Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-27
Prisoner Is Believed to Be Insane and
SLunaCy Commission Will Be Asked.
Thaw Engages Counsel and Refuses to Ta|k---|n.
r. :. quest Thursday White's Widow Informed.

! divulge its import. Whites body COW
cred by sheet lay in the spot where
it had fallen until early morning. The
coroner after an examination said that
one bullet had hit White between the
shoulders and had perforated his lungs
TIE second had entered the left eye and
had come out on the right side of the
head This seemed to indicate. accord
ing to this official. that after the first
shot in the back White had tried to
wheel on his assailant and had turned
only half around as the bullet literal
ly went through the corner of his head
in glancing direction. That the sec
ond shot did not hit another in the
crowd of more than 1000 persons pres
ent was remarkable.
It was reported Tuesday morning
that Mrs. Thaw had been heard to di-
rect that she be driven to 14Sth West
49th street. She was not found at this
address, however.
Well on to o'clock Tuesday morn
ing a big crowd hung around the police
station, every little while some alleged
friends of Thaw trying to get to sec
him until a special detail of officers
was required to keep the crowd in
check.
Lawrence White, son of the muir
dered man, was informed of the trag-
edy about midnight. He went to the
Madison Square Garden after arrang-
ing for the care of the body. sum-
| moned his fathers partner, Mr.. Nc
Kim, and both drove away. 1t is be-
lieved they went to a Long Island town
1t-1.n to- 70 hpno II hA
news to her.
The tragedy was quite n shock to the
friends of both Thaw and White, al
though not surprise to them. They
knew and have known for several years
| that against the architect ThaW had
| tho most bitter feeling. 1t dated back
| to the time when he first fell in love
with the young woman, who is now his
wife. He made no secret Of this feel
| ing. 1t had come to the ears of White
and his friends often had discussed it
with him; some had even warned him
| to be careful, but declaring that there
was no reason for the feeling, the
architect went about his business as
| usual. Mr.. and Mrs. Thaw lived in
PittSburg and the incident was fast
being forgotten until the early part of
| this spring when the young couple
| came to this city and took apartments.
| The warnings were renewed then on
| the part of some. but at all these the
architect laughed.
The beginning Of the tragedy Monday
| right was in the Cafe Martin at the
| dinner hour. Its end was on the roof a
| few minutes after IL O'Clock. In the
| first scene Mr.. and Mrs. Thaw, her ia
| Their and another man. were dining to-
gether when Mr.. White and two other
men entered and took places nearby
| According to Mr.. Thaw's own words to
| a reporter he did not know of the pres
| encc of the architect until the agita-
ton OF his wife attracted his atten-
| ton. He asked n question to be an
swered with a note saying: THAT dirty
blackguard is here"
| White left the cafe soon afterwards
visiting his studio in the tower of Mad
| ison Square Garden, which is one of
the many buildings he designed, then
going to his club, finally to the roof
| garden. Mr.. and Mrs. Thaw were there.
| Mrs. Thaw had gone back of the scenes
| to visit some friends and Immediately
her husband began pacing up and
| down the floor 1t was while Thaw was
on The western side of the building that
White came in. sat down, chatted a
moment with Harry Stevens and then
as Stevens left. looked at the stage.
| Thaw watched him moment from one
| Of the entrances then began to tread his
way forward.
Without looking to the. right or left
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leaned forward over his edge opposite
| his victim. He did this and White rec
ognized him and made Il move to rise
but there was no time. With some NUT
he walked slowly towards the table and
tered imprecation the young man.
drawing large automatic revolver be-
gan firing. Three shots rang out two
took effect and White was dead. Turn
ing Thaw faced the audience, broke"
the weapon, throwing all the cart
| ridges out and started away 1t was
then he was arrested and soon after
wards Mrs. Thaw rushed up and put
ting her arms about his neck kissed
him. A statement credited to Thaw i'm
| mediately after the arrest is this:
I'VE were all at party in Martins.
You can find out the names of the 9TH
ers there but l was sitting some dis
lance from my wife. SUDDENLY saw her
get very pale and begin to SILVER and
thought she was ill.
Made motion to inquire what was
the matter and she called q waiter and
wrote a note which she sent around
the table to me.
The note said the dirty blackguard
is here Then l turned and saw that
fat scoundrel sitting there. big ana
healthy. and then / saw her and how
she was"