Evening journal., 1906-07-12
THREAT BY THAW
TO KILL HIS WIFE
District Attorneys Detective
Get Witness Who Will Tell
Startling Story
STURGIS TRIES TO
SAVE HIS FRIEND

NEW YORK. July 12.-That Harry
Thaw threatened to kin his wife as
wen as stanford White VIM be told
to the Grand Jury to-day If Mrs.
schwarz, a much-sought witness. on
whom a regular Grand Jury summons
was served yesterday IS not too m TO
appear before that body. The summons
was served IN her apartment in the
Pierrepont in Thlrty-second street.
near Broadway. after detectives had
watched the house all night 1t was
not until men from the District At
torney's office practically had forced
their way Into her nat by following a
ben boy who took up a pitcher Of ice
water, that the paper was served.
Mrs. schwarz, Il Is said. is IN in bed,
and Instead OF appearing IN the Dis
trict Attorneys Office to-day she may
send a physicians certificate telling Of
her Illness IN she does so. detectives
will watch the house night and day
to prevent her leaving the city, for the
prosecutor regards her as one OF his
] must important Wiiltrrtes
Besides the serving Of the subpoena
ON Mrs. Schwarz. there were other Inn
portant developments in the Thaw case.
BILLY sturgis, the much sousht-for
witness who was said to have sailed
for Europe, sent a letter to Assistant
District Attorney Garvan from Berlin.
Conn. where he Is secretary of the
Seward Rubber Company.
Determined to Aid Defense.
Though sturgls said he was willing
to tell the truth, he made 1t plain that
he was a friend Of Thaw and would do
everything I'm his power to aid the de-
fcnsc. Sturgis denied he had ever
heard Thaw threaten 10 shoot White,
but Mrs. Schwarz insists Sturgls was
in her home when rhaw made the
threat.
Thaw talked long to newspaper men
In the Tombs yesterday. against the
orders of his counsel. lie intimnted
that he soon would tell an the circum-
stances preceding the shooting Of the
lafchitect But Thaw's lawyers got
him and practically told him 10y
would withdraw from the case " he
persisted i'm disrogarding their instruc-
tions. Thaw became frightened and
announced he would not say arother
= word until his lawyers should give per-
mission.
Mrs schwarz MADE 1t clear that any
testimony she would give before the
: Grand Jury would be against her Will
She has no desire 10 harm Thaw and
{ viii do everything In her power to hide
the facts in her possession. The story
she told throws more light on the
Thaw Nhite tragedy than that told by
any oth witness.
Old Fril Is Of Nesbit Girl.
Mrs s warz, who was married to a
: close relative OF former Senator Cor
man. comes from Virginia. where she
met 'Billy" Sturgis. who is the son of
a Southern clergyman. She and
Sturgis knew the Neshlt girl long be-
fore White or Thaw met her and after
the Nesbit girl was married to Thaw
the couple as well as sturgis. frequent
ly visited Mrs. Schwarz.
mot only did Thaw threaten to
, shoot White eighteen months before
the tragedy" Mrs Schwarz said. ''bul
r ne also threatened to kin Mrs Thaw
. That threat was made because of the
I manner In which she naggcd him about
A Whitei but / did not believe ThaW'f
talk was anything more than pur,
! bluff
After EVELYN Nesbit came to New
I York from Philadelphia with another
, girl, now the wife Of one Of the mos
prominent artists IN the country
Sturgis went out frequently with tn,
Nesbit girl she was exceedingly fon,
of Billy and did not attempt to hid
that fact. Though I do not know thi
: OF my own knowledge. I believe sturei
} introduced her TO Thaw. for he trefela
In the Thaw set and I lsnoY%the ei,
at tho time she met her pr4sent hus
e band had no one else to inNoduce he
Z TO the wealthy men she MT.
= When the Nessit girl came her
from Philadelphia she wds ienoran
i She was pretty, bur h9f conversatfo
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