Evening journal., 1906-07-12

cared much for white. either. for he
was not the sort Of man to appeal to
her outside what he could do for her.
The man of whom she spoke in high
terms was Billy sturgs and freauent-
" she contrasted his maniincss. his
cleyerness and his handsome appear
ance with the actions and appearance
Of Thaw and White.
IT has been said that White felt
aggrieved that she should have taken
up with Thaw That is not So. White
refused TO take her back after she had
run about with Thaw and others. ana
though he always appeared willing 10
help her he would have nothing further
70 do with her.
No greater injustice ever was done
90 any man than was done 10 stanford
White when II was said he pursued
Evelyn Nesbit after she was married
to Thaw. or that he boasted openly or
his former relations with her. White
was not the sort OF man who woula
come between any woman and her
husband, and frequently | heard him
express the hope that she would settle
down and be happy.
Murder Motive No Mystery.
"What impened Thaw to kin whne9
The motive IS no mystery to the friends
OF the couple Thaw. Mrs. rhaw
/ White and the lawyers were not the
only ones who knew Of the atndayit
Evelyn Nesbit made about Thaw after
she returned from her first trip abroad
with him. But there were other things
that led straight to the murder.
Mrs. Thaw continually kept White
before her husband. she made him be-
lieve that White was his deadly enemy
ana was seeking TO harm him as well
as her. IN the presence Of Thaw and
ms friends, including myself. SHE kept
harping on White. Mrs. Thaw never
said White had dropped her and would
nave nothing to do with her. She al
ways led her husband to believe ii was
she who had left the architect for
Ihaw, and that White was anxious to
have her return to him.
After Mrs. Thaw's marriage Sturgis
remained the closest friend OF the
couple. Thaw trusted him implicitly.
sturgis went to theatres ana restaur-
ants with them. Frequently when
Ihaw could not take his wife to
theatre he would ask Billy to take her
and would meet them after the per-
tormance Sturgls. who was the Nes-
bit girls first friend in this city re-
NAMED her friend and that Of her hus-
band to the end.
Harped on His Queer Ways.
Mrs. Thaw did not speak as well Of
Harry when she was with her women
friends as when he was present. She
frequently referred TO him as a dope
aend.' Thaw's peculiar actions were
common talk among those who knew
him. IL a tenth OF the stories told
about him are true it is no wonder
Evelyn Nesbit was disgusted with him.
No such stories. however. were told
about Sturgis. Though he did not have
the money Thaw and White had, he
was liberal with his earnings.
II believe II was Sturgis who pre-
vented Thaw harming White for a
long time. Whenever Thaw spoke OF
wreaking vengeance Sturgis urged him
not 70 do anything foolish. Mrs. Thaw
4 however, continued TO harass her hus
band about White. She denounced
White and made it appear he was seek
ing to harm her. That worked on
Thaw's mind He always was regard
ed as being half crazy Hundreds Of
times ! have heard his friends speak Of
him as being insane
The constant nagging Of Mrs. Thaw
undoubtedly caused Thaw to believe
the architect was trying to harm him.
Toward the end Harry Thaw became
imbued with the idea White was =
monster An those familiar with the
circumstances 4,renslf,,,. 4,, ,
agree Stanford White was slain he
cause OF the unjust charges Mrs. Thaw
made against him TO her husband"
contradicts Tales Of Threats.
Not only has Mrs. Schwarz told of
threats Thaw made against White i'm
the presence Of Sturgis, but others
have asserted they were with Stureis
Thaw and Mrs Thaw when Harry told
Of his intention to kill White Con-
tradicting that in. his Office in Berlin.
Conn. yesterday, Sturgis said:
All reports that I ever heard Harry
Thaw threaten to kill stanford White
ere pure fabrications In all the time
have known Thaw I never heard him
utter a single word that would leaa
ne to believe that he concentrated
killing White. Further than this.
nrst decline to discuss the case. / am
Harry Thaw's friend aud 1 do not care
to talk about a subject affecting him
so closely"
Sturgis intimated that he might be
valuable witness for the defense and
that he would tell Of Thaw's peculiar
actions. The letter sturse~ oent came
- a great surprise to Ga~van whose
detectives had been looking for +ha