Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-03-19
TELLS TERRIBLE TALE.
Document Presented Relates Bruta
Treatment BY Harry x. Ihaw.

Document Presented Relates Brutal
Treatment by Harry X. Thaw.
New York. March is.-The Hummel
afiidavit. purported TO have been sign
ed by Evelyn Nosbit. in substance. Is
as follows:
The affidavit tells Of Thaw having
leased n castle in the Austrian moun-
tains. where Miss Nesbit and Thaw
continued 10 live as man and wife.
While at the castle. II IL alleged that
Thaw tore a bathrobe from the girl.
and. leaving her absolutely naked. at
tackled her with a cowhide whip. Il
saw he was terrorized." said Miks Nes
BIT In the affidavit. ''and his eyes were
glaring. lie threw me on the bed. and
when ] started TO scream he put his
fingers down my throat and tried 10
choke me. Then upon my bare skin
he struck me several severe and yio
lent blows with q eowhide whip. SO
brrtally was I beaten that my skin
was left bruised and cut.
AFTER the first beating he attacked
me again and for a period Of several
minutes beat me. He acted like q
demon. screamed. but we were far
at one end OF the castle and my cries
could not be heard by servants. When
Thaw finally left me ] was unable "a
move.
"The next day he repeated his at
tack upon me and numerically beat
me.
For three months ! was nervous
During this time I was In fear he
would take my life
Prom Austria we went 10 SwltTer
land, where one day. when was In my
night gown. Thaw attacked me and
beat me on my bare legs below ths
knees. He continued on the slighfes'
pretext to bca' rue. Afterward we wen
TO Paris. where Thaw for an entir,
day. nc intervals OF half an hour. bea'
me continually with rattan whip. III
beat me each time and ! was lei
swooning and fanting and could no
realize all that happened.
while we were In Paris one day
found n small solder box containing
needles. asked him about Il an'
he said he had been III and compelie'
20 use cocaine. II was then for tn
FIRST time that | knew he was addicte'
TO the use OF cocaine. ! afterward say
him take the drug internally by smal
pills. He attempted to make me TAX
cne OF the pills"
While In Paris, the afiidavit goes on
| Miss Nesbit was extremely nervou
and confined 60 her bed for two weeks
Thsw made her write . letter 90 Mis-
6imonton asking her to 80 to LondoE
"when she arrived Thaw told her lie
about me-" continues the afidavi
"and threatened to kill me II ] did nj
subscribe to them"
IN the aflidavit Miss Nesbit also n
cused Thaw OF taking from her -
: eral rings and other pieces OF jewelrl
$500 In money In the shape Of Cook
checks and a trunk full Of clothes IN
hats.
The concluding paragraph Of the a
fldavit reads: Il have often bee
told by Mr.. Thaw that he is inimic'
TO q certain married man whom h
has often said he would make troubl
for and put In the penitentiary. u
several times asked me TO sign paper
accusing this married man Of druI
ging and running mo when ! was n
teen years Of age. but refused to 81
because II was not true. and for tha
reason he inflicted on me the punisl
ment herein described"
As soon as Jerome had finished rea'
I ing the afiidavit he turned 10 the couI
and said sharply: THE people rest