Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-06-28
YORK MURDER.
Harry Thaw, of Pittsburg Kills Arch
itect White In Madison
Square Roof Garden.
MURDERER IS UNDER ARREST
shooting Took Place DURING Per-
Torrance, While the Roof Garden
Was Crowded with. Fashionable
Audience-The Principals.

Audience-The Principals.
New York, June 26.-Stanford White,
the eminent architect, Of the firm OF
McKim, Mead & White, was shot
Monday night and almost instantly
killed by Harry Thaw. a member OF
the prominent Pittsburg family, dur
ing the performance of the musical ex-
trayaganza 'aMamselle Champagne,
on the roof of the Madison Square
Garden. Mr.. White died before an
ambulance could be summoned and
Thaw was arrested Immediately after
tho shooting.
The Madison Square roof garden,
which has been closed for several
years, was crowded Monday night with
a fashionable audience. While Harry
Short, who fills the principal comedy
role in the piece, was singing a comic
song and the garden was echoing with
the laughter and applause Of the aud
fence, a series of shots ratified in the
rear Of the auditorium and a man In
evening dress was seen to fall across q
table at which he was sitting with q
party of friends. The man who had
fred the shots fed, pistol In hand
toward the nearest exit where he was
seized and disarmed by police.
The man who was shot was quickly
identified as Mr.. White, but his as
sailant was not positively known to be
Thaw until after he had been taken
to the station house. Persons in front
Of the auditorium where the tragedy
occurred say that they saw man SIT
ting with fashionably dressed woman
In the rear suddenly walk down TO-
ward table in front.
The first intimation Of trouble came
when, walking in front Of his seatet
victim. the man exclaimed, You've
deserved this. You've ruined my
home" and drawing an automatic PTS
toll fred three shots. The first two
took effect, but as the third was dis
charged the pistol was struck up by
fireman on duty in the theater an'
the bullet went skyward.
The assailant was taken to the Yves
Thirtieth street police station wher
he described himself as John Smith,
student of No. 1870 Lafayette Place
Washington, D. G., but the police o.
searching him found cards and letter
addressed to Harry Thaw, Of Pitts
burg, and later his identity was full
established.
Fireman Burden took the revolve
away from Thaw and handed hiI
over to Policeman Dobbs, who place
him under arrest. Thaw handed tn
policeman $40 and asked him to motif
Andrew Carnegie that he was !
trouble.
The audience for few moments bt
lieved the firing Of the shots was
hoax and applauded. But develop
ments came so fast and 1t was so SUI
denly made clear that they were Wi
Messing tragedy that a panic TO
lowed.
The firm Of McKim, Mead & Whit
| of New York, is one of the best know
in the country. White was prominer
in New York society. Harry Thav
who 1t is alleged did the killing, ha
achieved considerable nOtoriety b.
cause Of differences with his family o
account of his marriage to Evely
Nesbit, the actress. The causes LEAD
ing up to the shooting are not know
| It Is stated that Evelyn Nesbit was
the audience at the time. :. as.
| Pittsburg, Pa, June 26.-Harry Kel
dali Thaw is about 36 years OF az
and is the son of the late Willial
Thaw, who was vice president Of Il
Pennsylvania lines vest. He was
graduate Of the Western university
Pennsylvania and when in Pittsbul
made his home with his mother
Lyndhurst, Beechwood boulevard,
the east end Of this city. Since b
graduation from college and the q
! tainment Of his majority Thaw HI
lived little In Pittsburg. Much OF b
time has been spent abroad and
: was while In Paris that he met Evely
Nesbit, the actress, whom he atte
/ ward married, and who was with hi
i when he Is alleged to have done u
shooting Monday night
Harry Thaw is brother OF J. COP
, ley Thaw. the countess Of yarmouth
al Liin. Thar and alEn Of NJ