Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-02

tu Bali, VINO was In turn seized b,
Mrs. Ball. and all escaped but Mrs
Ball, who was captured.
SILVERTON. June 29.-Jack Schai
fer. commonly known as "Happ,
Jack" was instantly killed yesterda,
afternoon while working in tunne
on the Lucy lode in Maggie gulci
which he was working with his part
ner, T. j. Flynn. Mr.. Flynn had gont
to the cabin to get dinner. Prett,
| soon he heard terrific explosion
and going to the tunnel ne found
pieces OF flesh, portions of limbs. etc.
of his partner, the body being blown
to pieces by supposedly premature
explosion. The unfortunate man was
about 81 years of age and resided in
San Juan county many years, being
a well known prospector So far ms
known he had no relatives. The
body was brought to the city this
morning for burial
NEW YORK, June 2S.-The coron-
er's jury today returned a verdict to
the effect that Stanford White came
to his death as the result of pistol
shots fred by Harry Thaw.
The inquest was late in getting
started Thaw came in wearing a
white handkerchief about his neck in
place of collar, his supply of linen
being short Six witnesses we're ex-
amined. and the jury took but three
minutes to reach a verdict Coroner
Dooley Immediately held Thaw to
the grand jury and remanded him to
the Tombs without bail.
The first witness was DR.. Lehane
the coroner's physician, who describ-
ed the three bullet wounds.
Edward Conway, a Madison Square
Garden fireman, testified that Thaw
passed White twice and shot him on
the second trip Ten minutes inter
vened between the trips Conway
helped capture Thaw.
Paul Brudine, fireman, who dis
armed Thaw, told similar story. He
said ne heard Thaw say, "He ruined
my wife" Both saw woman whom
they supposed was Mrs. Thaw. talk
ing TO him after the tragedy.
Warner Paxton. an engineer, said
that after the shooting the woman ex-
claimed, Look at the fix you have
got us in now" or, You've got us in
a nice fix" Tnaw replied, That's all
right, dearie; l probably saved your
life
NEW YORK, June 2S.-The grand
jury this afternoon returned an indict-
ment of first degree murder against
Thaw.
NEW YORK. June 2S.-After a long
session of lawyers for Thaw, the de.
cision was reached at noon that Mrs.
Harry X. Thaw should refuse to tes.
tify before the grand jury, and will
give as a reason for her refusal that
she should not be made TO give evil.
dence that might be damaging to her
husband.
TIE coroner's inquest held today
might have been attended by Mrs.
Thaw. Indeed she was requested to
be present and desired to go and sit
by her husbands side, but the attor-
neys denied her the privilege. The
strain Is telling on the little woman
She looks even more careworn this
morning than yesterday and they say
at the Lorraine, her husbands ele-
CANT Fifth avenue apartments, that
she has not slept wink since the
tragedy. "A great crowd gathered tnis
morning for the inquest held over the
body of Stanford White. but few were
admitted inside.
1t is understood today that Stanford
Whites life was insured In the Equit-
able for 100000 and that he had paid
tnat one company over $4,000 in pre-
minms.
Every effort is being made today
to gather evidence showing Thaw's
mental condition, his youthful follies
and pranks being exaggerated into
crazy fits.
NEW YORK, June 29.-Having de-
cided definitely to make emotional in
sanity the defense for Thaw his law
yers have set a score of detectives
at work today looking up Stanford
Whites private life. BY showing up
Whites character as TO women and
Thaw's knowledge of ii, and of Mrs.
rhaw's sufferings through 1t, they ex-
pect to. prove that Thaw was so
wrought up as TO lose his reason TEN
porarily. Clear proof of Whites mis-
deeds must be gathered quickly, as
there is no telling how soon Thaw's
case will be called. The district at.
torney's office is investigating the
story that revenge furnished the mo-
tive for the deed. The story briefly
is. that Evelyn Nesbit forced Thaw
to marry her by threatening civil
suit; that II was Whites testimony
which made her case stronger. So
Thaw decided 1t would be better TO
marry iler than fight the case.
NEW YORK. June 29-Mrs. Thaw
has decided do be witness at the
trial of her husband. She has de-
clared her willingness 10 tell all she
knows, although she realizes that in
SO doing she will subject herself to
searching cross-examination. The