Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-27

New York, June 26-Frankly ad-
hitting that he killed Stanford White.
The famous architect, and pleading in
justification of the deed that White
had ruined the life of his wife, the
beautiful former chorus girl and ar
lists model, Florence Evelyn Nesbett,
Harry Kendall Thaw of Pittsburg,
brother of the Countess Of Yarmouth,
occupies a cell in the Tombs, awaiting
the action of the grand jury on a
charge Of murder. His counsel will
offer the defence of insanity and today
the prisoner was examined by eminent
alienists retained on his behalf and by
the district attorneys office.
The 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
will be required to appear before that
body she having been served with a
subpoena today while in consultation
at the Office of her husbands counsel
Every effort is now being made by
both sides to expedite the legal pre-
liminares so that the arraignment and
trial may take place at the earliest
possible date.
New York. June 26.-Perfectly calm,
Harry Kendall Thaw, who Monday
night shot and killed Stanford White,
a prominent architect, faced a coroner
and number of police officials early
Tuesday, absolutely refusing to make
any extended statement as to the mo-
tive which led up to the tragedy on
the roof of Madison Square Garden as
the first nights performance of Man
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close.
8 While Thaw In his immaculate even
ing dress sat in Il cell in tie 1anderlon
police station. detectives v"r, outing
the city for his wife. Ftorea,-,. Evelyn
-Nesbit, before her marriage :: chorus
girl and an artists model.
Mrs. Thaw disappeared "r lcr hus-
bard was being hurried fIol,i the play
house hv a policeman ana after L. 'ow-
ing her arms around his neck and
crying:
"Oh. Harry. Harry, Why did ynu DO
1t, Harry"
She is said to have entered IN au-
tomobile and been whirlri away before
the crowd of police recovered from the
excitement caused by one Of he most
sensational tragedies in New York's
CIlIllLdl lhStOTS-
1t was early Tuesday morning when
Coroner Dooley after viewing Whites
body, ordered 1t removed to an under
taking establishment and then gave
permission to have it taken to the pa
1Atial White residence in Gramercy
square.
The coroner then went to the police
station and questioned Thaw. He ask
ed the young man if he had any state
ment to make.
NO" replied Thaw. Il don't care to
say anything. coroner, but l wish you
would notify my lawyers. Mr. Delafieid
and Mr. Longfellow."
They've been notified. they're out of
town." the coroner replied.
Then I wish you'd notify Joseph II.
Choate or Judge Hornblower," Thaw
said.
All this time Thaw was pacing up
and down in his cell. He had put on
his long gray overcoat and was wearing
his straw hat as if expecting to secure
his release when his. counsel should
come.
Capt Hodgins said he had talked
with Thaw, and the latter acted in
dazed manner.
Il though he seemed out of his
head" said the captain. No further
statement was secured.
Policeman Harry Debes who arrested
Thaw, gave this account of the shoot
ing:
Il found the people almost crazy,
trying to get out Of the place. | jumped
into the mob and saw a woman lying
down. She had tainted. ana then L
saw White.
Il said to Thaw, Did you do ito and
he replied, Yes, 1 did it. That man
ruined my life or wife l don't know
which he said, but it sounded hKe
1hat Then he went on saying; Ihae
man ruined my home. 1 guess he
won't ruin any more homes. Is lie
dead? 1 told him he was and he said
he was damn glad Of it. and he was
glad he made q good job of it.
when 1 arrested Thaw. a woman
who Mgr Lionel Lawrence told me was
Mrs. Thaw. rushed up to Thaw and
kissed him and said: I did not think
you'd do it in that way. It's ail
right -, It's all right -, Thaw tod
her. Then she whispered something
into his ear. 1 don't know what she
said to him.
w.Down in the hall and in the street
a,lot of women gathered about us and
shook hands with Thaw and sympa-
thized with him. why did you do II
Whv did Won do ito they kept asking
Cant. Hodgins, Sergt. McCann. Law
yer, Daniel O'Reilly and Burr Mcih'os"
had a conference with Thaw shortly III
Tor O'Clock Tuesday morning. Dur IL
he told them anything they dechheu ~