New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-30
EVELYN THAW
MAY TESTIFY;
FEARS FOR SON
Haunted by Thought of
What Might Happen if
Husband Got Freedom.
SAYS THIS is CASE
FOR JUDGE, NOT JURY
Seeks to Offset Any Sympathy
for Slayer-Praises Prosecutor
as big, Brainy Man."

rRy Telegraph to The Tribuncl
Lyon Mountain, n. Y. June %
Eyclyn Nesbit Thaw is considering Sc
riously the problem confronting her in
the Thaw hearing in New York. Urged
by conflicting motives she spends the
greater part Of her time in front Of
the fireplace Of Jack Clifford's camp on
the Narrows of Chateaugusy Lake, con-
sidering what action will be best for
the little boy. who is seldom permitted
to stray from her sight.
She Is reluctant to forego the vaca-
tion which physicians advised her to
take She does not wish to return to
New York. Above all. she does not
wish to return to the Thaw case. Yet
she fears. She fears that without her
testimony Harry Thaw may be re-
leased. She fears for herself and for
her son should he be released. It is
that fear that has driven her to the
verge of forgetting her own plans and
wishes and going to New York. If she
goes 1t will be to add her testimony to
that against Harry Thaw.
This is no case for a jury" she
cried to-day after reviewing her prob
lem to a Tribune representative. "If
| go on the witness stand shall. with
the greatest respect, tell the jury that
this is not jury case. and l shall
them address my remarks to the judge
who is presiding at this trial.
Wants Harry Locked Up.
81 shall do my best to bring home
to Justice Hendrick the fearful respon-
sibility which will rest upon him if he
makes a mistake in this case. If there
is a shadow of doubt in Justice Hen
drick's mind about Harry Thaw's san
ity, it is Justice Hendricks clear duty
to see that Harry is kept somewhere
where he cannot do harm to any one
against whom he may imagine he has
a grievance.
II hope he won't be sent back to
Matteawan; / would not be willing to
have my worst enemy sent to Mattea-
wan. | bear not the slightest i'll will
against Harry. Neither do / want
penny of his money. All | ask is to be
let alone to support my little son and
myself by honest work in my chosen
profession.
"The Constitution undertakes to
guarantee life, liberty and the pursuit
of happiness to the people of the
United States. / shall do my best to
see that deserve and receive this pro-
lection"
In spite of herself, the Thaw case is
drawing Evelyn. She is fighting
against it, but more and more she is
coming to believe that unless her tes-
timony were considered vital, the
states attorneys would not be so
anxious that she appear. If her testi-
mony is vital 10 them, it is vital to her
and her interests and to her son.
She believes that if Thaw is released
all his money and all his power will be
used to drive her from the stage. She
believes that her livelihood is a. stake.
She is ambitious for success, not so
much for her own sake as for that OF
her boy. In threats against her, she
sees danger and disaster for him. Al
ready she is planning his future. She
refuses to dodge any issue in which
the future of the boy may be at stake.
Mrs. Thaw has been in communica-
tion with representatives of the Attor-
ney Generals office concerning the case.
She was encouraged at the report she
received yesterday. A messenger sent
by the Attorney General ls on his way
TO the mountains to confer with her.
II is because she feels that the jury
may be swayed by their natural SYM
pathy. that Mrs. Thaw declared Harry's
was no case for jury. No jury could
appreciate the weakness and the
viroictiveness Of Harry's nature, she
believes.
"His love of drink" she exclaimed,
will surely prove his undoing II he is
released, just as it has always been his
worst enemy in the past. All the
trouble Harry ever got into-and lie
was all the time getting into very
serious and costly scrapes-in Pitts
burgh, Paris, London, he brought on
himself when he had been drinking.
Now, who is going to keep him from
drinking ii he is released? This is no
case for a jury!'
Ware Subpoena Server.
MRS. Ihaw had just nnlsheu Dreah-
fast when The Tribune representative
was rowed across the Narrows Jack
Clifford. her dancing partner. and Rus
sell, a sturdy youngstor of hve, who
appreciates to the full this outing in
the woods, were on the landing. Cliff
ford was filing the tank of q motor
boat and Russell was engroesed in
the operation.
Clifford Strengthened up, took one
glance at the approaching rowboat
and scurried up the bank, Russell
clasped in his arms.
After long-distsnce conversation
in which he was assured that it was
not a raid by subpoena servers, Cliff
ford returned to the landing. He con-
sented to act as intermediary with
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