The Detroit times., 1908-08-07
HATTIE F0RSYTHE
SAYS EVELYN
THAW LIED
SHE WAS TRAINED IN REMARK
ABLE STORY UNTIL PERFECT,
SAYS WOMAN WHO KNEW ALL
PARTIES IN THE DRAMA.
BY DOROTHY DIX.

NEW YORK, Aug. 7.-"Evelyn Is a
dear little thing. but she's an awful
story teller. There isn't a word OF
truth In that tale she told about Stan
ford White on the witness stand. She
simply traduced her benefactor to save
herself.
Harry Is fine fellow and a good
spender. but he isn't crazy. He Is
just the victim OF his own colossal
egotism.
They may say what they please
about Stanford White. but ne was the
gentlest. the kindest. the most thought.
full and considerable man that ever
lived. l never heard d man or woman
who knew him personally say a hard
word against him"
In these words Miss Hattie For
sythe summed up her opinion of the
characters Of the three principal act
ors In the Thaw-White tragedy 1t
was the first time since Harry Thaw
shot Stanford White 70 death on the
Madison Square roof garden that any
one competent to speak Of all the mo-
tives that led up to that stupendous
human drama has broken silence and
80 her estimate Of her one-time friends
and intimates possesses the interest Of
a unique psychological study.
For Miss Forsythe speaks by the
book. She knew both White and
Thaw well. Her acquaintance with
Mrs. Thaw goes back to the days when
Evelyn was a mere slip OF girl In
the chorus of the White Rose Co. She
was with Evelyn and Thaw when they
taught the gay Parisians a few things
In the summer In Paris which has
been mentioned 80 often.
1t was in her apartment that Thaw
and Evelyn took refuge upon their
return to America, when hotels turned
hostile doors to them. and II was she
who, heavily yelled. impersonated
Evelyn and led the reporters merry
dance through Central Park and back
again when they tried to interview
the little show girl and find out
whether she was married to Thaw.
please understand" said Miss
Forsyth, that | am not saying this
against Evelyn. On the contrary,
like her very much and II she did as
she did--well. the temptation was ter
rible. She had herself to save ard
HCI hubuduu W SAVE und Wudt Wdr
| the poor girl to do? A
r. Besides, don't believe she ever
made up that awful story about Stan.
ford White. l believe lawyers fixed
II up. and told her II was the
only way to save Harrys life. and
that was the way he drove her into
telling 1t. Then he rehearsed her and
rehearsed her like 1t was a part on
the stage until she was letter perfect
In 1t. And Evelyn IL clever enough
to learn anything and carry anything
through.
why, Evelyn, was perfectly devot.
ed to Stanford White. | do not mean
in the way Of being in love with him.
She's little icicle. She never cared
the rap OF her little finger for any
man, In my opinion. Not White, nor
Harry, nor-any Of the men people
have coupled her name with. She
hasn't particle of temperament. She
is a good-fellow sort Of girl. She likes
clever men and witty men, and men
who will give her good time-but
as for falling In love with them-no.
Not she.
But she was genuinely fond Of
White, and grateful to him for all he
had done for her. Why, ne was like
father to her.
Miss Forsyth denies that she Is en-
gagged to marry young Anthony Drex-
ell, Of Philadelphia. Nonsense" she
said. why he is only 20. and I'm no
kidnaper."