The San Francisco call., 1906-07-06
Prisoner Angered by Report
That He Escaped Breach
of-Promise Suit by Wedding
Breaks His Silence for First
Time Since He Entered Tombs
Denies That Evelyn Nesbit
Ever Intended Bringing Le-
gal Action Against Him
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NEW YORK. July 5.-Former Judge
W. NJ. X. Olcott OF counsel for Harry K.
Ihaw today stated positively and final
ly that his client was not married
while travelling in Europe 70 Evelyn
Nesbit.
L was firmly convinced on last
Tuesday night" said Judge Olcott,
that the statement Of Mrs. Thaw in
which she was quoted as having said
that. there had been a European mar
riage was true. 1 bad been led TO
believe that such wax the case. I had
asked Mrs. Thaw about the matter
over the telephone that morning and
understood her TO say that the state
ment to the effect that she had been
married abroad was true. Evidently
she misunderstood my question. for
she later told me that there was no
European marriage.
'On Tuesday afternoon I asked Mr..
Thaw whether he had been married to
his wife IN Europe as well as in Pitts
burg and he told me that there had
been only one marriage. Later this
statement was corro oborated by Mrs
Thaw herself
You can announce definitely for
me that there was no European mar
riage: that Mr.. and Mrs. Thaw were
married in Pittsburg, and in Pitts
burg only"
THAw MAKES A DENIAL.
Harry Kendall Thaw today broke
the silence which he has maintained
since he was committed TO the Tombs
He was indignant over the report that
Evelyn Nesbit had brought a suit or
ever contemplated any legal action
against him prior TO their marriage
Through his counsel ". NJ K. Olcott
Thaw stated 70 newspaper men that
Ell do
tion for the report. nor had there ever
been any.
You can quote Mr.. Thaw as say
ing" said Olc0tt. that the whole story
Of the existence Of afidavits or OF an
intention on the part OF Miss Nesbit TO
institute an action against him is lie
from beginning to end"
OlCOtt said he knew OF his own
knowledge that there was absolutely
no truth in the report
I am positive" added Olcott, that
there never was such a situation.
know this from a conversation which
I have just had with Thaw and from
previous talks with Mrs. Thaw. There
never was any affidavit and Mrs. Thaw
at no time made such an AFFIDAVIT in
the Office Of any lawyer anywhere. It
is a lie manufactured out OF whole
cloth"
At the Office Of Howe & Hummel. the
firm reported TO have drawn the pa
pers in the alleged suit by Miss Mes
bit all knowledge Of such a case was
denied.
If there is such an affidavit the Dis
trict Attorneys Office knows nothing
about il. Neither do the assistants in
Jerome's office who are in charge Of
the case against Thaw know OF the
lawyer who is asserted 10 have acted
for Mrs Thaw
ENGAGED TO SHADOW THAW-
Private Detective Bergof, who was
engaged 10 shadow Harry X Thaw
in behalf Of the late Stanford White
was examined by Assistant District
Attorney Garvan today. During the
examination he said that he was en-
gagged to do the watching by Abra-
ham H Hummel OF the legal firm Of
Howe & Hummel and Delaney NicolI,
10 both Of whom he gave copies OF his
reports on the work accomplished.
Garvan sent 10 both Hummel and
Nicol for the reports in question.
which he now has in his possession,
but 10 which he has not yet given his
attention.
Roger O'Mara. former Superintend-
est of Police OF Pittsburg, who had
been summoned here by counsel for
Thaw, had q conference with Judge
Olcott this afternoon. Mrs. Thaw was
present during part OF the interview
and had talk with O'Mara. The de-
tective viii Immediately start west
ward In charge OF a corps OF men to
gather all possible information that
viii help Thaw 10 regain his freedom.
Robert Cambridge, a negro prisoner.
who occupied a cell IN the Tombs just
above that OF Harry X Thaw. died
suddenly early today. The negro was
stricken during the night and the rest
Of Thaw and the other prisoners was
broken by the grOans OF the dying
man and the scurrying feet of guards
and attendants through the corridors.
Cambridge finally was removed TO the
Prison Hospital, where he died. Death
was caused by uraemic poisoning