The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-26
COroner's Inquest to Be Held
Next Thursday.
LINED UP WITH THUGS
Photographed and Subjected to
BertilIon Measurements.
Great Crowds Assemble to Get
Sight of the Prisoner.

Thaw of Pittsburg. brother of the coun-
tess of Yarmouth, who shot and in
stantly killed Stanford White the noted
architect. last night, is a prisoner in the
Tombs today. Thaw admits the killing,
pleading that his act was justifiable,
that White had wrecked the life Of his
wife. the beautiful Florence Evelyn
Nesbit whose marriage to Thaw little
more than a year ago was one of the
sensa tions of the time The murder of
White probably was the most drastic
and sensational tragedy this city has
witnessed since the killing of Jim
Fiske by E S. Stokes more than so
years ago. Aside from the prominence
OF the principals. the setting for the
crime was unique. Surrounded by more
than q thousand persons who crowded
the great open air thea1er on the roof
of Madison Square Garden, White met
his death, on what has long been re-
to his energies.
Proceedings in the case against the
prisoner today was carried through
with unusual rapidity. From his cell in
the tenderloin prison Thaw was taken
to police headquarters, where his photo
graph was taken and his measurements
made. he was arraigned in police court
and remanded to the custody of the
coroner and shortly after noon he was
in a cell in the Tonnbs, formally charged
with murder and held without bail. The
coroner set the inquest for Thursday
and said that counsel on both sides de-
sired that the case be submitted to this
months grand jury
Thaw's defense probably will be in
sanity and already three noted alienists
have been called in TO report on his
mental condition
Counsel for the prisoner announced
this afternoon that they knew the
whereabouts Of Mrs. Thaw and that she
would be produced at any time her
presence is desired. The mother of the
prisoner is a. passenger on the steamer
Minneapolis which is due to arrive in
England on July g.
The funeral services over the body OF
Mr.. White probably Stin Be held at St
Bishop Coadjutor Greer officiating.
At Police Headquarters.
On arrival at police headquarters
Thaw was taken to the detective bu-
reau and then to the TOP floor where
is located the rogue's gallery and the
rooms Of the photographers and the Of
f1cers in charge of the BertillOn meas
uFenent system. Thaw's picture was
taken and his measurement recorded.
In the detective bureau he was lined
up before a detective sergeant who had
charge Of the district in a line with Is
prisoners, pickpOckets. confidence men
and other criminals who had been pick
ed up during the night. First Deputy
Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo. who
knows ThaW personally, was present
at the time.
Thaw was not given precedence over
the others. The detectives in charge
of the prisoners were called upon by
precincts to present their charges and
they were recorded by the detective
sergeant. Thaw was recorded when the
turn of the Tenderloin officer came
When the complaint against Thaw
had been recorded, the inspector direct
ed the detectives to take him up
stairs" There his picture was taken
and the Bertillon measurements were
made. The prisoner then was taken
down to the patrol wagon and hurried
to Jefferson market court.
AS Thaw left headquarters he was
fastened to detective sergeant by a
light chain hand brace. An immense
crowd had gathered around the build
ing and the police were forced to fight
their way to the waiting wagon.
At the police court the patrol wagon
had to force it's way through another
big crowd to reach the jail entrance to
the building. Thaw was conducted to
an office where he was permitted to
O'Reil1ey, Lawyer Joseph Brewster and
his friend, Burr Mcintosh. O'Reilley
told Thaw not to say a word about his
case to any one He said that If there
WIS any statement 10 DG uldQG 10 liz
public, he. O'Reilley, would make it.
Thaw assented.
The proceedings before Magistrate
Barlow, when Thaw was arraigned.
were brief. Captain Hodgins, appearing
as the complainant, asked that Thaw be
remanded to the custody of the coroner
Il direct that be DONE" said Magis-
trate Barlow.
After another short talk with his law
yer and Mr. Mcintosh, Thaw was taken
back to the patrol wagon and started
for the coroner's office
Lawyer Lewis Delaheid. who has ta-
ken charge Of Mr.. Thaw's defense, au-
thorized the announcement at the con-
clusi0n of the hearing before the
coroner Thaw will be committed to the
/ Tombs prison without ball and that a
date for the inquest agreeable to the
district attorney will be agreed upon.
Before leaving the police court
building ThaW said he was hungry;
that he had eaten nothing since last
evening. Captain Hodgins sent a mes
senger to a restaurant across the
street and in a few minutes a watt
ress appeared bearing a tray on which
were two peaches. two slices of bread.
bowl of milk and cup of coffee.
| ThaW hurriedly ate one of the peaches,
a slice OF bread and drank the cof-
to start for the criminal court build
] ing
At Criminal Court
| The greatest crowd of the day was
encountered when the patrol wagon
with Thaw and the officers approached
the criminal court building. All the
surrounding streets were filed with
crowds, street traffic was entirely sus-
pended and it was only by the COM
| bined efforts of nearly a score of po-
ilcemen that a passage way was
cleared for the patrol wagon. When
Thaw, tired and worn looking, stepped