Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-10

TO see him but finally how they met
and she found the stories she had
heard were not true.
Mr.. Delmas declared the stories
about Thaw's alleged wrong doing We're
invented to protect White from the
wrath he felt was TO come.
when Harry Thaw had convinced
Evelyn that those stories were not
true. hope began to GAVIN again i'll his
heart. The two hearts that God had
intended should be one. were APP
proaching-nearer and nearer-untll
that blessed night of December "A,
1908, Stanford White in d room in the
lofty tower he had builded, had spread
a banquet in honor of the birthday of
his child victim. 1t was his hope to
lure the girl back once again and to
resume the awful work he had done.
But that night the brave man who
had devoted his life to the interests OF
this girl. snatched her from the snares
OF Observation-Disclosures her from the old
lecher who saw in her but a toy to
crafty moments lust and then be
cast aside to go on her way down the
paths of fallen women"
attention of the courtroom.
After Thaw had rescued Evelyn
from White in 1903 he feared thence
forth that the architect had designs
upon his life and that once he was re-
moved the girl would 'be left unpro-
tected at the mercy Of her ravisher."
THE scandalous articles which APP
peared in the papers tending to de-
grade him." said Mr.. Delmas. "ThaW
attributed to Whites agency. He be-
gan to believe that his life was in
dangcr-that he would be attacked by
thugs. He felt he would die an UNI
natural death.
Mr.. Delmas then turned to the events
late in 1904.
I'm 1904 we find second capital
operation was performed upon this
young girl. When she was GONZALES
cent the man who for four years had
loved her. pursuaded his mother to
come to New York and see the girl
whose sad story she already knew ana
who in her womanly heart she could
but pity-she came to the little glrl
and besought her hand for her son
The mother assured the girl she would
assured her there would be no allu-
sions to her past life. The little girl
who had withstood the pleadingS OF
the son. could not resist the pleadings
of the mother. And so on April 4
1903. their parents on both sides OF
them conserving. they met at the altar
aud were united.
Coming to New York the girl meets
White on the street and the man star
Cd at her and had the audacity 10 call
her by her first name. She hurried
back to the hotel and like true wife
she told her husband what had hap
pened.
He became nervous and excited and
made the girl promise always 10 tell
him whenever she met the black
guard
Again. the girl driving down Fifth
avenue sees the man. When her nam
som turned into a side street. White
cab also turned and followed. Again
she related the incident to her nus
band.
Now gentlemen in May. 1906. just
on. short month before Whites career
ON this earth came to an END. harry
Thaw heard this story: May Machen-
zic had told Evelyn that White had
come to see her II the hospital. When
Nav Mackenzie said to him that Har-
~ and EVELYN seemed to be 50 fond OF
each other. Wilt" said Pooh. pooh.
do not believe it May Mackenzie
said on. yes. it is %. | know it my
self and think it is 50 nice
We'll said White. it will not last
long. I will yet get her back
Harry Thaw had cause to lose MS
reason. He imagined attempts were
being made to take the girl away IRON
him-the girl who was his lawful wire
And from that time gentlemen. the
haunting thought that he might lose
her and that White was d constant
menace to his home. Horror never
left him"
Mr. Delras read Evelyn's testimony re-
lating TO the girl in the pie incident H'
also read the testimony regarding VIVA
| Thaw told her or the Other girls VINO IL
said. were the victims of White
H. support OF his contention that ina"
tc,k a sincere interest in the welfare o.
the girl whom he believed to nave Deer
wrorged by White. Mr.. Delmds prouuce'
the codicil in which Thaw set ASIDE
thousands of dollars Ito Nindlcate ano
redeem and rescue from a life OF infamH
the various victims OF Stanford White
In the efforts of Harry Thaw TO pro
tect the community against the pollution
of Stanford White did not even end Wit
the provisions of the will and the codicll
In tie early part of 1906 he wrote z
letter to Anthony Comstock, under whose
special charge he believed the morals oil
mis- community had been placed, telling
of Stanford White and his band and o.
their dens where they enticed youns
girls and defowered them
TT was with such thoughts in his nina
waping battle for American woman
hood and humanity, and baffled by wealth
and social position. 1t was with these
thoughts on his mind that Harry ThaW
met Sanford White in 1906.
you remember the incident al Daily
theatre when Harry Thaw and his wife
and a friend sat in a box and Stamford
White came into box opposite fhen
Whe-, Harry ThGw booked into taos eyes
which had lecred ON the poor manglei
.crr, cs the 7.cman beside htA. t1oSa