The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-13
Actress Will Swear That He
Threatened White.
AFFIDAVIT IN EXISTENCE
Sweet Faced Chorus Girls Are Get
tine Out Of New York BY the
OroveS.


contemplated bringing against Thaw.
The cult was for breach of promise OF
marriage. The original affidavit made
by Evelyn Nesbit is in existence today,
and has not been destroyed
These highly important statements
have been made with the greatest posi-
tiveness by man who was friend
of the late Stanford White. This con-
tradicts the statements OF Judge Olcott,
Harry Thaw's counsel, who said repeat
edly that Evelyn Nesbit never made any
affidavit against Thaw
In this affidavit it is said she charged
Mr.. Thaw with having pointed pistol
at her head and threatened to shoot her
if she did not Immediately swear to
charge accusing Stanford White OF ac-
oomphshing her ruin.
This affidavit has been destroyed, but
a photograph of the document is in eX-
istence, and the contents are of such a
nature as to preclude publication.
A line of evidence which, if corrobo-
rated. will 90 far to destroy any hopes
Thaw may be basing on the "unwrit-
ten law as defense for killing Stan
ford White has come into possession of
the district attorneys office through
Edna Mcclure, an actress now perform
ING in "A Social Whirl." This evidence
would seem to indicate that of planned
and determined vengeance covering pc
riod of nearly two years.
The name of "A woman who spent sew
eraf months of 1903 in Europe in the
company of Evelyn Nesbit and Harry
Thaw was given to Mr.. Garyan. This
woman, it is said, will testify that i'll
her presence and in the presence of Will
liam Stmeis and Evelyn Nesbit in her
apartments in this city, Harry Thaw
drew pistol two years ago and, flour
ishing it over his head, exclaimed: This
is for White
Miss Mcclure said that both Stanford
White and Harry Thaw were pursuing
Evelyn Nesbit. There were two cabs
at the stage door for her every night
and two lunches of flowers. White won
at that time and he took the girl from
the stage and sent her to school in
Pompton n. j. She was taken i'll while
there and underwent an operation. Then
4 H.,
rope.
Harry Thaw learned of this and went
Evelyn went with him, leaving Mrs.
Holman, the girls mother, penniless in
Paris. She had to cable White for
money to get home. Evelyn tired of
Thaw's conduct abroad and left him.
When she got home she went to Stan
ford White and told him of the treat
ment to which she had been subjected
by Thaw White then took her to his
attorney and had her draw up the affi-
davit which is now so badly wanted by
the prosecution. Thaw followed her
home and after some time. she rejoined
him and they went abroad together.
Miss Mcclure said that Evelyn was
on the point of leaving Thaw after a
bitter quarrel when he offered marriage
to her. Miss Mcclure also told the as
sistant district attorney that while en-
tertaining a number of guests in n
Broadway restaurant one night Thaw
saw Stanford White enter the place. He
began to abuse White, says Miss Nc
clure, and said to his wife:
'There goes that blackguard now that
owned you before | did"
Mrs. Thaw is reported to have an
swered: "Stop raking up my past, Har-
~. That brute over there is response
BILE. Go to him about it,
Il WILL" Thaw said, 'Tll get him yet
Mrs Legrand Mink. the mother of
Edna Mcclure. was with her daughter
at the district attorneys office yester-
day. In speaking of the Thaw case to-
Stanford White was like that of a man
lac. He seemed possessed of a consum-
ing horror of White 1t was plainly a
mania with him.
The district attorneys office also is
searching for William Sturais, close
friend of Harry X. Thaw, who has dis
appeared since the tragedy 1t is re-
ported that Sturgis had heard Thaw
make threats against Stanford White.
No matter what may have been the
enmity between White and Evelyn Mes
bit, if any existed, during the few
months preceding the killing, White, Mr.
Garvan is said to have learned. had
the kindest feelings for Evelyn Nesbit's
family. Evidence tending to show that
up to the day of his death White had