The Washington herald., 1908-05-27
EVELYN DROPS suit
Does Not Press Action for
Annulment.
NOW GETS $1,000 A MONTH
Counsel for MiI1iOnaire's Wife Says
the Reason for Original Action
Was Pressure Brought by Members
of ThaW Family-BeIieves COntinu-
ance of Case Would BE Injustice.

New York, May 2e.-Evelyn Thaw's
suit for the annulment Of her marriage
TO Harry K. Thaw. which has been pend
ing before Referee Robert E. Deyo, and
has been adjourned from time to time
since May II. was discontinued to-day.
upon motion by Evelyn Thaws counsel.
Daniel o'Reiny.
Leave to withdraw the suit without
costs was granted by the referee, as the
action was not opposed by Col. Franklin
Bartlett, counsel for Mrs William Thaw,
or Russell A. Peabody. Harry Thaw's
counsel
Lawyer O'Reilly was the only one to
appear in person before the referee.
After the hearing he gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
There has been niuch misrepresenta-
tion as to Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's
motive in first bringing an application
OF an annulment and then subsequently
disseminating the same. Mrs. Thaw, in
the first instance. reluctantly made such
an application in response 10 pressure
brought by relatives OF her husband: she
withdraws from the action at this time
because she believes her husbands pres
ent situation demands from her a loyalty
to his interests, and that Il would not
serve any good purpose to prove at a
time when he is attempting TO gain his
liberty that he was insane when he mar
ried her. Especially is this true IN the
light Of the unfortunate conclusions OF
the last proceedings"
May Renew Suit Any Time.
Mr.. O'Reilly refused to discuss the re-
port that Evelyn Thaw would ask the
courts to appoint her committee OF his
personal estate, since the decision that he
must remain at Matteawan. He pointed
out that Evelyn Thaw might at any time
renew her action for annulment OF her
marriage. and that Harry Thaw could
bring any action any day II he wished 10
have the legality Of his detention in the
asylum decided.
When Col. Franklin Bartlett. counsel
for Mrs. William Thaw, was shown Mr..
OReilly's typewriter statement, he gave
out the following statement:
AS counsel for Mrs William Thaw. l
desire 10 say that so far as she is con-
cerned, and any other relative with whom
/ am acquainted. l know Of no pressure
being brought by the relatives of Mrs.
Evelyn Thaw's husband 20 bring about
an annulment OF the marriage / am at
a loss TO understand how any pressure
could be AS 10 the statement Of her
motives in Withdrawing the suit, | have.
OF course. no means Of Judging. She was
placed where she had 90 proceed with the
taking Of testimony or have the COM
plant dismissed or have the case dis
continued. She chose the latter.
Evelyn Gets 81 900 n Month.
Logically. Harry Thaws insanity on
the day Of his marriage in April. 1905.
would not be evidence that he was in
sane IN 1903 any more than his insanity
on the night he killed White. in June,
1906, would prove his lack Of sanity to-
day. The position OF the family in re-
gard to this young woman is very simple
and just Mrs William Thaw desires
that this young woman shall be treated.
not only fairly, but generously. and she
is now being paid S.000 a month. which.
in my opinion as a lawyer Of experience
is far more than any court would allow
her for her maintenance and support
either as alimODy or otherwise. And IL
is more generous allowance than such
as would be appropriate II based on
Harry Thaw's income. or If measured by
her station in life"
When Col. Bartlett was asked about
the rumor that Evelyn Thaw would seek
to have herself appointed committee Of
Thaw's person and property he said that
he had had no inumatiOn OF such an
action on Evelyn Thaw's part and that
Lawyer OReilly had told him that 1t
was only newspaper talk.
You may say as coming from me. Mrs.
William Thaw and her family" continued
Col Bartlett that II such an applica-
ton should be made il would be opposed.
Personally. I can not imagine that any
court or any Jury would consider such
motion"