Evening journal., 1907-02-08
WHITE UNWILLING
TOGIVE UP EVELYN
,con,inuea From First rsgs.,

Let Evelyn telegraph every day. am too
poor and must stay dn Pittsburg and can't
pay even FOR your ring until the middle
OF next year. lf you get in trouble, OF
course / can raise lots Of money but
otherwise must stay poor IN Pittsbufs.
Terrible fate
Witness Confessed.
ibid you at anyumo tel Mr. rhaw
about the episode relating to Stanford
White from the tune Of your arrival In
Now York in November 1898, untl Christ
mas nexty asked Judge Delmas.
II arrived ia New York answered Mrs.
Thaw, "in October"
She evidently did not understand The
question. and waen Il was again repeated
said Tic asked me why ! had spoken to
Stanford White again. ] told him that
J was driving In the park and 1 saw STAN
ford White, who said: oh. Evelyn. There
WAS a surprised look on his face. The next
day / received a telephone message from
Mr. White asking 20 see me. / told him
j could not sec him, lie answered that Il
was a matter OF life and death. He camo
to the hotel Savoy whore ] was He tried
10 kiss be. but ] would not let him."
White Said Thaw Was Bad Man.
mr.. white spoke about Harry Thaw.
Ho said a great many actresses had told
him that 1 was abroad with Harry Thaw.
He said that Mr.. Thaw was "a morphine
ncnd and ] told him that 1 did not be-
leve a. He insisted that Mr. uhaw took
morphine. Mr.. White said Harry Thaw
was a very bad man and 1 should not
have anything 20 DO with him. After that
DE came TO see me constantly
''Air White made an arrangement with
nae 10 see Mr.. Abraham Hummel 10 rro-
kect me from Harry rhaw He said Mr..
Ilummen was the siickest lawyer in New
York. but that ] must not be frightened
ht him. because be was a damn fool and
with a large head and warts an over hls
face
II went 70 Mr.. Hummelrs office.
"aIr White took me there. I mot Mr.
Hummeil and w6. talked about Harry
Thaw. I told him OF the trip abroad and
that my mother hnd had difficulties with
Mr Thaw. / said. though that / wanted
80 stay IN Europe. He asllod me where 1
lad been ga Europe with Mr. Thaw Mr.
linmmcu said that ! was o minor and
thar fact would nfAia. Il very bad for.Air.
9'haw. AIR. Hummell told me many things
ehoat Thaw lie s.,id he was very Sad
man Ho said he had case pending
0eainst Thaw for several years. but that
~ tho woman in the case was very bad
tle case was probably no good. He showed
me the signature OF the woman.
Wanted Thaw Out Of New York, ..,.
'AIr Hummell said that rhaw must ~
kept out OF New York even IL strong
methods had to be resorted TO.
"Ie called another man IN the room
and dictated 70 him. I was very nervous
and Nr. Hummell told me / was not 20
interrupt him. he started of his diciatlon
by saying that / had been carried on 20
Europe by Harry rhaw against my will
tried TO stop him but he shook his head.
lie went on and said that I had been kept
away from my mother and had been ili
treated which was mott rue. Mr.. Hummcll
asked me II had any letters from Harry
Thaw
Il told him I had. took thom TO him
ana Mr.. Hummcn said he would hold
those letters over Harry rhaws head lie
put these letters in his private SAFE
u saw Mr.. Hummcll again and he asked
mo why ! did not sue Thaw for breach Of
promise. told him that would be absurd
Mr.. Hummen said there was lots of
money IN it and advised me 10 proceed
against Mr. Thaw. I told him / did moi
want mat kind Of advertising but he said
lots OF actresses did il, and that il wa.
nothing serious. lie said an English duk,
had been sued by an actress"
"Did Thaw ask you II you had signed
any papersr'
yes. and told him that had not beer
asked to sign any papers and had moi
done So"
Looked Like Blaokmail.
''what did, Thaw say about this wher
you told hlmy"
Mr.. Thaw said Mr.. Hummeu was
hlackmaiier and shyster lawyer, replied
Mrs. Thaw
Mrs Thaw then IN relating further Of
a meeting with Thaw said:
Mr.. Thaw said I should not speak tc
Stanford White. He said I was accused OF
having improper relations with White ant
said that Il was a lie. Mr.. Thaw said
people would think I was a blackmailei
because I went TO Mr.. Hummelrs office
Mr.. Thaw said It looked like blackmai
20 him"
Hummel Gets Money.
when did you see Mr.. White againT'
zone night Mr. white came rushing
into my apartments at the hotel Navarr,