Evening journal., 1907-02-07

NH 80 pihiAol ana SIT AoMi dui
played.
"The rear room was a bedroom.
sat down and he opened a bottle o
champagne. and he prevailed upon M
10 drink.
"Then came a humping IN my ears
About two minutes after things secmei
to grow black and go round and rount
and round. When / awoke my clothe'
were pulled OF OF me and 7 screamed
sat up and saw Mr.. White. undressed
sitting on the edge OF the bed.
screamed again and sat up IN bed, ant
then there was music all around the
ROOM"
Wife and Prisoner in Tears.
Tho girl went as she told her story
and tears fell on her dress. Harry
Thaw cried and held a handkerchief &c
his eyes during the recital OF his wife's
shame.
did Mr.. Thaw renew his offer Of
marriage" asked Dolmas.
mot that night. He said 7 was a
poor, unfortunate girl. but that he did
not think any less OF me than he had
done before"
Thaw's Second Proposal
Evelyn with her face bathed IN tears
said that two months after the first
proposal Harry Thaw renewed his Offer
Of marriage TO her
"I told him that n he married me
his friends might laugh at him, thu.
they would catch ON and would suspect
matters as they were. AT this time il
was already said openly among the
airical people that I was going with
stanford White
"I told him Crhaw) that had I met
him first n piiisburg It would have
been AN right. but that now I should
go back To the stage"
Her Debut as Artists Model.
Evelyn Thaw told Of her early life
IN Pittsburg She said her father who
was "a lawyer died early and left the
family in sraightoned circumstances.
Their resources became more and more
Impoverished. she said. and the sheriff
came and posted "a notice of dispossess
on the door,
"We had terrible time" said Mrs
Thaw. "Then Mr.. Holman came to our
rescue and paid our debts. We went
TO Philadelphia when 1 was only IS
yaers old II was there / first became
an arfNts model"
Evelyn Thaw continuing, said she
had posed in Philadelphia for several
artists as well as for several maga-
zines
when i started for New York I had
a letter Of introduction to Mr.. Carroll
Beclwith," said Mrs. Thaw "The
money / earned / gave to my mother
We came to New York, but mamma
sent me back to get my brother, How
ard, who was at that time I'm the coun-
try
The young wife told OF the cirum-
stances In which they lived I'm New
York city, making their home I'm a
back room.
81 called on Carroll BeclSwith. and he
arranged that / pose for him two
mornings a week. Mr. BeolSwlth said
was too young girl TO wander
around New York asking for engage
ments, and he would give me letters
OF Introduction TO artists Of reputation
which ne did I posed for many art
lists. This was In 1901. / made about
Si7 a week"
How did you come TO 80 on the
stage frst?' asked Delmas
II got q letter OF Introduction to Mr.
Fisher. a theatrical manager ] thought
! could increase my earnings by work
ing nights on the stage. I went TO the
theatre and somebody told me that the
theatre was not "a baby farm, and II
they took me they might get into
trouble with the Gerry Society / was
finally ushered upstairs and engaged.
did you ever tell Mr.. White about
your posing for artists?"
"Yes. He said they were a lot Of old
'stiffs' and fogies, replied Mrs.
Thuw.
when did you first meet Harry
Kendall Thaw2'
'In the latter part Of 1901"
Where did YOU meet him?"
I'm the Audubon Hotel" replied Eve
lyn.
what was the nature Of that visltq"
"llc said ! was too young to go on tho
stage and he wanted 20 send my brother
10 school," said Evelyn
A long time elapsed before she saw
Thaw again, said the witness. Toward
the end of October she went to school an,
early in tho year sho underwent an opcr
alton
"Whcn did YOU sec Thaw again?"
"I think he called on me once" SAID
Evelyn" and said he had been ia Euror,
FOR q long trip"
Mrs Thaw then told Harry Thaw tina
White had sent her 20 school
Underwent Operation.
"Whilo I was at school I was takci
M and had TO undcrgo an operation. Thh
was IN the early part of 1908. Tho doctors
came and told me that I would have to Dc
otherizod. I was so sick Mr. rhaw cam'
into the room AMI kneclng down besld
the bed kissed my hand. lie didn't say
word for I was so very ill Then he lcf
the room"
Mrs. Thaw said that during her re-
covery Thaw sent her many delicac'es
She said that arrangements were mad,
with Mr. Thaw fo- her and her mother Q,
so 10 Europe.
did Mr. Thaw sail on the ship witt
YOU in the spring Of 1882
mo. he took another ship" replied IN,
witness.
when YOU came back in the fan az
you bring back letter from MT Thlwy
asked Mr.. peimas.
yes"
Mrs. rhaw then Identified the letter and
Judge Delmas Offered e IN evidence. Dis
trict-Atiornoy Jerome objected.
Justice Fitzgerald su'd no would permit
the letter 90 bo marked for ideutncator
and Judge Delmas snid hc would with
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