The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-19
HARRY THAW AND WIFE
AT PARTING OF WAYS
Husband, in Insane Asylum, and His
Wife, Already Concerned in New
Scandal, Are to Separate.

New York, Feb 10. Harry X. Thaw
and his beautiful young wife, Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw, have reached the parting
OF the ways.
Several proceedings by which their
legal separation can be accomplished are
being considered by Mrs. William Thaw
and her lawyers on the one side and
young Mrs. Thaw and her legal advisers
on the other.
Numerous conferences already have
been held and negotiations have reached
the point where the only obstacle that
remains is the amount Of money which
the Thaw family shall settle on the
former chorus girl and artists model.
Stories to the effect that Thaw was
about to divorce the woman for love Of
whom he committed one Of the most
sensational murders of modern times
gained fresh impetus yesterday. follow
ing the announcement that the Young
woman had been the unehaperoned guest
OF Il. X. Thomas, the racing man and
banker, in the cafe Boulevard on Mon.
day night This incident. it was said.
had furnished Thaw and his devoted
mother with the excuse they had been
waiting for to rid the family OF the
younger Mrs. Thaw.
AS matter Of fact, it had been ar
ranged that young Thaw and his wife
should separate some time ago. Plans
are said to have been discussed before
the beginning OF Thaw's second trial for
the murder of Stanford White. AT that
sine an action for divorce, to be brought
by the young Pittsbrger, was thought
TO be the best way out of the disagree
able domestic tangle This was tenta.
lively agreed upon, the amount OF money
to be settled upon the pretty young
wife being allowed to go undetermined
until the conclusion Of the second trial
While Evelyn Thaw has frequently
expressed deep affection for her erratie
husband, friends OF the couple have al
ways maintained that the bulk of the
love between them was on the husbands
side. The fact that she has agreed to
cut loose from him has oceasioned no
great surprise.
For some time it has been known that
the elder Mrs. Thaw had detectives trail
ing her daughter in-law everywhere she
went. This system OF espionage began
about year ago, and according to
story from Pittsburg was instituted
after she happened into her daughter-in-
laws room one day and saw her reelin-
ing on a couch blowing cigarette smoke
toward the ceiling.
If the detectives followed instructions,
they will have a voluminous report to
make. because the younger Mrs. Thaw
has been seen much in public places in
the last few months It took her only
a few days to discover that she was
being shadomed, and she Immediately en-
gagged detectives of her own to trail the
sieuths in the employ Of the elder Mrs.
Thaw.
The surprising part Of what appears
to be the final chapter in the affairs Of
the Thaw family, so far as Evelyn Mes
bit is concerned, is the fact that Harry
Thaw is said to have consented to be
separated from his wife This would
seem to Indicate that be has been cured
of his mad infatuation for her which /
caused him to take a human life and
eventually landed him in an asylum
Denial Of Cafe Incident.
4 Denials were Issued yesterday by all I
tarties concerned in the cafe Boulevard I
Incident. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw declared
she had not been near the restaurant /
in question, and was quoted as saying /
that she did not know Z. r Thomas. /
The Identification was made br several I
who are intimately ac- /
qlsainted with the appearance Of both /
Mrs. Thaw and Thomas. each of whom /
has bern much in the iimcliet.
Investigation disclosed that tnis was
TIE second time in two daes that Young /
Mrs. Tbaw and Thomas had dined TO-
geshsr u tne cafe Boulevard.