The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-06-29
HARRY THAW
COMMITS MURDER

New York, June 26.-Stanford White,
the eminent architect of the firm of
McKim, Mead & White, was shot Mon
day night and almost instantly killed
by Harry Thaw, "a member of the prom
inent Pittsburg family, during the per-
Torrance of the musical extravaganza
"Mamselle Champagne on the roof of
the Madison Square Garden. Mr..
White died before an ambulance could
be summoned, and Thaw was arrested
Immediately after the shooting. The
garden was crowded with a fashionable
audience.
Instantly after the shot the great
audience was thrown into a panic and
a wild stampede occurred during which
chairs and tables were overturned and
men and women fought with despera-
ton to escape from the roof. The first
intimation of trouble came when, walk
ing in front Of his seated victim, the
man exclaimed: you've deserved
this. You've ruined my home," and
drawing an automatic pistol fired three
shots. The first two took effect, but as
the third was discharged the pistol was
struck up by a fireman on duty in the
theater and the bullet went skyward.
The woman who had been sitting with
Mr.. White sprang to her feet and rush
ed up to his assailant, who was strug-
CLING with the fireman, threw her arms
about his neck, exclaiming: "I'u stand
by you" Fireman Burden took the
revolver away from Thaw and hand
him over to the police. Thaw handed
the policemen $40 and asked him to
notify Andrew Carnegie, that he was
in trouble. Thaw, it is alleged, said
to the fireman, "He deserves what he
got. He ruined my life and deserted
the girl" While Thaw was being
held by the policeman the young
woman, who is described as short, slen
der, dark and very pretty, again put
arms about his neck.
Thaw told her to keep quiet and not
get excited, as all would come out all
right.
Thaw had been present during the
sntlre performance. With a woman,
said to be Mrs. Thaw, he had taken
at a rear table. i
de was in evening dress and his over
coat was thrown over the back of his
'halr. He got up every few minutes !
Ind walked about and the spectators !
alter recalled that he had acted very
lervously.
Six women of the stage had begun I
heir sorg when Thaw left his wife. l
nd, walking rapidly down the aisle, o
0 Tor a few minutes right behind
Or. White, looking at him hard. 0
White was apparently ignorant of {
is peril. When Thaw quickly pulled
pistol and fired. Mr.. White, without .
sound, slipped down to the floor. the /
hair and table falling on top of him. II
he charge against Thaw is murder.
Mystery still surrounds the cause of d
tragedy, but its solution may be d
'und in the words attributed to Tbaw {
Immediately after the shooting: (
well, ne ruined my wife and I oot .
1t is known that tor years bitter en- o
lty had existed between White and
nav on account of the formers atten- c
ons to Mr.. Thaw, which had beeun
1or to her marriage. Mrs. Thaw. ,.
to be a member of the original y
oradora s%extet, disappeared in the ex
tement while her husband was beinp :
ken to the station. y,
Later. in
Frankly admitting that he killed 8
AFFORD White, the famous architect va
d pleading in justification of the Pr
that White had ruined the life of in
wlte, the beautiful former chorus an
and artists model, Florence EVELYN
shit, Harry Kendall Thaw of Pitts.
re-, brother of the countess of Var NJ,
nth, occupies a cell in the Tombs Go
alting the action of the grand iurv en-
the charge Of murder. His counsel :
u oher the defense of insanity, and LET
prisoner was examined by eminent ws
enlsts, retained on his behalf. and fre
district attorney Office. Pa
Latest Report. in
t is said that Mrs. White is com. acc
tely Frustrated by the shock and ers
IF. 2
lr. Whites body was removed To me
house. The autopsy held shows SEQ
{ three bullets had taken effect. one anC
corner of the left eye. which
the brain and was instantly
one in the upper lip, knocking I
several teeth, and one striking the Att
snouIuer' onl
haw's bearing in the { mbs was the q.
ce OF much wonder to the wardens ond
had him in charge. Il
ouis Delaiield, who took charge Of con
interests Immediately after his abo
announced that the firm of wei
X, Olcott & BoDyRge, of which His
Ier Governor Frank S. Black is the hin.
II partner, had been retained 70 der,
10 'no ueiehse' heaI
lille seeking information of the lion
v family it has become known anv,
the home of Mrs. William Tbaw I,
er of Harry Thaw, who is under rour
{, was robbed Of valuable Jewels opa,
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