The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-29

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New York. June q. Stanford
White, the eminent architect Of the
firm Of McKim, Mead q White, was
shot last night and almost instantly
killed by Harry Thaw, a members OF
q prominent Pittsburg family, during
the performance Of a musical ex,rava-
ganza, I" Mamzelle Champagne :, on the
roof Of the Madison Square Garden.
Mr.. White died before IN ambulance
could be summoned and Thaw was ar.
rested.
The Madison Square roof garden,
which has been closed for several
years, was crowded last night with q
fashionable audience.
Tragedy In Midst Of Comedy.
While Harry Short, who fills the
principal comedy role in the piece.
was singing comic song and the gar.
den was echoing with the laughter
and applause Of the audience, q series,
Of shots ratified in the rear of the au-
ditorium, and a man in evening dress
was seen to fall across table at
which he was sitting with party of
friends. The man who had fired the
shots fled, pistol in hand, toward the
nearest exit, where he was seized and
disarmed by police.
Instantly the great audience was
thrown into a panic and a wild STAN
pede occurred during which chairs
and tables were overturned and men
and women fought with desperation to
escape from the roof.
you've Ruined My Home"
The man who was shot was quickly
identified as Mr.. White, but his assail-
ant was not positively known to be
Thaw until after he had been taken to
the station house. Persons in front
Of the auditorium, where the tragedy
occurred, say they saw a man sitting
with fashionably dressed woman in
the rear suddenly walk down toward
a table in front.
The first intimation of trouble came
when walking in front of his seated
victim the man exclaimed, "You de-
served this. You've ruined my home,''
and drawing an automatic pistol fired
three shots. The first two took effect,
but as the third was discharged the
pistol was struck up by fireman on
duty in the theater and the bullet
went skyward.
Mrs. Thaw Hugs Him.
The woman who had been sitting
with Mr.. Thaw sprang to her feet and
rushed up to where Thaw was strug-
Cling with tie fireman. threw her
arms around his neck, exclaiming,
I'll stand by you, Harry"
The woman who accompanied Mr..
Thaw was Evelyn Nesbitt, whose mar
riage with Thaw for time estranged
the latter from his family. She was
member CT the original "Florodoro"
sextette.
The shooting occurred at 1890 p.
M, while Starry Short was singing, Il
Could Love Million Girls"
White had been previously at the
Manhattan club and had only been at
the Garden few minutes when Thaw
confronted him.
deserved What He Got"
Fireman Bruden took the revolver
from Thaw and handed him over to
Policeman Dobbs, who placed him I'M
der arrest. Thaw handed the police
man SO and asked him to notify An
drew Carnegie that he was in trouble.
Thaw. It is alleged, said, to the fire.
man: He deserved what he got. He
ruined my life and deserted the girl,
While Thaw was being held BY the
policeman his wife again put her arms
about his neck. Thaw told her to
keep quiet and not get excited, as all
would come. out right.
Immediately after the shooting the
curtain was rung down on the play
and the audience was dismissed.
Surrounded by Mystery.
Mystery still surrounds the cause
Of the tragedy, but Its solution may
be found in the words attributed to
Thaw Immediately after the shooting:
We'll, he ruined my wife and / got
him." sssii / 4t533 - ~
II is known that for years bitter en-
nifty had existed between Waite and
ThawS On account Of the formers at.
tentions TO Mrs: Thaw, which had be.
gun prior to her marriage.
s Mrs. ThaW disappeared In the ex-S
5citemen while her husband was being
taken 70 the station house, and Us 10
rs late hour last night copld not Ia
| found. s,
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