The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-30
Right in New York and Not
From Reno, Nevada
SAYSEVEL YN THAW TODAY
VIII Base Her Plea on Testimony at
Present Hearing, in Which Thaw
Is Accused Of Whipping
Young Girls.

New York, July 3o.--Eyelyn Nesbit
Thaw today denied that she was going
70 Reno, Nevada, TO secure divorce
from Harry X. Thaw, as stated in the
morning papers, but she said she would
make the attempt at once from tins
city. She win base her plea on the tes-
timony brought out at the hearing to
determine Ihaw's sanity, in which
Thaw is accused Or beating young girls
with a whip. She viii serve the papers
as soon as the present hearing u oger.
Mrs Susan Merrill vas the witness
who told about Thaw's whipping young
girls. Mr.. Jerome asked her if she ever
knew Of a girl who was not very well
and who came to prof Reid's,7 Thav's
rooms in her apartment.
"Yes," said the woman. "she came
to see Prof. Reid, as Thaw was known
at my apartment saw him beating
her with a whip. When / entered the
room there were marks on her arms
and thighs. asked him what he did
it for and ne ran away. Ha always ran
from the house when questioned him
did he ever give you money! Mr..
jerome asked
eyes. He left money with me for the
young girls answered Mrs. Merrill.
@He said he wanted them to go to school
and he would pay their expenses
To Mr.. Morsehauser Mrs Merrill snid
she could not tell how many times she
saw Thaw whip the girls. 1t might
have been 20 times; she could not re-
member.
The Reno dispatch telling Of Mrs
Thaw's purpose 10 secure i divorce j. as
follows:
"Reno July 30.--There have been ru-
mors here for some time that Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw intended to come 70 Reno
for the purpose OF obtaining q divorce
These were verified today when It was
learned that she had been in correspon-
denoe with local attorneys relative To
her case. 1t is stated that she win be
represented III the lneal court By Atty.
Gen. Richard Stoddafd.
@she has given orders to have her
trunks packed preparatory 70 a trip .
Reno. where She viii establish a legal
residence in order 70 bring suit for III
yorce.
@To her closest friends she confided
her intentions some weeks ago, but she
has delayed in the hope that she could
make some satisfactory arrangements
with the Thaw family before her depart
ure, Apparently she has failed III this
endeavOr and has now decided TO 90
west and fight the issue IN the courts
asevcral conferences hsve been held
between Mrs ThaW's attorneys and the
legal representatives Of her husbands
family. The one sue' Get has been the
monetary consideration Harry Thag
mothsr has held OIL f.mlv against a
settlement of any kind beyond tAc
weekly allowance which Evelyn has
drawn since her husband was committed
to Matteawan asylum.
"The ycul9 woman has rel ! ous for
her legal share and anti last week still
hoped that she would be eventually sNc
cessful. She has now become convinced
that her cnly hope lies in The divorce
courts.
eJust when Evelyn viii depart for
Reno is uncertain She has made all her
plans SO as to leave the moment she is
free to 60 There are several matters
now pending that viii require her pres
ence in New York, but as soon as these
have been cleared up she VIII start for
Reno
"As to the divorce there viii be little
difficulty The issue win be fought I
out on the question Of the financial digi
sion. But beyond that there viii be no
contest. The young woman has let her
friends know that She means to get al /
that Is coming To her"