Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-04-18
LOVES HER DAUGHTER.
Mrs. Holman Says Latter Ever
Welcome to Her Home.
TOLD TO SAY NOT WORD
Mother Of Mrs. Evelyn Nssbit Thaw
Ssys Latter and Hersef Put Nest
Implicit Confidence In the Architect
Who Was Shot 70 Death.

Pittsburg. April 17.-(copyright,
1907. by the Pittsburg Leader Publish.
Ing Company)-The Pittsburg Leader
prints a six column statement from
Mrs. c. ]. Holman. mother OF Evelyn
Ncsbit Thaw. In which she defends
herself against the accusations ex-
pressed and implied against her dur.
ing the Thaw trial. The statement
opens by saying that two nights after
the night upon which Harry Thaw shot
Stanford White. she received this tele-
gram from her daughter: 1T is most
important for you to say absolutely
nothing"
Until now she has remained silent
and has been forced to take the de-
fensive because OF the attack upon
her by Mr.. Delmas In his closing ar.
gument TO the Thaw jury.
She denies that she aided the dis
trict attorney In any way and that she
had been seen by Mr.. jerome. Mr.. Gar
van or Mr.. Hartridge. Mrs. Holman
then details her struggle following the
death OF her first husband IN her ef-
forts TO properly rear her two children
and says her daughter posed for an
artist named Storm OF Philadelphia.
who met Evelyn nj Cresson. Pa, a
summer resort. when a little gfrl.
Florence" she says. was In love
with the stage She did everything
to discourage her. but II was useless
The story OF Evelyn's first meeting
with Stanford White. she says, Is sub
sfantially as told by her on the wit
ness stand When Florence returned
she told her mother she had met the
grandest man. and later. when Mr..
White sent for her. she went to his
office. Mr.. White. she says warned
her specifically against several young
men with hom Florence had become
acquainted. but did not refer to Thaw.
His manner. words and actions were
the personification OF whole-hearted.
disinterested generosity, Mrs. Holman
said. and II ever n woman reposed I'm.
plicit confidence In a man. she says
she did. Mrs. Holman then asserts II
Florence underwent the expe-i ,,ce
that Is said 20 have befallen Aar. she
did not take her into her confidence.
Continuing. abe says:
Had she told me what she told the
Thaw jury II would not have been
necessary for Harry X. Thaw to kill
White. l. would have done II rnysen."
Speaking OF the European trip. she
says: Every detail OF the trip was
and Is a nightmare TO me. Mr.. Thaw
Joined us In Paris. Florence and n
shared the same apartments. Mr..
Thaw had apartments by himself.
There was no pleasure In the tour for
me. The things which appealed to
Florence and Mr.. Thaw In Paris did
not appeal 10 me. Florence testified
that we quarrelled frequently while In
Paris. In fact continually. The dis
agreements were caused at my pro.
tests over visits to various restau.
rants"
In closing Mrs. Holman. says: 'TI
solemnly affirm that my love for my
daughter Is as deep and intense as Il
was when I first held her IN my arms
a helpless babe. Regardless OF all
that has transpired, my affection Is
unaltered. The door OF my home Is
open to her and will swing wide at her
lightest tap. today. tomorrow. and al
ways. while live"