Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-26

Aew fnsk, Nov, @e~-~The trial IA
Harry KessAail Thaw- SAFER -
Stamford NAsae. the acted anehiiec..
which has new haen seG for the first
week in Deeesnber. L. looked forwarl
70 n one q the most famous eases
IN aha criminal history 0f New Yora
stase. The promiaence of the ThaE
family socially. the wealth q his pa,
renis. the circumstances surround.
ing The yomng mans marriage to
Eselyn NssbI1, the artists model
and chorus girl and the Spectacular
scene I'm the midst Of which h. fired
The bullets into the breast OF the man
who he elaimel had betrayed his
wife. all tend To attract an interest
10 the trial extending from one eni
u the country TO the other.
For a long time an effort has been
made 10 have young Thaw rely upon
. defense of emotional insanity
but he steadfastiY has declined 10
KtEe hls assent 10 any such
plan, and in bis determination not To
agree to hide behind q cloak Of insan.
ity the cause which he impatiently
asserts 10 be Just. he has at one time
and another since his imprisonment
dismissed several of the lawyers en-.
gagged 10 help In his defense, among
them a former governor OF the state
Of New York.
The players I'm this extraordinary
tragedy Of real life are each Of them
interesting. Harry Thaw. the eyei
wayward son al rich and lndnlganl
parents. had become widely known
throughout the country prior 10 the
killing OF Stanford white by reason
OF the publicity given TO many Of his
escapades BY the newspapers. lti'
father, the late William Thaw Wal
one on pittgbnrg's richest men. I'D
had early seen that Harry was not Il
be entrusted with a large income les
he gave himself over 10 a life u
luxurious idieness and liberty. 81
when the elder Thaw died he provi |
er TINT Harry Thaw shout have onI!
s2,5oo q year. The bulk Of the "a
tate went to Mrs. william Taaw
whose induigent love for her child
q was soon made apparent In IL
rleGner In which she law :hei monr'
upon them. Harry Thaw had but Il
ask whatever sum he ehos !" and th'
mother gave 1t TO him. He abandon
ed his $4,000 q year income from tn
estate 20 his valet. II Ia said tina
the young mans expenditures aftei
averaged as high az $50 900 and 800,
900 n year.
-Four or five years ago the Thav
family came into unusual promln
cree through the announcement q
The engagement of Harry TLaw's sls
ter to the Earl OF YARN ;rth. Thi
Young English nobleman hal bee.
I'D America for two years Dr. a
that time. He was entertained q
Newport and at the end OF n success
full season there. during which h
had led the gay set In many amateu
theatrical productions, he decided I
20 upon the professional stage t
earn n livelihood In this country. I'll
efforts along this line were indiffel
entity successful and then came IN
engagement and marriage OF Mis-
Thaw. Since that time the Earl an
the Countess OF Yarmouth have live
abroad.
Following the marriage OF his SIS
ter. Harry Thaw also wen abroad
When he returned to this countr
two years ago he remained in NeS
York instead of going TO his mother
home I'm Pittsburg, 1t was not Ion
before he was seen always In CON
pany with a beautiful young CIR
Evelyn Nesbit, who had graduates
from the studio TO the stage. Youni
Thaw and Miss Nesbit were centra