The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-26

l%araua" ~ tho matring o. sri'l"m"n' rfun
which The fatl insisted
Tho Ihaws ara unr ~ the wralthirst
families w PitisIdirg aud unr ~ iha must
religious Harry Wa htuugll ~ strictly
FROM the time tho luy passatl ~ hr was
guarlpI Nv companions Wl,u-n only IN.
sIruCt,uns Nrre to kerr him itum evil ~.
HirnC"s and the girls
SrwS sHuCka rttrsBr nj
ptrtsRuR M, june 20 The new- that
Harry Kendall Thaw had shot and KILLED
stanford Whit" caused The wli,lr-, excite.
mrnt IN riti-hurg. whrrr Tor yrara the
Thaws have l"en the great social leaders
The Thaw family had l~rn prominently
identified with the carlv days ~ tho Penn.
s%ylvania Railroad.
Mr.. and Mrs. &. ! Holman. atepfather
and mother ~ Mrs 1haw. are out Uf the
city Tonight and cannot be reached The
residence Of Mrs. William Thaw AZ Lind
hurst il closed Tonight, The residence 81
Benjamin Thaw, u brother " Harry Kendall
Thaw, Is closed for all save the butler. who
reports Benjamin Thaw lying III at the
residence Of the hate William X. Thompson
ON Lincoln avenue Allegheny; and Josiah
Cnpely Thaw. another brDther. cannot he
found, He Is thought to be in Europe,
The only one closely connected wi'h thu
Thaw family who can he gotten tonight
is the Rev. W. J.. McEwIn, pastor Of tn,
Third Presbyterian Church, VIII, m lrriel
! q ny Kendall Thaw and Florence Evelyn
Nesbit. Mr. McEwan was gotten ont OF
bed Tonight and old Of the shooting.
"Oh, this il awful, awful" he cried and
he was n young man Of such promise and
such opportunities. never thought this
would come when | married that couple
in M study mora than a year ago. II il
fearful"
Since Harry Thaw's marriage there has
been a hard fight on the part of Mrs. William
Thaw to force her daughter-in-la law on the
society of Pittsbnrg. Young Thaw has
practically been barred from society in
Pittsburg, and it is understood that lately
he bought a house and lot on Fifth avenue,
New York. A member Of the Thaw family
who refused to permit the use of Ills name,
said tonight:
This is simply awful. We know alb
solutely nothing of Stanford White
here. This is the first | have heard
of this terrible affair, and the first time
! ever heard the name Of Stanford White
to my recollection. Harry. Of course,
knew many New Workers Of whom We nave
never heard. | could not throw the slight
est bit of light on the tragedy. If there
has been any bad feeling between the men
before | knew nothing of it.
This is simply terrible, terrible. Are
you sure there is not some mistaken / can
not believe it is true. Harry never harmed
any man. He never was Of a quarrelsome
disposition, and l cannot imagine what
would have brought about such a terrible
thing az this, | am certain there has been
no quarrel with this man over Harry's
wife.
mo matter what the world may think
about that marriage, Miss Nesbit has made
a good and faithful wife to Harry, so far az
| know. | know there has never been a
breath of suspicion against her name, and
| am confident that whatever the trouble
between the men, Mrs, Thaw bad nothing
to do with it.
"Oh, | can not believe this. 1t will kill
the boys mother. She has had more than
her share of trouble in this world. Will
it never end for US, or Is there some fatality
which must follow us clear to the end?"