The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-24
THE FIRST INSIDE
STORY Of EVELYN
THAW'S SACRIFICE
1t Was Not for Love of Harry
That She Twice Told the
Story of Her Shame to the
New York Court.
SHE WISHED ONLY THAT
JUSTICE BE DONE HIM.
She Fears for Her Husbands
ReIease-His Condition Is
Not Improved-Divorce Ac-
ton Soon.

New York. Feb 24.-FolIowjng close
upon all the unsavory developments
since the last trial and acquittal of
Harry *. Thaw. there has been told
today by friends Of Evelyn Thaw
new story, revealing, for the first time
her hopes and the motives that have
animated her in all her acts since
Thaw's arrest
According to these friends, Evelyn
Thaw martyred herself.
Not for love of Harry Thaw.
NOT because she wanted to have him
given back TO her.
Not because she wanted a share of
his wealth.
She told what she did on the wit
ness stand for the sake of justice,
knowing as well as any of the lawyers
and far better than some of them,
what the result of her story meant to
her and her future.
She knew, according TO the friends
who today told the story in her behalf,
that II she told her story of her rela-
lions with Stanford White and its eff
feet upon her husband and if she told
of his actions il would mean a life of
terror for her if Harry Thaw should
be given his freedom.
Her Future Against His.
She was placed in the position of
balancing her own future against his
One the one hand if she did not tell
the story Thaw undoubtedly would
have been found guilty. She would
have been well taken care of.
On the other hand. if she did tell
the story and if Thaw were freed she
knew that her own life would be a
horror. Thaw had often threatened
her
She had witnessed his tantrums
and outbreaks in prison.
He had threatened her with bodily
harm If he were given his freedom
During his life with her he had beat
en- her several times. She knew it
would be impossible to live with him
again. They had frequent quarrels
while she was preparing to take the
stand in his behalf at the second trial
Evelyn Thaw, her friends say. cast
up all these propositions and weighed
them, and then
she let her love for Justice not her
love for Thaw. triumph and she went
. on the stand
She told the story that in the first
trial secured disagreement and in
the second trial secured an acquittal
Il don't want Harry freed she is
credited with having said in her own
circle of friends from which the story
nf tha l.
came. Il don't want him freed, be-
cause it would be DANGEROUS. | only
wanted to see Justice done. I thought
or all the chances | thought of ev-
erything before | made up my mind
TO testify on the stand for him.
Consulted Thaw's Lawyers.
Il first asked the lawyers about nv
story. None of them knew about it
until l went to them. asked them
if that could be told TO the Jury. and
they said it could, and that it would
free Harry
Il told the story, not because I want
ed MN freed, but because I wanted
to see justice done. Could l let a man
who had had as much reason for kill
ing as he had be found guilty of the
murder OF man like Stanford White.
wanted to have justice done That
is why | went on the witness stand I
suffered much when he was found not
guilty. and | thought they were going
10 let him go free again | was afraid
because | knew that it meant that he
might attempt to carry out his threats
against me-
Tn the day the jury rendered its
verdict of not guilty on the ground of
insanity Evelyn Thaw for the first
Tune displayed emotion. She arrived
AT the court room early that Satur-
day morning. She could not sit still.
She told those who inquired that she
feared disagreement. but the fact is
that she knew the verdict would pre-
clpitate domestic tragedy.
What it Meant to Evelyn.
What Thaws continued incarcera-
uoh In the insane asy llm at Nattea-
wan may mean to Evelyn is not
known. II is probable. however, that
there viii be Il monetary settlement
1T is known that she has been advis.
ed 10 demand such settlement.
NAV S condition does not improve
very rapidly. His instability of mind
Is marked as much as il ever was nc
cording to physicians who are watch
ing him and the best that his relatives
nope Tor is the opportunity 10 remove
aim to private sanitarium. ..,
Evelyn, fearful of any possibility of
his release, probably will bring su;t
for divorce soon with a demand for a
large monetary consideration ,,r,ess
the iatter>is arranged for ors.
The suit is regarded as
only short time