The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-30
MILLIONAIRE KILLS
WIfE'S ADNIRER
STANFORD WHITE, NOTED ARCHi.
TECT, SHOT DOWN BY HARRY
THAW, RICH PITTSEURGER.
Thaw Married Florence Evelyn Mes
bit, Artist Model and Chorus Girl,
Whom He Claims White Wronged
Before Marriage and Pursued After
Marriage-Insanity Alleged.

q AS1EAD l. a "CdANiy L AbtoboA AoA
lily, on the roof of the Madison Square
Garden. Thaw was arrested imme
diately, and Whites body was taken
away in an ambulance.
The tragedy occurred in the pres
ence of a large and fashionable audi
ence during the performance of a
musical extravaganza.
Those near by say that Thaw
walked up to White, who was sitting
at a table with a woman, and said:
"You ruined my life. You ought to
die, and you are going to-"
Then he fired. The first bullet went
wild, buryiEg in the wall. Two more
shots followed in quick succession.
Whites body sagged, his arm fiat
tened out on the table, and mis- head
sank on the arm. He was dead.
Looking down on the body Of his
victim, Thaw said:
"You deserved this; you ruined my
wife"
When Thaw was taken from the
roof garden his wife was with him,
clinging to him and snrieking wildly:
On, Harry, SHS ClIcu, why ulu
you do it. Harry"
Its all right, dear" he answered,
kissing her. He ruined you, and |
fixed him. It's all right"
Thaw married Florence Evelyn Mes
bit, artist model and Floradora flower
girl, who is Of unusual beauty. BY
the terms of his fathers will he was
to have an annual income of $1,000,
but his mother increased it to $4,000.
Before marriage, White is said to have
paid attentions to Miss Nesbit.
White was 53 years of age. He was
the son of Stanford White. author and
writer.
Born to luxury, s%pIendidIy gifted
by nature, widely schooled, he made
for himself an almost worldwide repu-
tation as an architect, a society lead
era clubman and a useful citizen.
Madison Square garden, the Wash
ington arch here, the executive of
fees at the White House and dozens
of great hotels, clubhouSes are onu
ments to his genius. His wife and
grown children, like him, have been
leaders in the best to be found in New
York society.
In the owe of Madison Square
garden he mad a den 1t possessed
regal elegance. One night is was a
fairyland hidden away in a tropical
woodland all hanging in trees, moss
and vines, with wild plants at every
hand. The next night it was a Japan
csc pagoda with all the correct beau
ty and elegance of the Far East. Back
and forth over the wide, wide world
his fancy would roam and be given
substantial form way up in this airy
den.
In this place he entertained many
friends. Sometimes his family were
present. Then at other times they
were absent. Few men or women who
attracted attention that were really
worth while failed to be invited to
afternoon tea or midnight supper with
white and his c~rOnies.
He was killed within fifty feet of
where his hospitality had sc often
been extended until life held little to
be desired by his guests.
Young Tnaw has lived at a lively
pace since his boyhoOd and he is now
So years old.
Little Evelyn Nesbit came to New
York almost four years ago." Thaw
told a friend, Her father, a Pitts
burg lawyer and vice-president of the
League of American Wheelmen, had
just died.
Mrs. Nesbit came on here with
Evelyn and ner little brother, and
they all lived at 247 West Twenty
second street. Evelyn was an artists
model and posed for photographers.
She was a sweet, innocent girl, almost
a child, and n of the most beautiful
girls that ever lived
"Lederer heard of her and gave her
a place in the chorus of the wild
Rose at the Casino.
"Then Stanford White found her
out. Do you know him?" and Thaw
looked furious. ASK any Of your
friends who know about fast lie in
this town, and they'll tell you he
was notorious as a seeker out of
young girls on the stage"
Events in the tragedy are fast de-
veloping. Tuesday afternoon young
Thaw submitted himself to rigid ex-
animation at the hands of alienists
employed by the district attorney.
The. physicians conducting the exami-
nation were Doctors Thomas F. Nc
Donald, Austin G.. Flint and Mcclure,
the Tombs physician. After the ex-
animation Doctors Mcdonald and
Flint reported directly to Mr.. Mott,
acting district attorney. Their find
ings we're not made public.
MI. Thaw's personal attorney, VIM.
Rand. u, will appear for the defend
ant in court. Mr.. Rand prosecuted
Nan Patterson.
al e.n say from an undisputed
source that the charges made against
Mr.. White, in his relations with Miss
Nesbit are absolutely groundiess, and
are Authorizations of a diseased brain.
Mr.. Thaw Is undoubtedly insane.
II have had several telephone con-