Evening journal., 1907-03-18
THAW LASHED
EVELYN NESBIT

will offer no further objection. want
he jurors 10 know how that paper came
o be prepared
Jerome then began reading the affidavit.
Evelyn Tells Her Story
1t was as follows:
Il reside at the Savoy Hotel at Fifth
avenue and Flfty-Ninth street in Now
york. Am eighteen years old. For sew
eral months prior to June. 1903 had
been at DIR. Bulls Hospital, where
had had an operation performed for ap-
pendicitis during June and then went
to Europe with my mother at the re-
quest Of Harry Kendall Thaw.
MY mother and had apartments at
the Hotel Maintenon, in Paris, and
from there travelled to Boulogne, ac-
companied by Mr.. Thaw who left us
once for London, while my mother and
i remained at the Imperial Hotel While
Thaw was in London he wrote me. lie
returned to Boulogne and took my
mother and myself back TO Paris We
left there two weeks after and Thaw.
my mother and 1 returned to London
where we located at Claridge's Hotel,
that is my mother and lived in that
place, while Mr.. Thaw stayed at the
Carlton Hotel MY mother remained in
Claridge's Hotel and then removed to
the Russell Square Hotel.
Il went with Mr.. Thaw to Amster-
dam, Holland. by way Of Folkestone. I
was in during this entire period. Mr..
ri,...- .,,1 t,.,r.ffo1 fbrotte~h rIoIfand
and then went 10 Munich. Germapny.
I'VE travelled through Bavarian High
land going to the Austrian Tyrol.
During this time Thaw and myself
We're known as husband and wife, un-
der the name Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dellis.
"Thaw rented a casale in the
Austrian Tyrol known as the
Schloss Katzenstein, half way up
an isolated mountain. The rooms
and windows were old fashioned.
There were several servants In the
castle. We occupied two bedrooms,
one parlor and a drawing room. /
had a bedroom for my personal
use. The first night / was tired and
went TO bed early. In the morning
was awakened by Mr.. Thaw
asking me to come to breakfast. 1
put on bathrobe and slippers and
sat down with Thaw.
After breakfast he asked me to
step into my bedroom. 1 entered
the bedroom, when Thaw grabbed
me by the throat and tore off the
bathrobe. / saw by his face that
he was in a dreadfully excited con-
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his hands grabbed a rawhide whip.
He took hold Of mo and threw me
no the bed, and when I attempted
TO scream Thaw placed his fingers
in my mouth and tried to choke me.
He then inflicted upon me several
severe blows with the rawhido
whip. I begged him to desist, but
he refused. / shouted and 1 cried.
He stopped then for a minute to
rest, and then renewed his attack
upon me. beating me with the raw
hide whip. / screamed for help.
but no one heard me; the servants
did not hear me for the reason that
they were in the other end Of the
castle. Thaw thereupon renewed
his brutal attacks until l was un-
able TO move.
The following morning Thaw ad-
ministered another castigation
simi ar to the day before. He took
the rawhide whip and belabored
me on my bare skin. / swooned
and I did not know how long I re-
mained in that condition until
regained consciousness. He left me
in a frightful condition. My fin
gers were numb and It was nearly
three weeks before / was sufficient
ly recovered to get out Of my bed
and walk
when / had sufficiently recov-
cred Thaw took me to a place in
Italy and Austria. and then we
went to Switzerland and stopped at
a place called the Switzer House,
at Santa Maria. The next morning
i made some remark and said Thaw
took me TO my room and while in
the room took a rattan and beat
me over the hips until / screamed;
l. when IL began to scream said
Thaw again stuck his fingers into
my mouth. During all that time
Thaw never attempted to make the
slightest excuse for his conduct or
state what the provocation was