New-York tribune., 1906-06-29
THAW INDICTMENT In.
WIFE NUN At QUESTIONS.
Murderer of White Before Coroners
yWy-Has Work for COmstOck.

! Monday night. Arraigned before coroner
| jury at the inquest in the morning, Thaw wa
| remanded TO the Tombs without bail. beinl
| charged with the murder. Hardly an hour ha'
passed when the grand jury handed in an in
| dictment against Thaw for murder in the frs
degree
Thaw's victim. Stanford White. was buried
yesterday in the country churchyard at st
James, Long Island. after simple services at th'
Protestant Episcopal Church of St James. III
that village
A feature in the case yesterday the In
sistent demand of Thaw for Anthony Comstock
the president of the Society for the Prevention
CT Crime, to confer with him. Comstock. 1t de-
veloped, has been doing some investigating for
Thaw for over a year. and has found much. he
said later, confirming an exceedingly immoral
condition of affairs among some of the bons
vivans of this city. The occasion for sending
for Comstock yesterday the receipt by Thaw
of a letter from a woman which presumably
contained facts concerning White
1t was learned yesterday that Stanford White
spent more than two weeks of the present month
on a fishing and hunting trip in Canada. re-
turning to this city on June 10. less than week
before his murder.
Mrs Thaw refused to answer questions before
the grand jury yesterday. but the threat TO hold
her for contempt of court was not carried out.
She again visited her husband and also con-
ferred with his counsel al the offices of Black.
Olcott, Gruber & Bonynge. That Mrs Thaw will
be considered in connection with the case, ex-
oept, possibly. as an important witness. is ex-
tremely doubtful. Inspector Max Schmittberger
VINO has been in charge of the police tnvestiga-
tion. yesterday said he did not see how Mrs.
Thaw could be accused of being an accessory to
the crime
Her remark he said. " Oh Harry, why did
you do this?' is enough to clear her of any COM
plicity."
The various stories that have been told of
midnight meetings of Thaw and White at Burns's
restaurant and of Thaw having had detectives
following White are practically given up by the
police. there being foundation in fact for
them.
The murder OF Stanford White was still the
principal topic of conversation along Broadway
IN hoteis' clubs and restaurants yesterday Both
White and Thaw were still talked of, some prais-
ing Them both, while others took pleasure in
relating supposed truthful stories of many orgies
in which they were the principals
WENT To MEET CHORUS GIRLS.
1t developed yesterday, according to the Dis
trict Attorneys Office that Stanford White
wnen ne went TO the Madison Square Roof Gar
oeh on Monday went there to meet two chorus
girls playing in the company. Rose Ladue and
hlha white He had an engagement with them
IL is understood 10 take them TO Rector's res
taurant after the performance White saw
Maud Fulton, performer in the COM
pany, and asked Lionel Lawrence. the stage
manager, to introduce him. He was so insist
ent, IL is said that Mr.. Lawrence promised to
introduce him after the performance and White
sat down at the table waiting for the end of
the performance to meet all three girls
The funeral services over the body of Stan
ford White were held yesterday at St Jamse's
Church. St James Long Island The funeral
was very simple The family managed to evade
the crowd, by taking the body from the city
home, at No. 121 East 21st street, an hour ear
her than was announced. Shortly after o'clock
the body taken away No services were
hello at the house.
First of the funeral party TO appear were Mrs
DevereuX Emmet, sister of Mrs. White and
Bloomfed Butler, a brother-in-law in the
second carriage were Mrs. Butler a sister. and
her son. The funeral arrangements had been
completed by Peter Cooper Hewitt, Charles F.
Mckim and William A. Evarts. Mr. Hewitt met
the party at the ferry. special train, consist
ing OF funeral car and two coaches left Long
Island City for ST. James at 9:15 o'clock.
Two truckloads of flowers sent by friends and
relatives, were taken to ST. James earlier in the
morning
The Rev. DR.. Hutton, rector of the church
conducted the services, assisted by Dr. Parks
Among those at the service were Mr. and Mrs
James c. Smith, relatives of Mrs White; Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay, Mr. and Mrs. j.
+. Brown. Nicola Tesla, the inventor and
Charles F. McKim and William r. Mead busi-
ness partners of Mr. White
WOMAN COLLAPsEs AT FUNERAL.
At the end Of the services a woman about
forty years old who had been seated in the rear
of the church, almost collapsed due TO emotion
and had TO be carried 10 her automobile She
had chauffeur and footman, and is supposed to
nave been a wealthy friend OF the family AL
though her identity not ascertained
The jewelry and personal belongings of White
were claimed yesterday at the Coroner's Office by
H. f. Lynke, lawyer OF No. 100 Fifth avenue
on an order from Mrs White they were given to
him. Chief among them was a heavy solid gold
ring valued at $4,000. In bass-relief were nor
trayed two nude women and a nude man. II is
said to have been one OF the most priced articles
OF Mr.. Whites large collection.
Thaw was arraigned at the INQUEST before
Coroner Dooley and in half hour remanded
to the Tombs without bail to await the grand
tury's deliberations. Thaw was taken 10 The
small coroners' court I'm the Criminal Court
Building, and before the inquest was closetes
with his counsel for fifteen minutes William
NJ X. olcott. Terence J. McManus r w Long
fellow and Daniel oReilly were presert for
Thaw Assistant District Attorneys Carvan and
Iurnouh represented the state Thaw looked
better than he has done, although bis ,IottoS
the same he wore on Tuesday morning needs
pressing. and he wore a handkerchief IN ,,looo
OF a collar.
The jury selected in the usual informal mo-,
ner had Nicholas L. Stokes. wealthy Goa,
dealer "'hi