The Detroit times., 1908-08-08
HATTIE FORSyTHE
SAYS EVELYN
TEAW 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. 1.-"Eyelyn is
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 bcnetactor TO save
herself.
Harry is 4 fine fellow and a good
spender. but he isn't crazy. He Is
lust the victim OF his own colossal
egotism.
They may say what they please
about Stanford White, but be was The
gentlest. the kindest, the most thought
ful and considerable man that ever
lived. | never heard J man or woman
who knew him personally say 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 ThaWWhite tragedy. Il
was the first time since Harry Thaw
shot Stanford White 10 death on the
Madison Square roof garden that any
one competent 10 speak of all the mo-
tiyes that led up 10 that stupendous
human drama has broken silence and
SO her estimate of her one-time friends
and intimates possesses the interest OF
unique psychological study.
For Miss Forsythe speaks by the
book. She knew both White and
Thaw we'll Her acquaintance with
Mrs. Thaw goes back 10 the days when
Evelyn was a mere slip of a 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 so often.
1t was in her apartment that Thaw
and Evelyn took refuge upon their
return TO America, when hotels turned
hostile doors 10 them, and il was she
who, heavily yelled. impersonated
Evelyn and led the reporters merry
dance through Central Park and back
again when they tried 10 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 If she did as
she did-well, the temptation was ter
ribie. She had herself to save and
her husband to save, and what was
the poor girl TO do?
Besides, | don't believe she ever
made up that awful story about Stan
ford White | belieye lawyers fixed
IL up, and told her 1t was tho
only way 10 save Harry's life, and
that was the way he drove her into
telling 1t. Then he rehearsed her and
rehearsed her like 1t was part on
the stage until she was letter perfect
In II. And Evelyn is clever enough
10 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 a particle of temperament She
Is a good-fellow sort of girl. She likes
clever men and witty men. and men
who will give her a 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."