New-York tribune., 1906-07-22
THAW WOMEN MAKE UP.
MEET IN THE TONES.
Wife to Aid Mother en- Urging
Insanity Plea.

The meeting Of Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw wife
:, Harry Kendall Thaw. who is charged with
80 killing of Stanford White on June 25. and
s.r rnother-In-law. Mrs. William Thaw. in the
-r,rnls prison yesterday morning resulted IN a
-..o,ciliation between the women for the FIRST
.,-,e since Thaw has been in prison While the
--ssoner's wife has heretofore held aloof from
S.- nother-in-law. yesterday morning they met
as friends
Thaw. although his wife is now friendly with
t,s mother. is maintaining his antagonistic at
.,,use against ex-Judge William NJ. X olcott
vrs William Thaw and her daughter. Mrs
= I. Carnegie called at the Tombs yesterday
,,orning lust at the hour when the friends OF
,-,soners are admitted. They had come to the
stv from Roslyn. Long Island. After being put
,srough the usual searching precautions, they
,rsnr 10 the first tier. and Thaw was sum-
,,oped They had hardly had time TO greet the
,-isoner when Mrs Harry Thaw. the young
rife called at the Tombs and Joined them
The meeting between the three women is said
Lave been particularly cordial and affection
=. Whereas the last meeting between them
,,,s considerably strained. yesterday they met
- Ioying friends with common object The
-,o,ber and sister remained for about half
pour and then went back to Roslyn. The wife
-.,oained until the last minute for visitors
and WAS sH-iling
II is understood that the meeting between the
,nree women has resulted in an understanding
,bat they will DO their utmost TO induce the
bsaistrong prisoner to accept. some time or an
o,ber. the advice that has been given to him by
every one out his personal counsel TO allow
commission 10 be appointed 10 examine him as
10 his sanity
Ibaw still maintains the attitude that he de-
sires nothing but a fair trial by a jury of his
,esrs On a defence plea of emotional insanity.
Fv that plea he would escape all examinations
as 10 mental weakness either before or since
The murder and would stand entirely or his
mental attitude the time OF the commission Of
The crime But il is said, so much argument
has been made TO him showing how foolish he is
in maintaining this attitude that he is weaken
ing under the strain and will eventually allow
his mother 10 have her way This acceptance
ly Thaw Of an insanity plea is further strengths
ened by the fact that his mother controls the
strings Of the purse by which alone he can en-.
gage counsel and save his life.
Ex-Judge William N. X Olcott, who has been
retained By Mrs William Thaw. although dis
missed by the prisoner. worked on the case yes
ieTday as if there had never been a word of dis
cord. over a dozen detectives hired by him
were going in and out of his Office all day. max
ing reports and receiving instructions their
work All these men, il is understood are work.
ing entirely TO collect evidence on the insanity
proposition. MT. Olcott, il is understood, has
been instructed by Mrs. William Thaw to make
that plea. and absolutely nothing else. She is
not satisfied 10 allow even the plea of emotional
insanity 10 be brought, and believes that the
only plea which will save her son is that OF in
sanity pure and simple, which. if decided in
the prisoners favor. will send him to Mattea-
van for an indefinite term Of years
The effort of Clifford w. Hartridge who has
been selected by Thaw as his personal counsel
IN spite Of advice given him by practically all
NJ z0d To
the evidence and papers which Mr. Olcott had
in his possession is resulting satisfactorily. Mr..
Olcott still has some of the papers in the case,
but be- said yesterday that he would turn them
ali over to NJ Hartridge tomorrow. These in
clude the reports Of all the detectives who had
been engaged by MI OlcoJt ana are SAID 10 per-
tain almost entirely to the conduct of Stanford
White and the mental strength Of ThaW.
Mr. Olcott reiterated yesterday that he had
never received formal report from either DR..
Allan McI-ane Hamilton or DR.. Charles L. Dana,
the aliensts and therefore ii an impoSsi
bilty to turn over such reports. 1t is under
stood, however. thar DR.. Hamilton has reported
verbally to Nj OicOtt regarding his superficial
examination Of Thaw. but made no report re-
garding his sanity. DR.. Hamilton merely said
that he would submit formal report whenever
Mr. Olcott desired it There is a question where
this repor- viii go when DR.. Hamilton is asked
for H.
II was learned yesterday that efforts are being
made by the District Attorneys office to find
Mrs. Ida Vera Simonton. who is said to have
been employed by Stanford White and who has
disappeared after visit at the Office of Clifford
u. Hartridge Thaws counsel. Mrs. Simonton
upon several occasions was given commissions
10 perform by White. one of the most notable
being 10 60 70 London and bring back Mrs
Aesblt NOW Mrs. Holman. the mother of Evelyn
IhaW, who had been left stranded in London by
her daughter That was the time that Evelyn
net Thaw in London and went on a racket, as
she expressed it, with the young Pittsburger,
leaving her mother without funds The girls
mother cabled n White in this city asking for
AID and Mrs. Simonton is said to have been sent
over to bring her back
Mrs SimontOn in interview given about
ne time she saw Mr.. Hartridge said Mrs
Aesbit. or rather Mrs Holman. owes everything
70 Stanford White. He aided her when she was
N great trouble deserted by her daughter and
peuniless"
II was stated yesterday. without corroboration
mar Mrs. Stanford White will shortly go TO
FaT1s where she viii make her home for several
months Mrs White. II is understood. expects
% stay abroad at least three months. II not
longer. and al sny rate will not return until after
eitner the trial of ThaW some other action set-
Ilng the case II is understood that Charles r
S4cklm. one Of the partners Of her late hus-
usnd viii 60 abroad on the same ship and will
Slso remain abroad until after Thaw has learned
his fate