The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-02
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ry.n he said, and he came in his ham
som within ten minuteT a 3.4
sTogetherggwe entered the cafe OF the
hotel, where Mr.. White ordered two
5whiskeys, and. following a frequent habit,
OF his, made aquick dive for the lunch;
counter to get a. bit OF cheese. When
We had seated at q tablet told him that
j : had ppositive information that Harry
K.SThaw. OF PlttsburgS was the ma who
was having him We tched.S Il gtrembled
violentIy shaking from his head to his
feet. and So overcome was he that he
spilled the9whlskey in raising the glass
to- his lips. s.yI5
Suspected &c II All Along
in.I suspected st all along" he groaned.a
snsbut I wanted was the proof"
fIaYou must have those shadows arr
rested, 4 begged. N9sSs
5ayYeIl. you may be right. I will wait
a idaysorS 80 and think 1t over was bis
dismissal OF the suggestion.
4S5%g That night he sent around tickets
Tor the lew Fields Theatre, where
at Happened in Nordland""fwas play
Ing. This was hint ia me that he feared
possible violence at the hands OF his
arch-enemy, Thaw. Mr.. White was In
a. box, and I was as usual near at
~ mana III Luis OEClNSlIh D0ita6 N41Ss2
cntre-act we met and went over to q
cafe in Forty-second Street and he
seemed to be very much put out over
the revelations of the day
June&1-In5 the course Of our al 81
most daily association Mr.. White and 81
III had become quite intimate. I felt
no h%esitancy in asking him why 10
s8Thaw having this work done"
.Bergoff, III tell you" was his
sober response TO- my question. rms Is
man $Thaw Isl crazy-he imagines that
Il 3have done him some wrong
Always Defended Woman.
Mr.. White paused and breathed
heavily. as II undergoing some deep
emo tion. HI continued: 81 used to
know his wife, I befricnded her and !
her family" g5
He should be very grateful lt53
Commented. sB
%nBut I say Thaw Is crazy-crazy as FL
q loon-and insanely Jealous Of his
wlfe.MHe doubtless 5imhagines that ! am
meeting her and before God I am not.
NY friendship for the girl was taken
from a purely fatherly interest and
since her marriage she has repaid my
blindness by annoying me greatlytSby
making remarks to2different$ q cqnatnt- H
ances ofBmine, such remarks intended
10 aIOuSo VIC eoio1N Na
band" 5ss5ss &2Et St5st
Mr.. White concluded; I'm a few II
DAYS I expect to go abroad and I may
want atman, one of your men, togo RI
along With ME. as i expect to ttoin
Harry Payne whitney and a partysof
friends on the other side and III x
be - il I want to be annoyed by
chose ~bloodhounds.n'
n 2-Thaw's sleuths have ascertained
IEA,L-yE . = Ar ~ NEyh{tatc dem rtnraIE One
man OF the McKenna agency, claiming
to DO Lord Rolston, ar English capitalist,
telephoned to Mr.. White and asked for
an appointment, He said that he was
here representing a syndicate OF English
capitalists and wanted to arrange plans
for gigantic building. Nj. White Sin-
adyertently remarked that he was going
abroad In q day or so, and that he did
not know whether he would be able 70
receive the distinguished visitor,
White Thoroughly Alarmed.
a man claiming to- be a Mr.. Chapman.
who subsequently proved to be Assist
ant Superintendent RoWley, OF the Me-
Kenna agency called upon Mt, White.
He carried a letter In which his LORD LORD
chip" apologized fol! his Inability To- come
In person on accountgof many social ems
agreements. concluding; "Any arrange
ments made by my secretary, Mr., Chapr
man, viii be satisfactory to me-"
Nj. White toollshly told Chapman, alias
Rowley, what steamship he was sailing
on, t4k
I called on Mr., White shortly after
the imposter had left, b architect
showed me the letter, and gave mo 9
description OF his visitor, Whom y soon
placed as Rowley. The letter was
turned over to Mr. Whites lawyer
and friend. De &Lancey Nicoll.
June S--Mr, White Ia t~horolughly
alarmed over the Thaw persecution.
He began to- see a. %serlousness which
he had not counted upon ahead II
want a good man TO go with me-
ha said to me. ~ have q premonltion
that a desperate move Will % taken
while VI am on the other SIDE
Hc,,narintandent Enf ThaMeS Agency