The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-07-06
THE STORY OF THE
KILLING OF WHITE
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resis. The examination will be con-
tinued more thoroughly tomorrow.
Extraordinary efforts to get wit
nesses to prove Thaw's insanity are
being made. Already reports are be-
ing persistently circulated that i'm adj
dition to being a habitual drunkard,
he is a drug 1end, Mrs. Thaw who
disappeared Immediately after the
shooting, was found today at Cam
bridge Court Hotel, and spent the aft
ernoon in the office of her husbands
lawyers where she was subpoenaed
to appear before the Grand Jury.
why Thaw should have lived for
over year in apparent happiness with
his chorus girl bride and then sudden
~, within less than a month, discover
that Stanford White had ruined his
home is probably explained by Mrs.
Thaw's stasement today to Harry Bra
dere close personal friend of her hus-
band.
She said Harry did just right. He
did a noble act. The world should be
rid of such men as White. 1 tried to
get away from White and persuade
him to cease prosecuting me. For a
time I thought l had succeeded, but
whenever l came within his reach I
was sure to be annoyed by him. 1
loved Harry and wished to get entirely
away from everything that reminded
ME of my stage life. 1t was cruel Of
White to persist and to continue his
efforts to see me-"
Interesting disclosures of Whites
private life have followed the murder.
One development of today may have
a particularly close bearing on the
tragedy. The police learned that
White was assaulted and beaten last
Wednesday night in front of the New
| York Theater by young woman, who
used her umbrella over his head The
young woman was accompanied by a
man, who held Whites arms while
she belabOred him. When a crowd
began to gather the man let go of
Whites arms and the latter made off.
The woman was hustled into a watt
ing hanson. She was described as
young and handsome. She was said
to be in the theatrical profession. No
tify Whites assailant as Mrs. Thaw.
White was 5" yedrs old and eminent
in his profession, but he found plenty
of time for the gay life of the Tender
. loin. In the tower of Madison square
! Garden he had bachelor apartments
, and it was there that he and his
actress friends held high revels He
was perhaps one of the best known
and prodigal examples of New York's
men-abOut-tOwn. He was an ardent
patron of lyric art as far as that term
applies to musical comedy, and his
, patronage consisted largely in having
some young chorus girl favorite of his
promoted t. the err POSITION of the
J front row c. to a speaking part. He
was always welcome behind the
scenes.
Not guilty" was the plea personally
made by Harry X Thaw when arraign-
ed before Justice Cowing in the Su-
preme Court on the charge of having
murdered Stanford White. SO prompt
was the prisoners reply to the usual
question by the court clerk that his
/ counsel, y no expected to reply for him
were for a moment startled. Then they
! Immediately interposed an amendment
! of the plea, asking permission of the
court to withdraw it at any time up to
next Tuesday. This permission was
granted and the prisoner was led away
! from the bar and taken back to his
cell in the Tombs.
/ These proceedings lasted but a few
moments, during which the prisoner
appeared to be cool and collected.
While waiting his turn for arraign-
/ ment, several prisoners preceding him
at the bar. Thaw stood in a window
/ recess chatting with the officer in
/ charge.
! After Thaw had been remanded to
the Tombs, Assistant District Attorney
! Mott, in reply to the question What is
/ there in this case?" said
ut is simply a question of whether
! New York has gone down to the level
of a mining camp or whether a man
has got a chance for his life"
| The action of Thaw's counsel i'm re-
/ questing leave to amend the plea of not
! guilty is taken as a possible indication
that the final line of defense has not
been fully determined, and it is still
considered possible that plea of tenn
porary insanity will be offered.
The following is the story of the in
suit
White and a party of friends were
sitting at a table. AS Thaw and his
wife passed, White sneeringly glanced
at Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, saying loud
enough for all sitting near him to hear
'There she goes. She's anybody's prop
/ erty She's only a."
Thaw was at Whites elbow at this
| time. Leaning over the table, Thaw
shook his finger in Whites face.
you - - -. I'll get you for
/ those words" he said.
/ Later White and his friends left the
table at which they had been sitting
and walked through the dining-room
to the terrace, where they sat in the
! open air drinking.