Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-26
TOday's Telegraphic News
The Madison Square Garden Tragedy

mouth, was srraigned 10 Jefferson Market
Court today charged with shooting and
killing Standard White, the millionaire
architect, during a performance last
night, in Madison Square Garden for
some real or fancied wrong that White
had done Evelyn Nesbit, the actress and
artists model, whose marriage to young
Thaw two years ago was a society sensa-
ton. The police searched all night for
Mrs. Thaw, but have been unable to
locate her. Thaw was quiet and calm
when arraigned this morning. lie was
still dressed in his evening clothes and
was somewhat bedrsggled from his long
night in the police station cell. Friends
say today that he has long brooded over
the wrong said to have been done his
wife by White, and that he had recently
threatened to get even. 1t Is said that
he has been armed for over a week, and
the police say there is every proof to
show a design and intent to commit the
crime limitations made this morning
by counsel indicate that Thaw's defense
for his act will be emotional insanity.
A friend of Harry Thaw asserted today
that the killing was committed on the
anniversary of Miss Nesbit's betrayal by
White.
"Why did you do it," asked a re-
porter of Thaw. 81 saw that damned
scoundrel sitting there big, fat and
healthy, and there she was all pale and
trembling and nervous" said Thaw in
an distracted way, less in answer to the
question than if he were describing out
loud some painful mental picture. Chow
did you happen to do it?' was asked.
ave were all at party in Martins, "
rhaw said. "YOu can find out the
names of the others there, but | was SIT
ting some distance from my wife. sud
denly saw her get pale and begin to
SILVER, and thought she was i'll. /
made motion to inquire what was the
matter, and she called waiter and wrote
note which she sent around the table
TO me. The note said, The dirty
blackgusrd is here Then | turned
and saw that fat scoundrel sitting there,
big and healthy, and then | saw her and
how she was" Thaw would not add
word to this.
Mrs. Thaw disappeared completely
after the shooting at Madison Square
Garden. After throwing her arms about
her husband kissing him as he was led
OIL to the station, Mis-. Thaw jumped
into an automobile and rode away.
The police searched all night for her
without avail. 1t is thought she has
gone to the country residence of George
Coleman Carnegie, i:iend of her hus-
bands, at RoslyD, l.. |. Thaw later
said White became acquainted with
Evelyn when she waJ chorus girl and
took her to after-theatre suppeFs and
out in his automobile. "Ioa can guess
the rest, " said Thaw.
"He sent her for while to a school IN
Madisgn, n D., to finish her education, "
said Thaw. at was one of her visits
home from the schools that | first met
her." Thaw hated White with an in
sane hated of Whites past relations with
the beautiful Evelyn Nesbit, who has
since became Thaw's wife.
All three shots fred by Thaw took ei-
feet. One bullet entered the corner OF
the left eve, the second passed into the
brain over the right eve, while the third
shot lodged in his right shoulder. Either
of the frat two would have produced
death. White died instantly.
All the shots had been fred from the
front, as White was seated at the table.
Then came the excitement that such an
affair would cause in a theatre. Thaw
was stopp'd at the door by a fremen who
turned him over to Policeman Debs
When Thaw was lid that White was
dead he said; "Well, I'm glad made
good job of it."
At the conclusion Of the conference,
Thaw was formally a'iaigned, and was
Immediately remanded to appear before
the coroner.
Thqu was hustled from the court room
through a side door, bundled into the pa
troll wagon and driven down town. The
police this morning located the wife of
Thaw, the White slayer. She was in
house in this city about the time her
husband was arraigned in court. She
was calm and quiet when the detectives
found her. She was not mQlested, but
will be held under espionage until her
part in the tragedy is known. |; was
arranged that the inquest will be held be-
fore Coroner Dooley on Thursday morn
ing at $3.50 O'Clock.
St. James, l.. l., June 2G Mrs.
Stamford White, widow of tine murder
ed architect, heard OF her husbands
death over the telephone this morning.
She left Mt once for New York.
Chicago, June 26.--That platonic
friendship and the appreciation of art,
beauty, and ability, were the only ties
between Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, vile
of Harry X. Thaw, the PitIsburg mil
lionaire, and Stanford White, the famous
architect who was killed by Thaw in
New York city, was the belief of George
w. Lederer, manager of the Colonial
Theatre in this city. Manager Lederer,
who was Mrs. Thaw's employer, when
as Evelyn Nesbit she took part in his
production of FGhe WILD Rose" has
known her ever since she was IA years
old, and ne has known Stanford White
and his career. He insists that the in
terest which the murdered contractor
took in the young woman was of good
friend who desired to see art and ability
developed and recognized and who was