Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-29

his mother that Miss Nesbit was to be his
wife. she saw he was determined and
countenanced the match. To save the face
of the family, Mrs. Thaw decided that the
wedding should be celebrated in Pittsburg,
and took her daughter-in-law into the
household. She introduced her into society.
and did everything in her power to make
1t appear that she was satisfied.
Tired Of Pittsburg.
But both Harry and his wife soon tired Of
Pittsburg. They longed for the white lights
and the familiar faces of Broadway. They
returned to them. and 1t was but a short
time until history began to record t.e de-
tails and consequences Of the ThawWhite
tragedy.
If the prisoners mother feels that the
Nesbit girl brought a great trouble upon the
family, even though unwittingly. there are
few who would argue the matter with her.
But while It is true Mrs. Thaw has never
felt any love for her daughter-in-law she at
least would never be guilty of showing any
resentment toward the little woman in the
court room where her sons life hangs In
the balance The prisoners only hope seems
to lie in an appeal to the sympathies Of the
twelve men who are to judge him. and both
mother and wife are needed to help him.
Their cause now Is q common one.
The fact that the two Mrs. Thaws do not
carry on a lively conversation during the
hours the trial Is in progress each day Is
more Of a tribute to the sameness Of their
sorrow and the enthralling life and death
interest they hold in every move that is
made. whether by the powerful and relent-
less prosecution or the valiant and sanguine
attorneys for the defense. than an indica-
ton OF the existence Of differences Mrs.
Thaw speaks but seldom to either of her
own flesh and blood daughters, the Coun-
tess Of Yarmouth and Mrs. George Lander
Carnegie. The two brothers Of the prisoner,
Josiah c. Thaw and Edward Thaw, sit by
themselves just in front of the row of chairs
set apart for the feminine portion of the
defendants family. They, too, are silent fig
ures. 1t seems to be family characteristic.
Harry Thaw seldom volunteers a remark to
his counsel.
Harshly Criticised.
May Mckenzie, who is even a timer bit of
humanity than Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, whose
constant companion she has been since the
night OF the tragedy. has been attacked as
the cause Of the latest break in the Thaw
family. This little Weber and Fields actress,
while perhaps not altogether in the pic
ture, because her jaunty appearance con-
trasts strikingly with the pathetic figures
IN the Thaw family, has been rather too
an to whom Evelyn Thaw felt she could
flee on the night of the tragic roof garden
affair and be assured Of the sympathy,
shelter and support she SO sorely demanded
During the long months that have inter-
vened since Thaw was first placed in the
Tombs his wife has chung to her footlignt
friend. Even now Miss Mckenzie may be
regarded as the only person to whom
Evelyn Thaw can pour out her heart. To
many it has seemed that the Mckenzie door
was the only one open to the girl wife in
her hour Of need. There was resentment
against her in the Thaw family; her own
mother had always been opposed to Harry
Thaw, many of her friends had been Stan
ford Whites and she could not go to them:
she was in a plight which was all but des-
perate. That she has kept to herself and
has consulted only with Miss Mckenzie,
whom she felt was a loyal friend to both
herself and Harry, has been held by many
to be greatly to her credit and another evil
dence of the fact that she really loves the
man who now is facing possible death at
the hands of the law as deeply as he ap-
pears TO be infatuated with her. Evelyn
Thaw would feel keenly her position If she
were compelled to have only the association
of the women of her husbands family, and
that she still ciings to Miss Mckenzie in
must take the witness stand and reveal all
the secrets Of her eventful life, Is not to
be wondered at, and Is In reality by few
condemned.
The Countess of Yarmouth, who, as Miss
Alice Thaw, Is well remembered by WASH
tngton society, attracted great deal OF at
tentfon the first day she attended the trial.
This was due In the first instance to the
glamour which attaches to all titled persons
In the eyes OF the general public even in
democratic America, and then to the remark
able resemblance between the countess and
the prisoner. The Lady Yarmouth looks
exceedingly well, the English climate hav-
ing apparently agreed with her admirably.
Hers is the type Of beauty that would more
readily attract attention than that of Mrs.
the trial, the latter, who has posed for SO
many famous artists, would scarcely cause
comment at first glance. 1t is when one
studies her features that the reason for
ent. The eyes, for instance, have liquid
quality which seems to give some deep
meaning and an appeal to each look they
somewhat languidly bestow. There Is MOTH
ing Of the dance or twinkle about them at
any time.
Mrs. Carnegie, who was Miss Margaret
Thaw, and whose husband Is a niece Of the
great ifonmaster. Is also much like her
brother and has much of the beauty Of her
titled sister.
The family group is indeed an interesting
one as Its members sit silently following
the proceedings Of the court. Since they
seldom address each other the fact that
they say few words to Mrs. Harry Thaw
there has been q dissension. Some one must
first find when the accord began.
NAY NOT REACH JURY.
Possibly Defendant Will Go to Lunacy