Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-27
Aeoclaicd rrcu Dispatch by Special wire.

Associated Pres Dispatch by Special wlrcs
New York, June 27. - With the
police, coroner and district attorney
working practically day and night TO
learn all the details Of the events
which led up to the murder of Stan
ford White 10y Harry X. lhaw and all
sources silent as % their discoveries
there WAS much room for speculation
today on all phases Of the case. The
motive of the murder, the police be-
lieve, was outlined In Thaw's brief
statement that his home had teen
ruined, and, with this as a basis Of in
vestlgation, detectives wero sent in
various directions looking up Thaw's
habits in New York and investigating
the many stories told and published
concerning Stanford Whites conduct.
Ihaw, advised by some of the most
prominent lawyers Of New York and
litt8burg, is silent
Mrs. Ihaw Is with friends, ready TO
respond to a call from district at
torney. Perhaps the most interesting
development late last night was the
announcement that Mrs Ihaw told
her husbands lawyers yesterday that
she bad received many letters from
White since her marriage. One OF
these she threw on her dressing table
few days ago,and her husband found
it and vowed We ngeanoe on the writer.
While the finding of'this letter may
have been the direct cause Of the
tragedy, Thaw's jealousy and hatred
for White were of long standing, and
the young man made frequent threats
to kill his supposed rival.
White was astonished some months
ago to find that detectives were follow
ing him wherever he went. He at first
had some doubt whether the men we're
really doiging his footsteps or whether
10 was a mere accident that the same
faces appeared when he left his Office,
his home or his club at morning, noon
and night. When he had become con-
vinced that reports of his movements
we're being prepared for somebody, he
/ took steps to have some detective work
done on his own account and TO have
his shadowers followed. He employed
man to 90 after him wherever he
went, so far as possible, and he amused
| himself by giving the slip to the first
| detective. The person he employed
/ discovered that the other detective
was reporting 90 Thaw. In this way
| White was able TO obtain ample warn
ing that the wealthy young man from
| Pittsburg suspected him and was pre-
/ pairing some unpleasant surprise.
/ White took occasion TO mention this
matter TO some of his associates and,
ia commenting thereon, assumed that
Ihaw was angry at him because he was
familiar with a document drawn by
Mrs. Thaw before hor marriage. The
nature of this is not known. There
are many stories, too, Of Thaw's first
meeting with White, which Is said to
have taken place in Paris last spring,
after Thaw and Miss Nesbit we're
| married and in the course of which
ihaw threatened White. Agnes Palmer,
chorus girl, is quoted in an inter
view today as saying White had told
her that he knew Thaw was cunning
for him. "
Evidence Of the motive Of the muir
der Is not to come out for time N
any public proceeding, and there is q
remote chance that it will not come
out at all, it is said today. The cor
oner's inquest will be a formal inquiry
into the cause Of death. Mrs. qhaw
will not testify in the coroner's court,
but will 60 before the grand jury,
whose sittings are secret. An indict-
ment will undoubtedly be returned, a
plea of insanity will be entered and
an inquiry into the sanity Of the pris-
oner will be the first proceedings.
That may take a month, and the re.
suit is at present a matter Of conieo.
ture.
After conference lasting from II
o'clock last night until after O'Clock
this morning, IN the Tenderloin Police
Station, between Capt. Hodgins anc
Assistant District Attorneys Garvir
and Turnbull, Mr.. Turnbull made tn,
significant statement that they haC
located many new witnesses, includ
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