The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-12
But It's RumOred Evelyn Plans
to Wed Wealthy Profess
siOnaI Man.
SECRET MOTIVE is BEHIND
ACTION FOR ANNULMENT
Former Chorus Girls Lawyer
States That ReCOnciIia=
ton Is Impossible.
Special to the evening start

MATTEAWAN. March 12.-Harry
Kendall Thaw still refuses to believe
that his wife is lost to him. Believing
that he is possessed of the same power
with which he dominated Evelyn in the
old days, Thaw awaits his release from
the Matteawan Asylum to win back his
wife and start life with her anew.
evelyn may separate from me now"
Thaw said today in discussing her ac-
ton for annulment of marriage, but
when I get out OF this place l will win
her back. Nothing ON earth can keep
us apart.
THE real reason for my Wife's action
is due to my mothers influence. Moth
er never wanted us to marry, and now
that I am helpless 20 prevent it mother
and her advisers have persuaded my
wife to consent TO this annulment.'
1t was reported in New York today
that Evelyn Thaw would marry q
wealthy professional man as soon as she
secured her annulment.
Daniel O'Reilly, her counsel, said to-
day that he had heard nothing about
n such intention.
But he added, Mrs. Thaw is a
young and beautiful woman and has a
brilliant future. Naturally under the
circumstances. she could never be hap
by with Thaw again."
Thaw's love for his wife is the cause
OF the generosity displayed by the
Thaws in the financial allowances
which Evelyn will receive. He would
have given her $780, 900 just as will
ingly as the $4,000 decided upon, but
Mrs. William Thaw decided that $500 0
was ample. The st5,0 900 a yea allow
ance granted Evelyn will forestall any
necessity on Evelyn's part of returning
10 the stage.
Developments today Indicate that the
proceedings instituted by the wife meet
with the appreciation of Thaw's mother.
and that the defense Will be purely
technical. Thaw wants a rea defense
made, but it is all but admitted that
his mother and other members of the
family are in accord with his wife in
her effort to free herself.
1t is now thought that the annulment
suit is but part of a plan to sever
Thaw from his former associations and
obtain his release from the insane hos
pital. His mother has five ~alienists OBJ
serving Thaw in the hospital. DIR. Fer
IjA a his experts, of the State LunRcy
COMMISSION, are likewise ODSeTNlHB Ait
patient, and should the two sets of
alienists disagree. as seems likely, there
win be a bitter legal struggle.
During the negotiations which led up
10 the annulment suit and settlement,
Thaw has been under the delusion that
he would soon be released.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw said today hat
she has used the alleged insanity of
her husband merely as a pretext to OBJ
tain a permanent separation from him.
Behind the insanity allegation there is
a hidden cause for her revulsion of
feeling toward Thaw, which. she de-
clares. must remain a secret forever.
CHICAGO, March 12.-With the re-
ports from New York thai Evelyn Nes-
bit Thaw may go on the stage again a
movement has been started in Chicago
to protest against her temperance be-
fore the footlights.
Theatrical people. at a meeting held
&c the Auditorium Annex last night, de-
elared ii to be inimical to the best in
terests of the stage to have her return
10 the profession. Resolutions declar-
ing against her temperance in any
theatrical company were adopted and
these are to be forwarded To New York
to the Professional Woman's League
with the request that 1t indorse the
sentiment expressed and that steps be
taken to prevent her engagement IN any
theatrical capacity.