Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-26

| Evelyn Nesbit, the actress. The caus-
| es leading up to the shooting are not
known
The audience was thrown into a
panic by the shooting and a wild STAN
pede occurred, during which chairs and
tables were overturned and men and
women fought with desperation to es-
cape from the roof The man who was
shot was quickly identified as White,
but his assailant was not positively
known to be Thaw until after he had
been taken to the station house.
Ruined Home.
Persons in the front of the audi
torium where the tragedy occurred say
they saw man sitting with a fashion
ably dressed woman in the rear sud
denly walk down toward a table in
front. The first intimation of trouble
came, when walking in front of his
seated victim, the man exclaimed:
You have deserved this You have.
ruined my home"
Drawing an automatic pistol, he fired
three shots. The first two took effect,
but as the third was discharged. the
pistol was struck up by fireman on
duty in the theater and the bullet went
Skyward
Woman Makes Scene.
The woman who had been sitting
with Thaw sprang to her feet and
rushed up to the assailant. who was
struggling with the fireman, threw her
arms about his neck. exclaiming: 81
will stand by you" The asailant was
taken TO the police station where he
was identified. The woman who ac-
companied Thaw was Evelyn Nesbit
whose marriage with Thaw for time
estranged him from his family
Thaw had been at the performance all
evening and had been noticed 70 be
very nervous and excited. White had
been previously to the Manhattan club |
and had only been al, the garden few
when Thaw confronted him.
wanted Carnegie Notified.
Fireman Burden took the revolver
away from Thaw and handed him over
to Policeman Dobbs. who placed him
under arrest Thaw handed the police
man ten dollars and asked him to mott
fy Andrew Carnegie that he was in
the fireman:
Deserved what he got He ruined |
my life and deserted the girl
While Thaw was being held by the |
policeman the young woman again put |
her arms about his neck. Thaw told
her to keep quiet and not get excited |
as all would come out right.
Was Leading Architect.
White was one of the most prom |
nent architects in the country. His |
firm designed. among other structures, |
the Madison Square garden, the Cen |
Jury and Metropolitan clubs, the Uni |
of New York Washington Arch,
the University of Virginia and pedes-
tails for the principal statues of st.
Gaudens, the sculptor. He was a |
member of the leading art and archi
.ectural societies and prominent club
man.
In the police station Thaw was the
east excited man there. Standing be-
iore the sergeant's desk in easy pose,
his overcoat hanging over his left arm,
lie first calmly took out cigaret and
lighted it. Answering the usual ques-
ions as to name, address, ETC., he said
lie was -. Smith, 33 years old. a stu
lent of 33 Lafayette Place, Washing
on, ID. c."
When searched his identity was COM
irmed by the finding of a card case
bearing his name, Henry Kendall
Thaw." He asked that his lawyers be
lotified He puffed his cigaret and
vas taken back AID locked in a cell.
rhe charge against him is murder.
Enemies for Years.
Mystery still surrounds the cause of
he tragedy, but its solution may be
ound in the words attributed to Thaw
after the shooting: well,