The Washington herald., 1912-05-14
THAW's BABY WAS
BORN IN GERMANY
Close Friends Believe that Former
Chorus Girl Is Mother Prisoner.
Husband Is Silent.
BOYS NAME IS ANTHONY

New York, May fs.-close friends Of
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw announced
to-day that she is the mother Of a nine
teen-months-old baby. The baby is said
to have been born near Hamburg. Ger
many. where the mother was temporari-
ly soiourning.
In contradiction of these statements,
representatives of the Thaw family, in
cluding Roger O'Mara, OF Pittsburg. and
Clarence ]. Shearn. counsel for Harry
Thaw. denied the paternity of the child
and even questioned its existence. Aft
er a thorough investigation of the story
It appears that there is, at least. a
baby. Anthony is the name which is
alleged to have been given to 1t. II is
alleged to be Possessed OF all the beauty
OF its mother, with black, curling, locks
and snappy. laughing eyes.
Mystery surrounds the birth Of the
child from the beginning. There is not
as yet any Authorization Of the event.
Mrs. Thaw herself has gone into seclu-
sion. and is said TO be at the home OF
her mother, Mrs. C. ]. Holman. in Pitts
burg, who refuses to discuss the story.
Thaws Are silent.
Thaw himself sends out word from Mat
teawan that he has nothing to say. Mrs.
William Thaw. his mother, is similarly
silent. Jerome Orally and other law
yers who were concerned in the Thaw
trial cast doubt upon the story. Drs-
Flint and Evans, physicians and alien
lists, who have been Identified profess
siOnally with the principals in the case
from the beginning, express surprise at
the news At the Borchard apartments.
in West Ninety-eighth Street. where
Mrs. Thaw Is known to have resided, 1t
-. la la-g
up to which time the mothership OF the
boy was not known.
Finally the assertion is made by one
who was a companion OF Mrs. Thaw.
one Of those who have been in close
communication with her since Harry
Thaw shot Stanford White, that a child
was born to her during her stay abroad
and that a few days ago the child was
in charge of a colored nurse at the
West Ninety-eighth Street apartment,
and was frequently seen in the COM
pany of this nurse on Riverside Drive.
In corroboration OF the story the fact
may be pointed out that for a long
period prior TO the alleged birth of the
child, Mrs. Thaw dropped out of public
notice entirely, her retiring. culmi-
mating in a trip to Europe, during
which the child is declared to have
been born.
the stories current a couple of years
ago that Thaw and his wife were about
to be reunited.
At that time, during July and August
Of 1909, Thaw was confined in the West
chester County jail at White Plains.
awaiting the outcome OF his effort be-
fore Justice Mills to secure his freedom.
Through the favor of the acting Sheriff.
Thaw was assigned TO comfortable quar-
ters in the jail and subjected to few re-
stTictions aside from a deprival OF his
absolute liberty. He saw the members
% his family at all times, and the fire.
cuency Of Mrs. Thaw's visits and their
apparent friendliness gave rise then TO
rumOrs that the couple had settled their
differences and would work together to
secure Thaw's liberation, after which
they would go to Europe together. They
have no; met since that time. Nor is
there any apparent reason now to he
llSve that a reconciliation Will be ef-
fscted, unless the advent OF the child
snail bring them together.