Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-27
FRICTION IN 1HAW
FAMILY IS DENIED
But the Reports About Trouble
Will Not Down.
COUNTESS DID NOT SAIL
She May Take Passage at Some Later
Date.
THAW WILL NOT DISCUSS IT
His Lawyer Declares That There is
No Trouble About the Actress,
Miss Mackenzie.
She May Take Passage at Some Later
Date.
THAW WILL NOT DISCUSS IT

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, January 26-The renorts
that there is friction in the Thaw family
because OF the presence of May Mackenzie
at the trial of harry X. Thaw for the muir
der of Stanford White would not down, al
though there were official denials from the
representatives Of the family that such was
the case One report was that Thaw's sis
ter, the Countess of Yarmouth, had became
so annoyed at the presence of May Mac
kehzie al the trial. sitting with the Tbaw
family. that she had made up her mind to
return to Europe. 1t was said that she
would sail this afternoon on the Kaiserlne
Auguste Victoria of the Hamburg American
line, but she didn't There is pretty good
ground for the belief that negotiations have
been carried on by members of the Thaw
family with agents of the Hamburg -Ameri-
I can line for passage at some future date.
| but just when could not be learned. The
| next steamer of the Hamburg American
| line is Moltke, which leaves Hobokcn on
| Tuesday.
Thaw's mother. Mrs. William Tha'w.
She hadn't been in the Tombs over ten
minutes when Mrs. Harry Thaw came I'm.
They were followed by Josiah Thaw, one of
| Thaws brothers Edward Thaw did not go
| to the Tombs, and II was said that he was
| looking after the arrangements for the
Countess OF Yarmouth to return to Europe.
Countess Not Going Back.
Both Lawyers Hartridge and Gleason OF
II f,,-
had any intention of going back to Europe
while Thaws trial was on A note was
| sent to Thaw asking him about 1t, but he
declined to make any statement. Then Mr.
Gleason asked about reports that Lawyer
Dolphin NJ Delmas, who was imported from
San Francisco for the trial, has announced
that unless May Mackenzie stayed away
from the trial he would get out of It, and
that Thaw was receiving a number of
threatening letters. Mr. Gleason said:
Miss Mackenzie has been very devoted to
Mrs. Harry Thaw and has proved herself
to be devoted friend She looked after
her during the summer and was her com
panion, and Is there any reason why Mrs
Thaw should throw her aside now? There
mas been no quarrel among the members
or the family over the presence of Miss
Mackenzie at the trial. The story that
Mr.. Delmas said at the Yale Club that he
would get out of the case if Miss Mac
kenz.e continued to come to the court room
is also untrue. He has no objection to her
Another story that Thaw and his wife have
contemplated divorce proceedings after the
trial is also untrue. Somebody wants SEN
satons and Is supplying them out of whole
cloth. 1t Is also untrue that Thaw has
been receiving threatening letters | see
all his mail and have never seen a letter
that even indicated a threat"
Miss Mackenzie Will Attend.
When Miss Mackenzie was asked at the
Lorraine If she was going TO stay away
from the trial, she said: Il will be there
on Monday. There isn't any reason why
l shouldn't be. There is no quarrel over
my presence there. In addition, am under
subpoena and will have to attend tba
trial"
1t is true that Miss Mackenzie has been
subpoenaed by the prosecution, although II
is doubtful that she ever will be called
As soon as the jury is drawn she will be
out of the court room altogether, as il is
known that all witnesses, except possibly
the experts, will be excluded At least.
that is Mr.. Jerome's view on the subject
and he will ask that it be done.
Some finishing touches were put on the
prosecution, S case today. District Attorney
Jerome had a long talk with his EXPERTS
Drs. Flint Macdonald and Mabon Al
the same time Mr.. Garvan was examining
witnesses either to the shooting or who
took part i'm the developments before or
after White was killed. Howard Nesbit
Mrs. Harry Thaw's younger brother, was at
the district attorneys Office for short time
In speaking of the case he said: II think
my sister Is very foolish in allowing Miss
Mackenzie to attend the trial.
''She shouldn't be there. My sister is be-
Ing conned by Miss Mackenzie, that is what
all of Miss MacKenzle's expenses, and that
she buys her clothes.
MI. Hartridge Indifferent
Mr. Hartridge said that he doesn't care
whether young Nesbt or his mother are
witnesses against Thaw.
I'VE care nothing about that" said Mr.
Hartridge. I'VE are only anxious to get
Thaw out of the Tombs. That has nothing
to do with his health, because he is in good
physical health. The trial may take three
weeks, and we are confident that every
thing will come out all right"
Mr.. Hartridge declined to make any state
ment on what the defense will be. He sail
that he wasn't asking a lot of unnecessary
questions of the Jurors, he wanted TO IA
cilitate the work of getting a jury as much
as possible. 1t has been noticed that Mr..
Hartridge has not examined the talesmcn
so thoroughly as Mr.. Jerome has.
The seven jurors spent today at the
Broadway Central Hotel. They didn't go
out at all. Juror Pfan's wife called on
him, but the wives of the other jurors
stayed away The Jurors have a suite OF -
nineteen rooms on the third floor. All their
mail Is read by Capt. W. ]. Lynch who Is
Jurors. They are not allowed to read any
thing that has the slightest reference TO
the Thaw case. Most of the day they spent
in playing cards and gossiping about their
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