New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-22
EVELYN TELLS OF HER
PLEAD|NGS WITH THAW
81 Don't Care What Becomes of
Her." He Is Alleged to
Have Told Lawyer.
SHE HAS NO LOVE FOR HIM
"And He Loves Me About as
Much as a Priest Loves
Mephistopheles, the Young
Dancer Asserts.

Mrs. ENclNn NeSbll j nav. after EOlDS
through her stage dancing act last night.
called in reporters and aided John Reilly,
lawyer. in telling her side of the latest
negotiations for support by her husband.
Reilly said he saw Harry Thaw at
Natteawan and implored him to provide
his wife with a home and money. After
kAerinC him hanging on for long
while" Reilly said. Thaw told him it was
his desire 10 make his wife as unhappy
and uncomfortable as possible
"Thaw has said the compelling reason
for his making an attempt TO escape was
his love for his wife" Reilly said, land
because she returned 10 the stage He
said that simply TO try TO create the
impression that she returned to the stage
from choice. The fact is that her al
lowance was discontinued in June, 1912
II had been interrupted before and then
continued.
"I went to see Thaw in Matteawan in
September 1912. ! spent a whole after
noon with him. Among other things.
told him that his wife had been forced
10 sell all her furniture and also paint
ing. He said that he did not regard
Evelyn as his wife. legally or morally.
| said she had nothing more that she
could sell. and asked him If he could not
do something for her. He said that he
would take the matter under Amusement.
Then he said:
"I want her 10 try the case in court.
and after I have beaten her l will take
the matter up.
Asked Physician to Help.
81 wrote to him afterward, but received
no answer Then I wrote TO Clarence
Shearn. who was his lawyer. and t7rd
him that the suit would be brought. He
said that / would hear from him. but ]
did not Finally l went 10 Or. Naldemar
SHlo Of No. 353 West 57th street, ply
stefan who attended Thaw IN Matteawan,
and went frequently TO see him. and
asked him II he would take the matter
UP with Thaw and try 10 make some
eouita BILE arrangement He said he would.
but I never received word from him
about II.
Finally Reilly went TO see Thaw once
more. no said. and reminded him that
seven years ago he had taken Miss Nesbit
from the stage. and that it would be very
difficult for her 10 start her stage career
again Thaws reply, he said. was:
i don't care what becomes of her.
Mrs Thaw then took part In the con-
veIsation. She said:
His saying that his attempt 70 escape
was due TO my return 70 the stage was
Just a cunning pretext. due to his desire
70 get public sympathy"
do you reciprocate his alleged afec-
tom she was asked.
OF certainly do not" she replied. i
love him about as much as he loves me.
and that is about as much as a priest
loves Mephistopheles
Reilly went on TO say that he told
Tnaw at Matteawan that he ought 10 be
grateful 70 Evelyn for saving his life, but
that Thaw replied he would have been
better of if he had not put her on the
stand at all. because she simply tried 10
take advantage of the situation 10 create
public SYM athy for herself.
Mrs Mary Copley IhaW, Harry
Thaw's mother. signed an agreement to
give Evelyn $1,000 a year II she would
bring a suit for the annulment Of her
marriage 70 her son." Reilly said. "but
after the papers were drawn UP she
backed out and Evelyn withdrew the
syff "