The San Francisco call., 1906-11-26
TRAGIC STORY OF
HARRY k. THAW
Famous Trial Will De
velop Evidence That
VIII Read Like a Novel
REVIEW OF THE CASE

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-The trial of
Harry Kendall Thaw. slayer of Stan
ford White, the noted architect, will
probably take place during Decem-
Der or January. This trial is
looked forward TO as one of
the most famous cases in the Grim
inal history Of New York State. The
prominence Of the Thaw family social
lN, the wealth of his parents, the cir
cumstances surrounding the young
mans marriage TO Evelyn Nesbit, the
artists model and chorus girl, and the
spectacular scene in the midst Of which
he fred bullets into the breast of the
p man who he claimed had betrayed his
wife, all tend 10 attract an interest to
the trial extending from one end OF the
country 10 the other
For a long time an effort has been
made 70 have young Thaw rely upon
defense Of emotional insanity" but
he steadfastly has declined to give his
assent TO any such plan, and in his
determination not to agree TO hide be-
hlno cloak Of insanity the cause
which he impatiently asserts to be just
he has at one time and another since
ms Imprisonment dismissed several of
Ine lawyers engaged TO help in his de-
iense, among them q former Governor
OF the State Of New York
STORY OF THAw
The players in this extraordinary
tragedy Of real life are each Of them
interesting. Harry Thaw, the ever
wayward son Of rich and indulgent
parents, had become widely known
throughout the country prior to the
killing Of Stanford White by reason of
the publicity given TO many Of his es-
capades by the newspapers. His father
The late William Thaw, was one of
Pittsburg's richest men. He had early
seen that Harry was not TO be intrust-
Cd with q large income lest he give
himself over TO q life Of luxurious
loleness and liberty. So. when the
elder ThaW died. he provided that
Harry Thaw should have only $500 a
year. The bulk of the estate went to
Mrs William ThsW, whose indulgent
love for her children was soon made
apparent in the manner in which she
lavished money upon them. Harry
Thaw had but TO ask whatever sum he
chose and the mother gave II to him.
He abandoned his s2500 q year income
from the estate 10 his valet. II is said
that the young mans expenditures
often averaged as high as $4,000 and
100000 a year.
Four or i've. years ago the Thaw
family came into unusual prominence
through the announcement of the en-
Earl OF Yarmouth This young English
nobleman had been in America for two
years or more at that time. He was
entertained at Newport and at the end
Of a successful season there, during
winch ne had led the gay set in many
amateur theatrical productions, he de-
cided 70 go upon the professional stage
70 earn livelihood in this country.
His efforts along this-Iine were in
Inherently successful and then came
the engagement and marriage TO Miss
Ihaw. Since that time the Earl and
the Countess OF Yarmouth have lived
abroad
MAKES TOUR OF EUROPE
Following the wedding of his sister.
Harry Ihaw also went abroad When
he returned TO this country two years
ago he remained in New York instead
OF going TO his mothers home in Pitts
burg It was not long until he was
seen always in company with a beauti-
ful young girl, Evelyn Nesbit who
had graduated from the studio to the
stage Young Thaw and Miss Nesbit
were central figures OF many theater
and supper parties along Broadway,
and there appeared in one Of the local
papers a story 10 the effect that Thaw
and Miss -Nesbit had been secretly mar
ried while abroad. The fact of the
wedding had not been disclosed. it
was declared. because of the fear that
displeased mother might cut off the
support Of her favorite son The story
OF the wedding was taken I'D every
where and the young people were kept
busy with denials Their affairs at
tracted so much attention that they
were requested to move from the fash
ionable hotel where they respectively
had been occupying expensive suites.
This called forth more notoriety. The
affairs Of the young people were kept
constantly before the public until il
was finally announced that Mrs VIII
liam Thaw had consented to her sons
marriage to Miss Nesbit. Thereupon
they were called TO Pittsburg and in
the mothers home a marriage cere-
mony was performed.
For a long time following the we'd
ding the Thaws affairs were prac-
tically lost sight Of. They spent most
Of their time in New York, were often
seen together at the theaters and the
cafes and apparently their lives ran
happily together.
SHOOTING OF WHITE
It was late in the evening Of June
- last that the city and soon the en-
tire country was ringing with the
tragic news that Harry Thaw had slain
Stanford White. The setting for the
fatal attack had been the Madison
night performance Of a summer musi-
cal show known as Mile. Champagne"
was being given. The place was gay
in flowers and multi-colored electric
lights and was thronged with a fash
ionably dressed audience. On the stage
a man was singing u could love a
thousand girls" when suddenly above
the music the pistol shots rang out.
The music ceased, the chorus girls and
actors upon the stage were terror
stricken, men and women in the audi
ence dropped their glasses on the tables
before them. In the stiffness a man
was heard to say;
You ruined my wife, d--n you, and
now I've got yout"
Stanford White lay dead at the
table where he had been sitting, Harry
Thaw, in evening dress. stood with a
smoking pistol in his hand. His wife
who had seen him fire the fatal shot,