The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-26
The NOTED THAW CASE
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~ lOnl SlSni Ol. lney spent most Ol
their time in New York were often
seen together al the theatres and ths
cafes and apparently their lives ran
The Staying of White.
II was late in the evening of June %
last thai the city and Son the entire
country was ringing with the tragic
news that Harry Thaw had slail stan,
ford White The seJting for the fatal
attack had been he Madison Square
Roof Garden where the fir.t night per.
Torrance Of a summer musical show
known as Mile, Champagne was be-
ing given. Tae place was gay in flow.
efs and muticolored electric lights
and was thronged with a fashionably
dressed audience. On the stage Il
man was singing Il Could Love a
Thousand Girls, when suddenly
above The music the pistcl shots rang
out. The muse ceased, the chorus
girls and actors upon the stage were
terror'stricken, men and women in the
dience dropped their glasses upon
ne tables before them Iii the still.
ness a man was heard to say.
You ruined my wife d. you,
aud now I've got you
Stanford White lay dead at the
table whore he had been sitting
Harry Thaw in evening dress, stood
with smoking pistol in his hand. His
VIE, who had seen him fire the fatal
shot was led screaming away from The
spoJ aud ThaW was arrested He
made no attempt to escape
Murderer Accuses Victim.
White was vice president Of the
Madison Square Garden company and
was the architect of that famous
structure in whise tower he had al
ways maintained a studio 1t was
IN this tower that Thaw har charged
lime and time again since his arres;
mat White entertained young women
at the gayest Of parties. Thaw said
he had frequently complained of these
studio parties 10 The Society for the
prevention Of Vice and It has been
stated on authority that thia cociety
mad made several invest cations prior
10 the roof garden tragedy.
L has been brought 0ug since the
shooting that White befreaded Eve,
lyn Nesbit and her mother when The
young woman first was brought to this
city to enter the studios as a model. |
Letters which passed between White
ana the mother Of he girl have been
Published and may play an impartan, |
part in the trial There have been
reports that White sought The girls |
society after her mari age to Thaw |
but this has been admitted by neither
side and so far as they could do SO
counsel for both sides have closed The |
mouths OF the most important Wit
ncsges.
Relies Upon "Unwritten Law"
Thaw has sought his justification in
the words he uttered 10 his victim on
the night Of he tragedy He has
claimed that under the "unwrIter
law no jury would convict him of
having aiken the life Of che man who
aad traduced his wife in her innocent
grlhood.' To these accusations by
Ihaw the friends of Stanford White
many cf them influential men of the
community, have declared that The ar
ehiteet's interes in the g ri was pure
ly of fatherly character. They said
he had assisted many young women to
make place for themselves in The
world and that he was no more deeply
interested in Miss NesbiD than he had
been in numerous others aboat
whom no breath of scandal has been
uttered.
1t has been consia ntly stated tina
the Thaw ca would never come to
trial and that the mysteries of its many
intricate phases would never be ex-
posed to the light of the public's gaze
this conjecture beng based on the
report that a plea of insanity might
be entered and accepted.
This probability, however. ii is now :
said, is past Harry Thaw has him ;
self stood in the way of any such q
plan II is asserted that in his re-. I
lusal 10 give assent to he insanity
plea ho has been sfradfasty support- q
I'd 10y his wife. who IL is also gcner- q
'lA reported. has constantly urged "
lcr husband TO take some action +
against White. Mrs Thaw has been a v
tally visitor TO the Tombs prison and J.
Mrs William Thaw, who was recalled
rom Europe when the tragedy or. T.
cured has also been frequent caller. q
There have been many family cen.
.erences and many stormy interviews
70 he young mans cell his resent
neni beng shown every time the sug- 81
;es,ion Of insanity has been offered.
Prefers Death to Mad House.
Il prefer death ia the electric chair e
o life in an insance asylum" the z
prisoner t. credited VITA eXclaimine
Lewis Dalalield. Of counsel To- the &C
'haw family. was first called into the p
ase. He engaged Judge ". VI. X. OF
Oft of the firm vi which former Gov 81
m'r Frank s Black. is member W
Inc, had hardly been in the case 70
mouth WHOM yuug Thaw after au in- w
srfiev lu the Tomls dismissed them
ie cailed 90 his aid Clifford vs. Hart
iI-o lawyer who had boon his o..