Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-17
Mrs. Holman Says She Would
Have Killed Stanford White
# She Had Known.
WHY SHiAND DAUGHTER QUARRELtD
Places That She and Harry Thaw
Wanted to Go to in Paris Did Not
Appeal to Her-Tried to Persuade
Daughter From Going on Stage
Her Struggle of Wdowhood.
(By Associnted pressA

PlTTSiiURG. PA, April 1G.--Copy-
right. 1907, by the Pittsburg Leaderl
ho PittSburg, Leader, rhis afternoon
Prints six column statement from
Mrs. Charles j. Holman. mother OF
Evo Ign Ncsbit Thaw. in whichi she
defends herself against the uccusa
lions expressed and implied against
her during the Thaw trial
INC statement opens by saying that
TWO nights after the night upon
which larry Thaw shot Stanford
White snc received this telegram
from her daughter: 1T is most i'm
portant for YOU 10 say absolutely
nothing"
Until now she has remained silent
ana has been forced 10 take the de.
ienSive because of the attack made
upon her by Mr.. Dclmas in his clos.
ing address TO the Tnaw jury
she denies that she aided the Dis.
lrict Attorney in any way and thaa
she had been seen by Mr.. Jerome,
Mr.. Caravan or Mr. Hartridge.
Mrs Holman then details her struE-
gle following the death of her frs:
husband, in her efforts to properly
iaise her TWO children and SAYS hei,
daughter first. posed FOR an nrtfst
named Storm OF Philadelphia, Pa,
VINO met Evelyn ut Cresson, Pa. Al
summer resort, when n little girl.
Florence in Love With STAGE.
Florence" she said. was in love
with the s'age." SHE did everything
10 discourage her, but il was useless
The story of Florences first meet
ing with Stanford White. she saws,
Is substantially as told by her on
the witness stand. When Florence
returned, she told her mother she
mad met the grandest man and later
when Mr.. White sent for her. she
went 10 his Office.
Mr.. White. she said. warned her
specifically against several Young
men with whom Florence had be.
come cquainted, but did not refer 10
Thaw. His manner. words and nc.
tons were the Decentralization or
whole-heated DISTINGUISHED scneros
ity, Mrs. Holman says. ard If ever
Ia woman reposcd implicit confidence
i'll n man, she says she did.
Mrs. Holman then asserts that ir
Florence underwent the experience
that is said to have bcfallen her. she
did NOT take her into her confidence.
She says: Had size told me what she
| told Thaw, il would not have been
necessary for Harry Thaw to XII!
Stanford White. would have done
it myself
Why They Disagreed.
Speaking OF the European trim, Mrs.
Holman says: Every detail OF the
trip was and is nightmare to me.
Mr.. Thaw joined us in Paris, Flor.
once and | scared the same apar;.
inents. Mr.. Thaw had apartments by
| himself. There was no pleasure IN
the tour for me. The things wnic:l
appealed TO Florence and Mr.. Thaw
in Paris diG not appeal TO me. Flor
once testified that we uuarrcllcd fro
qucntly while in Paris, in fact con-
| tinuaily The disagreements were
caused by my protests at visits "a
various restaurants"
In closing Mrs Holman SAYS: 81
solcmnly affirm that my love for my
daughter is as deep ana intense a.,
il was wnen | first held her in my
| arms helpless baby. Regardless oil
/ all that has transpirod, my affection
is unaltered. The door OF my home
| is open TO her and will swing wide
| at her highest tap. today, tomorrow
and always while live"