The Mena weekly star., 1906-07-12

Thaw Used Stanford Whites Cab Re
 fore and After Her Marriage-Mother
 of Murderer Leaves Dover for America
 Whites Mother Hears of sons Death
 New York, July Mrs. Harry K lhaw's daily visit to her husband in me Tombs prison was very brief Fri lay. She remained scarcely more than .en minutes in the prison and after eaYing there went to the offices of her husbands attorneys.
 mat Mrs. Thaw and Stanford White were on friendly terms up to last september is the assertion made in a signed statement given out Friday Dy 'ohn Burns who was employed by White as chauffeur Burns says in lls statement that on two occasions }nce in February and again in Sept. smber, 1905, the electric cab which he irove was placed at Mrs. Thaw's dis oosal by White. The first of these occasions was before her marriage, the second was five months after it. in sach instance, according to the chauf | eur, she was taken from a restaurant Q her hotel and in neither case did | White accompany her.
 | Burns says that he was engaged by White in the latter part of January, 1905 to drive his electric cab between he hours of 5 D. m., and 3 a. m., and continued in his employ until tho alter part of September of that year The use of the electric machine was discontinued at that time, he says because of the persistent following of he cab by men riding bicycles, on foot md also in hansoms, runabout5 and automobiles.
 Tn those nine months" says Burns Taking out the time MT White was n Europe and Canada, my employer lever once entered the electric hanson n the company of woman other than Mrs. White, whom he frequently took o Sherrys for dinner
 The first time I ever saw the pre- sent Mrs. Thaw was in February, be ween 12 and o'clock in the morn ng, standing with company of men md women on the sidewalk in front If Rectors. MT White escorted her to he machine and put her in, saying to ne: Take this lady home and then ,ome right back for me.
 Several weeks later took MT. White to restaurant in West 26th street Hardly had MT White reached he sidewalk when hansom ap. preached from Broadway, pulled up and Miss Nesbit jumped to the sidewalk md approached Mir. White, saying as she held out her hands: Hello Stannie' now have you been? Mir. White shook hands He seemed anxious to get up the stoop. They talked for a ew minutes and he bade her good night He then turned into the res aurant and she got back into her lansom and was driven off.
 "The second time Miss Nesbit rode Il MT. Whites cab was in the latter )art of September, after his return rom Europe I had gone to Rectors 10 get him from dinner He came ut on the sidewalk with three men ,esides himself and two women, one of whom was Miss Nesbit
 q never once took White to his studio in Madison Square Garden Tower in company of woman and never saw woman enter there"
 Mrs. Thaw Returning.
 London. July Tt is reported that Mrs. Thaw, mother of Harry K. Thaw who is now in the Tombs, New York ,harged with the murder of Stanford White. sailed for home Friday from Dover on the Hamburg-American inc steamer Kaiserin Auguste Vic .oria. It is believed that the report is rue but every effort has been made o envelope Mrs. Thaws movements with secrecy and no confirmation oi he rumor has yet been obtained.
 Mrs. Thaw's Mother Talks.
 Pittsburg, July Mrs. Charles J. Holman, mother of Mrs. Harry K. Thaw broke silence Friday for the first time since the killing of White, and in a short statement issued to the press, made denial of many stories printed in Pittsburg and New York papers. Mrs Holman says: T never introduced my daughter to Stanford White. I never took her to theater managers. I accompanied her as would not permit her going alone. have been maliciously misrepresented. My story will be told at the proper time. Am not in strict seclusion. Have received all friends but denied all reporters"