The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-28
THAW INDICTED;
JURY REPORTS
Grand Jury Formally Charges
Millionaire with Murder in
First Degree.
THE CoRoNER'S JURY
MAKES IT'S REP ORT
It Says White Met His Death
at the Hands of
Thaw.

New York, June 2s.-Harry Kendall
who shot and Killed Stanford White,
one Of New York's leading architects,
at the Madison Square roof garden,
Monday night, has been indicted.
The grand jury has formally charged
him with murder in the first degree,
the penalty for which in New York Is
the electric chair.
followed action by the coroner's jury
in the White inquest, which declared
that White came to his death by
gunshot wounds inflicted by Thaw.
Lawrence Testifes.
The most important testimony at the
inquest was given by Lionel Lawrence,
stage director at the Madison Square
root. garden. Lawrence said that i'm.
Thaw rushed up to her husband and,
throwing her arm around his neck.
said: HNever mind, Harry, I will
stick to you thru thick and thin
Thaw turned to the crowd which sur
rounded them and said, "That
ruined my wife and got him and
I fixed him for it. -
Mrs. Thaw Before Grand Jury.
Soon after the close Of the coroner's
inquest the proceedings against Thaw
were begun before the grand jury.
At noon Mrs. Harry Z. Thaw en-
tered the grand jury room. She was
accompanied by her counsel, Judge Oh
colt and Terrence McManus.
Mrs. Thaw remained in the grand
jury room about fifteen minutes. She
l~,. LIZ S. L I.
Eband Is counsel, and together they went
to the Tombs to visit the prisoner.
Mrs. Thaw reached a decision this
morning not to testify before the grand
jury, but when called she went before
that body.
Important Legal Question.
The legal question of what testi-
mony a wife may or may not give
against her husband is important in
| Thaw's case. Under the old common
law wife could not be compelled to
give any evidence against her hus-
band, but the revised penal code of the
! state Of New York modified this abso-
lutte barrier Section 715 provides as
| follows: 81
GO he husband or a. wife of a per-
| son Indicted For accused of crime is
/! In all cases competent witness at the
examination or trial of such person,
| but neither husband nor wife can be
compelled to disclose a confidential
communication made by one to the
other during the marriage
| The district attorneys office COM
pleted the examination Of the more
\ important witnesses SO far discovered
yesterday and Immediately shifted It's
attention to the Investigation Of the
! relations existing. between EVELYN
| Nesbit and Stamford White prior to
the girl 3 marriage and the attitude
assumed BY Fhaw after he had made
her his wife. ~.
4. Mrs s,. ThaX : :. has bespg instructed hy
| from WHITE. She has promised to hook
/ for more Of the letters.
White Heavily Insured.
A man connected with the Equitable
Life Assurance society said last night
that Stanford White 8 life was insured
in that company for $199, 900 by poll
cies taken out at various times In the
It was said, Mr. white paid to the
Equitable 100000 in premiums. All Of
! the policies were made payable to his
wife.
! Coroner Is Hearing.
Thaw passed rather restless night
in his cell in the Tombs. He seemed
in fairly good spirits when he arose,
| and after caTeful toilet ate his
| breakfast with relish.
The coroner,s inquest began at 1890
am. When Coroner Dooley arrived
rh Nfehoias h hro STOKES n wealthy co.
dealer, was foreman of tho cofoner's
ljuEX.
i The eoroner's physician, T. D. Le-
han, who performed the autopsy on
/ Whites body, declared that death was
caused by gunshot wound in the.
Edward H. Conway, a foreman Of
llaborers at Madison Square Garden,
said that he saw both White and Thaw
the night of the murder. He described
had passed him twice, going back and
i forth behind the table at which White
sat. The second time Thaw approached
/ White g table he saw Thaw extend his
arm and then three shots followed in
4 quick succession. White fell, and Q
| fireman seized Thaw, who was walk
! ing away, and took away the revolver.
sala anaM eyes faye we're sas eug
white. - After the shooting Conway
heard him say: "He ruined my wife
i In the Elevator.
4 Warner Paxton, an engineer who ac-
lcOmpan1ed the prisoner and Mrs. Thaw
down inethe elevator, said that Mrs
i Thaw said:
4 Look at the fix you have pushed
q yourself into now
4 1t 3 all right, dearie; have prob
q ably saved your ife,' was Thaw 3
reply.
4 Anthony L. Debes, the policeman who
arrested Thaw, said the prisoner was
very cool and calm before he was taken
from the building.
Did you notice any thing irrational
4 about himso asked the assistant dis
10, nothing irational,' replied
Debes.
u Lionel Lawrence, stage manager Of
the Madison Square roof garden, said
The saw the second and third shots fired
4 and Mr. White fall on the chair.
Did you see Mrs. Thaw
q Yes, she threw her arms around
!. EThaw. and exclaimed: Never mind.
HAIRY, I'll stick to you thru thick and
! thin.
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