The Washington herald., 1907-03-19

hold of me and threw me on the bed anl
when / attempted to scream, Thaw place.
his fingers in my mouth and tried Il
choke me. He then, without the sllghtest
provocation. inflicted upon me severa
severe blows with the whip, so that I wa.
cut and bruised.
II begged him 10 deslst. but he refused
shouted ana cEied. He stopped theT
for a minute to rest. and then renewed
his attack upon NE. beating me with tn,
rawhide whip. / screamed for help, but
no one heard me. the servants did moi
hear me for the reason that they were
in the other end of the castle Thereupor
the said Thaw renewed his brutal attacks
until I was unable to move.
Second Castigation Inflicted.
''rhe following morning the said Thaw
came into my bedroom and administered
another essugation similar to the day be-
fore. He took the rawhide whip and be
labored me. I swooned, and I did not
know how long remained in that condi-
tion until I regained consciousness. lie
left me in a frightfuI condition. Ny
fingers were numb. and it was nearly
three weeks before 1 was sufficiently re-
covered to get ont Of my bed and walk.
when / had sufficiently recovered the
said Thaw took me to a place In -, where
Italy and Austria join. and then We went
TO Switzerland. and stopped at a. place
called the SWitzers House. at Santa
Maria. The next morning l made some
remark, and said ThaW took me TO my
/ room, and while in the room took a rattan
and beat me until screamed; when / be-
gan to scream said Thaw again stuck his
fingers into my mouth. During all that
time the said Thaw never attempted to
! make the slightest excuse for his conduct,
or state what the DrOvocation was.
Watched by ThaSy's HireIings.
During all the time my mother and I
remained in England we occupied apart
ments at No. Avenue --. / was con-
stantly watched by detectives and other
hirelings Of said Thaw. including the
Ieoachman and the valet
when In Paris, he assaulted me with
a rattan for half a day. at intervals OF
half an hour OF so. striking me severely.
One day my maid was in my room
taking the things out Of the drawers. and
found a little silver box oblong IN
shape, about two and a half inches in
length. containing a hypoderInic syringe
and some other small utensils I asked
Thaw what that was tor. and he stated
TO me that he had been III; and as he
had 10 make some excuse he said he
had been compelled 10 take cocaine
The first time that / found that he
was addicted TO the taking Of cocaine
was when I saw the said Thaw admins
ter the cocaine 70 himself internally by
taking small pills. On one occasion Thaw
attempted to compel me TO take one Of
these pills, but J. refused to do so.
Makes Threat to Kill.
while ia Paris / suffered from sick
ness by reason Of the terrific beatings he
had administered to me and that be had
given me, and was confined TO my bed
in my room about two weeks During
this period while In this condition of
non-resistance. said Thaw I was
pOwerless. reprOved Thaw, but
he compelled me to submit. and threat
ened To xiii ma Il ] did not do 50.
While We were in Paris, the said
Thaw compelled me. by Threatening TO
beat me. TO write letter to a Miss
Simonton. who was staying at the AIgon-
quin Hotel, in the city Of New York, and
who knew my mother, asking her to
come TO Paris. When she got there he
told her a lot of folsehOods and lies
about me. telling me previously that if
did not indOrse what he said he would
kin me-
while we were at the sehioss Katzen-
stein the said ThaW took from me- with
out MY consent, and stin retains in his
possession, two diamond rings, one sap
phire ring with a diamond on each side,
ons pearl loc1et. one gold purse. and 500
IN money. consisting Of drafts from
Thomas Cook & Sons. He had also in
his possession in the city of Paris wear
ing apparel OF mine. consisting OF five
gowns, number Of hats, and three para /
soils
Mother Left in London.
i had not seen my mother since I left 4
her IN London, and I am informed within 4
the past few weeks that she returned to 4
the city OF New York from London on /
the steamship Campania.
i arrived in this city on Saturday.
october q. 1853. having returned from
Paris by way Of Cherbourg. Before L left
Europe the said Thaw had stated to me
hat his lawyer. a Mr.. Longfellow. would
meet me at the dock, and asked me if I l
leeded anything He said he would see
lAot an NY icfuii CEieLLS received atteU- I
ion. I had letter from him to the sald
-5ngfellow. in which the said Thaw asked
he said LOngfeilOw % have me followed /
~ the detectives, and also to see that /
l wanted was done. and to see
hat / was not troubled or annoyed by
anybody
Declines TO Make Charges.
I had received a number OF cable
rams from said Thaw, which have de-
-vered to my counsel, Mr.. Abraham II.
iummel- 1 have been repeatedly told by
he said Thaw that he is very inimical 10
married man whom he said he wanted
ne to injure and Thaw would get him
ITO the peniteRtiary; that the said Thaw
ad begged me time and time again TO
wear to written documents he had pre-
AIRED involving this married man and
harging him with druggtng me when 1
-as fifteen years old
This was not So and I so told hin,
hut because I refused to sign these "a
ers said Thaw not alone threatened me
nth bodily injury. but inflicted upon me
he great bodily injury 1 have herein de-
cribed.
Subscribed to before me this 9th dav
October. 1888. Sworn to before me this +
I'll day Of October. 1SO8.'' ]
signature Of nOtary.) II
Valuable Rings StaIen.
The theft of a two-stOue dianaon.7 ri,,o :