The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-09
.THAW WOULD FILE
SUIT FOR DIVORCE
Wants Freedom From Wife as
We'll as From Insane
Asylum.
SAYS SHE HAS CHANGED
DR.. Meyer, of Johns Hopkins,
Gives Strong Evidence
in His Favor.

New York, July s.-The main motive
in the life OF Harry X Thaw. second
airy. OF course, to his efforts to secure
his release from Matteawan. is the
obtaining of divorce from his young
and beautiful wife, whom he considers
directly responsible for his present
condition.
This was revealed in the haboas
corpus proceedings at White Plains to-
day by Or. Adoiph Meyer. d professor
at johns Hopkins University. ut Bal
timore Dr. Meyer is tho hrst of three
experts to be called upon by Clarence
}. Shraan TO teoti.y Tor Thaw. DR..
Meyer told Justice Keogh that Thaw,
when asked what he would do III re-
leased. replied:
Il viii go to Pittsburgh and attend
TO some important business. Then l
because She mas ueen acting very bad.
she Is not OF the character IS wnsn
/ married her
w ny can you get divorce in this
state: Or. Meyer asked.
"FennsylNaniU is better. and besides
and DR.. Mcdonald buttlng IN. Or.
Meyer said Thaw replied
Evelyn Inns Changed.
Mr.. Thaw SAID continued Meyer,
that before 1907 Evelyn was not only
y.
He said she heI always been truthful
tnen, but that her testimony as TO an
ALLEGED threat By him 10 XIII her dur
ins visit she PAID him was not
true.
Il asked Mr.. Thaw why he did not
get an annulment OF his marr!age
tie replied that Il WAS not fair to her
because OF difficulty ia securing i
settlement for her this way. asked
him what he would do IL 10 net his
wife with lover lie said he Would
retain his self-controi and would DO
take himself eisewhere.'
The witness said he had told ThRw OF
a story printed IN the papers iew
weeks ago about Evelyn presumably
concerning the child that Is said TO
have been born to her, but that at
had no enect on him"
Thaw told Or. Meyer that no did not
believe that he would have 10 cOinbl,
public sentiment IN thu event OF his
release lie SAID mis- agents. at the
dire ction OF Nh. Sh.Hrn. had inter
viewed hundreds OF persons In all
walks OF lite IN this city. Sentiment
strongly favored him. he said.
'Thaw told mo that the greatest
mistake OF his life occurred on June
%. 1900, the night OF tho killing OF
White" added Or. Meyer. He said
factor (hls w!fc) over which tho shoot.
ing occurred WAS no longer factor
Evidences of Culture.
Thaw ansN cred any number OF ques-
events and showed evidence OF read
ing and thought. lie denied that he
was constltutionally inferior, and added
that no was more auCccssful In society
than most of my friends" Tnaw stated
thnt on the night OF tho homicide
White was after Miss Fulton, a
brand-ncw girl" Thaw said that nc
felt regret FOR the homicide, but no
added IF you'd boen IN my position,
you'd have felt that he deserved
Dr. Meyer said Thaw had disprovcn
to his own satisfaction number OF
points upon which are based tho asscr-
lions OF opposing nlienists thst he Is
a victim OF halluicatsons. lie added
that Thaw exhibits mental and physical
qualities absolutely incompatible with
scientific data and pers onal observation
of paranoiacs. These he related in de-
tail.
While explaining Thaw's statement
that the Monk" Eastman gGng WAS
trailing him. DIT Meyer, at the instance
of Mr. Shcarn. produced = written re-
port made to Thaw by detective
a gency. This was admitted into cvi-
dence. The report was submitted on
December "a. 1903. and was an account
of night'e activities on the part OF
two detectives who Swallowed Thaw
from the Waldorf TO a number Of places
AT the Garden Theatre, the report mar
rated. there were four rough-,ookinS
men. Mr. Thaw told me 70 listen to