The Washington herald., 1907-04-10
DeImaS Finishes His Plea for Than

/ refused 10 see him after he had followed
her home from Europe because Of the
dreadful things friends Of Stanford
White had told her about him.
"Thaw," Mr.. Delnas added. shook his
head sadly and said Poor Evelyn.
Mr. Delmas read also OF the girl telling
Thaw Stanford White had taken her TO
see Hummel.
What the condition of his mind was
at that time is shown 10 you. gentlemen,
by documents Of indubitable genuineness.
The letters Mr.. Thaw wrote TO Attorney
LongfellOw picture the sad epoch in his
life-they voice the wall from a suffer
ing soul such as has never been voiced
by "a dramatst from the days of the
Greeks down 10 the present time.
Mr. Delmas read many of the letters 10
which he had referred, commenting upon
them as he read. In one of these letters
Thaw, speaking OF himself in the third
person. said
Gle would have done anything for you.
but now you must get stronger without
him. Poor little Evelynl You have fallen
back into the hands OF the man who
poisoned your life and who now is poison
ing your mind. But I have no reproaehes
TO heap upon yOu-but, on! the sadness
OF it all You have driven me from your
side and now you must tight the battle
OF life alone-withOut me"
Mr. Delmas then read from Mrs. VIII
liam Thaws testimony regarding the ac-
tons of her son at that time: how he was
moody ard quiet; how he did not Sleep
how he often went to the piano.
Tie struck the chords OF the instru-
ment, went on Mr.. Delmas, until they
resOunced like a vail; until they shud-
dered ike the groan of a soul in agony;
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music Sew softer and finally died away.
The loving mother heard his sobs; she
saw him awake until the gray of dawn.
He told that mother that the story was
one he could not repeat 10 her. but soon.
by a mothers art. she won her way into
her sons soul and little by little he
told the story.
Awful Scene in Church.
Then. gentlemen. you remember that
awful scene in the church. You remem-
Der the organ was rolling and the voices
were appealing 70 the Lord God Of hosts.
the God OF armies and OF navies. BE
with us yet, lest We forget, lest We
forget
Forget, the voices rang; forget. the
poet had written but in Harry Thaw'
heart rang a voice. You can never for
get, you can never forget that that in
noeent little one Is gone from you for
ever and has returned to the clutches Of
those who ruined her.
This. then. was Harry Thaw's mental
condition. Must he give her up? He
could not; he would not Brave. c0ur-
ageous, indomltable man that he was.
he conceived that he had a mission 10
perform. The thought Of little Evelyn
IN those hands was more than the tor
lures Of he'll 10 him. He came back 20
New York to try once more TO save her.
Mr.. Delmas turned to the events late in
1904
In 1904 the man who for two years had
sought her hand and who for four years
had loved hes; the man who had told the
girls sad story TO his mother; the man
she had refused because she felt the
union would tear him away from his
family and social relations. that man
such was the cOnstanCy and burden Of his
Iove-persuaded his mother. the mother
whom he adored. 10 come to New York
and see the girl whose sad story she
already knew. and who IN her womanly
heart she could but pity She came 10 the /
little girl and besought her hand for her
son.
MOfher Fleaua Tor SON.
''The little girl who had withstood the
pleadlngs OF the son could not Withstand
the rleadings Of the mother And so on
April T. 1895. their parents on both sides |
eonsenung. they met al the altar and
were united. The man pledged 70 the
woman before Almighty God that all
through life he would protect her.
Coming 20 New York, the girl meets /
Stanford White on the street and the man
stared al her and had the audacity to call
her by her first name. She hurried back
10 the hotel where her husband was, and ]
ike a true wife she told him what had
happened. Ite became nervous. angry. and /
excited. and made the girl promise always /
to tell him whenever she met the black /
guard.
Again in New York. the girl. driving
down Fifth avenue. sees the man Their /
hans0ms cross. He stared at her and /
pulled at his mOustache and stared and /
stared. When her hanson turned into a
side street. where she was going 10 see /
a physician Whites cab also turned and /
followed. Again she related the incident /
to her husband.
White Makes Threat.
Now, gentlemen, in May, 1906, just one
short month before Stanford Whites |
career on this earth was 10 end. Harry /
Thaw heard this story: May Mackenzie 4
had told Evelyn that Stanford White had I
come 10 see ner at the hospital When /
May Mackenzie said TO him that Harry 4
and Evelyn seemed to be so fond Of each /
other, Stanford White said: Pooh. pooh; /
do not believe it, May Mackenzie said: |
Oh. yes, it is Sc; I know it myself. and /
I think it is so nice. Well. said stan |
ford White, it VIII not last long; I will |
yet get her back
Harry Thaw had cause to become .ex-
cited. He had cause TO lose his reason. /
He imagined attempts were being made /
to take the girl away from him-the girl /
who was his lawful wife.
But armed with his right and inspired
by his God TO redeem the pledge made at /
the altar, he determined it should not /
be so. /
"She was his wife" Delmas continued.
with renewed force. mis- honored wife.
and when he heard that this man had /
said he would get her back. he already
saw her polluted by his touch. And from
that time, gentlemen. the haunting 4
thought was that he might lose her. and I.
that Stanford White was a constant /
menace TO his home. Horror never LEFT /
him.
AwoISe in Middle of Night.
she evelyn in her testimony GAYS
that he tMr. Thawl would wake in the
middle of the night. and / found him
sobbing and biting his nails He was .
constantly asking me questions. and this /.
happened several times in the night