The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-27
ADMITS KILLING,
BUT DENIES GUILT
Harry ThaW Asserts That Archi.
teot Stanford White Ruined
Life of Wife. n r
SLAYER HELD IN JAIL
WITHOUT BAIL PRIVILEGE
Insanity Will Be Defense-Case
Is Most Sensational in
Years.

NEW YORK June 26.-Frankly al
mitting that he Killed Stanford Whit.
the famous architect, and pleading In
justification OF the deed that White
had ruined tho life Of his wife, the
beautiful former chorus girl and ar
lists model. Florence Evelyn Nesoit.
Harry Kendall Thaw OF Pittsburg.
brother OF the Countess OF Yarmouth.
occupies q cell in the Tombs awaiting
the action of tho grand jury on
charge of murder. His counsel will
offer the defense of insanity, and to-
day the prisoner was examined by emf
nent alionists, retained on his behalf.
and by the District Attorneys Office
Tho Coroner's inquest Will be held on
Thursday and in all probability the,
case Will then be considered by the
grand jury, when the prisoners wife
VIII be required to appear before that
body, she having been served with a
subpoena today while IN consultation
at the offices Of her husbands couu-
sell Every effort is now being made
by both sides to expedite the legal pre-
liminaries so that the arraignInent and
trial may take place at the earliest
possible date.
Metropolis Is Shocked
Not since the killing Of James Fisk,
Jr., by Edward Stokes on the stair
than thirty years ago, has the metrop-
oils heen shocked by so startling and
dramatic tragedy as that which was
enacted last night IN the view Of an
audience Of more than 1000 persons in
the roof theater OF Madison Square
Garden. Not the least dramatic fes,-
ture of the tragedy is the fact that Mr.
White met his death In the structure
which IS perhaps the most conspicuous
memorial of his architectural genius.
Rarely has the case against any
prisoner moved with more rapidlty than
did the proceedings today which ended
In Tha1's formal commitment TO the
To1nbs. srYe In this unusual and 81
most frenzied nasce the rovtfrse fol-
lowed and the treatment accorded 10
Thaw differed In no respect from that
meted out to any prisoner charged with
a capital offense.
Shackled to Detectives.
Reused early this morning from his
cell In the West Thirtieth street sta
tionhouse. Thaw. attired IN fresh
clothing brought to him by his valet
was shackled, in spite OF his protests-
tions, to detective and taken in the
patrol wagon to police headquarters
Thereafter. awaiting his turn IN the
long line of petty criminals arrested
during the night, he was photographed
and his measurements taken on the
Bertlllon system. Again in the patrol
wagon he was taken to the Criminal
court building, where a great multi
tude gathered 10 catch passing
glimpse of him, and was arraigned in
the Police court. There the proceed
ings were Of the briefest. and after the
bare formality OF arraisnment had been
undergone Thaw was remaaded to .hc
custody of the Coroner and OH his or
der committed to the Tombs to await
the result Of his trial.
Throughout the proceedings Thaw
showed little evidence of agitation. eE-
cept when the detective approached
him In the station to aff1x the hand
cuffs TO his wrist Then he protested
But on being assured that this was the
invartable practice he submitted with
out further words. While leaving the
station and even IN the courtroom he
was compelled to run the gauntlet OF
batteries OF cameras, from which he
shielded himself as we'll as he could
by covering his face with his un-
shackled hand.
Visitors In Cell.
Thaw was registered at the Tombs
as Harry Thaw, born In the United
States 33 years old, student and was
assigned to cell 220 on the second tier.
Shortly after his arrival he was visited
In his cell by DR.. Austin Flint, DT.
Carlos F Macdonald and DR.. Mahon,
on behalf, it was said, OF the District
Attorneys Office, and by DR.. Mcguire,
tho Tombs physician. who WAS re-
quired TO make an examination Of the
prisoners mental condition by counsel
for tho defense. Drs- Macdonald and
Flint later declined to say anything.
but DR., Mcguire said that he believed
he discovered symptoms OF emotional
insanity and possible indications Of in
otn ha al dfa yyf1
a further examination OF the prisoner
tomorrow, DR.. Mcguire meantime keep
ing him under observation.
Mr. Mcguire said that Thaw's physi-
cal condition was almost perfect and
his appetite excellent, Louis Delafleld,
who took charge of Thaw's interests
Immediately after his arrest, announced
that the firm of Black, Olcott &
Bonynge of which former Gov. Frank
S Black Is tho senior partner. had been
retained to conduct the defense. Later
Mr Delafield and Mr.. Olcott had an
Interview with tho prisoner In the con-
sultins-room In the prison. after which
Mr. Delaheld declined to say anything
about the case except to say that II
was now entirely in the hands of Mr..
Black and Mr.. Olcott, Mr., Olcott de-
clined to make any statement.
Wife Is Located.
The whereabouts or Mrs. Thaw, who
disappeared from Madison Square
Garden in the confusion that followed
the tragedy. remained n mystery until
this afternoon, when, accompanied by
a friend, Miss May McKinsey, she ar
rived at tho offices of Delafleld &
Longfellow on Wall street, where she
remained In consultation with her
counsel for several hours.
While there she was served with
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before the gcand Jury Snn~~ ThuIaday.<