The Washington times., 1906-06-27
STORY OF THE PARIS MEETING.

story was told today by intimate
friend OF Thaw to show that 1t was an
attempt on the part OF White 10 force
himself in some way on Mrs. Thaw
which led to the whole story Of her
1ormer relations with the man being
poured into the bridegroOm's ears while
the Thaws were in Paris last year.
According to the statement of this
man, who is being counted upon by the
defense as one of their most important
witnesses, Mrs. Thaw was taken III one
evening while they were stopping at the
Ritz Hotel during the dinner hour. Thaw
accompanied her TO their room and
pressed bis inquiries as 10 what had
affected her so suddenly. She told him
at first that she could not tell him,
saying:
.'Oh, Harry, 1 can never tell you. You
will never know"
Thaw, however, insisted so strongly on
knowing the whole truth that his wife,
with many tears, told the story OF her
former life in that section of the city
where the white lights burn so luringiy.
and Of Whites place in her life She
finished the recital by stating that she
had learned that White was then in
Paris, and perhaps stopping at the same
hotel with them. Thaw at that time
did not know White.
Found Wife With White.
The next day Thaw returned TO his
apartments TO find his wife absent He
started on a hunt through the hotel,
and finally found her in a corner Of one
of the reception rooms talking earnestly
TO a man. He took his wife away with
hod their
apartments demanded 10 know who the
man was
Mrs. Thax then admitted with further
tears that il was White. and said he had
sent her a note demanding few mo-
rnrnts with her. Thaw rushed down 10
tnc main floor Of the building. but White
VAS gone. Thaw encountered him the
next day and acccsted him on the street.
asking if he were Stanford White. OF
NJ Yo-l, White, however, denied his
identity
few davs later while Thaw and
his wife were walking together they
encountered the stranger and IhaW
understood at once by the actions OF
Mrs Thaw that the man must be
White. He again accOsted him ana
told him that II he ever troubled MS
wife again or dared 20 speak 10 her ne
would stir up a scandal that wouId
drive White out of the United States
as he knew all about him White ac-
cording 10 this story, instead of snow
ing fear. turned on Thaw and angrlIy
told him TO look out for himself ana
ordered T-haw never to speak 70 MIN
again.
The beginning Of the tragedy Of Mon
day night. 1t is claimed by Thaw
friends. was in that Paris meeting and
the fact that White declined to heed
the warning given him and persisted
in his attention to the young wife
Discovered Teu-Tale Letter.
Throughout the months Intervening
since the Paris encounter, White. It is
claimed. at intervals sent notes to Mrs
Thaw. The last of these came within
a week. according 10 Thaw's defenders.
1t was a letter, according TO all the re-
ports told of the incident, asking Mrs.
Thaw for an appointment.
Knowing the anguish which this let
ter would give her husband. as he had
for some time been brooding over her
wrongs at the hands Of the architect,
Mrs. Thaw tried to keep the letter from
him and placed Il in a bureau drawer.
Thaw found the missiYe, however. and
moment he began planning the killing
OF White. The momentary encounter
with White in the Cafe Martin Monday
evening. with its effect upon Mrs. Thaw,
who once more was moved to show her
terror, was the final blow which caused
Thaw to determine TO walt no longer
in Kidding his life Of the man he re-
garded as a monster trying to steal
his wife.
Thaw, according TO his friends. has
never been exactly the same man he was
since the story Of his wifes connection
with White was poured into his ears in
the Paris Hotel. He has brOoded over
IT ever since. After the first shock of
the reVelatio he recovered somewhat.
believing that his warning TO White
would be sufficient TO keep the man
away. 1t was after he had stumbled
onto Whites last letter. according to
some friends. that Thaw began 10 carry
the revolver with which he finally COM
mitted the murder
Husband Warned White.
But his act was not committed With