The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
Evelyn Seeks to Cut Loose
From Husbands Family.
Is Devoted to Her Baby, Now
21 Months Old.
STILL HOLDS THEIR CHECKS
For $4,000 on Which Payment
Was Stopped.
How to Be Free and Keep
Child a Problem.

New York, May 14.-Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw, disheartened by the obstacles
that debar her divorce from Harry n
Thaw, is directing an effort to collect
$4,000, the face of three checks given
to her by her husband and his mother
Immediately after Thaw's sentence to
Matteawan. Payment on these checks
was stopped.
with the beautiful baby boy, whose
constant and devoted companion she
has been ever since his birth in Eufope
81 months ago, and with $la.ooo capi
tai she hopes to cut loose forever AEoii
Thaw, abandoning the $4,000 year she
long has received from him. Her am
billion is to seek upon the stage or IN
other seIf-supporting occupation the
life and freedom for personal eHor'
denied her by the terms OF the con,
tracts under which she mas receiFeu
money from the Thaws.
She will not be a witness IN tue
hatoeas corpus proceedings before JUS
tice Keogh in White Plains next month
if she carries out the purpose sne mas
announced to friends. She INTENDS u
leave this jurisdiction, she has SAID So
that she may not be sunIloheo " eNP
pear at that hearing
She often has stated that she never
wants to see Thaw again, ana sne Is
now especially anxious TO aVolo tiie
public scrutiny attracted to heE me
and residence by each successive ThaW
hearing.
seeks to Protect Child.
Sucb curiosity now repeated would
involve probably an exploitation OF the
infant, to whom she is tenderly at-
tached, and whose young life already
has had more than its share OF Inys'
tery. The child was born in Hamburg
Germany, a little less than a year after
the last test of Thaw's sanity IN the
White Plains proceedings before Judge
Morschauser during July and August
1909.
Thaw on the stand there disclaimed
any animosity against his wife, though
she testified for the state, which she
could not have been forced to do, ano
which, therefore, she was assumed &c
have done of her own wish. She was
the bright, Quick-witted factor IN q
little sideplay of the testimony and
made it one of the most interesting OF
the trial
Clifford Hartridge, who had been
Thav's personal counsel during his
trials for the murder of Stanford White
was suing Mrs. William Thaw' mother
of Harry ThaW, for about 100000 al
the time of the hearing at White Plains.
He was a witness for the state and pro-
duced the jeweled handle of wom-
ans riding whip, such as figured in the
testimony of Susan Merrill, Who decl&r-
ed that Thaw had used a whip of that
kind upon inmates of her establish
ment in the tenderloin.
Did you ever see this before?'' was
a question to Thaw by Mr.. Jerome.
who had no intention of putting the
whip handle in evidence. Thaw said
he could not remember it. Before his
counsel could ask that he be permit
ted to see what it was Mr. Jerome
had held up, District Attorney WinsloT
of Westchester county had taken the
whip, quietly slipped to him from Mr..
Jerome. Instantly a soft little han,
touched Mr.. Winslow's and he passed
on the object he held.
Got Whip by Ruse.
Thaw's lawyer made quite a row
about it's disappearance, but Mr.
Jerome and Mr.. Winslow were sincere
in denying knowledge of what had be-
come of it. They did not learn until