Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-13
WILL FIX HARRY THAW
Woman Threatens Revenge on
 Stanford Whites Slayer.
IDA SIM0NTON TO TAKE STAND
Elusive Witness Asserts She Found
 Evelyn Nesbit's Mother Destitute Without Clothes In London--.Prom-
 ises to Change Whole Aspect of Trial.

Pittsburg, Nov. ETH fix Harry Thaw. He got too fresh, and if I am called to testify in the next case I'll show him who's who."
 Ida Veronica Simonton, the missing witness in the Thaw-White case, the young woman for whom District At torney Jerome wished to have Africa searched, made the above remarks as an overture to her first statement re- garding the case of Harry Kendall Thaw.
 Miss Simonton declares she arrived at Hoboken last Saturday from Africa, although she was reported to have been seen on the streets of Pittsburg month ago. She was formerly a Pittsburg shopgirl and companion of | Evelyn Nesbitt She disappeared short ly before the first trial, and there were rumors that Thaw money might have ture.
 Will Go on Witness Stand.
 It was the Simonton woman who was called to Europe to bring Mrs. Nes- bit, now Mrs. c. J. Holman. back to America, and 1t was on this line that Jerome wished to question her. In an swer to the direct question whether or not she intended to go on the stand against Thaw, Miss Simonton said:
 Yes, but I will not go deeply into that matter. except to say that it will | change the whole aspect of the case. It will also be in favor of Mrs. Hol- man, for I always have been her friend. I intend to fix Harry Thaw for getting so fresh about that black mailing story of his. l know a great deal about the Thaw case and Mrs. Holman's connection with it, and when am subpoenaed and put on the stand shall tell all I know"
 "Is there any truth in the charge of blackmailing that Thaw referred to ill his letter from Paris?'
 Absolutely none, and I intend to get good and even with Mir Thaw for that statement. The only way in which can think he asserts that had any thing to do with blackmailing him is in reference to Mrs. Holman. I was in i Pittsburg, and Evelyn Nesbit and her mother were in Paris. I suppose Thaw ! was with them. I received a cable gram, signed by Evelyn, saying, l Please come at once.'
 Mrs. Holman Destitute.
 ''I wired back for particulars and re- ceived a cable order for $500 to pay my expenses and another cablegram 1 urging that l start at once. I sailed | immediately, and when I reached Par is first learned that Harry and Eve lyn has run off together and deserted l Mrs. Helman in London. They asked me to go and take her home, and consented, just as Mrs. Holman said ! in her statement to the public.
 "On arriving in London found Mrs Holman absolutely destitute. She was without proper clothing. and I spent part of my own money to clothe her. Mrs Holman at this time was actually subsisting on the bread of charity, and she cried thankfully when I told her I 1 had come to take her home.
 Fought and Won Her Point.
 "Thaw's valet, Bedford, came down to see us off for America, and it was then I learned that Harry Thaw in tended to send Mrs. Holman home as a second class passenger. objected vigorously and insisted that we both go first class. saying that I at least would not travel any other way. Bed ford, who evidently was under very binding instructions from Thaw, seem- ed willing that should go first class, l but said he had instructions as to sec ond class passage for Mrs. Holman.
 Tt was only after a stormy scene that I forced Bedford to purchase first class passage for myself and Mrs. Hol- man. This. suppose. is what Harry Thaw refers to when he speaks of my having bIaCkmailed him. but I never handled a cent of the money. Bedford paying for the ticket himself"