The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-27

An autopsy showed thee bullets
had taken effect, one in The corner Of
the left eye which penetrated the
brain and was in .tan;iy fatal, one IN
/ the upper lip, knocking out several
teeth and one striking the left
shoulder and lodging N the elbow.
Thaw~ bearing in the Tombs was
a source of much wonder to the war
dens, while he appeared to be in a
sor of a daze and unable TO compre-
hend his position, his appetite was nm
impaired for he dispo7ed of three sub
tantial meals during the afternoon
and remarked that he expected to
spend comfortable night
Harry Kimball Thaw's winning Of
Florence Evelyn Nesbit forms a chap,
ter 50 rich and rare taat it stands out
by itself even when contrasted with
the high lights 10 be found in the life
historic. Of the Coreys, the Schwabs
and the other entertaining members
Of he Pittsburg group Of millionaires.
The biographies of each of the CON
tracing parties TO the MARI age is
thickly gemmed with the unusual and
the bizarre Fifty thousand dollar din.
ners, ejectments from h1tel,. dia-
monds and grand pianos thrown
around as carelesely a If they were
pieces of glass of jewsharp; family
opposition and alvays the stories
going forwardunder the careful atten
tion that the world gives to great
wealth and unusual beauty are some
of the ingredients.
Harry Thaws eyes first fell upon
Evelyn Nesbit three years ago. She
then numbered her years as seventeen
Two years before she had shaken the
coal dust of her native Pittsburg from
her working shoes. She went TO New
York in quest of fame and fortune
with the accent on the fortune. She
posf essed then as she does now bru-
nette beauty of an alluring type, She
carried this beauty to the studio' She
posed for many a tist- and posed sue
ce sful1y. She had intelligence and the
artistic sense along with her curves
and coloring
The -tage called 10 her and she
honored "Florodora" with her pres
ence. She was one of the few that
were member. of the or gilal sextette
The educated eye Of George W.
Lederer, the man who made Edna
May ana others famous. turned to-
ward the little girl from Pittsburg He
saw that she go into good produc-
tions In The Wild Rose" he attract
ed many opera glasses and in The
Girl From Dixie" sac lured many
more
This brings her up TO three years
ago, the fateful year in which she |
I'm charmed" when some |
body pre- ented Harry rhaw 10 her at |
The supper table in New York res
auran after the show
At this time. it = wall to remember
he was constantly under the eye Of |
ler mother. the wife of one j c. Hol- |
nan, who lived in Pittsbure. G. j. Hol- |
nan never spent much money for the
simple reason that he never had much
o spend. Mrs Holman. keenly realiz-
ng the pcrils that besat tine feet of
beautiful young girls, wa most care
nj chaperon.
Thaw loved the daughter, he said. as
Don as he saw her. His appreciation
# feminine loveline.s had always
,een one of his strongest qualities
)nly three years before he met Miss
le'bit he had given a $4,000 dinner
n Paris to twenty-five of the most
'eautiful women tha; he could gather
ogether Cleo do Merode. at whose
2et the King of the Belgians had laid
oval tribute. Anna Robinson of this
ountry and other famous beauties
we're at this banquet Sousa's band
layed. John Phillip received a check
Dr $1.500.