The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26

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audience, pronounced Mr.. White dead.
the body. Manager Lawrence said to
the audiences:
Ladies and gentlemen. most Sc
!dous accident has occurred. Please
leave the house as quickly and quietly
The crowd began to move away. A
dozen women who had tainted were re-
vived.
AS Thaw, with the revolver, APP
preached one Of the elevators. Fireman
Paul Bruden Of engine COMPANY No. 60,
detailed at the show, grabbed the hot
pistol from his hand. He made no re-
sistance, but stepped into the elevator.
Cause Of the Shooting.
t'He deserved it, Thaw said very
calmly to Bruden. .'He deserved It,
and | can prove It; He ruined my wife
and left her helpless. -
Policeman Debbs hurried into the ele-
vator and touched the young man on
the shoulder. You re under arrest, !"
he said.
= "Al right. It's all right the pris-
oner replied.
Just before the elevator started a
slender, dark, very pretty young wo-
man, the same one with whom Thaw had
o0o, 'A'VAnS Uo1oAo Ao SdutGeIeu away
on his errand to death, came rushing
into the car. She threw her arms
around the prisoner and kissed him.
cob, Harry, - she cried. "Why did
you do it, Harrv9'' $3.50 ~ - -
"It's all right, dear,' he answered,
kissing her. "He ruined you and I
Thaw Sends for Carnegie.
To man who had been in the ele-
vator before he was arrested the pris-
oner now turned. He opened his peck
etbook and handed the man a $40 bill.
IT wish,' he said, "that you would
call up Andrew Carnegie at 1908 Fifth
avenue and tell him I IN in trouble.
am Harry Thaw of Pittsburgh ..,. -
When the elevator arrived at the
ground floor the young woman who had
kissed :Thaw slipped thru the crowd,
quickly got into q big touring auto and
was driven away. Policeman Debbs
took Harry Thaw to the Tenderloin
police station. 10y "tsa5 So
When Thaw was taken. to the West
Thirtieth street station his "pedigree :,
was taken by the sergeant in the usual
manner, and search of his pockets
discovered cards bearing his name. At
ter he had been locked up, the police
held, pending the arrival of the coroner
| the following witnesses to the shooting:
Witnesses Held.
Lionel Lawrence, stage director OF
| the Madison Square Garden roof H. N
Rubenstein, ga Henry street; Marion
Panchnor, "a West One Hundred and
Thirteenth street.; Warner Paxson, lac
East Thirtieth street, and Paul Brudi
$50 West Thirty-seventh street.
At the station Policeman Debbs, whc
| arrested Thaw, repeated that the pris
oner had said on handing the pistol to
| him, that White had ruined his wife
and that he was glad he had killed
him. The fireman detailed at the ROOT
correborated Debbs. IN.
:, Lawyer "Dan" o'Reillys arrived a.
the police. station soon after the arres
they were present to look after Thaw {
interests. Neither was permitted t,
see the prisoner. #,..,... <:.>c.
I -, Son Is Notified. ,'..' -
Lawrence White, a son of the muir
dered man, did not learn of the murde,
Iof his father until a late hour las
night. He returned from the New Am
sterdam roof garden about midnight
A reporter awaited him with the SAL
intelligence that his father had beef
shot. He said: g g. s5F5 5ss HI,
FL have asrs been sn;5 home fsom college y
is at her country home at st. j ames
L. I. Father and have had the hous
to ourselves. / have had breakfast a
home, as has father, but luncheon out
side and dinner outside. .:sz5s- !. 81
+ Dined at Cafe Martin. - :
/ 81 was at home this evening whe1
father stopped in. He, said that he ha,
declared a proposed trip to Philadelphi
in town and dine. He Invited me t
go with him to the Cafe Martin 70
dinner. Another gentleman, guest
dined with US. -
THE three Of us then got in an cleo
trio hanson and were driven to- tn
New Amsterdam roof. Father left u
there, saying he was going to the Mad
ison Square roof for a while, and tina
he would see us later at home. I d
not know anything Of his movement
dam roof.' @"'j. z :
i It could not be learned who the thir
person was at dinner at the Cafe Ma
tin. Young White said that his fathe
may have gone to the Madison Squa1
roof on business, as he was directc
Of the garden. s--.. -.
Beginning Of Tragedy.
The beginning Of the tragedy was j
the Cafe Martin, its end was at th
roof garden. =
In the first scene Mr.. and Mrs. Thay
!, her father and another man were di,
ing together when MIR. White and tW
others entered and took places nearb,
According to Mr.. Thaw's own Wort
to reporter he did not know Of tt
} presence Of the architect until the 40
tation of his wife attracted his after
. ton. He asked question to be al
} swered by "a note saying: zs1sf 20
= That dirty blackguard is here
!, White left the cafe soon afterwar
} visiting his studio in the tower Of Ma
? ison Square Garden, which is one Of Il
many buildings he designed, then goir
:, to his club and finally to the roof ga
} den. ,gz
5 Mr.. and Mrs Thaw were there. MI
Thaw had gone back Of the scenes
\ visit some friends and Immediately b,
9 husband began pacing up and dow
: the floor. It was while Thaw was {
the western side Of the building tn,
: White came in, sat down and chatte
q a moment with Harry Stevens, al
9 then as Stevens left, looked at II
stage. Thaw watched him a momel
from one of the entrances then begt
threading his way forward. =
i White Started to Rise. s.
;, Without looking To the ripht ar lai