Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-27
!TOday's Telegraphic News
ou,,,,ng Of stanford White.

DcHulDR every Vh''N ~ . -
the mysteries OF this startling case. The
motive which drove Thaw to his deed,
if it was not the act of an absolutely In
sane man. lies in the relations which
existed between White and Evelyn Mes
bit prior to her marriage to Thaw and
his attentions, it is believed, he had
sought to force upon her since her mar
risge, are generally believed to be the
cause. Opinion generally seems to be
coming slowly to the point where it is
believed there may have been jusnhable
cause for Thaw's deed, if murder is ever
justi6able Developments of the last
day are bringing to light additional facts
regarding the relations which did exist
between White and the artists model
actress.
That White since Thaw' marriage had
persisted in trying to see Mrs. Thaw,
who was one OF his tavOrites before her
marriage, seems to be borne out by good
evidence. That he possessed some ln-
fuence over her, too, which made 1t hard
for her to resist his advances and caused
her to fear him greatly also seems to be
capable of proof Evidence has been
brought forward in the statements OF
friends of Thaw to show that an sgita-
ton manifested By Mrs Thaw on Mon
day evening, when she saw White in the
Cafe Martin, while dining there before
going to Madison Square Garden, the
scene of the murder, was not the only
time she had manifested fright when he
was near her. Il is stated that the sight
of White was always sufficient TO upset
her completely.
A story was told Today by an intimate
friend OF rhaw to show that it was an at
tempt on the part OF White to force him
self in some wsy on Mrs. Thaw which
led to the whole story of her former re-
lalions 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 upon by the defense as one of
their most important witnesses, Mrs.
! haw was taken i'll one evening while
ey were stopping at the Ritz Hotel
during the dinner hour. Thaw accom-
panied her to their room, and pressed
his inquiries as to what had affected her
50 suddenly. She told him at first that
.he could not tell him, saying: ooh,
Harry, can never tell you. You will
never know" Thaw, however, insisted
:, strongly on knowing the whole truth
that his wife, with many tears, told the
Dry of her former lie in that section
a. the city where the white lights burn
-, luringly, and of Whites place in her
lie. She finished the recital by stating
that she had learned that White was
then in Paris, and perhaps stopping a.
the same hotel with them. Thsw at
that time did not know White.
The next day rhaw returned to his
apartments to find his wife absent. He
started on search through the hotel
and finally found her in corner OF one
of the rooms talking earnestly to man.
He took his wife away with him and
when they had reached their apartments
demanded, TO know who the man WAS.
Mrs. Thaw then admitted, with further
tears, that il WAS White and said he had
sent her note demanding few mo-
ments with her. Ihaw rushed down to
the main floor of the building, but
White was gone. Thaw encountered
him the next day and accosIed him on
the street, asking if he were Stanford
White, OF New York. White, however,
denied his identity.
Z few days later while Thaw aud his
wife were walking together they encount-
cred the stranger and Thaw understood
at once by the actions of Mrs. Thaw
that the man was White. He again &C.
costed him and told him that if he ever
troubled his wife again, or dared to
speak to her, he would stir up a scandal
that would drive him out Of the United
States, as he knew all about him. White,
according, to this story, instead Of
showing fear, turned on Thaw and ang-
rily told him to look out for himself and
ordered Thaw never to speak to him
again.
The beginning OF the tragedy of Mon
day night, 1t is claimed by Thaw's
friends, was in that Bars meeting, snd
the fact that White declined to heed the
warning givin him and persisted in his
attention to the young wife. Through.
out the months Intervening since the
Paris encounter, White, it is claimed,
at intervals, sent notes to Mrs. Thaw.
The last of those came within a week
according to Thaw's defenders It was
letter, according to all the reports
told of the incident, asking Mrs. Thaw
for an appointment
Knowing the anguish which this let
ter would give her husband, as he had
for some time been breeding over her
wrongs at the hands of the architect,
Mrs Thaw tried to keep the letter from
him, and placed in IN bureau drawer
Thaw found the massive, however, and
read it. Ii is believed that from that
moment he began plauing the killing
of While. The momentary encounter
with White in the Cafe Martin Monday
evening, with its effect upon Mrs. Thaw
who once more was moved to show her
terror, was the final blow which causel
Thaw TO determine to wait no longer
in Kidding his life Of the man he re-
garded as a monster trying to steal his
wife.
But the shooting was not committed
without a second warning to White.
The police today assert that they have
learned that the meeting OF two men at