The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-29

the prison after which Mr.. Delafeld
declined 70 say anything about the
case, except that it was now entirely
in the hands Of Mr.. Black and Mr..
Olcott. Mr. OIcott declined to- make
any statement.
The whereabouts cf Mrs. Thaw
who disappeared from Madison SQUARE
Garden in the confusion that followed
the tragedy, remained 4 mystery until
this afternoon, when accompanied BY
q friend, Miss May McKinsey. she
arrived at the office Of Delafeld and
logfellow OF Wall street, where she
remained N consultation with toun-
sci IoT several nOETs. While there
4 was served with d subpoena re-
curing her attendance before the
grand jury on Thursday. Mrs Thaw
was clad in a plain brown automobile
costume, and appeared i'll and nerv-
Gus, and apparently hardly strong
enough 10 walk from the carriage to
the door. At the lawyers office Mrs.
Thaw was Joined by Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Carnegie, and to be relatives Of her
husband.
Mrs. Thaw was not seen to leave
the building which was closely watch
ed by reporters and late in the after
noon II was learned that she and Miss
Mckenzie had left the lawyers office
ON the 18th floor, crossed the roofs
n two adjacent buildings, and enter
ed a window OF the City National
Bank building in front of which q
carriage was waiting for them. Mr..
DelaheId declined to make any state
ment on behalf of Mrs. Thaw. except
to say that she would not be spirited
away and WGpld respond to any sum-
mons Ct the authorities.
Assistant District Attorney Mott.
who has charge Of the prosecution.
said tonight that all the witnesses at
the inquest and before the grand jury
would first be examined by him, but
Intlnated n a Mrs Thaw's presence
at the inquest woEld O be required
1t was understood that this course
was decided upon in view of the fact
that Mrs. Thaw could stand upon her
right as a wife TO refuse to testify
against her husband. She will, how
ever, 5e required to appear before the
grand jury.
The district attorneys office is
busilE engaged in looking up Thaw's
a~ntecedents, his mode of living, re
ported designations and indulgences,
with 2 view to ~analyzrng their bear
ms on his mental condition. On this
point Mr.. Nott"said today:
"Thaw is not insane now, nor was
he insane at the time he shot White"
Asked concerning the probable late
Of the trial. Assistant District Attor-
ney Mott said:
Il know Of no reason why T11aw
should be treated any differently than
an ordinary accused murderer. He
VIII have to wait his turn to be tried
in all probability. However, Mr.. -Jer-
ONE will be back in town on Monday
next and will decide that"
Up to tonight the district attorneys
office has received no communication
from members of Mr.. Whites family.
Mrs White came in this morning from
her summer home at st. James. Long
Island, accompanied by her sister, Mrs.
Prescott H. Butler. and went to the
town house in Mercy Park, where she
is now with her son Lawrence, who
came down from Harvard yesterday.
and parted with his father only an
hour OF So before the tragedy. Mrs.
White was reported to be completely
Frustrated by shock and brief.
Mr.. Writes body was removed to
the house this afternoon.
The autopsy held today showed that
three bullets had taken effect. one in
the corner of the left eye which pene-
trated the brain. and was instantly
fatal; one IN the upper lip, knocking
out several teeth, and n striking the
left shoulder and lodging in the elbow,
The funeral services will be on
Thursday at st. Bartholemew's church,
Coadjutor Bishop Greer officiating.
Thaw's bearing in the tombs was
the source of much wonder to the war
dens who had him in charge. While
he appeared to be in a sort of a date
and unable TO comprehend his position
his appetite was unimpaired, for lie
disposed of three substantial meals
during the afternoon, and having dined
at 6 o'clock with every appearance of
enjoyment, he remarked that he ex-
pected to spend a comfortable night.
Thaw's counsel today advised him to
make no statement, and no additional
light has been thrown upon the cir
cumstances leading up to the shooting
However, accredited to Thaw imme-
ditely after his arrest last night is
this:
I'VE were all at o party in Martins.
You can find out the m of the
others there, but l was sitting some
distance from my wife. Suddenly |
saw her get very pale and begin to
shiver. and thought she was i'll.
Il made a motion to inquire what
was the matter and she called a wait
err and wrote a note which sent
around the table to me.
THE note said: The dirty black
guard is here Then I turned and saw
that fat scoundrel sitting there. big
and healthy, and then saw her and
how she was"
Did White make Any motion to at
tack you?"
WHAT said Thaw. The question
was repeated.
Thaw nodded his head in the affirm
ative.
1t was said that when Miss Nesbi-
came to New York with her mother