New-York tribune., 1906-06-26

tailed at the roof, sprang at him Thaw handed
the revolver to Bruden
the three shots and the sound Of the falling
body we're followed by an uncanny stiffness
Then the audience broke into A panic
Thaw. directly after the shooting as he started
to walk away, had turned as if speaking to the
world and said. loudly. and with even voice:
That - - - will never go out with an
other womanr'
AS Thaw handed the revolver to Brude,
Henry Rogers, of No. 222 Henry street. also ran
up and seized Thaw. According to him. Thaw
turned and said:
He deserved IT. can prove it. He ruined my
life and deserted the girl"
Bruden corroborated this statement excAn+
that he said he understood Thaw TO saw. He
ruined my wife" instead of life"
Thaw was hurried down in the elevator. all
most before the large audience realized the
tragedy that it had witnessed. and was well on
his way TO the West 3Oth street station before
the crowd began to pile out after him.
Just the shots we're fred six girls IN ,bs
STAGE styled The Big Six" were singing and
dancing with Henry Short. the leading man. AS
soon as the performers and audience realized
that there had been real shooting everything
was in pandemonium. Two of the menbers or
the chorus tainted on the stage and others T.,
the wings and along the space behind the shrub
berry. where Thaw had been but moment or
two before. screamed and became hystericai Al
least dozen women in the audience tainted. and
scores screamed and cried hysterically Men
shouted and cursed and those who had been eve
witnesses of the murder shouted Catch the
man"
The orchestra leader kept his wits, however.
and shouted TO the orchestra to keep on pIaving
Several of the stagehands some in shirtsleeves.
ran from behind the wings and shouted TO the
orchestra to keep on Short and others of the
company sang at the top of their lungs and
danced as they probably never danced before
But it was all in vain. When the audience
realized that a crime had been committed il
would have nothing of the music and dancing.
Whites body was lying on the floor just where
ii had fallen. and soon hundreds crowded around
H. n NiliLC S44SCN W 1S p4dCSu over lne DOQY.
Then one of the officials sprang to the stage
and announced:
Ladies and gentlemen; Owing to there hav-
ing been very serious accident it will be i'm
possible to continue the performance tonight.
VIII you please pass out just as quickly and
quietly as the elevators can take you? Please
make no demonstration"
The audience began to file out. policemen hav-
ing arrived by this time to aid in keeping order.
and in a half-hour the roof was closed But the
body still lay the floor. and a wan. white
young woman with dark complexion. was
seated over IN corner weeping as If her heart
would break. She was Mrs. Harry Thaw
AS Thaw was being led to the elevator his
wife rushed up 20 him. She threw her arms
about his neck and kissed him several times,
saying: oh Harry! oh. Harry
Thaw made no reply, it is said but disengaged
himself and left her. Where Mrs. Thaw finally
went seems to know. After the crowd
departed and she had somewhat recovered from
her hysterical weeping she disappeared
At the street Policeman Debes. OF the West
Both street station, took Thaw. There had been
policeman. either in uniform or in plain
clothes on the roof during the performance.
Thaw taken TO the Tenderloin police sta
tion. On the way he asked that Fred Delaneld
and Fred W. Longfelow. his attorneys. be In
formed that he under arrest. He told the
detectives on the way 10 the station that he was
not sorry. He declared White deserved IT, be-
cause ne ruined my home
known young Thaw recognized him at once when
he put under arrest. and this Identification
was confirmed by reporters at the Tenderlon
police station. who had been assigned to cover