The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-27
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press
Naw York, June 26.-Harry Kendall
Thaw. of Pittsburg, brother Of the
Countess of Yarmouth, killed Stan
ford White. the noted architect, last
r.Ea. and is a prisoner in the TOmbs
TODAY. Thaw adm Is the killing,
Ole. Ing that the act was justiiabie
b White wrecked the life OF Thaw's
w.ta. Florence Nesbett, an actress
whose marriage 10 Thaw year ago
was the sensation Of the time.
TIE murder Of White was probably
The most sensational s.nce the killing
ri Jim Fiske by Ed Stokes, thirty
. wears and more ago. Surrounded by
more than a thousand persons in the
open air roof garden of Madison
Square Garden, White met his death.
Proceedings in the case were car
RED through rapidly today. From his
cell In the police station Thaw was
taken 10 police headquarters where a
photograph was taken and measure.
ments made. He was arraigned IN
The police court and RENAMED 10 the
custody Of the coroner and was soon
lodged in a cell in the TOmbs. formal
Is charged with murder. The coroner
ser rho inquest for THURSDAY.
Tnaws defense viii probably be in
sanity ana already three aienists have.
,e-n called in the case.
Beginning Of Trouble.
The beginning Of the tragedy last
night was In the Cafe Martin at the
dinner hour. It's end was on the roof
-a~den q few m nUtes after II
nc.ock In the first scene Nj. and
L-s. Thaw. her father and another
,.aG were dining together when Mr.,
White and Two other men entered and
look places nearby. According to
Tlaw De ID not notice the
-.CalteC- until the agitation of his
rifa attracted his attention. He ask
81 a question 10 be answered by note
gE.nE That dirty blackguard Is.
arp.' Waite left the cafe soon after
-a-is visiting his studio in the tower
" Madison Square Garden, which IS
ae of the many buildings he design
"a. .heu going to his club and finally
n The roof garden. Mr.. and Mrs.
-law were there. Mrs. Thaw had
7ne back Of the scenes to visit some
1u-as and Immediately her husband
-F1 pac ng The floor. II was while
.1Hv was on the western side of the
1.aing thar White came in, sat
Gown. chated a moment with Harry
Stevens and then as Stevens left look
Ed a' The stage Thaw watched him
. moment from one Of the entrances.
Zen began 10 thread his way for
yard
Act Mas Deliberate
Without looking 10 the right or left,
crushing into several women, he
N1dei slowly toward the table until
De leaned forward over its edge Op-
loNe To his victim
As be did this. white recognized him
ana made move as If to rise. But
Ae'e was no time. With some NUT
.t'ec imprecatiOn the young man,
,.a".ng large automatic revolver,
-aA hiring. Three shots rang out,
.~ Two took effect, and White was
-sa- Turning Thaw faced the audi
--.e broke the weapon, throwing
90 ne cartridges out and started
-"a. IL was then he was arrested
81. soon afterwards Mrs. Thaw rushed
~. and putting her arms about his
-e.A kissed him.
statement credited to Thaw i'm
. -,,,'.a'e.r after the arrest is this:
were al at a party in Martins.
~ can md out the names Of the
--'s there. But I was sitting some
-sa.oe from my wife. Suddenly j
.-.. -er get very pale and begin to.
-'.,e I and I thought she was I'LL
D. made a motion to inquire what
. ..' MAYER was and she called a waiter
Wrote a note which she sent.
l the table to me.
--e note said: The dirty black
80. is here Then I turned and saw
, ,-a. "a. scoundrel sitting there. big
- - healthy. and then I saw her and
-oG She was"
-.., Ia White make any motion to at
.i,- "-a,.' said Mr.. Thaw. The CUES
III, vas repeated and Thaw nodded
a0 n The Affirmative.
80 In MS pocket when he was
-,...-ea, there was taken leather
-. .-..l shield such as policemen car
g. l"rr weapons in. He had S16S in.
- an. several blank checks. besides
Sola cigarette case,
=, Ihsw Unconcerned.
~. RAW did not display the least
ABOUT his own welfare nor