The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26

New York, June 26.-Harry Kendall
Thaw, millionaire son Of one Of the
most aristocratic families Of Pittsburg,
last evening, at Madison Square Gar
den, New York, in the full blaze of
{" first,night'' opera performance, shot
and killed Stanford White, noted ar
chitect. The reason he gave was that
White had wronged Mrs. Thaw.
Thaw is now in the Tombs pending
an inquiry by the coroner.
Perfectly calm, Harry Kendall Thaw,
who last night shot and killed Stan
ford White, faced coroner and sew
eral police officials today, absolutely
refusing to make any extended state
tragedy.
While Thaw in his immaculate even
ing. dress sat in cell in the Tenderloin
police station, the detectives were
securing the city for his wife, formerly
Evelyn Florence Nesbit, before her
marriage an artist s model and Choir
us girl. Mrs. Thaw disappeared as her
playhouse by policeman. and after
throwing her arms around his neck and
crying: ooh, Harry, Harry, why did
you do it, Harryq'' she is said to have.
entered an automobile and been whirled
away before the crowd or police reeov-
cred from the excitement caused by
one Of the most sensational tragedies in
New York g criminal history.
It was after O'Clock this morning
when Coroner Dooley after viewing
Whites body ordered it removed to, an
undertaking establishment and then
gave permission to have it taken to the
palatial White residence in Gramercy
square. 81
Thaw Is Questioned.
The coroner then went to the police
station and questioned Thaw. He asked
the young man if he had any statement
to make.
mo" replied Thaw, TT don't care
to say anything, coroner, but I wish you
would notify my lawyers, Mr.. Della
field and Mr.. Longfellow.
They've been notified. They re out
| Of town." the coroner replied.
| "Then I wish you would notify Jo-
seph H. Choate or Judge Hornblower,
Thaw said.
All this time Thaw was pacing up
| and down in his cell. HeShad put on
his long gray overcoat and was wear
ling his straw Eat, as If he expected to
secure his release when his counsel had
| come. 81
Captain Hodgins said he had talked
with Thaw and the latter acted in a
dazed manner. 81 thought he seemed
out of his head,' said the captain. No
further statement was secured.
Policeman Story.
Policeman Harry Debbs, who arrested
Thaw, gave this account Of the shoot.
F"I found the people almost crazy try.
ing to get out Of the place. I jumped
into the mob and saw a woman lying
down. She had tainted, and then I saw
White.
He replied: Yes, I did. That man
ruined my wife, or he may have said
my life. I don t know which he said
Then he said:
:" THAT man ruined my home.
guess he won't ruin any more homes
. Is he deadq'
"I told him he was, and he said he
was damn glad Of it and he was GLAD
he had made good job of it.
"When / arrested Thaw woman
who Manager Lionel Lawrence told me
. was Mrs. .Thaw, rushed up to Thaw and
kissed him and said: L did not think
you'd do it in that way.
"'It's all right, it s all right, ThaW
told her.
| sThen she whispered something into
/ his ear. I don't know what she said
to him.
HDown in the hall and in the street
a lot Of women gathered about US AND
shook hands with Thaw, and sympa
Why did YOU do it,. they kept asking.
!: Captain Hodgins, Sergeant Mccain
4 LAWYER Daniel o Reilly and Burr Me.
Intosh had q conference with Thaw
shortly after 8. O'Clock this morning
but If he told them anything, they. de
clined to divulge it's import:
I Whites body, covered by q sheet
lay in the spot where it had fallen un
til early morning.
i Effect of Bullets.
said that one bullet had hit White be
tween the shoulders and had perforated
his lungs. The second had hit his left
! eve and had come out on the right side
( Of his head This seemed to indicate
4 according to this official, that after
/ the first shot in the back White haG
tried to wheel on his assailant and hat
turned only half around as the bullet
s literally went thru the corner of hi
head in. glancing direction. That the
second shot did not hit another in {
crowd Of thousand persons present
was remarkable.
Il Well on to 'clock this morning {
big crowd hung around the police sta
ton. Every little while some alleged
friend of Thaw tried to get to see him
until special detail Of officers was 70
quired to keep the crowd in check.
Thaw Very Bitter.
The tragedy, while shock to tn,
friends of both men, was not altogethe,
surprise to them. They knew ant
!: have known for several years tina
!: against the architect Thaw had tn,
!: most bitter feeling. 1t dated back tt
!, the time when he first fell in love will
the woman who now is his wife. FL,
made no secret of this feeling.
Thaw sleepless.
Thaw passed a sleepless night in hi
cell in the Tenderloin police station
and was kept under constant watch
lest. he should attempt to harm himself
He had just settled himself on tn,
couch intthe grimy cell when drunken
prisoner was brought in. The man wa,
! half insane with drink and began yell
ing at the top Of his voice, as soon al
!: he was locked in a cell. The door mai
on watch was accustomed to such scene
| and was unmoved, but Thaw was both
.4ered. He called the doorman an.