e_r, that
quote about Evelyn Nesbit's sculpture that had us confused? It was a quote from her
grandson, Russell
Hall Thaw, one of Russell
William Shaw's three kids by his second wife. He was talking about
his mother, Nesbit's daughter-in-law not giving the pieces house room.
(Lol, I've never gotten lost in a Cecilia Rasmussen article before.)
Here's three generations of Thaw men:
Harry Kendall Thaw in 1914, four years after the birth of RW Thaw:
murderpedia
Russell William Thaw, buried in Holy Cross, Culver City, like his mom:
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Russell Hall Thaw (an attorney in Van Nuys):
getty (detail)
I'm the last to know what's what, but you'd think if Harry wanted to plausibly deny paternity, he would have refused to participate in the conjugal visits with his wife (they were not divorced until 1916), not sent $3,650 per year in support or attempt to reconcile as late as 1926.
Nesbit tried to get the Thaw family to accept Russell, but they loathed and disapproved of her and wanted no permanent connection. For her part, Nesbit said, "A working girl could not fight the Thaw millions." Evelyn gave up trying to convince the terrifying "Mother Shaw", but continued to receive support payments from Harry. Nesbit's grandchildren, however, refer to Thaw as their grandfather.
Evelyn may have died "penniless", in that she had no estate, but someone was paying for her care in Santa Monica. I assume that was her son.
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