFFECTING SCENE
An Hour Spent in Conversation
Through Cell Bars.
IMMENSE THRoNG OUTSIDE JAIL
Meeting Between Parent and Young
Man Was Witnessed by the
Latter's Wife Nearby.
\ MOST AFFECTING SCENE
IMMENSE THRoNG OUTSIDE JAIL

NEW YORK, July 1s-Mrs. William
Thaw of Pittsburg paid visit to her son..
Harry X Thaw, in the Tombs prison today.
where he is a prisoner accused of the MUIR
der of Stanford White. Mrs. Thaw. who
arrived from Europe Saturday and was
unable to visit her son on Sunday, went to.
! the prison, accompanied by Josiah c. Thaw
and A. r. Peabody of Thaw's counsel. Mrs.
Thaws arrival at the Tombs was preceded
by that OF Harry Thaws wife Evelyn. but
the latter. upon ascertaining that Mrs
| William Thaw had not yet visited the
Tombs decIaredIhat she desired her hus-
bands mother to have the first opportunity
OF seeing the prisoner. This younger Mrs.
Thaw then retired TO ths consulting room
| to await Mrs William Thaws arrival,
Before Mrs. William Thaw reached tho
prison her sons new counsel Clifford W.
| Hartidge called on Francis ]. Lantry, the
| commissioner of corrections. and endeav--
ored to make arrang gements 30 that Mrs
! Thaw could meet her son In the consult
ing 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. Thaws case
| The mother reached the prison shortly be-
| fore noon. In the meantime a large crow0
| had gathered about the entrance TO the
prison When her cab stopped at the door
| the bystanders pressed forward go closely
! that the police had difficulty IN making a
line through them to permit Mrs. Thaw to
pass into the prison.
Met by Prison Warden.
| Mrs Thaw was met at the door by the
prison warden. who told her in an apollo
| getic way that 1t would be necessary for
| her to comply with the prison rules that all
visitors must be searched. Mrs. Thaw then
retired 10 the rooms of the Tombs matrop.
where the rule was complied with. Inc
| warden. Josiah G. Thaw and Mr.. Peabody
| escorted her to the corridor 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 ~,
| and greeted her son for the first time since
he shot Stanford White.
AS Mrs Thaw reached the cell Of her
son Ii 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 approaching she
slowly backed away from the cell to spot
some fifteen feet down the corridor There
was no sign of recognition between the
two.
An Affecting Scene.
On the mothers arrival at the cell Keeper
John Smith saw that she was somewhat
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 The mother,
not knowing the rules of the prison. upon
seeing the door opened, rushed forward 10
her SON In an instant 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 a few
minutes' silence, broken only by the
mothers cry of MY boy, my boy"
Keeper Smith stood with his back turned
for a short time, and then Informed Mrs.
Thaw that the prison rules allowed VISITORS
to talk to prisoners only with bars separat-
ing them. The mother stepped out OF the
CELL while Smith shut the door and turned
the key once more on Thaw. small stool
was then placed In front of the cell ana
Mrs Thaw took her seat it and contin-
ued talking to her son for about half an
hour She then kissed her son through tha
iron bars and was taken downstairs, where
she was Joined by Josiah C Thaw, who
had been waiting for her in the consulting
room.
Large Crowd Outside Jail.
The largest crowd since Thaw was first
taken 10 the Tombs had assembled in the
street outside, and the police made mar
row passageway through IT for Mrs. Thaw
to reach her carriage.
Her driver was compelled TO force q
way through the crowd, which fairly
block ed the street. Mrs. Thew was driven
to the office of Clifford w. Hartridge.
While the elder Mrs. Thaw was in con-
versation with her his wife Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw, remained seated in the cor
ridor 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 her hus-
band and then hurried to the office of Mr..
Eartridge, where a council was held
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