The state herald., 1907-03-15
A FALSE MOTHER
THE CHARGE AGAINST MRS.
THAW's PARENT.
SHE SOLD HER DAUGHTER
Such Is the Accusation Of the Young
Woman's Grandmother and
Two Aunts,

Pittsburg, Pa.-The mother and two
sisters of w. Scott Thaw, father Of
Mrs. Harry Kendall Thaw, have re.
pudiatoI Mrs. Charles J. Holman. who
was the wife OF w. Scott Nesbit and
the mother of Mrs. Thaw, in a most re.
markable statement. This statement
was written out at family conference
held at Miles City, Montana, most OF
the Nesbit connection residing in that
vicinity.
In sending the letter to this city. the
thre women who sign the statement,
also send a letter in which they request
that their joint statement be pub
lished.
1--WE own property In Livingston.
Montana, and In Spokane, Washington,
says the letter. "and We are willing to
stand back of this statement"
The statement In full follows:
1.-The attitude Mrs. Charles ]. Hol-
man, mother OF Mrs. Harry X. Thaw
has taken toward her daughter, Evelyn,
is, to our minds. almost inhuman. The
evidence that has been given at the
trial reflects very discreditably upon
Mrs. Holman's character. From the
facts that have been proven we know
that she has accepted money In large
sums, not only from Stanford White,
but from other men as well, and now
her plea is that she thought Mr.. White
was grand man and a friend OF the
family. Does she wish 10 give the I'M
preston that she, woman in the
twentieth century. having attained the
age long past maturity. was SO limo
cne,t so unsuspecting. that she thought
the money given the family was given
without recompense whatever?
"Does she wish to make the Ameri-
can people believe she was innocent
enough to think that men gave her
money for nothing or simply because
they were friends?
mo, she knew better. She was sac
rificing her childs's soul for money by
which to live without effort. Had she
been a true mother she would have
taken in washing before putting her
daughter out as an artists model or a
| chorus girl, knowing what temptations
under such circumstances would be
| placed before the child's way. What
| girl could live the life that Evelyn Mes
bit lived and come out untarnished?
Mothers, answer. Do you think your
daughters could be placed in the same
| circumstances, mind you, with such an
example of a man as Stanford White
to teach them morality, what was right
and what was wrong. could be placed
In his hands for protection. at the age
1 OF fifteen years, pass through such
| crisis and come through all right?
Admitting that Mrs. Holman did
not know the true character OF Stan
ford White. should she have left hei
beautiful little girl under the charge ol
an influential man Of the world: unpro
tected otherwise and In New York
| City?
| "And now considering that she did
all this innocently-giving her the ben
eft OF thousand doubts-is she not m
inhuman wretch to turn against hei
daughter In the hour OF her need
Even n dumb brute would protect Its
young. but this woman turns against
her daughter. and. after being the indi
rect cause OF her ruin and her down
| fall. will not admit her errors. but IL
| making strenuous efforts TO save hci
reputation by sending information tt
prosecuting Attorney Jerome so thai
| he can torture the girl under cross-eN
animation.
signed: Eliza J. Nisbet tmothei
OF w. S. Ncsbit: Carrie Mortimer isis
ter OF W. S. NesbiD: Laura c. Gal
braith (sister OF w. S. NesbiD."