The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-17

the strategy which they knew woul,
be necessary to entrap Thaw.
Thaw's alleged polt to make the bo,
his victim began to form itself at thei
hrst meeting. He was attracted. a.
men and women of his type are, by th,
vitality and handsome appearance O
the youth. When he had returned tC
Pittsburgh from the visit to southern
California, where the first meeting
took place, Thaw began the cores
pondence. Al first he offered to take
the boy to Pittsburgh and make him
a servant in his residence there. stip
uIating that the young man eat with
the Thaw servants. In return he
would give him an education, Thaw
promised.
Youth Accepted Position.
The youth, at the direction of his
mother refused TO submit to a menial
position in the Thaw household. Thaw
then wrote saying that he appreciated
the young mans pride, and would pay
him, in addition to giving him an
education, $50 month and appoint
him his personal valet.
TO this the young mans family
agreed. Thaw telegraphed $50 TO pay
the boys expenses to New York and
mailed him ticket of admission to
the Century theater Christmas night.
The boy was instructed to meet
Thaw at the theater When the boy
took his seat in the theater he found
Thaw beside him. After an hour Thaw
expressed WEAKNESS of the play and
suggested that they go to the hotel.
From this point the boys narrative
is, in substance and with unprintable
details omitted:
I'VE went to the McAlpin, where
earlier in the evening, | had left my
suitcase, according to Thaw's instruc-
tions in the letter. Thaw showed me
through the rooms, which We're a par
lor, two bedrooms and a sitting room,
with two baths. One of the bedrooms
was an inner room with no windows.
when | had hung up my hat and
coat we talked a while of various
things. Thaw proved to he very en-.
tertaining with his talk of theaters
and women and such things. Present
ly he asked me if ! had had bath
since leaving home and when told
him had not he told me to go into
bathroom and bathe.
Fought for Nearly an Hour.
while ! was bathing Thaw opened
the bathroom door twice and looked
in. Then, just as | stood up in the
bathtub, he opened the door again and
! handed me a bathrobe. As | reached
for the bathrobe hc grabbed my hand
and jerked me into the room. He
had two whips in his hand. a long one
and short one The lash of one
was knotted. He struck me across the
bare shoulders three times In quick
succession before | realized what he
was doing. Then he stopped to change
whips and ! spranE at him / fought
him with all my strength for what.
must have been an hour, but he was
TOO strong for me to make him stop.
lie continued to beat me. first with
one whip and then the other, always
striking three blows across my back
with each whip before changing.
81 screamed and bit and struggled.
but Thaw merely continued to beat
me. his blows given with all his
strength
mo one heard my screams and
rhaw did not say a word until. when
! realized | could not fight him of. /
commenced to beg him to stop. When
he would say, Not until YOU are my
slave
AT last ! was exhausted and fell
to the floor Then Thaw stopped beat.
ing me and asked me If was his slave
now. | screamed yes-yes,' and then
Thaw letme rest think lost con.
seriousness, for the first thing ! re.
member after that was that Thaw
had undrcsSed himself, and was stand.
ing over me with one OF the Whips.
and saw it was the one that had the
knots In Il.
lie made ne ge. up Off the noor.
and sitting down he threw me-. still