Rocky Ford enterprise., 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.

Two Aonu.
PitisbuTs, Pa.-Ths mother and two
sisters of ". Scott Thax. father Of
Airs. Harry Kendall Thaw. have 10
pudiatsa Mrs. Charles J. Holman. who
Was the wife OF ". Scott Sesbit and
the mother OF Mrs. Tha~. in a most re-
markabie statement. This statement
Was written out al a family conference
held at Miles City. Montana. most OF
the Sesbit connection residing In that
yieinity.
la sending the letter To this city. the
IhFe women who sign the statement.
also send \ letter in which they request
that their joint statement be pub
lished.
I'VE own property in Livingston.
Montana. aud in Spokane. Washington.
says the letter. -and ". ars willing To
stand back Of this statement"
The statement in full follows;
The attitude Mrs. Charles J. Hol'
man. mother Of Mrs. Harry X. Tha~
has taken toward her daughter, Evelyn.
Is. to our minds. almost inhnman. Thu
evidence that has been given at IN.
trial reflects very disercdItabiy upon
Mrs. Holman's character. From ths
facts that have been proven ". know
that she has accepted money IN large
sums, not only from Stanford white.
but from other men IN well. and no~
her plea II that sh. thought Mr. White
was a grand man and u friend OF the
family. Does she Wish TO give the I'm
preston that she. woman In the
twcati-th century. having attained the
age long past maturity. was so lnno
cnc.t 80 unsuspcciins. that she Thought
the money given the family Was given
al..s
Does she wish to make the AmeTi'
can people believe she was Innocent
enough to think that men save her
money for nothing or simply bccaus"
they were friends!
NO. she knew better. She was sac
rifcins her chiids's soul for money by
which to live without effort. Had sh.
been a true mother she would have
taken In washing before putting her
daughter out ms an artists model or
chorus Girl. knowing what temptations
under such circumstances would be
placed before the chIid's way. What
Girl could live the life that Evelyn Mes.
bit lived and come out untarnishcd!
Mothers. answer. Do you think your
daughters could be placed In the same
circumstances. mind you. with such an
example of man as Stanford White
to teach them morality. what was riEhi
and what was wrong. could be placed
In his hands for protection. nj the nEc
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 her
beautiful little Girl under the charge o!
nm influential man OF the world: unpro-
tcctcd otherwise and In New York
City?
And now considering tina; she did
all this innoccntly-giving her the ben
eft Of thousand doubts-is she not nm
inhuman wretch to turn against her
daughter in the hour OF her nced'
Even n dumb brute would protect Its
young. but this woman turns against
her daughter. and. after being the 'ndi-
rect cause of her ruin and her down
fall. will not admit her errors. but "
making strenuous efforts to save her
reputation by sending information to
prosecuting Attorney Jerome so that
he can torture the girl under cross.ex'
animation.
Signed: Eliza J. Nisbet (mother
OF W. s. NesbiD: Carrie Mortimer ISIS
ter OF w. S. NesbiD: Laura c. Cal
braith (sister OF w. s. NesbiD.'