Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-08


but 1 did not let him. He asked me what
was the matter. l told him to sit down,
and asked him again If my mother was Ill.
He said No. land at once began to talk
about Harry Thaw. He told me that diff
ferent actresses had told him that l was In
Europe with Harry Thaw.
HE said presently that Harry Thaw took
morphine, and asked me why I went around
with a man who took morphine. He said
positively that Harry Thaw took morphine,
that he was not even a gentleman, and !
must have nothing to do with him.
Stories About Thaw.
After that he came constantly to see me.
He also sent people to me who told me
stories about Mr.. Thaw-the stories I told
yesterday. I told Mr. Thaw afterward that
these stories worried me so much couldn't
sleep nights. I got very nervous, for
knew Mr.. Thaw was coming over and I
didn't want to see him. I told Mr.. White
1 didn't want to see Mr.. Thaw.
Zone day Mr.. White telephoned me that
he was going to send carriage for me and
was to come to Broadway and 10th street.
did so, and White met me and got into
the carriage. He said he was taking me to
see Abe Hummel, the greatest lawyer in
New York, who would protect me from
Harry Thaw. He said I was not to be
afraid of Mr.. Hummel; he was a little
man with a big, bald head, warts on his
face and was very ugly.
Quarreled With Mother.
when 1 got to Mr.. Hummers Office
Mr.. White went away Mr.. Hummelr e
Office walls were covered with photographs
of actresses, with writing on them. He
asked me how l came to go to Europe
with Harry Thaw and I told him that I
didn't, l went with my mother and Thaw
followed us. He asked me about my quar-
rel with my mother in London. 1 said 1t
was continuous quarrel between us; we
simply could not get along. She wanted
tos come home to America and 1 said she
could come, but 1 was going to stay there
and return to the stage, but the doctor told
me 1 couldn' dance for year. He QIum-
meD asked me all places where 1 went with
Thaw. L told him all 1 could remember,
He said 1 was minor and Thaw should
have been more careful.
Case Against Thaw.
He said he had a case in his office
against Thaw, but the woman in the case
was very bad one and he Didn't think
the case was much good. Then he said
Thaw was a very bad man, and above all
things / must be protected from him. Mr.
White then said what he wanted was to get
Harry Thaw out of New York and keep him
out.
''They asked me if / went to Europe of
my own accord, and said l certainly had.
1 said 1 remained in Europe after my
mother left because 1 had quarreled with
her and couldn't dance for year, and /
liked ME' Thaw very much and couldn't
do anything else.
Nevertheless, Hummel said, you are a
minor and he shouldn't have taken you
away from your mother 1 said he didn't
take me away.
Mr.. White said that strong methods must
be resOrted to to keep Thaw out of New
York. and to protect myself 1 must help in
every way 1 could.
In HummePs Hands.
Mr.. White said must leave everything
in Mr.. Hummels hands Then they sent
for stenographer, and the lawyer said 1
must not interrupt him in what he was
about to say. 1 was very nervous and ex-
they began to dictate and put In lot Of
stuff that had been carried away by Harry
Thaw against my will. I started to inter-
stopped me.
"They put in that I had been taken away
from my mother, and lot of stuff that
wasn't true-that had been treated badly
by Mr.. Thaw. Then they sent the man out
of the room.
Several days later Mr.. Hummel called
me up and asked if had any letters from
Mr.. Thaw.
Il said 1 did, but l couldn't see what that
had to do with It, Mr. White also called I'D
and said if 1 wasn't willing to help in every
way they couldn't protect me from Mr.
Thaw. He said 1 must do just what Mr.
Hummel said.
Over Thaw's Head.
$50 1 made the letters up in bundle and
took them down to Mr. HummePs. He said
he didn't want to read them and didn't care
what they contained. He asked, however,
If they were love letters, and I said Yes
He said he just wanted to hold them
over Harry X. Thaw's head. He sealed
them up in big envelope. 50 could see. he
said, that he did not care anything about
them.
Wanted Her to Sue.
Then he asked me why 1 didn't sue
Harry Thaw for breach Of promise. said
that that was absurd, for II there had
been shy breach Of promise 1t was on my
part. He said that didn't matter.
Mr.. Hummel said q breach Of promise
suit would be fine advertisement for me-
I told him I didn't care for that kind Of
advertising. He said lots of actresses had
done the same thing and he had won lots
Of cases for them. He told me an English
duke had once been sued by an actress
for breach OF promise. He declared he
could easily win suit for me- said j
didn't want to sue anybody. This made
Mr. Hummel very mad and angry, and HI
told me I was foolish"
What moro did you tell Mr.. Thawr
suggested Mr.. Delmas to give the girl wit.
ness o brea4hinG spell.
.1dr. Thaw asked me II had signed any.
thing In Mr.. Hummers once and sale
had not. He said that IVES funny, for 4