Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-06-29
TRAW IN PRISON on
Charge OF MURDER

SCION OF MILLIoNAIRE FAMILY
ARRAIGNED FOR KILLING OF
STANFORD WHITE.
SLAYER DECLARES HIS
ACT WAS UNSUITABLE
Committed to Tombs Without Bail
Defense VIII Probably Be Insan
ity-stery Of Tragedy in Which
Noted Architect Lost His Life.
New York, June 27.-Harry Kendall
Thaw, of Pittsburg, brother Of The
countess of Yarmouth, who shot ane
killed Stanford White, the noted arch.
dtect, Monday night, is q prisoner IL
the Tomhs. Thaw admits the killing
pleading that his act was justifiable;
that be had wrecked the life of his
wife. the beautiful Evylen Nesbitt
whose marriage to Thaw scarcely more
than year ago was one of the sen.
sations Of the time.
The murder of White Monday nigh,
was probably the most dramatic and
Sensational tragedies this city has wit
messed since the killing of Jim Fiske
by E. S. Stokes more than 80 years
ago. Aside from the prominence of the
principals, the setting for the crime
was unique. Surrounded by more
than 1000 persons, who crowded the
great open-air theater on the roof
of Madison Square garden, strangely
enough White met his death, on what
has long been recognized as one Of
the greatest monuments of his genius.
Is Held Without Bail.
Proceedings In the case against the
prisoner Tuesday were carried through
with unusual rapidly. From his cell
In the Tenderloin police station, Thaw
was taken to police headquarters,
where his photograph was taken, and
his measurements made; he was ar
raigned in police court and remanded
to the custody Of the coroner, and
shortly after noon he was In a cell in
the Tombs, formally charged with
murder and held without bail. The
coroner set the inquest for Thursday
and said the counsel on both sides de-
sired that the case be submitted to this
months grand Jury.
Thaw's defense probably will be In.
sanity, and already three noted alien
lists have been called in to report on
his mental condition.
Counsel for the prisoner announced
Tuesday afternoon that they knew the
whereabouts Of Mrs. Thaw, and that
she would be produced at any time her
presence is desired. The mother OF
the prisoner is passenger on the
steamer Minneapolis, which is due tc
arrive in England on July 3.
The funeral services over the body
of Mr.. White probably will be held
ut st. Bartholomew's church on Thurs.
day, Bishop Coadjutor Greer oficiat.
ang.
.Thaw's charge that White had
his wife, Mrs. Thaw, several
years ago, when she was known as
Evelyn Nesbit, an artists model and
later as an actress, led to the trag-
edy.
lawyers Are Engaged.
Black. Olcott, Gruber & Bonynge,
the law firm OF which former Gov.
Frank 8. Black Is the head, was en-
gagged by Mr.. De,sneld Tuesday after
noon to look after Thaws interests
in the criminal proceedings against
him.
Drs. Macdonald and Flint, the alien
lists. and DR.. MCGUIRE, the Tombs
physician, had short conversation
with Thaw Tuesday afternoon. DR..
Mcclure was called in to the case by
the defense. AZ the close of their
talk with the prisoner, Dgs. Macpon-
aid and Flint declined to make any
statement Dr.. MCGUIRE, however,
said he had discovered signs of emo
tional insanity in Thaw and also he
believed indications Of incipient pare
sis. DR.. MCGUIRE said that he would
have to make further examination.
Mrs. Thaw went to the ONCE of At
torney Delafeld IN the afternoon and
was in conference with her husbands
lawyers. A subpoena was later served
on Mrs. Thaw by the district attor-
ney's 0fine, calling on her to appear
before the grand jury on Thursday,
4 Beginning Of the Tragedy.
Tho beginning Of the tragedy was
In the CAFE Martin at the dinner hour.
Its end was on the roof q few minutes
aftsr II o'clock. In the first scene MI.
and Mrs. Thaw, her father and an
other paa were dining together when
Mr.. White and two other men Suffered
and took places pear By. Accusing
70 Nj. Thax's own words to a report
er, he did not know Of the presence
OF the architect uAtil the agitation Of
his wife attracted his attention, He
asked a question, to be answered by q
note saying:
THAT dirty BLACKBOARD is here"
White left the cafe soon afterward.
visited 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 to
the lpof garden. Mr.. and Mrs, Thaw
were there.
Mrs. Thaw had gone back of the
scenes to visit some friends. and i'm
mediately her husband began pacing
up and down the floor 1t was while
Tbaw was on the western side of the
building that White came in. sat down,
chat.ed a moment with Harry Stevens.
and then as Stevens left. looked at
the stage.
Thaw watched him moment from