The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-18
WIFE'S DEVOTION
EVELYN THAW MAKES DAILY
CALLS AT PRISON..
NEW TRIAL BEING PLANNED
Nc Estrangement Between Elder Mrs.
Thaw and the Girl Wife of
Her Son,

TIC!' ooI
New York-The devotion of Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw to her husband, which
found her visitor every day before
his trial for the murder of Stanford
White, appears not to have been The
ctage devotion that 1t was at the time
in cynical quarters regarded as being.
The flame of this devotion did not =
die nor has it even dwindled since the
public eye has been turned away from
the young millioaire prisoner in the
Tcmns, and the girlish wife for love OF
whom he was moved to strike down
Stanford White, the great architect.
After the failure of the jury at the
first trial to reach a verdict Thaw set
tied back into his old regular life at the
rombs. And the feature of it that saw
MS young wife pass through the big
iron gates of the prison every day Oil
which visitors were allowed did no.
change.
Winter passed into spring and spring
into summer, but young Mrs. Thaw
has faithfully remained in the city. Her
whole demcanor has been contradic.
tory of those assertions which pictured
her as a silly, vain lover of notoriety.
Prophets had declared that she would
sooner or later commit some sensa-
.tional act to bring herself back into the
public light.
In Justice to her it must be said she
has done everything possible to allow
the public to forget her. her tragic
story and it's terrible sequel that hap
pcned something more than year ago.
She even shrank from the curious
chances that followed her now and then
in the corridor of the Hotel Lorraine
! She very quietly went from there 10
.;he little house in Park avenue and
| there she has lived alone with TWO ser
| wants. receiving but one or two visi-
| tors, and these always in connection
with her husbands interest in the trpl
hat is set for October.
Avoids Notoriety.
She has allowed to pass uncontra-
Gcted various rumorS which were
printed from time to time declaring
that she and Harry Thaw's mother had
become hopelessly estransed. AS
matter of fact, | know that no such
estrangement ever happened. 1t would
De queer II blu MIS-. III" 'ouiu ''''
be ungrateful to the girl who fought 50
cplendidly in her sons behalf. Harry
Thaw's mother has been guilty of no
such ingratitude. She has several
| tines visited New York since the trial
| for the purpose of consulting her son
and her sons chief counsel, Daa
| OReilly She has always stayed while
| in town as the guest of young Mrs.
| Ihaw in the Park avenue house. Mean
| time the young wife has never tailed
| to pay her daily visit to her husband.
This she has done as unogtentatiouS,v
as possible. The elder Mrs. Thaw is in
the city now. All tales of estranse.
rnent are disproved by the manner IN
which the two come and go from tn
prison with the whtehaired womanS
! rand on the slender arm of the girl.
Thaw himself has been most deeply
affected by his wifes steady devotion
as may be imagined. He tells Lawyer
O'Reilly that these visits alone make
life tolcrable.
Pretty Summer Girl.
Mrs Thaw as she left the Tombs
cne day recently was a fresh summer
picture of a beautiful girl. She was
| dressed in a simple white duck gown.
with a soft white hat with dropping
prim Her arms were laden with books.
She had just brought her husband
rev supply She looked far studler
than during the days. of the trial, Ihe
extreme pallor had gone out OF her
checks. Her large eyes were vetV
right and clear and her quick smile
showed that a new buoyancy of spirits
was with her.
81 am feeling very well now she
said. land | hope the second trial will
como soon. | have never doubted that
IN the end my husband would go free.
| feel as sure of it as ever. But it is
hard on him to be locked in that prison
so long. He bears it wonderfully.
She got into an automobile alone,
Mrs Thaw not having accompanied
her yesterday, and was taken directly
back to the Park avenue house. Next
week Daniel O'Reilly will announce the
man chosen to take the place of De-
mas of the West, who will not figure
| il the next trial
1t is believed the choice Will Iall
upon Martin w. Littleton. The de-
tense, it is understood, will not bear so
hard with the plea of the unwritten
law as it will make for thorough and
;trong plea of straight insanity.