New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-03
Glad To Be Rid of Him and
His Tribe, Dancer Says
at Clifford Camp.
FEELS SHE CANNOT
FIGHT HIS MILLIONS
Puzzled as to the Theatrical
Man of Suit-'Let Him Talk"
Jacks Comment.

Cd Lyon Mountain, y. Y, Sept. o
Harry Thaw. an insane murderer,
bought himself out Of Matteawan.
Therefore he can buy fifty divorces and
thousand detectives. have not
enough money to fight that. It would
be useless and leave me poor, besides.
As said before. Harry Thaw is a
dcspicable cad"
This is Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's answer
20 the suit for divorce which Harry
Ihaw has filed against her In Pitts
burgh.
Mrs. Thaw looked the picture OF
health and happiness IS she sat in
comfortable rocker on the front porch
Of Jack Cliford's camp this evening
and made the above statement for The
Tribune She and Jack Clifford and
her little son Russell had just come
down the "narrows" from the Shattuck
bathing beach on Upper Chateaugay
Lake, where they had been enjoying a
swim. She STrang nimbly from the
power boat Florence, and walked
briskly up the steep fight OF steps 10
the camp. She wore the usual black
velvet dress and white canvas shoes,
but had twined some req and yellow
autumn leaves In her hair.
Thoughts Of Freedom joyful
NO" said Mrs Thaw she signs her
name Evelyn Nesbit now, Il have seen
enough Of what money can do IN tins
country 20 waste any OF ny savings
m q fight against the Ihaw millions.
IL makes no difference TO me what he
W hot
he paws others TO say about me. I've
stood a good deal and l can stand
more
The thought that NAV soon be
free from him and his whole tribe
makes me feel like kicking up my
heels and shouting for JOY.
1--WE said many times and ! repeat
that want none Of Harry Thaw's
money. Thank Heaven. can earn my
own living. something he never dld
nor ever will do. Neither do l want
his name. / want 20 get rid OF IT,
I've n better one Of my own. ] don't
want anything more 20 do with MIN OF
his"
Mrs. Thaw. or Miss Nesbit, as she
wishes TO be called now. says she and
Clifford might open their season early
in October an San Francisco. men IL
was suggested that Harry Ihaw was
i'm San Francisco and that they might
meet there and patch up Their differ
ences. she replied: Il wouldn't go on
the stage Of any theatre II harry
Tbey sat among the spectators
Onc subject Evelyn refuses TO talk
about is the date and place OF HeI 81"
Russelrs birth.
.sTbat is secret ! have never DIS
closed Russell is about five years ola.
SO. he was not born IN May and ne
was not born in Hamburg.
correspondent" a Puzzle.
81 was born in Germany Russell
mined Cd as he stopped a moment IN
Lis froic with the cat. Mrs. Inaw dld
NOT DENY that her son as born IN
Germany. 1T isn't important she
said "Wbere or when he was born
but In, going TO keep them guessing
q while lust for the fun Of the thing.
Goodness knows they've spent money
enough irving 10 find out about IT,
The published reports that Thaw would
imDlicate a Broadway theatrical man
ocer. a married man, seemed 10 puzzle
Mrs. Thaw.
lack Clifford. Miss Nesbit's dancing
r,rfner refuses 10 say much about
"i.ct him talk" he said; "let him go
on. Give him rope enough and nell
hang himself
Mrs. Tbaw and Jack Clifford are pre-
-srino 10 close their camp for the
scason. Some Of the shutters are al
readv in place. Some Of their servants
returned TO New York tonight to re-
omen her apartment. at p West Ele-
venth street They expect TO leave
here for New York next Saturday.