Evening journal., 1907-02-18
STRIKING CONTRAST
IN TWO MOTHERS
Mrs. Holman Has Deserted Daughter
While Mrs. Thaw surrenders All
For Son.


For Son.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.-A striking
contrast OF the two mothers in the
Thaw case is painted by Ada Patter-
son. She says;
Mrs. Charles j. Holman, II her
daughters story be true, was, Viewed
/ In the most charitable light possible
criminaily careless Of her daughter.
"'Alother thought Mr.. White was a
grand man., she said With an appeal
ling look from her brown eyes and The
odd awkward little nod that accom-
panles all her statements
Mother went 20 soc Mr.. White
when he sent for her aud he gave her
the address of a dentist. lie told her
to go to the dentist herself and take
my brother and me- Mother said she
didn't think she would go TO the dem
lists. He said certainly she should
Igo. She asked him if that was not
very UNUSUAL. ana he said "ND, * IS
not at an unusual. / send him great
lmany people who so there TO get their
teeth nXed.'
'The court chronicles snow that
Mrs. Holman did as she was told.
There Is a class of persons who do as
they are told without question A
comic opera prima donna sang a SER
Imonizng little ballad, the last line
OF each stanza aaing 4 always d. as
/ am told or course, disaster fol-
lowed. Disaster always dogs the foot
steps OF those who indiscriminately
do as they are told Lameptably,
though. the disaster overlook the
daughter.
"'Why don't you SO 10 Pittshurg for
a visltT the architect asked Mrs. Hul-
man.
"1 should like TO, but
81 will provide the funds
"But / don't want to leave Evelyn
alone.
"T will look after her. You need
not feel anxious as sou would IL }
were not here
"To this strange argument Mrs, Hol-
man succumbed She did as she was
told by the irony of life she after
warl appealed 20 Stanford White to
save her daughter from another and
younger and more honorable man,
lAnd-shades Of hypocrisy Stanford
White tried 10 reclaim Evelyn Nes-
bit
Studio incident was related to Mrs.
Holman by long distance telephone
from Now York TO Pittsburg she is
lsaid to have sobbed and tainted. New
lertheless Howard Nesbit Is permitted
to remain in New York, with lance
couched and a courtroom chair for a
Rosinanto, to perform his Quixotic
mission. j had hoped that after that
ID H
which every woman viii remember
with a clutch at her heart until she
dies. some message would come from
; Pittsburg TO Harry Thaw's wife.
Mrs. Holman remains aloof, guard
, ling her own reputation at the fur
ther cost Of her chlds And litts
Howard Quixote Nesbit sits every daS
lin the courtroom ready 10 hurl his
puny lance.
'Whatever else the merits of The
Neshit family the final primal grace oi
the bond of blood 10 dea,h does moi
exist
"On The other hand Mrs. 'rhaw ha.
arrayed I'm solid phalanN her family
I'm support Of the son on whose hands
are the stains OF murder. Harry Thav
had not been source Of unceasinl
ratio and ungovernable and defiant
. More than this Mrs, Holman does no
. say OF her daughter.
. but In the strange sad tableau 81
the two families Mrs. Thaw stands
I for surviving love. And by the tokel
J OF the noblest Of all 'hc sentiments
Mrs. Thaw Is the noblos figure
Mrs. Holman was careless St he
l. nu
tender IN hers Had she been an
bending in her determinatiol 10 carl,
out tue provisions 81 hor husband
y viii. providing their son with S2,50I
/ a year. forcing him 90 face the neces
= slty OF earning the luNurles hs sh,u'.
% enjoy. bringing into permanent mol,
+. the mah material that Is in him, Hari'
q Thaw's fate might nave been Tar other
l wise. But she relented. She gave him
m $4,000 a year. She fixed upon hin
e the gives OF gold that should enfeebl
z and unman him. For a time she re-
u sisted his wish 10 make Evelyn Nes
r bit his wife But she yielded ,and n
30 his desire TO protect his wife Harrl
10 Thaw committed that which the pro
.e secution calls murder and the counse
for the defense justfahle homicide
le prompted by temporary insanity.
,e by the world-old law OF huma
s accountability FOR individual mistake
Al each mother Is expiating her weakness
n But I'm the vast heart Of the publ
IN there Is profound sympathy for on
~ and little FOR the other For Mr.
IN Thaw stands for love triumphant an
,r Mrs Ho man for hatred unnatura
\. Weakness OF either organ ls regrei
4, table but TO weakness Of the hear
,,- much Is forgiven"
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