The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-07-05
MURDERED MAN
WAS BANKRUPT
investigation Discloses STAN
ford White, Thought Rich.
Was Deep In Debt.
rHAW SAYS mot GUILTY"
Defense Will Be Emotional insanity,
Which. ~ Justified, Will Set Tha~
Frss-whoIs Nasty Story
20 Come Out.

New York. July 2.-Accordlng to
ne Globe today. investigation has
brought to light the fact that Stanford
White. who was killed by Harry Thaw
and who was supposed TO bs wealthy.
aas been living beyond his income and
was heavily In debt. owing 100000
10 ono young member OF n prominent
family. and as much to other persons.
In addition to this the Globe says
White had drawn SO heavily from the
architectural firm OF which no was n
member that no had been notified he
could draw no more. but would be
allotted n weekly sum. which was not
20 DO exceeded
He Pleads Not Guilty.
Harry X. Thnw entered n formal
plea OF rot guilty when arraigned on
the charge of murder in the court OF
general sessions today. The plea was
entered with the reservation that II
may be withdrawn on Tuesday next.
The announcement that tho defense
will make emotional insanity" the
basis for It's fight for the release OF
Thaw. In Jail indicted for the murder
OF stanford White. set ut rest the spec
ulation on this point today.
Justifinble homicide and straight
plea OF insanity had been suggested as
line OF defense. but Thaw himself
made the insanity move impossible by
his refusal to consider II and declining
10 allow alienists to question him.
II will not be claimed he Is insane
now. Such plea would mean n SEN
tencc to the asylum for the criminal In
sane ut Mattaewan. This new line
means n trial. and " a plea OF emo
sIonal insanity" Is justified Thaw will
be n free man.
While the defense is willing and APP
parcntly anxious that the trial should
begin at the earliest possible moment.
there IL hardly any possibility that IL
can take place before October.
To Expose All.
Tho defense plans To- bring out the
whole story OF Whites life, his rcla-
tons with Evelyn Nesbit before she
married Thaw and his subsequent ac-
lions, which the defense claims an
noyed Mrs. Thaw and goadcd her hus-
band on TO do the shooting.
While waiting for the opening or
court Thaw sat near an open window
In the Bridge OF Signs, which connects
the prison with the criminal court
building. He talked freely with news
paper men and others during his brief
stay, but declined To say anything
whatever concerning his case, He APP
pcarcd to be In good physical condi-
lion. and when his case was called no
stcpped briskly 20 tho barrier inside 81
which was his counsel When Clerk
Tsnncy read the charge Of murder In
tho first degree no asked Thnw what
he had TO say In regard To the indict-
mcnt.
The prisoner answered distinctly not
guilty"
Thnw's counsel Immediately inter-
posed an amendment To the plea asking
the court leave TO withdraw the plea
at any time up To next Tuesday. This
was granted and "A moment later the
prisoner rc-entered the prison.
Thaw was remarkably cool and col
lected. His face was pallid. but his
eyes were bright and he was keenly
alert anu more IMAM lnNtIthAcu il Aht
surroundings.
Wife Was Not Present.
Mrs. Thaw was not in the court room.
Yesterday she appeared as n witness
before the grand jury. but was excused
from giving testimony by Assistant
District Attorney Garvan and by the
Jurors who did not insist that she
should answer questions. No time will
be set for the trial until District At
II hE off ~ ~
week. In the meantime witnesses have
been summoned TO appear In the John
Doc proceedings at the district attor-
ney's office.
Stanford White was buried yesterday
with simple ceremonies Ut st. James.
G'hc services were held In the st.
James Episcopal church and the inter
ment was I'm the church yard.
In the opinion or the physician who
performed the autopsy on Whites body
the life oi the architect was shortened
not more than two years by the bull
let's from Thaw's pistol. He was found
suffering from Brights disease. from
incipicnt tuberculosis and from fatty
degeneration o. the liver.
Began as Artists Model.
In Pittsburs and la Philadelphia
some artists and photogrn pliers had
made pictures of Evelyn NcsbIt and
I found her an excellent model. The
! mother learned that posing was n
means OF earning money In New York
md before louE Evelyn was sitting for
painters OF note such as Bcckwith.
! Church. Chnmpney. Blcnncr and Isham.
The photographers began To seek her
out. too for artistic poses. The child's
earnings paid the family expenses at
the boarding house IN West Twenty
second street.
one day IN March. 1901. some strIk-
ing photographs or this new and un-
/ known beauty reached the World Of
fce. They were printed with an article
telling OF Evelyn's success ms an artists
model. Theatrical managers, always on
the lookout FOR fresh attractions.
sought her out, She was fascinated
with the idea OF stage life and on June
10. 1901. made her FIRST appearance as
one OF the Spanish dancers In Flora
dora" which was then all the rage IN
town. After time George Ledcrer.
captured her for a new production he
was giving. called The Wild Rose. ."
wherein she was given prominent
position In the front rank. She could
! not act nur ring. but she made n strik-