The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-19

Christmas Day In the year 1884. For
several months prior to June, i9NS,
! had been at Dr. Bulls Hospital, AT
81 West Thirty third street New
York city, where / had had an opera
ton performed upon mo for appcndi-
ellis during the month of June, ana
then went to Europe with my mother
al the request Of Harry Kendall Thaw,
the defendant above named
MY mother and ] had apartments at
tho Hotel Maintenon. In Paris, France,
and from there travelled to Boulogne
during which time we were accom-
panied by Mir 'rhaw. Mr.. Thaw left
us once for London. England while
my mother and remained at the Im-
pcrial Hotel about three weeks. While
the said Thaw was In London he wrote
me number OF letters. lie then re-
turned to Boulogne and took my
mother and myself, and VITO went back
to Paris, where he stayed at the Lang
ham Hotel.
We left there about two weeks after,
and the said Thaw, my mother and
returned to London. where we located
at Claridges Hotel--that is, my mother
and I lived In that place--while Mr..
Thaw stayed at the Carlton Hotel.
IN the city Of London. j.
NV mother remained In Clardgc's
Hotel for some little time. and then
removed to the Russell Square Hotel,
In Russell Square, London. went
with Mr.. Thaw to Amsterdam, Hol-
land. by way of Folkestone. was
Ill during this entire period Mr..
Thptv "a nd r fhrpnrrh Holland
stopping at various places to make
connecting trains and then went to
Munich Germany, We then travelled
through Bavarian Highland, going to
the Austrian Tyro During all this
time said Thaw and myself were
known as husband and wife, and were
represented by the said Thaw and
known under the name of Mr. and Mrs.
BELLS.
In Isolated Castle.
After travelling for about five or six
weeks the said Thaw rented a castle
in the Austrian Tyrol known as the
Schloss Katzenstein, which is situated
about half way UP n very isolated
mountain.
This castle must have been built
centuries ago, as the rooms and win
dows were all old fashioned. When
we reached there there We're a num-
Der OF servants in the castle. l saw
q butler. a cook and n maid They
were the only servants there. We oc-
cupied one entire end of the castle.
Two bedrooms. the parlor and draw
tng-room were used by lis. The bal
ance of the castle had been rented by
Thaw. but not occupied by us. ] was
assigned to a bed room for my personal
use.
The first night we reached the
Schloss Katzenstein was very
tired and went to bed right after
dinner. In the morning ! was awak-
ened by Mr.. Thaw knocking on the
door, asking me to come to break
fast, saying that the coffee was get
ting cold I Immediately jumped out
Of bed and hastily put on bath
robe and slippers. | walked out OF
my room and sat down to breakfast
with said Thaw.
After breakfast he said he wished to
tell me something, and asked me to
step In my bedroom. entered
the bed room. when Thaw. without
any provocation, grasped me by the
Is throat and tore the bathrobe from
y my body, leaving me entirely nude
except my slippers. ] saw by his
face that he was in dreadfully eX-
cited condition. His eyes were siar-
Ing and in his hands he grasped a
rawhide whip.
q He seized hold ofsrne and threw me
on the bed, and when j attempted to
scream Thaw placed his fingers IN
my mouth and tried to choke me. He
then, without the slightest proNoca-
tion. inflicted upon me several severe
blows with the rawhidc whip. so Sc
yerely that my skin was cut and
Z bruised. ] begged him to deslst, but
he refused. / shouted and ] cried.
He stopped then for minute to rest,
and then renewed his attack upon
me, beating me with 'he ra"hlae
whip.
Screamed for Help.
screamed Tor help, but no one
heard me; the servants did not hear
ME for the reason that they were III
the other end of the castle. Thereupo
the said Thaw renewed his brutal at
tacks until j was unable to move
Tho following morning the said
Thaw came INTO my bedroom and ad-
ministcred another castigation similar
to the day before. He took the whiI
swooned, and I did not know how
long remained in that condition unit
regained consciousness,
He left me In frightful condition
My fingers We're numb, and 1t wa
nearly three weeks before was suti
GENTLY recovered to s-t out of my be-
.ttand walk. When ! had sufficiently re
52vered, the said Thaw took me to
nice where Italy and Austria join
- he then we went to Switzerland AM
MATED at place called the Switze
HIN ahat Santa Maria
TM rext morning / made some re
mara and said Thaw took me to m
room, and while in the room took
Z rattan and beat me over my hips unit
screamed; when l began to scrcar
said Thaw again stuck his fingers int
my mouth. During all that time tn
said Thaw never attempted to max
the slightest excuse for his conduct o
state what the provocatlon was
During all the time my mother an
] remained In England we occupio
apartments at No. 6 Avenue A. 1 wa
constantly watched by detectives an
other hrelings of said Thaw, includn
the coachman and the valet.
When In Paris he assaulted me wit
q rattan for half day at Interval
OF half an hour or so, striking m
severely,
ono day my maid was In my roo,