The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-02
,,WNTE H0UNDlO
by DETECTIVES.
Remarkable Story Of Relentless Relentless
Persecution Told ny Man Mat, 1 En-
5sg ploycd By White.
FEAR OF ASSASSINATION.
Had Determined to Have the. the
Shadowcrs Arrested on Day
Following Tragedy.

8@ n EW YORK, July 1.-Astounding side
fights are thrown on the murder OF Stan
a. ford White i Harry X. stThaw by 7.
Bergen, ~ detective and body Guard
employed BY White, who made public
the contents or d diary which he had
kept iii connection With his protection Of
the architect. Ills statement Is a revc-
latIon Of the conditions that preceded
the tragedy on Madison SQUARE Roof
Garden last Monday night.
Bcrgon, 1t one time, had charge OF q
1steotivo agency which had been en-
ttpnloyed by53Thaw to watch White. After
wards he left that agency, became man
aEerg Of another one, and entered the et1l-
rloy OF White. III.
The detectives statement and diary
show that White undoubtedly feared Tor
hts life: that he took minute precautions
N to guard against q surprise, and that
equally Ingenious plans were madefsto
b keep track OF every movement Of the
man about town.
The diary is d surprising exposure OF
Me among tho shigh-nying Bohemian set
n New York. Iergor gave his story as
'ollows: @a s $%
There Is q side TO the story Of the
d assassination OF Stanford White which Ct
&t has not been told, and lam going TO-
tell IT. The big architect was square n
with, me- and I am not afraid to speak S
out the truth. although his attorneys
and othcrs have been strongly silent.
Cost White $1,000.
Between February IA. 1906, and June
q, 1903. Mr.. White paid Uncover 5000,
which sum was disbursed during that
be Rod In the protection5of his person
and the sfadowlngS OFT band OF private
detectives hircd%by Harry x ThaW,
@ TN, Pittsburg millionaire.
i further charge that Mr.. White Yves y
bounded by Thaw's sleuths up to ~
o'clock on the night OF his death
and That it wa a very easy matter
for young Mr.. Thaw to know where &
MI. white Yves last Monday night,
for his paid sleuths were even then u
sill on the lob, and, In a automobile, f.
four of5ttham followed the architect
when he left his office at5No. 16O Filth N
Avenue, at the precise hour nave
named. 8
Ny business is that Of q priyatesde,
as tectIye .SS am no better nor no worse y
& iran others OF my profession. II ~
we're without gratitude and q sense
~ Justice. IEwould not tell my story.
Here is the account as near as \ can 3
II rive tt 81 reference to my diary:
3 February OF last year I wa
Engaged for several weeks on q SpriYate
matter In the vicinity Of Madison
s#S SQUARE Garden. It was q divorce case.
IA 1thaI lady involved, who was the "
Vie 81 4 person prominent sinaSthe
theatrlcal.world happened sto. live AneaF
the Manhattan Ciub.
Storry,,s$iinr Bse.rgsoofff,s Diary.
p.s,rcon. ! 4 diary begins with this incl
dent. the first entry being on February
ID 1906. He gays that he observed sev-
er,a,i men. whom he recognized as 5detec-
tiyes. and a woman shndowing q large
man. who, he afterwards learned vas
Stanford White. ,,.n.
on February 18th he visited Mr.. WHIT
II his Office and informed him that ne
was being Swallowed by detectives. sYhlte
at first laughed at the Idea put was was
later convinced that Bergoh was rlgnt.
Bergof IN White went together % TN. the
law Office OF Abe Hummel, and there
White engaged Bergon's services to
watch the other detectives and ascertain
IN whose employ they were. Bergon
then engaged, other men to assist him.
and for5tmore than Ave weeks they were
on the watch constantly, White, lnKtne
meantime, growing very anxious.
Once the architect said to Bergen: -
cannot understand It. / have never know
angly In all my life wrongedHeithcrS man
81 woman on another occaslonsh he said
to- theSdetective; II have long suspected
the ma who Is having this work done.
but I must have the absolute proof and
Fl you must get II" 3
Found Thaw Was Employer.
Finally, on March 29th, ID one Of sBer--
Kon's}; men who had gained the confidence
OF the superintendent of the rival agency
which was shadowlng White learned that
the man who had employed that agency
10 do this work was Harry Kendall Thaw.
The Diary in Detail.
Bergor'ss diary then continues as fol-
lows:
May 29tK--"Good news for you.'' ! an
5nounced to MIR. White over the telephone.
..What Is it?.' was his quick, nervous
question. 7 explained that It was so
Important that he would have to wait
until I could get over to sec him in per-;
son. &s@
Conference in Hotel.
Where are you?" he asked, I told him
x at the Herald Square HOTEL
walt for me and I will be up In q