The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-26
HAW'SSTRUCGLE
FOR LIFE IS NEAR.
TRIAL OF YOUNG PITTS5uRG MIL
LIoNAiRE FOR MURDER or
STANFORD WHITE Is SET.
REVIEW OF NOTED CASE
Which Because Of Tragic and ORA.
matte Features and the Promi-
hence of Men Has Caused
World Wide interest

New York. Nov 25.-The trial Of
| Harry Kendall Thaw, slayer Of Stan
ford White, the noted architect, which
has now been set for the first week In
| December Is looked forward 10 as ono
iof the mo famous eases in the Grim
final history of New Yark state Tho
lprominene Of The Thaw family social
", the wealth Ct his parents. the cir
cumstances surroundig the young
| mans marriage to Evelyn Nesbit, The
artists model and chorus girl and the
/ spectacular scene in the midst OF
which he fred the bullets info the
breast Of the man who he claimed had
betrayed his wife all tend to attract
an interest 10 the trial extending
from one end fthe country to the
other
For a long time an effort has been
made to have young Thaw rely upon r
| lefense of emotional insanity but
he steadfastly has declined TO give bis
assent to any such plan, and I'm his
determination not to agree to hide bc-
| hind cloak of insanity the carsc
which he impatiently asserts to be
lust, he has at one time and another
since his Imprisonment dismissed sew.
aral of the lawyers engaged to help IN
his defense, among them a former
governor of the state of New York.
The players in this extraordinary
tragedy of real life are each Of them
hayward son Of rich and indulgen
parents, had become widely known
throughout the country prior to the
diling Of Stanford White by reason
of the publicity given to many of his
escapades by the newspapers
Biowed in $4,000 a Year.
His father the late willian Thaw.
vas one of Pittshurg's richest men.
lie had early seen hat Harry was not
o me entrusted with a large incame
lest he give himself over 70 life Of
luxurious idleness and liberty. So
When TIE elder Thaw died he provided
hat Harry Thaw should have only 81
800 wear. The bulk of the estate
went to Mrs. William Thaw. whose in
iulgent love for her children was
soon made apparent in the manner in
which she lavished money upon them.
Harry Thaw had but TO ask whatever
sum he chose and the mother gave IL
TO him, He abandoned his s2.500
wear income from the estate to his
'alet. II is said that the young mans
expenditures often averaged as h'g1
vs. $50 600 and 100000 year
Four or Ave years ago the Thaw
'amily came into unusual prominence
through the announcement OF the en-.
2agemcnt OF Harry ThaW's sister 10
he Earl cf Yarmouth This young
English nobleman had been in Amer
lea for two years or more al that inc.
lie was entertained at Newport and
1T the end OF successful season
here. during which he had lead the
gay set in many amateur theatrical
productions he decided 10 20 upon
he profe sioaaI stage TO earn liveli.
nood in this country. His efforts along
his line were mdiferently successful
md then came the engagement and
marriage 10 Miss Thaw. Since that
inc the Earl and the Countess OF
Yarmouth have lived abroad
Following the wedding Of his sister.
Harry Thaw also went abroad When
he returned 10 this coUntry two years
ago he remained i'm New York instead
II going to bis mothers home In Pitts
burg.
Enter Evelyn Nesbit.
Il was not long before he was son
always in company with a beautiful
Young girl, Evelyn Nesbit. who hat
graduated from the studio TO the
stage. Young Thaw and Miss Nesbi.
we're central figures u many theatre
and supper parties along Broadway.
and there appeared in one 81 the local
rapers a story 10 tho effect that Thsw
and Miss Ne biz had been secretly
married while abrrad The fact Of the
wedding had not been disclosed =
was declared. because Of the fear that
, dispieased mother M ght cut OF the
-Hpinfi 81 HtT ldheflte Sui ne SUI
( the wedding was taken up every
where aud the Young peoplc were KEEP
busy with denisls Their affairs a.
racted So much attention that they
xere requested 70 move from the fash
enable hotel where they re pee lively
had been occupying expressive suites.
This calls forth more notoriety. The
lTairs Of the yo-ng people were KEPT
constantly before the public Until y
vas finally announced that Mrs. WI
am Thau had consented 70 her sons
narr' age TO Miss Nesbit Thereupon
hey we're called to Pitisburg and in
be mothers home a marriage ecre-
nouy vas performed
For a long time following the Ses-
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