Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-06-30
HARRY THAW
COMMITS MURDER

DAY night and almost instantly killed
by Harry Tbaw "A member of the prom
inent Pittsburg family, during the per-
Torrance of the musical extravaganza
'Mamselle Champagne" ON the roof of
the Madison Square Garden. Mr..
White died before an ambulance could
be summoned, and Thaw was arrested
Immediately after the shooting. The
garden was crowded with fashionable
audience.
Instantly after the shot the great
audience was thrown into panic and
wild stampede occurred during which
chairs and tables were overturned and
men and women fought with despera-
ton to escape from the roof The first
intimation of trouble came when, walk
ing in front of his seated victim, the
man exclaimed: You've deserved
this. You've ruined my home," and
drawing an automatic pistol 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.
The woman who had been sitting with
Mr.. White sprang to her feet and rush.
ed up to his assailant, who was strug-
CLING with the fireman, threw her arms
about his neck, exclaiming: "I'll stand
by you" Fireman Burden took the
revolver away from Thaw and hand
him over to the police. Thaw handed
the policeman $40 and asked him to
notify Andrew Carnegie, that he was
in trouble. Thaw, it is alleged, said
to the fireman, "He deserves what he
got. He ruined my life and deserted
the girl" While Thaw was being
held by the policeman the young
woman, who is described as short, slen
der, dark and very pretty, again put
her arms about his neck.
Thaw told her to keep quiet and not
get excited, as all would come out all
right.
Thaw had been present during the
entire performance. With a woman,
said to be Mrs. Thaw, he had taken
seats at rear table.
He was in evening dress and his over
coat was thrown over the back of his
chair. He got up every few minutes
and walked about and the spectators
later recalled that he had acted very
nervously.
Six women of the stage had begun
their sorg when Thaw left his wife,
and, walking rapidly down the aisle,
stood for few minutes right behind
Mr.. White, looking at him hard.
White was apparently ignorant of
his peril. When Thaw quickly pulled
a pistol and fired. Mr.. White, without
a sound, slipped down to the floor, the
chair and table falling on top of him.
The charge against Thaw is murder.
Mystery still surrounds the cause oil
the tragedy, but its solution may b,
found in the words attributed to ThaV
Immediately after the shooting:
well, he ruined my wife and | got
him.
1t is known that tor years bitter en-.
nifty had existed between White and
Thaw on account of the formers atten-
tions to Mrs. Thaw, which had begun
prior to her marriage. Mrs. Thaw,
said to be a member of the original
citement while her husband was being
taken to the station.
Frankly admitting that he killed
Stanford White, the famous architect,
and pleading in justification of the
deed that White had ruined the life of
his wife, the beautiful former chorus
girl and artist 8 model, Florence Evelyn
Nesbit, Harry Kendall Thaw Of Pitts
burg, brother of the countess of Var
mouth, occupies a cell i'll the Tombs,
awaiting the action of the grand jury
Cd the charge of murder. His counsel
will offer the defense of insanity, and
the prisoner was examined by eminent
alienists, retained on his behalf, and
by the district attorneys office.
Later Report
1t is said that Mrs. White is COM
pletely Frustrated by the shock and
grief.
Mr.. Whites body was removed to
the house. The autopsy held shows
that three bullets had taken effect, one
in the corner of the left eye, which
penetrated the brain and was instantly
fatal; one in the upper lip, knocking
out several teeth, and one striking the
| left shoulder.
Thaw's bearing in the tombs was the
source of much wonder to the wardens
who had him in charge.
Louis Delafiield, who took charge of
Thaw's interests Immediately after his
arrest, announced that the firm of
Black, Olcott & Bonynge, of which
former Governor Frank S. Black is the
senior partner, had been retained to
conduct the defense.
While seeking information of the
Thaw family it has become known
! that the home of Mrs. William Thaw,
mother of Harry Thaw, who is under
arrest, was robbed of valuable jewels
and silver plate within the past few
weeks, the valuable of which is said to
amount to 100000. All the cities of
the country have been notified of the
robbery and a description of the Jewels