New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-28
EVELYN THAW
WILL QUIT U. 5.
TO AVOID TRIAL
Manager, at Cottage Near
Canadian Line, Guards
Her from SubpGnas.
SAYS SHE FEARS
HUSBAND IF FREED
Does Not Believe Him Sane
Battle Over EliOt's Testimony
Alienists Take Stand To- day.

From s,s1 Correspondent Of Tie TrIaunel
Mountain View, y. Y, June 27.-T
will not go back to New York TO testify
against Harry under any circum-
stances" is the statement made to-day
by Evelyn Ncsbit Thaw through her
manager and dancing partner, Jack
Clifford, from her retreat at the Mar
rows, Chateaugay Lake
If necessary TO avoid going on the
stand" Clifford quoted her as saying,
81 will 90 over the border into Canada.
gave up a $4,000 engagement in New
York jus, to avoid this thing, and am
not going back there now if I can
avoid it,"
Flight to Canada would be easy, for
the border is but a few miles distant,
In fact, il was reported this evening
that Mrs. Thaw had taken an auto
mobile trip to Montreal
According to Clifford, Mrs. Thaw is
on the edge Of nervous breakdown
and in need Of a rest
"Of course, she does not believe
that Thaw is Of sound mind" he said.
1T may be that if he is released he
will harm her-get her and jerome
# he can. He has never forgiven her
for testifying before. It is long
time since she has heard from him
direct. She does not mind that.
though.
"She does not see why the state
should want her to 20 back to New
York and 60 through all this thing
again. They have her testimony, and
why isn't that good enough for them ,
She told all she knew then and she
cannot tell anything new now.
"Unles we are forced to quit the
country by the process seryers-and we
can fee in a very few minutes-we are
going to stay here in the cottage we
have taken for the summer. Other
wise, good night. ,
"Of course, Mrs. Thaw is interested
in the outcome of the trial. Why
should she not be? Yes, that is the
reason she sent in an order for the
New York papers to be sent her during
the trial They will be rather old be-
fore they get in, but they will be fresh
10 her"
With Mrs. Tha in her cottage are
her little son and members Of her COM
pany.
Later Mrs. Thaw gave out an inter
view herself.
u don't see" she said "why they
cannot read into the record the test-
monv | have already given. | have
nott;3g to add to it. I know Thaw bet
ter than any living soul, and if he is
let out those responsible will assume
a tremendous burden. II Will be a
brave man who will let him out.
zone thing should be borne in mind
by every person on whom TINS re-
sponsibility falls. Thaw had been
drinking heavily the night he shot
White on the roof Of Madison Square
Garden. Once out, who is going to
keep him from his beloved wine eel
lar? Not his lawyers and not his
mother. The first won't If they can
and the second can't if she would.
If one child in a family Is de-
fect'vl the mother loves II the more
Tha. is the case with Mrs. Thaw
Though she was aware years ago that
Harry was subject to violent outbreaks
she rave him unlimited sums Of money
and let him go to Paris and London
This was where the first real harm was
accomplished. She is obsessed, natu'
rally enough, with the idea of freeing
him, and ! do net blame her for that;
but ! do blame conditions which may
make his liberation possible without d
guarantee for my safety"