Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-29

men went down the elevator besides
Thaw and Mrs. Thaw.
The grand Jury returned an Ind1ct-
ment against Thaw, charging muroer
| in the first degree.
Thaw will plead to the indictment be-
fore Justice Cowing tomorrow.
Warner Paxton, an engineer, testified
that he ACCOMPANIED the prisoner and
Mrs. Thaw down in the elevator and
wren asked as to what conversation
passed between Mr.. Thaw and Mrs
| Thaw. said: 1.-The woman said: Look at
the fix YOU have pushed yourself into
now"
"What did Thaw say"
"He said: It's all right dearie. l
have probably saved your life
The witness said the prisoner was not
excited but appeared cool and calm.
Anthony L. Debes, the policeman who
arrested Thaw, noticed nothing IRA
tionaI about the prisoner.
Lionel Lawrence, stage manager OF
tho Madison Square roof garden thea
! Ter. said he saw White % minutes be-
fore he was killed and saw Thaw two
minutes before the shots were fired.
| Ibid you see the shooting?"
ayes. That is, 1 heard the first shot
and turning around I saw the second
and third shots fired and then I saw
Mr.. White fall from the chair. 1mme-
dfateIy I ran to the stage and called
the company to go on with the play.
I ran back and saw Fireman Bruden
take the gun away from Thaw. Then
put my hand on Thaw's shoulder"
Did you see Mrs. Thaw?"
Eyes. She threw her arms around
Thaw and exclaimed: Never mind,
Harry, I'll stick to you through thick
and thin"
"Did Thaw say, anything?'
"He said to me: That d ruined
my wife and 1 got him and 1 fixed him
for it
"what was the appearance of
Thaw?"
HE was very white and his eyes
were staring out of his head"
Coroner Dooley then gave the case to
the jury and they retired. While the
Jury was out, Thaw, his counsel and
the policeman conversed together, the
prisoner laughing and chatting natur-
ally with them. The jury returned af-
ter an absence of about three minutes
and announced that they had reached
a verdict. The jury's report was as
follows:
I'VE find that the saic STAFFORD
White came to his death on the 25th
day of June, 1906, at Madison Square
roof garden, 26th street and Madison
avenue, by cerebral hemorrhage, pistol
shot wound of skull inflicted at the
time and place aforesaid by Harry
Kendall Thaw."
Thaw was committed to the city
prison without bail to await the action
of the grand jury. The witr ess was
taken back to his cell in the Tombs.
The grand jury Immediately began its
consideration of the case.
Among the witnesses called for the
grand jury were Mrs. Thaw ana May
! Mckenzie. an actress. and close FRIEND
of Mrs. Thaw Mrs. Thaw remained ir
the Jury room about Is minutes, after
which she visited her husband in the
Tombs.
An unofficial report of the proceed
ings in the grand jury room while Mrs
Thaw was on the stand was as follows
care you the wife of Harry X. Thaw
accused of the murder of Stanford
White?" asked Assistant District At
torney Garven.
"I am" replied Mrs. Thaw.
| "Were you present at the time of the
shooting of White?"
THAT is too painful a question fol
me to answer" said Mrs. Thaw.
Ibid you know anything Of thu
trouble between your husband ant
White"
THAT is too painful a subject for mt
to discuss"
'Did you know Mr.. White previousl!
to the shooting"
"That is too dreadful question fo
me to discuss was all Mrs. Thav
would say.
Turning to the jurors, Mr.. Carver
said: II think we are all agreed OF
that subject"
Then addressing Mrs. Thaw, the as
sistant district attorney said:
you may CO.
When Mrs. Thaw started to leave thu
she had to wait 20 minutes in the cor
ridor while the police forced the Grove
back.
The funeral of Stanford White wa
held at the St James Episcopal churcl
at St. James. L. l., today. The churcl
was thronged and many persons wer
unable to obtain admission to the eel
fee. The body was buried in st. Jane
churchyard.