Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-03
WHEN WERE THAW
AND WIFE MARRIED.
She Says it Was While Abroad,
Before Ceremony in This
Country.
SECOND ONE IN PlTTSBURG.
II Was Performed In Compliance With
The Request Of Her Husbands
Mother.

New York. July 81 was married
TO MI Thaw while we were abroad and
before the ceremony Go this country Al
the statements 10 the contrary Gre un-
true. I have the proof which Rfl bs
produced at the trial Il The valet
Bedford. said we were not married {
avn very much surprised but ! do not
think he said any such thing"
This statement was made today by
Mrs. Harry n. Thaw, whose husband Is
now in the Tombs prison charged with
The murder OF stanford White. ID was
called forth by a statement made pub
Tie by the district attorney sofilce yes
lcrday following the death of ThaW's
valet William Bedford.
Bedford was 90 have been one OF the
principal Hitnessese for the prosecution
at Thlw's trial and he was examined az
length by representative OF the dis
lrlct attorney before h. WAS stricken
With the attack OF appendicitis which re-
suited in bis death yesterday ln the
course OF his examination according 10
The statement issued yesterday. Bedford
said that Thaw and Miss Nesbit tray
eled together through Europe. occupy
ing adjoining connecting rooms. The
only marriage he had heard Of was tho
one that took place al Piusburg after
their return from Europe. he also de-
clared that White had never called un-
on Mrs. Thaw to his knowledge
Mrs Thaw ~ replying 10 the state
Uent today. said that the second mar
Rage ceremony al Plttsburg was per-
formed In compliance with the request
of Mr.. Thaw's mother
Mrs Thaw made her usual daily visit
10 her husband ga the Tombs today.
She remained with him Tor some time.
Counsel for ThaW decided today not
10 take advantage of the reservation
made a week ago when ne prisoner
entered a formal plea OF not guilty
Under the reservation they could have
made any one Of three moves They
could have demurred Co the indict-
meni' made a motion for the inspec-
ton ~ the minutes OF the grand jury;
or entered a plea OF insanity 10 the
Indictment.
The matter was permitted 10 go by
default however the time expiring 10.
day without any action having been
taken by ThaW's attorneys
The report OF the detectives detailed
TO watch Stanford White al the re-
quest 90 Thaw is now in the possession
of the district attorney II was handed
o. Asst. Dist. Atty Garau today by
the super hiendentfof, toe agency by
whom the detectives were employed.
Before leaving the Tombs after her
visit 10 her husband Mrs Thaw made
the first public announcement that she
viii tell her story at her husbands
trial She had been repeatedly asked
since the tragedy 90 make % statement
hlt up 10 today always had declined
90 say anything 40 an Today she told
% party Of newspaper men iu the cor
r.dors Of the prison that when the
proper time comes ] VIII speak and tell
all know. until then / must De mute
The largest crowd which has gath
cred around the Tomhs since ThaW has
been prisoner was waiting for Mrs
Thaw when she lett the building and
"a large additional force Of police was
called before O. passage way could De-
made for her from the prison door 90
her cab just across the sidewalk.