The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-21
Harry Has Learned Lesson .ao
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trial had ended saw Mr.. Thaw
three different times in the Jail at
P6aghkecpsie. We had long and
cheerful talks that ranged over ev-
cry subject from Shakespeare to the
musical glasses, and found him to
be as different as possible from the
monster he was popularity pictured
to be.
It ''-19 said that he was little bet
ter than an imbcciic, n man Of no
education or intelligence. ] found
hlm TO be we'll informed, particular.
~ well verscd in history and what
our learned college youths cali "a
shark" ut figures.
Also he had charm and gentle.
ness of manner and a certain win
ming sweetness that uIaue you un-
dcrstand why he was the family ia
voritc, and why his mother and sis
tcrs chung to him through good and
evil report. People don't get to be
the best-belovcds in their own fam
lily circles without good and sufri-
cicnt reason.
Retains No Animus.
Naturally. our talk was maiul,
about his trial, and what impressed
me most was the almost impersonal
way In which he spoke of the people
most concerned In it-lawyers who
had bunglcd the case. and other
lawyers who had been hard upon
Him. Not once did he show the
slightest animus against any one OF
them.
particularly noted the manner In
which he referred to Mr.. Jerome
ne expressed admiral ion of Mr., de-
rome's brilliant attachments. and
said that he had always regretted
that Mr.. jerome had not made good
politically, as he thought him BY far
the most gifted and talented man be-
longing to rich and prominent
family who had gone into public life.
and that If tic had succeeded that il
would have opened the door for
worthy service to their country Tor
many rich young men
That is what should have liked
to have DONE" said Mr.. Thaw, gone
into politics. as men do in Europe
VINO do not have to work for living
but we rich men can do nothing in
this country that way because pco-
pie laugh at us. They don't take us
seriously. and thcurich young man
who runs for office is simply held
up and robbed for campaign funds
and then beaten at the polls, be-
cause no one has any con lidcnce In
his ability"
At the time of this interview the
town was ringing with Mars. rhaw's
complaints that her husband and his |
family did not supply her with suf-
licicnt money to live on, and that
she was actually in want, without
means to pay her rent. Mr.. Thaw
smiled rucfully at this. and said:
My bank books will show that
she has had thousands of dollars
within the last few months. But
Evelyn never knows what she does
with money. 1t goes through her
nngcrs like water through sieve.
She has never known VIVA, she
spends, and when have counted up
TO her what she has had she has al.
ways been perfectly amazed at what
Il came to"
Further than this, he spoke OF his
wife with the tolerant Kindness one
mas for child who is not quite re-
sponsiblc for what ii does. because
II doesn't realize the effects tina,
amy result from It's acts.
No Death List.
So fancy, that compiling death
list for Mr.. Thaw. headed by his
wife and Mr.. Jerome, is wasted Of.
tort. Imagine that MIR. Jerome
hasn't ordered suit OF steel armor |
Tor protection for himself, and tina,
Mrs. Thaw's bodyguard is more
press ascntry than necessity.
For he has had enough OF killing |
ana the very unpleasant conscauen
ces that may accrue therefrom. even
TO millionaires. He knows MANY
Things now that he did not know |
the night he went UP on Madison
Garden and shot Stanford |
White CraZcd with ioaIouSy ,,,a