The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-07
STORY TOLD BY
THE CHAUFFEUR
Took Mrs. ThaW Home From
Restaurant in Auto by
Order of White.
LATTER REMAINED BEHIND
ONCE BEFORE AND ONCE AFTER
MARRIAGE.

New York. July 6.-AIrs. Harry X
Thaw's daily visit to her husband In the
Tombs prison was very brief today. She
remained scarcely more than ten minutes
in the prison and after leaving there went
to the offices of her husbands attorneys.
That Mrs. Thaw and Stanford White
were on friendly terms up to last Sep
TENDER is the assertion made in a signed
statement given out today by John Burns,
who was employed by White as chauf-
feur. Burns says in his statement that
on two occasions, once in February and
again in September, 1905, the electric CAP
which he drove was placed at Mrs
Thaw's disposal, by White. The first of
these occasions was before her marriage.
The second was five months after. In
each instance, according to the chauffeur,
she was taken from a restaurant to her
hotel, and in neither case did White ae-
company her.
On Night Shift.
Burns says that he was engaged by
White in the latter part of June, 1905,
TO drive his electric cab between the hours
of p. m and a. m, and continued in
his employ until the latter part of Sep
TENDER OF that year. The use of the
electric machine was discontinued at that
time. he says, because of the persistent
following of the cab by men riding bicy-
Giles, on foot and also hanSomS, runaboutS
and automobiles
"In those nine months" says Burns
taking out the time Mr.. White was in
Europe and Canada, my employer never
once entered the electric hanson in the
company of a woman other than Mrs.
White, whom he frequently took to Sher-
rvs for dinner.
Escorted by White.
The first time l ever saw the present
Mrs. Thaw was in February, between Il
and l o'clock in the morning, standing
with a company of men and women on
the sidewalk in front of Rectors. Mr..
White escorted her TO the machine and
put her in, saying TO me:
. Take this lady home and then come
right back for me-
Several weeks later | took Mr. White
TO a restaurant in West Twenty-siXth
street Hardly had MIR. White reached
the sidewalk when hanson approached
from Broadway, pulled up and MISS Mes
btt jumped to the sidewalk and ap-
preached Mr.. White, saying as she held
out her hands: Hello, Stannie, how have
YOU been?
Mr.. White shook hands He seemed
anxious TO get up the stoop. They talked
for a few minutes and he bade her good
night He then turned into the restaurant
pd she got back into her hanson and
WIS driven off.
The second time Miss Nesbitt rode in
Mr. Whites cab was IN the latter part or
September, after his return from Eu-
rope. l had gone to Rectors to get him
from a dinner. He came out on the
. sidewalk with three men besides himself,
Nsnd two women. one of whom was Miss
Nesbitt.
Take these women home. Johnnie he
said to me.
Il never once took Mr. White to his
studio in Madison Square Garden tower
in the company of a woman, and l never
saw a woman enter there"
DR. Allen McLane Hamilton, the alien
list who has been retained by the defense,
spent nearly two hours with ThaW today.
| pom leaving the prison he said he had
examined Thaw at the request of counsel
for the defense He would say nothing,
However, regarding the result of the eX-
animation
Denied by Olcott.
Former Judge Oicott. after reading the
statement given out today by Chauffeur
Burns. said he wished to oeny absolutely
that Mrs Thay since Ter marriage had
been a guest OF White and had used his
automobile There is not che chance ia
a million of it being true" said Judge Oh
colt
Assistant District Attorney Caravan said
that although he had examined Burns ia
connection with his investigation of the
Thaw-White tragedy. he never had heard
Of Mrs Thaws rides in Whites automc-
lille until today Burns today told him
nothing whatever daring the examination
concerning White having entertained Mrs.
Thaw, he said.