The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-04
MOTHER
DON I LIKE 1HAW
Will Denouncc on Witness Stand
the Accused Slayer OF
White.
TREATED HER LIKE A FATHER
Says She Has Letters That Will
Show Thaw in His True
Light.
TREATED HER LIKE A FATHER

NEW YORK. January s.-"Nothing on
earth can prevent me from testifyins
when 1 am called upon at the trial of
Harry Thaw. I shall certainly tell the
truth, even If Thaw does happen to be
my daughters husband, and l shall tell
all know, and l know much.
Mrs Charles J. Holman mother OF
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, in making this
statement to-day through a Pittsburs
reporter, made it clear that Harry IL.
Thaws old enemy will be the most i'm
placeble and dangerous foe he VIII nave
to contend against in his hsht Tor me-
to begin in two weeks.
at was Harry Thaw's bitter hatred OF
Stanford White that led him to Kill the
old friend of his present wife, my old
and good friend, and the friend OF all
the family" declared Mrs. Holman.
"Thaw never had any reason to be Jeu-
Gus of Mr. White, who treated Evelyn
as he would have treated daughter,
with the utmost respect and considera-
ton.
MY daughter expects me to aid the
defense. but just wait. BY the time my
testimony is all in | am afraid Evelyn
and Harry will realize what | meant by
what / said to them some time ago.
II repeat Mr.. White was never any
thing but good loyal friend to Evelyn.
that he educated both her and her broth
er. and that he secured good engage
ments for her. In short, that he treated
her like father.
Harry Thaw, let me say right here.
has Mr. White to thank that did not
take thorough satisfaction myself for
his treatment of both Evelyn and myself
before he was married to her. ! wanted
to have him arrested long ago. before
ne married my daughter, but | followed
Mr. Whites advice, and did not, in order
to escape the notoriety it would have
caused.
II have some letters written to me
from Mr.. White They are important let
ters. They show what the trouble was
between Thaw and Mr.. White. They
will show that Thaw never had any in
tenton of marrying Evelyn, and did 50
only when he was forced to-
Harry Thaw was compelled to marry
Evelyn; that's Just what 1t amounted to.
And these letters will show what the
pressure was that was brought to bear
upon him. These letters will be pre-
sented at the trial, and they will not
show up Thaw in any enviable light:
How L have wished and wished |
could tell all there is to tell during all
this long, terrible time since Thaw killed
the best 1rlenu j ever Idu. tout NOW !
will tell it. 1t is what / have been wait
Ing for
During all this time have stood in
a false Light. What stories haven't been
printed? Why, it has even been said
that | didn't guard and guide my daugh-
ter MS a mother should have done. y
greater lie could not be uttered
People have said that / put Evelyn
on the stage, That is another lie. My
one thought in life was to educate and
train her right And it was in this that
Mr.. White helped me so much. 1t was
In an accidental way that the girl hap.
pened to become q model, But she
never posed in single studio that
had not visited myself and found to be
fit place for her;
And 1t was Evelyn herself who in,
sisted on going on tho stage, 1t has
been said that took her to see George
I.ederer and got her her first engage
ment, That is as false as all the rest"
7 II.