Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-06-29
HARRY THAW
COMMITS MURDER

! New York, June 26.-Stanford White,
the eminent architect of the firm of
McKim, Mead 81 White, was shot Mon
day night and almost instantly killed
by Harry Thaw,a member of the prom
inent Pittsburg family, during the per-
formance of the musical extravaganza
'Mamselle Champagne" on the roof Of
the Madison Square Garden. Mr..
White died before an ambulance could
be summoned, and Thaw was arrested
Immediately after the shooting. The
garden was crowded with fashionable
audience.
Instantly after the shot the great
audience was thrown into panic and
q wild stampede occurred during which
chairs and tables were overturned and
men and women fought with despera-
ton to escape from the roof. The first
intimation of trouble came when, walk
ing in front of his seated victim, the
man exclaimed: you've deserved
this. You've ruined my home" and
drawing an automatic pistol fired three
Shots The first two took effect, but as
the third was discharged the pistol was
struck up by a fireman on duty in the
theater and the bullet went skyward.
The woman who had been sitting with
Mr.. White sprang to her feet and rush
ed up to his assailant, who was strug
CLING with the fireman, threw her arms
about his neck, exclaiming: "I'll stand
: by you Fireman Burden took the
revolver away from Thaw and hand
him over to the police. Thaw handed
3 the policeman $40 and asked him to
notify Andrew Carnegie, that he was
4 in trouble. Thaw, it is alleged, said
to the fireman, "He deserves what he
/ got. He ruined my life and deserted
+ the girl" While Thaw was being
q held by the policeman the young
. woman, who is described as short, slen
der, dark and very pretty, again put
+ her arms about his neck.
Thaw told her to keep quiet and not
= get excited, as all would come out all
right
. Thaw had been present during the
:, entire performance. With a woman,
= said to be Mrs. Thaw, he had taken
seats at rear table.
He was in evening dress and his over
coat was thrown over the back of his
q chair. He got up every few minutes
n and walked about and the spectators
D. later recalled that he had acted very
j. nervously.
n Six women of the stage had begun
e. their sorg when Thaw left his wife,
j. and, walking rapidly down the aisle,
at stood for few minutes right behind
Mr.. White, looking at him hard.
e. White was apparently ignorant of
It. his peril. When Thaw quickly pulled
IS a pistol and fired. Mr.. White, without
,e sound, slipped down to the floor, the
r chair and table falling on top of him.
III The charge against Thaw is murder.
m Mystery still surrounds the cause of
the tragedy, but its solution may be
10 found in the words attributed to Thaw
A. Immediately after the shooting:
ir "Well, he ruined my wife and l got
:. him.
IN 1t is known that Tor years bitter en-
o. nifty had existed between White and
es Thaw on account of the formers atten'
as tions to Mrs. Thaw, which had begun
of prior to her marriage. Mrs. Thaw
said to be O member of the Original
ce Floradora sextet, disappeared in the g,
rs citement while her husband was being
no taken to the station.
sx- Later.
I'm Frankly admitting that he killed
Stanford White, the famous architect
he and pleading in justification of thu
he deed that White had ruined the life O.
on his wife, the beautiful former choru
girl and artists model, Florence EvelyI
I'm Nesbit, Harry Kendall Thaw of Pitts
I'm burg, brother of the countess of Var
to- mouth, occupies a cell in the Tombs
Ok awaiting the action of the grand jur.
m, Oh the charge of murder. His counse
Ito will offer the defense of insanity, AM
no the prisoner was examined by eminen
led alienists, retained ON his behalf, am
by the district attorneys office.
m 1t is said that Mrs. White is com
H. pletely Frustrated by the shock an
lis grief.
Mr.. Whites body was removed tc
Oh the house. The autopsy held show
~ that three bullets had taken effect, on
80. in the corner of the left eye, whic
wi penetrated the brain and was instantl
fatal; one in the upper lip, knockin
Ter out several teeth, and one striking tn
me left shoulder.
cts Thaw's bearing in the tombs was tn
'us source of much wonder to the warden
10 who had him in charge.
art Louis Delafiield, who took charge {
ale Thaw's interests Immediately after hi
In arrest, announced that the firm {
OF Black, Olcott 81 Bonynge, of whic
Ind former Governor Frank S. Black is tn
be senior partner, had been retained
a conduct the defense.
ing While seeking information of til