New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-07-04
MURDERED White
f0R WIFE S HONOR
FORCED MRS THAw
TO RECEIVE HIM.
Young Wife Sought to Avoid Resum-
ing Relations That Existed Before
Her Marriage and Fought Against
Persistent Commands.

Thaw, who killed Stanford White. try
Ing TO make the most of what scaut
comforts he can find in his Tombs cell.
both the police and the friends of the
young millionaire are bending every
effort to unravel all the mysteries of
this startling case
That the real secret of the murder,
the motive which drove Thaw to this
deed, IT 1t was not the act of an insane
man, lies In the relations which exist
ed between White and Evelyn Nesbit
PRIOR to her marriage to Thaw, and at
tention which tt is believed he had
foFcel on her since the marriage is
generally believed TO be the cause.
That White, since Thaw's marriage,
bad persisted tn trying to see Mrs.
Thaw and resume former relations
with her, seems to be borne out by
good evidence. That he possessed some
influence over her, too, which made it
hard for her to resist his advances, and
caused her to fear him greatly also
seems to be capable of proof
Visits Husband in Tombs.
Thaw was in the criminal court
building for time undergoing exam
nation by the alienists to test his san
ity. While he was there Mrs. Thaw
called at the prison to see him. She
was accompanied by Josiah C. Thaw,
the prisoners brother.
Mrs. Thaw was obliged to watt half
an hour before she was told that her
husband had returned to his CELL
The meeting of husband and wife
was very affecting. Both broke down
and wept- So did Josiah Thaw.
Before she met her husband In the
Tombs Mrs Thaw appeared calm and
self-possessei, but It was evident that
this was largely forced and the result
of strong will power.
Opinion generally seems TO be CON-
ing slowly to the point where it Is be-
lieved there may have been 3ustifab4e
causes for Thaw's deed, if murder is
ever Justtfable. Developments are
bringing to light additional facts re-
garding the relations which did exist
between White and the artist model
actress. If Evelyn Nesbit Thaw goes
on the witness stand and tells the
story Of her life from the time she
came to New York until the moment
of the tragedy. 1t IS believed It may
cause the Jury which Thaw will face to
rendsc its verdict of not guilty of any
crime
Developments Favor Thaw.
This idea Is borne out by q state
nent attributed to Inspector Hchmttt-
berger OF the Tenderloin precinct after
d night spen& BY the detectives ct hts
fnnce III tracing odd ends Of the story
There have been many Develop
ments Of this casa" the inspector Is
c.1oted as saying. and all OF them are
very fapoeBb%e to the defendant
A story Is told by an intimate friend
Of 7T1aw to show that It was an at
tempt on the part OF White to force
himself in some way on Mrs Thaw
which led to the whole story OF her
former relations with the man being
poured into the bridegroom's ears
while the Thaws were in Paris last
year. According to the statement OF
this man. who is being counted on by
the defense as one of it's most impof-
tant witnesses, Mrs. Thaw was taken
i'll one evening while they were at the
Ritz hotel. Thaw accompanied her to
their room and pressed his inquiries as
She told him at first that she could not
tell him.
ooh, Harry, 1 can never tell you. You
will never know. she said
Thaw, however, insisted 50 strongly
! on knowing the whole truth that his
wife, with tears, told the story Of her
former life in that section of the city
where the white lights burn Luringly,
and Of Whites place in her life.
Followed Woman to Paris.
Mrs. Thaw finished the recital by
saying she had learned that White was
then in Paris Thaw at that time did
not know White. The next day Thaw
returned to his apartments to find his
wife absent He started on a hunt
through the hotel and finally found her
IN corner OF a reception room talk
| ing TO a man. He took his wife away
| and when they had reached their
apartments he demanded to know who
the man was.
Mrs. ThaW then admitted that it
was White and said be had sent her a
note demanding a few moments with
her. Thaw rushed down to the main
floor OF the building, but White was
gone Thaw encountered him the next
day and accosted him on the street,
asking him if he We're Stanford White
of New York. White, however, denied
his identity.
| A few days later while Thaw and
his wife were walking together they
encountered the stranger and Thaw
understood at once by the actions of
Mrs. Thaw that the man must be
| White. He again accosted him and
told him that If he ever troubled his
wife again or dared to speak to her he
would stir up scandal that would
drive White out Of the United States,
as he knew all about him.