The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-11
KANSAS GIRL TO TESTIFY.
Mary Copley, Cousin of Harry Thaw
Is i'm New York.

Lawrence. Kan, Feb. 11.-Miss
Mary Copley of Lawrence, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Copley and a
niece of Mrs. William Thaw. will pro-
badly be called upon to testify in the
case of her cousin, Harry Thaw, as tt
the home life of the Thaws in Pitts
burg.
Miss Copley has been frequent
visitor at Lyndhurst, the Pittsburg
home of the Thaws, and in letters to
Lawrence has told many interesting
incidents of the home life of the fam
| lily. The entire winter before the
| ira gedy of last June she was a guest
at the Thaw home and was the COM
panion of Mrs. William ThaW when
the fatal shooting occurred. 1t fell
to Miss Copley to tell her of the deed
her son had committed and comfort
the grief-stricken mother.
Mrs. Thaw, it will be remembered,
returned Immediately to America
upon hearing of the affair, but not
wishing to drag her niece in the case
insisted upon her remaining in Eu-
joined a colony of University of Kan
sas girls and studied French.
A few weeks ago she Joined the
Countess of Yarmouth in England and
came back to American as her COM
panion. In a letter to Lawrence
friends. Miss Copley speaks highly of
the countess as a travelling companion.
Miss Copley denied rumors that there
since Harry's marriage to Evelyn Mes.
bit. Evelyn Thaw, according to the
description given by Miss Copley ir
her letters, is charming and beauti
full girl with fine disposition. Con-
trary to the popular theory, Miss Cop
ley asserted in her letters that Mrs
William Thaw, Harrys mother. was
very fond of Evelyn and that they
were very congenial. She told of
Harry's utter devotion to his wife and
how hard Evelyn was trying to fit her
SELF for her position in the family. She
told of Evelyn's lessons and how the
son studied to learn. also. She seemed
to be much impressed by Evelyn's
good qualities and mentioned several |
times the brilliant manner in which
Evelyn could converse with the many |
distinguished visitors at the Thaw |
home.
1t was in the latter part of Miss Cop |
ley's stay in Pittsburg that Miss Cop
ley wrote of the proposed trip abroad |
The original plan was for Mary and her |
aunt to leave for Europe, preceded by |
Harry and Evelyn. Mrs Thaw, senior. |
was to spend the summer in Switzer- |
land and then visit her daughter. the |
Countess of Yarmouth, in England
Harry and Evelyn were to Join Miss |
Copley in Paris. where they were to
take motor tour. This letter telling
of her plans for her European trip was |
written June 10. Harry Thaw shot Stan
ford White June 25
Inc countess or Yarmouth and Mary
Copley always have been very good |
friends In her letters Miss Copley re-
fers many times to Alice Thaw, who
was married to the Earl of Yarmouth
The countess is a very eccentric person.
having rather much of a temper She
has a passionate fondness for dogs. and |
as a girl always had a number about
her. even insisting upon having one in
her room a night.
Miss Copley, who is now with the
Thaw party in New York. is a gradu-
ate of the University of Kansas and
is a member of the Pi Beta sorority.
After graduation she accepted a fell
lowship in French at the university. /
from which she resigned to go to her
aunt, Mrs. Thaw. in P1ttsburg Miss
Copley is a beautiful girl She was
very popular. Her father. Josiah Con-
ley. is brother of Mrs. William Thaw.
He was for many years editor of the
Kansas City. Kan- Gazette. A year
ago he left for Salt Lake City, and is
now making his home there In the
Copley home here there used to hang