The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26

ble in the excitement which followed to his home at 12t East 21st street.
 Immediately after the shooting Thaw pointing the revolver in the direction of the stage and then sweeping 1t around towards the audience as If att tempting to recover his retreat, start ed for the exit He was quickly dis armed by Fireman Frank Burden. who rushed at him regardless of any peril. He said later that Thaw appeared to be daxtd and offered little resistance. Henry Rogers. one of the audience, as sisted the fireman and together they rushed Thaw to the elevator and turn cd him over to a policeman.
 While awaiting for the car to come, a matter of few seconds, Thaw's wife, who was Evelyn Nesbit, a member of the original Florodora sextette, rush. ed to him. threw her arms around Thaw and declared, "Til stand by you, Henry. !"
 There were several stories of what Thaw said after firing the shots but a number of men agreed that he said: That - - - will never go with another woman again"
 To Policeman Debs at the Garden he said: Well, damn him, he deserved it."
 Thaw Regains Corlpesure.
 Once in the police station he had ap- DATenIlY come the least excited man in it. Stand- ing before the sergeants desk in easy pose his overcoat hanging over his left arm. he first calmly took out cigar cite and lighted 1t.
 Answering the usual questions as to name. address. etc. he said he was J. smith, thirty-three years old, student of ss La Fayette Place. Washington D. c.
 When searched his identity was es- tablished. In his card case were cards en ngraved with his name, Henry Ken daii Thaw." He had about $25o In cash.
 Refusing to<say a word about the crime and asking that his lawyers Lewis A. Delafield and Frederick Long fellow. be notified, he puffed his cigar erte and was taken back and locked in cell. The charge against him IS murder. is that Mrs White was visiting friends In the west-and was expected to return saturday. Mir. White dined with ms son Lawrence White. who returned ear Her in the day from Harvard 10 pass tha summer vacation at home.
 Cause of Tragedy Mystery.
 Mystery still surrounds the cause Of the tragedy, but its solution may oe found in the words attributed to Thaw Immediately after the shooting, FL he ruined my wife and I got him
 If Is known that for years bitter enmity had existed between White ana rhaw on account of the formers atten- tions to Mrs. Thaw which had begun prior to her marriage.
 Mrs. Thaw disappeared in the ex- cItcnlent while her husband was being taken to the station house and up 10 late hour tonight could not be found.
 On the way to the police station Po- licemln Debs said Thaw expressed ms gratification over the killing
 I'm glad | shot him." he said, I'm glad I did a good job of 1t. That man has ruined my -" then dropping his voice. Debs said that Thaw said some- thing that sounded like either wife or life"
 Coroner Dooley arrived early and be- gan to examine the witnesses.
 Tt developed that Mir. White. witn his son, Lsawrence and a chum nf the ' latter Leroy KirE, recently graduated kgrani Harvard had sUthed on 7he porfict or Martins at. BFoaasvay and Twenty. sixth Street whlfc the Thaw party was af dinner tnside The White party went to the New Amsterdam roof where MT White. Sr., left the young men. He l then went to the Manhattan Club and | fter a few minutes up to the Garden roof. He lives in one of the apart ments in the, tower and ig is supposed he stopped of for a few minutes te see the new show before retiring fol l the night.