The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-30
FRIENDS BLAME THAW.
Theatrical Associates Of Slayer's Wife
PRISE Stanford White.


Special to The Evening Times.
New York, June 30.-Neither Mr..
McKim nor Mr.. Mead, partners of
Stanford White, who was killed by
Harry Thaw Monday night, would dis
cuss the case yesterday. The firms
offices, at No. 100 Fifth avenue, were
closed all day and were not opened
until after the funeral. A
porter, the sole occupant Of the offices.
said that no member of the firm would
issue statement. g5i;sy 4!
Interviews from theatrical friends
of Mrs. Thaw yesterday tended to
show that Thaw had premeditated the
shooting for some time. One of the
most startling statements was made
companion and friend of Mrs. .Thaw.
Miss Toilette said:
There is absolutely no truth in
Thaw's accusation that Stanford White
caused Evelyn's ruin. I have known
l am sure the charge is false. Mr..
White was man who took delight in
assisting young actresses. He always
did so out of the goodness of his heart,
and | am sure that no one can say
anything against him.
! An actress who has been associated
with Mrs. Thaw, and who knew both
Thaw and his wife we'll, declared that
| Thaw two years ago said he would kill
| White. She said:
heard Harry Thaw nearly two years
| ago, while in restaurant, say, II
will kill him." He meant Stanford
White There wasn't much attention
paid to the remark at the time, but
Thaw evidently had mania on the
subject and was only waiting for a
good opportunity. He had threatened
to kill Mr.. White several times since
then. -
1t is my belief that Mrs. Thaw was
instrumental in having Harry shoot
Mr.. White. have heard her often ac-
cuse Mr.. White of the facts now
charged against him. She would say
this in front of her husband, and even
in public places, with strange men
about, she has said the same thing.
1t was disgusting to US, who knew it
was not true. I have been her friend
for many years, but I am very bitter
against her now. l believe she told
Thaw of that charge against Mr.. White
in order to justify herself.
l remember about month after
Evelyn Nesbit and Harry Thaw were
married that Mr.. White called on me.
He told me he had met them in the
restaurant of the Hotel st. Regis. He
said that Mrs. Thaw averted her head
and would not look at him, not even
to bow. He felt hurt at the snub and
told me about it.
A man who has known Thaw for
years, in his life about Broadway and
the hotels and restaurants, told yester-
day Of Thaw's action when drinking
to excess. He said that Thaw would
not show intoxication even if he had
been drinking considerably.
"Thaw might have been loaded" as
he expressed it, Eat the roof on Mon
day night. You would never know it.
He could carry load of liquor as we'll
as any man l ever saw. have seen
him frequently leave restaurants along
Broadway very late at night, having
been drinking for hours: He would
walk straight, possibly stagger a lit
tie, but not much. His head was al
ways clear, he could talk about as
we'll as ever, and the fumes. of liquor
never seemed to bother him.
Il know for fact that Thaw has
used morphine. l cannot say whether
he used it to excess or not, but he did
use it and quite frequently. have no
way of knowing whether he had used
any On Monday night or not"