The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-27
THAW WILL
CONTINUE AS
HIS WIFE
Drops Suit For AnnuIment OF
Her Marriage
STILL LOVES HER HUSBAND
Says She Was Forced to Bring the
Suit by Pressure OF Her Hus.9It
bands Family.

New York, May 27.-Evelyn Thaw's
lawyer, Dan 'OReilly, appeared before
Referee Deyo yesterday afternoon
and applied for a withdrawal in the
suit brought to annul her marriage
with Harry X. Thaw, on the ground
that he was insane when the cere'
mony was performed. He offered no
explanation.
1t was announced here that Thaw
and his wife had become reconciled.
Several things have contributed to
the new turn In Thaw's domestic af-
fairs. OF these none has done more
to bring the young couple together
again than the prisoners strong love
for the woman who bears his name
II now transpires that despite the ac-
tion begun by Evelyn Thaw to gain
her freedom she has been correspond
ing regularly with her husband and
that they have at all times been the
best of friends.
Thaw has never lost faith In her
and to all stories that she had for
gotten him since his incarceration he
has turned deaf ear.
The discontinuance OF the annul-
ment action will leave young Mrs
Thaw In the position of being the wife
OF an insane man, and, as such. II is
understood that she will Immediately
make application to have herself ap
pointed a committee OF his person
and property.
Fearing just such a move on Eve
| Ign Thaw's part, II Is understood that
Mrs. William Thaw is ON her way &c
this city, and that she will endeavoI
TO circumvent the plans Of her sons
wife by having herself named as the
| commissioner of her sons estate.
Immediately following the dismissal
of the action. Daniel O'Reilly. person
al counsel for Mrs. Thay, issued fol
NAL statement In which he declared
that Mrs. Thaw had been an unwilling
party to the proceedings from thu
first. 1t was only because Of pressur,
on the part of her husbands relatives
that she had any part In such a pro
ceeding. said Mr.. O'Reilly, and tina
she withdrew the action because sh,
believes her husbands present posi-
ton demands her loyalty
II Mr.. O'Reilly was quoted today a
saying that there had been no recon
Citation between Harry X. Thaw an,
This wife and that Mrs. Evelyn Thay
wanted none. He added that Mrs
J Evelyn Thaw thought she had RICH
| TO some financial recompense for tn
sacrifice she had made In Thaw's bt
half. Mr.. O'Reilly said that som
step of that kind might be taken by
he would not indicate what form tn
movement would take.
New York. May 2G.-Franklin Bar
lett. counsel for Mrs. William Thav
made denial last night to Lawyer o
Reilly's statement that Mrs. Evely
Nesbit Thaw had made application fo
an annulment Of the marriage In r.
spouse to pressure brought by rel
tives. Mr.. Bartlett said: "As coul
sci for Mrs. William Thaw l desiI
to say that so far as she is concerne
and any other relative with whom
am acquainted, know OF no pressul
being brought by relatives OF Mr.
Evelyn Thaw's husband to brir
about annulment Of the marriage.
The position Of the family in regal
| to this young woman is simple al
| just. Mrs. William Thaw desires tn
| she shall be treated not only fair
| but generously, and young Mrs. Tha
| is now being paid $1,000 per month