Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-19
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. TUESDAY MARCH 49, 1907.


fast, saying that the coffee was
getting Geld. Immediately jumped
ont OF bed and hastily put on
nah robe and slippers. walked
cnt OF ny room and sat down to
breakfast will sM'd Thaw
with a R7whide Whip.
"Adter breakfast he said he wish
el TO tell me something. and asked
me to step in my bed room.
entered the bel room. when phaw
without any provocat.on, graspc.:
me by tho throat aua tore ute bath
robe fl'0m my body, leaving me en-
Mrcly nude eXco9. my slippers. |
saw ny his face that he was In IA
drcaShui!y excited condition. His
eyes were glar.ng and in his hands
no graspea rawhide whip.
He seized hold of me and throw
mo Gu HE bed. ana wAcn at
tempted to scream Thaw placed his
fingers i'll my mouth and triel to
choke me. He then, without the
~ Shtest prevention. inflicted upon
me several blows with the raw
Giidc whip, 50 severely thst my skin
was cut and bruised | begged him
10 dcSist, but lie refused. | shouted
and ] cried. He stopped then for a
m-nrte TO rest. and then renewed
MS attack upon me, bea:ng me with
TIC rawh..le whip.
i screamed fer help, but no cue
heard me- the servants did no, hear.
ne Tor the reason that they were
IN the ether end of ale castle.
Thererpon the said Thaw renewed
ms brutal attacks until was una
bic to move.
a Second Whipping.
THE fn,low1snr mo,.n:n, Tho ro;,,
Irlw came into my bed room and
administered another casaiv,tion
mi!or to the day before. He took
the WHIP AID be'ahcred me On my
b1re skin. | sw3onel ana d'd
not know how long remained in
Tsat condition until rega:ned CON
seriousness.
Re loft me in fr.ghtful cond,-
ton. My fingers were ,anmn anu
It was nearly three weeks before
! was sufficiently recovered to got
cut of my bel arll walk When
Lnal sufficiently recovered the said
Italy and Austria ion. and then
we went to Switzerland ana stopped
at Face o'.letl The Sw:.2cr House.
n. Santa Mara.
me next mcrr'pg | maic some
remark. snd s'-'d Thew took me to
my room and vl'ile in tle room
TOOK rattan ana bea' me ever
MY hips until screeme1; when ]
began To scream sa!d Thaw again
stuck his fingers into my mouth.
during AL tbst time the said Thaw
never attemEted to make the slight.
est excuse fer his conduct or state
what the provocation was.
During all the time my mother
and remained in England we oc-
cuT.ed apartments at No. 5 Avenue
detectives and ether hirellngs or
SAID 1lAaw, including the coachman
and tho valet.
When in Paris he assaulted me
with a lattan for half a day, at
intervals of half an ihour or SO
striking me severely.
Thaw a Dope Fiend.
One day my maid was in my
room taking things things oul or
cn2'wer!I, and found a little silver
box. oblong in Shape. about two and
ha.f inches in length containing n
hyperdermic syringe and some other
email utensils. | asked T1haw what
li!at was for ana he stated to me
that he had been i'll and had to
make some excuse. He said hc had
been compelled TO tlkc cocaine.
ne first time that found he was
addicted to the talking of cocaine
WAS when ! saw the said Tlfaw ad.
minister the cocaine To himself in.
formally by talSing small pills.
On one occasion Thaw attempt
cd TO compel me TO take one of
these pills, but refused to do so.
Nt'he in Paris suffered from
sickness by reason of the terrific
boaEings he had administered TO mo
and that ne had given me, and was
confined to my bed i'll my room
about two weeks. During This ne
rod. while in this conditions Of non
resistance. reproyed Thaw, but
me compelled me to submit and
threatened to kill me If did not
do so.
Threatened to Kill Her.
While we were in Paris the said
Thaiw compelled mo by threatening
io beat me to write a letter to a
Miss Simonton, who was staying
at the Algonquin Hotel. in the city
of New York. and who knew my
mo1her, asking her to : come to
Paris. When she got there he told
ner lot of falschoods and lies
about me, telling me previously
mint if | did not endorse when he
said he would kill me.
While we were at the Schloss
katzenstein the said Thaw took
from me. without my consent, ard
s.ll remains in his possession. two
Diamond rings, one saywh:re ring
with diamond on each side. one
pearl lccket lavalicre, one gold
purse ffiiI $500 in money, consisting
OF drafts from Thomas Cook e
Sc'as. He had also in his possess.
ION in the city Of Paris wearing