The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-02
LAWYERS BUSY.
Both Sides Are Preparing for
Hard Struggle
In the Trial Of ThaW for killing
Stanford White.
TOO BAD FOR GIRLS.
Wife Of Accused Man Asked for
Men StenOgraphers
To Take Down the Evidence
Which She Gave.

New York July with the return of
District Attorney jerome from his va
cation in the county the investigation
into the Thaw-White tragedy was given
renewed impetus today. Attaches of the
district attorneys office had been en-
gagged in whipping into shape the in
formation concerning the case already
at hand and everything was in prepara-
tion to be submitted to the chief upon
his arrival
Thaw passed a very comfortable night
in his cell, in the Tombs, and today ap-
peared to be in better condition than at
any time since he was arrested for
shooting Stanford White a week ago to-
day. The prisoners wife called at the
usual hour hour today and spent some
time with him.
When Mrs. Thaw left the prison she
said she found her husband in better
spirits and more cheerful than at any
time since the tragedy. He is as cheer
full as any one in his position could be
expected to be" she said.
From the prison she went to the office
Of her husbands attorney.
Allen w. Evarts, counsel for the
White family, called at the district at
torney's office today anu had a 10 min
utes talk with Mr.. Jerome. This is the
first occasion on which the White fam
lily has been in touch with the district
attorneys office in connection with the
murder. Another caller at the district
attorneys office was P. L. Bergoff, a
private detective. who says he was en-
plOyed by Stanford White for many
months before the tragedy. Bergoff was
accompanied by three of his assistants
who he said were actively engaged in
watching both Mr.. White and a corps
Of detectives who had been employed by
Thaw
Amazing Disclosures.
For the time being, at least, the
actual issues involved in the murder
committed by Thaw are submerged in
the amazing disclosures that have
come to light during the last few DAYS
disclosures which deal with the un-
mentionable orgies of group of rich
and influential men. of whom White is
alleged to have been the aeknowl edged
leader. Tales of things unm entionab bic
which have been whispered about the
Ienderloin since the shooting on the
top Of Madison Square garden have
now the backing of sworn evidence.
The result Of the investigation begun
Thursday at the district attorneys Of
flee into the peculiar practices which
STANFORD White and his friends We're
said to have followed is now known.
Fully a dozen women and girls, some
of them very young girls. have been
brought to MT. Mott and Mr.. Garvau
separately IHey all told practically
the same story
These witnesses say White was the
chief prom otter and designer of gather
ings where the maddest of rites and
the strangest of excuses were per-
formed in company by all present.
They name as his acconplices at least
eight men, all wealthy, all prominent
and some of them famous The list in
cludes bankers. business men and pro-
fessional men of supposed unimp each
able standing and morals. Many of
them. are middle-aged, and all, with
perhaps one or two exceptions are
married
Trick With Gold Pieces.
Two Of the young women told Mfr
Mott of a trick which one of the men
invaria bly, played at some stage of
these saturnalias. He would pack SIC
and $40 gold pieces in ice until they
were as cold as the ice itself Then
two other men would hold girl fas.
while the first man dropped the chilled
coins dow tAa back or front of her
frock- Her struggles and screams as
the icy metal touched her flesh were
supposed to be almost as good fun as
the sight the the victim afforded the
company when She proceeded to dis
robe to find the money.
Former Judge Olcort. chief counsel
for Thaw. also examined at his Office
several of the chorus girls who are
known to have been friendly with stan
ford y hite IT is significant that thev
2oid Jun almost identically the same