Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-27
MURDER OF STANFORD WHITE.

A nCte written Dy SLanhhu "HS
To Mrs Thaw on her arrival IN New
York last week, with her husband, 1t
is now said, precipitsted Monday nights
tragedy. 1t aroused passion ofjealousy
and desire for revenge that had lain
dormant in Thaw for more than year
1t filled young Mrs Thaw with such
fear of impending disaster that when
she saw White in the Cafe Martin.
where she aud her husband diHed Mon
day evening, she became white aud
trenbled. The young mans hatred "a
White was smouIding, and he himself
was almost unaware of it, when the note
WAS received by his wife. The note
WAS couched 10 terms that Indicated
their previous friendship. Mrs. Ihsw
gave it to her husband. He formed
then the determination, his friends say,
10 check the annoyance of his vile by
White.
Friends of Harry Thaw ia PitIsburg,
Pa, are Of the opinion that he is in-
sane. and that he hes not been IN his
right mind for some time. They tell
of a meeting OF the Thaw heirs last
week, at which Harry is said to nave
lost all control of himself. According
to these acquaiutances, the meeting was
called to decide on several matters in
connection With the Thsw estate,
aud that among the things there
came up the question OF Harry's allow
ance. 1t developed in Pittsburg yester'
day that instead of $40, 900, the young
man has really been cut down to ", ooO
a year. The meeting was held in the OF.
fees of the estate in the Fidelity Title and
Tru.t Company's building. Harry Ihaw
il is said, insisted on having his yearly al
lowance increased to the old figure, and
when bis request was refused be stormed
about the place like wild man ana
threatened all manner oil things. Ihaw's
actions 10 Pittsburg during his last stay
there we're OF a nature that would indi-
cate that he was not himself de got
into fight with tobacco store man De-
cause The latte. did not have his faVorite
brand of cigarettes ip STOCK, and the
young man got the worst OF the Hght'
He also had row with a street car con-
ductor.
1t is rumored 10 New York, and gen.
orally believed. that on several occa'
siops when complaints we're made against
Stanford White, the Society for the Pre-.
yention of Cruelty to Children attempted
" gather enough evidence to warrant II
10 asking for lis sfrest gpal charges oil
improper conduct toward little thirteen
and fourteen year cid girls. But the 80
ciety always maintained that 1t could
never get enough evidence to warrant ac-
ton. ths t4i,.c we're informed yesler-
day that slaufoId White vac sasssted
aud beaten last Wednesday night 10
front of the New York Theater by a
young aud handsome woman; supposed
to be an actress. The woman used her
umbrella over the head Of White until
be took to his heels. The story WAS told
Yesterday by several cabmen OF the New
F6rk thestsf slsgd wbo witnessed thu
affair. The police OF the west Forty
seventh street station csrrob1rsted the
story 10 part, declaring that they had
received word of a disturbance 10 front
Of TIC ibsater, but when several police
men reached there every 9ne Involved
had disappeared According to those
who saw the assault, the young woman
who used the umbrella was accompanied
By 3 man who held White while she be-
lsb6red a,@. when crowd began to
gather apund, the msa lei 60 Whites
arm and the latter mads of. The wcm-
an was hustled into waiting hanson.