The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-26
SAYS les GLAD.

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shook hands with Thaw and sympa-
tn1zed with him. Why did you do it?
Why did you do it?' they kept asking
Captain Hodgins, Sergeant Mccain.
Lawrence Daniel O'Reilley and Burr
Mcintosh had a conference with ThaW
shortly after three o'clock this morning,
but II he told them anything they de-
clined to divulge its import
Lay Where He Fell
Whites body, covered by a sheet, lay
in the spot where it had fallen until
early morning The coroner. after an
examination. said that one bullet had
hit White between the shoulders and
had perforated his lungs. The second
had entered the left eye and had come
out of the right side of the head. This
seemed to indicate, according to this
Official that after the first shot in the
back White had tried to wheel on his
assailant and had turned only half
around as the bullet literally went
through the corner of his head in
glancing direction. That the second
shot did not hit another in the crowd
of more than a thousand persons pres
ent was remarkable.
It was reported that Mrs. Thaw had
been driven to 14S West Forty ninth
street. She was not found at this ad-
Well on to 4 o'clock a big crowd
hung around the police station with
every little while some alleged friend
of Thaw trying to get to see him until
a special detail of officers was required
to keep the crowd in check.
Lawrence White, son of the murder
ed man, was informed of the tragedy
about midnight. He went to the Madl-
son Square garden and after arranging
for the care of the body, summoned his
fathers partner, Mr. McKim. and both
drove away. 1t is believed they went
to a Long Island town where Mrs
White is i'll to break the news to her.
The tragedy. while a shock to the
friends of both men, was not altogeth-
er a surprise to them; they have known
for several years that against the
architect Thaw had a most bitter feel-
ing It dated back to the time when
he first fell in love with the young
woman who now is his WIFE He made
no secret of this feeling.
It had come to the ears of White and
his friends had often discussed it with
him; some had even warned MIN to be
careful, but declaring that there was
no reason for the feeling, the architect
went about his business as usual. Mr..
and Mrs. Thaw lived in Pittsburg and
the incident was fast becoming forgot
ten until the early part Of this spring
when the young couple came to TINS
city and took apartments. the warn
ings were renewed then on the part OF
some. but at all these the architect
laughed.
Beginning of the Tragedy.
The beginning of the tragedy last
night was in the Cafe Martin at the
dinner hour. In the first scene, Mr.
and Mrs Thaw her father and another
man we're dining together. when Mr.
White and two other men entered and
took places near by. According TO MI
Thaw's own words to a reporter. ne
did not know Of the presence Of the
architect until the agitation of his wife
= hi At
toned her, he was answered by note
saying: THAT dirty, blackguard is
White left the cafe soon afterward.
visiting his studio in the tower OF
Madison Square Garden, which Is one
of the many buildings he designed,
then going to his club, and finally 10
the roof garden. Mr. and Mrs. ThaW
were there. Mrs. Thaw had gone
back of the scene to visit some friends
and Immediately her husband began
pacing up and down the floor. It was
! while ThaW was on the western side
of the building that White came in, sat
/ down. chatted moment with Harry
4 Stevens. and then as Stevens left
I looked at the stage. Thaw watched
/ him d moment from one of the en-
4 frances. then began to thread his way
forward.
Without looking to the right or left,
/ brushing into several men and wo-
H.
4 table until he leaned forward over its
4 edge opposite to his victim. AS he
/ did this White recognized him and
/ made a move as if to arise But there
was no time With some muttered
I irnrrecatfon the young man, drawing
4 large automatic revolver, began firing.
/ Three shots rang out, but two took ef-
feet and White was dead turning,
/ Thaw faced the audience broke the
weapon throwing all the cartridges out
xzrrsu hon he VA c
arrested and soon afterward Mrs. Thaw
rushed up and putting her arms about
/ his neck kissed him.
Thaw's Statement.
4 statement credited to Thaw imme
diatelv after the arrest Is this:
I'VE were all at a party in Martins
Won can find out the names OF others
there. I was sitting some distance
from my wife. Suddenly I saw her
turn pale and began to shiver and
| thought she was i'll.
IT made a motion to inquire what
was the matter and she called a waiter
and wrote a note which she sent
around the table to me.
srThe note said: The dirty scoundrel
is here Then I turned and saw that
fat scoundrel sitting there, big and
healthy and then I saw her and how
| she was.
There were many dramatic Incidents
T connected with the shooting It was
/ lust 8 one Of the characters was sing
ing And Now Let the Duel Go on,
! that the first shot was heard. Manager
Lawrence, of the theater, was one of
the first to realize that it was no stage
revolver that had cracked and jumping
to a table he commanded his chorus to
continue singing, but the girls on the
stage had seen White fall and several
tainted. Even then the audience was
not fully alive to the situation and it
was not until an accident had happened
that the excitement began. Stanford
White was the son of Richard Grant
White. His father was welr known as
critic, journalist and essayist and for
more than 20 years served as chief of
the United States revenue bureau for
the district of New York. The Ameri-
=, l,aad Of the family vEas Iohra White