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

10 lntfUIicr ~4ne revolver ahoU,lnR IN ths
d,isI a,~ns wh~rs Tho line o-rufs Il cha llrnGH
yol, I cia lrngp yuu ~ q dusu-el, and The
eta o. hands and other hangers ~ ~ 'l~
Tia fde Thought tn innovation had lren
~ a night ~ two ehead II scladule
They TuIchly foin6 out ,lelr mistake and
had ,lriT hands full In n minute ~ two.
handling lha people Who were pushing right
and left, women acrpa minR 10 10 ut M
Manager Lawrence, catching At anything
In quiet the audience, sprane upon n table
Keep tho music golng'- he shouted 70
the orchestra leaders.
Keep danoingl Don't stop" he Yelled
AZ the scared girls on the stage.
The music and the dancing kept going
a while, fosbly; then II died away. The
musicians jumped from the pit and Joined
the crowd. The frightened chorus girls
ran Rack Of the stage.
FIREMAN ARRESTS THAw.
During the confusion and excitement
nobody made any effort to stop young
Ihaw. He looked at Whites body and then.
still holding his revolver, walked leisurely
to the clump OF potted plants and back
toward the elevator. Fireman Bruni saw
a part OF what had happened, saw Thaw
shoot White and knew who the young man
was hat was walking away with the re-
volver.
Bruni went up to him and caught him
by the shoulder. Thaw smiled at him and
made no resistance when Brnni odd him
he would have to wait until the police came.
He was very pale, but otherwise cool and
collected.
just az Thaw reached the elevator and
was grabbed by the fireman and policeman.
he said again: He deserved it
WOMAN EMBRACES THAw.
At this moment a tall, handsome young
woman rushed up and throwing her arms
about Thaw's neck, said:
Don't be afraid dear, III stand by you
Many people who witnessed this say that
the young woman was Thaw's wife. She
was forced to relax her hold or Thaw.
who was pushed into the elevator and taken
to the street. The woman did not come
to the police station,
Lionel Lawrence says she was Evelyn
Nesbit, Thaw's wife. She soon vanished,
CONSTANTLY REPEATS " HE IT.
Bruni held Thaw lightly while the crowd
gathered around. 1t was a wait OF several
minutes before Policeman Debs OF the
Tenderloin station appeared and took
charge Of Thaw. Debs t%elephoned to his
station house for the reserves to handle
the crowd and the desk sergeant sent ten
policemen. Then Debs walked out OF the
garden with young Thaw, taking him to
the Tenderloin station. An immense crowd
formed and trailed behind, blocking the
street on the way and piling up in front Of
the station house.
On the way to the sta ton house Thaw
was very quiet and Debs ma de no attempt
to question him. Half way there, the
young man turned to the policeman and
said:
We'll. he deserved 1t. He deserved
everything he could get. He ruined a
girl and then deserted her, running her
life and mine into the bargain"
RIsoNE CALLS HIMSELF JOHN SAITH.
Debs led Thaw up in front Of the desk
sergeant and arraigned him. Thaw showed
little emotion. He said he was hot and
threw back the long coat he was wearing,
exposing his evening dress and a white shirt
bosom very dirty and stained. He told
the sergeant that his name was John Smith
and that he lived at IS Lafayette place,
Washington, D. c., and was IS years old.
Aren't you Harry X. Thaw,' asked the
sergeant.
Thaw did not reply.
When he was searched his identity was
established. A leather, silver mounted
cardcase bore his full name, Harry Kendall
Thaw, and several silver k~nickknacks he
CARRIED in his pockets were engraved with
his initials. Dozens Of people who focked
lntO IHe lentcI OH stdllOu dsSuIeu tUe
police that they were sufficiently familiar
with the face OF Harry Thaw after several
years acquaintance with him in the Tender
loin to make no mistake. Afterward Thaw
admitted to the reporters that he had given
a fictitious name and address.
He started to make a statement to the
newspaper men, saying that he thought he
had something worth while to say. Then
he changed his mind.
Il will wait till my lawyers, F. w. Long
fellow and Lewis l.. Delafeld get here he
said. IF they say may talk l will talk"
Then Thaw was taken back into the back
room where he lay down full length on a
bench. He looked tired then and pale.
Two or three detectives bent over him, ques-
tioning him in inaudible tones, but young
Thaw shook his head YEARLY and said that
he didn't want to talk. He was plainly
worn out and overcome. Apparently he
hadn't been drinking heavily.
A few minutes later he was taken into
Capt. Hodgins's Office and examined. The
examination was continued until a late hour.