Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-19
THAW DECLARES he
WILL SEEK DIVORCE
FROM wife EVELYN

Atlantic City. n. j.. July IS shall
divorce Evelyn Nesbit Thaw." announced
Harry Thaw Saturday as he finished his
dinner at the Hotel Dennis and turned to
newspaper men at an adjoining table.
There is nothing more to be said than
what I said a year ago." he continued.
There can be no reconciliation Ulti-
mately there vii. he a suit filed for d..
vorce. have retained no lawyer. nor
made any definite plans"
Glad to know you are having sea air
after the stuffy city. All WELL was the
CHEEKY answer he received from his moth
er Saturday night TO telegram he sent
to ier in the morning.
AT 5 o'clock Thaw said ne was tired
and announced his intention of retiring
early.
Deplores Malice Shown
Thaw Saturday night issued a written
statement deploring the malice O. q few
Gecadents' because he refused TO Join
in efforts to hush up matters of-his ar
res; nine years ago for the murder of
Stafford White.
/; came after a day spent in dipping
into most of the allu-ements Of the
Boardwalk, yet in a manner so hap
hazard as to suggest a schoolhoy re-
joicing at holiday. yet scarcely know
ing what 10 do with it. This was not
in accordance with Thaw's previously
announced program. which was to sc
at once TO Pittsburg, where his moth
er. Mrs Mary Copley Thaw. expected
him. Thaw's greatest perplexity SEEM
ed. however. to determine just what 10
the day he decided to go TO Pittsburg
by way Of Philadelphia. but finally. in
duced perhaps by two kilograms from
Pittsburg. he decided TO leave for
Philadelphia Sunday afternoon at AS
remain there over night and leave for
Pittsburg at s45 Monday morning.
Writes Out Statement
Besides a telegram. presumably 10
acquaint his mother with his final de-
cision." Thaw busted his pen Satur-
day with his statement TO the public
Even then it was not a pen, but a
pencil He wrote il on a sheet of let
ter paper, with many. erasures and
corrections. Then he surprised his pri-
vate detectives. worn out by a day
spent in following him about and in
fruitless attempts to shoe away a
crowd of the admiringly curious, by
jumping up suddenly and saying: I'm
going in swimming again"
The statement was as follows.
My refusal to pretend insanity nine
years ago when Unexpectedly taken 60
District Attorney Jerome's Office two
days after my arres, and my determina-
ton to stand trial. which caused me TO
dismiss Lew Deladeld. my first lawyer.
on July Il. 1867. and to take John NJ.
Gleason and after him Judge Delnas,
still seems TO anger a few decadents.
Il can see no other reason for some
petty malice being displayed in print.
This malice certainly is not felt BY any
OF the honest people 1 meet around the
country. On every hand l find only the
greatest kindness. 1t seems very unfort-
innate that simply because / refused to
JOIN IN the efforts to hush up matters as
to my arrest nine years ego, some per-
sons should still show their spite. / don't
wish TO say any more about this-it is a
oisagreeabie subject-but, instead, to ex-
press my appreciation Of the impartial
ity to be found in the news reports sent
from New Hampshire. l came by way
of Boston to New York.,