The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-29
HARRY THAW Stays
architect White
KILLS FRIEND OF EVELYN MES
BIT IN ROOF GARDEN AT
NEW YORK.
Scion of Wealthy Pittsburg Family
Deliberately Commits Murder Dur
ing Performance, Being Actuated
by Jealous Hate of Victim.

New York, June 26.-Stanford
White, a member of the firm of Nc
Kim, Mead & White, architects, was
shot and killed during the perform
ance at Madison Square Roof aGrden
Monday night.
The police state that the murderer
was Harry Thaw, member of a well
known Pittsburg family.
Persons in front of the auditorium
where the tragedy occurred, say that
they saw a man sitting with fash
ionably dressed woman in the rear
suddenly walk down towards table
in front
The first intimation of trouble came
when, walking 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 dis
charged the pistol was struck up by
| 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 rushed up to his assailant, who
was struggling with the fireman,
threw her arms about his neck, ex-
claiming: "I'll stand by you"
Applauds Tragedy.
The audience for few moments be-
lieved the firing of the shots was a
hoax and applauded. But develop
ments came so fast and it was so sud-
denly made clear that they had been
witnessing a tragedy that a panic fol-
lowed.
The performance was drawing to
close and Spices big six, sort of up
to-date Florodora sextette, came on,
when Mr.. White entered the place.
He came from the Manhattan club,
where he had spent the earlier part
of the evening. He took seat in the
| fifth row and on the left side of a
table, and leaning over engaged in
conversation with Harry Stevens, the
caterer of the garden.
Thaw had been present during the
entire performance. With a woman,
said to be Mrs. Thaw, he had taken
seats at a rear table. He was in eve
ming dress and his overcOat was thrown
over the back of his chair. He got
| up every few minutes and walked
about, and the spectators later re-
called that ne had acted very nervous
ly. .. . .as
Interrupts Song with Shots.
The six women on the stage had be-
gun their song when Thaw left his
wife and, walking rapidly down the
aisle, stood for a few minutes right
behind Mr.. White, looking at nm
hard.
White apparently was utterly ig-
norant of his peril. Then Thaw quick
ly pulled a pistol from his trousers
| pocket and in quick succession fired
| three shots. Two took effect, either
wound being mortal.
Mr.. White without sound slipped
down to the floor, the chair and table
falling on top of him.
The audience broke into ripple OF
applause.
Two women nearby seeing what had
happened and the blood flowing from
the mans wounds, screamed.
Several men in the audience rushed
to Mr.. Whites assistance, but the
physicians said he had died instantly.
Immediately after the shooting
Thaw pointed the revolver in the d1-
rection of the stage, and then sweep
ing it around towards the audience,
as if attempting to cover his retreat,
started for the exit.
Slayer Is Calm.
He was quickly disarmed by Fire
man Frank Bruden, who rushed at
him regardless of any peril. He said
later that Thaw appeared to be dazed
and offered little resistance. Henry
Rogers, one of the audience, assisted
the fireman, and together they rushed
Thaw to the elevator.
In the car that arrived with Police
man Debes, of the West Thirtieth
street station, who had heard the
shooting and cries of the audience,
and Thaw was taken by him at once
to the police station.
There were several stories of what
,Thaw did after firing the shots, but a
| number of men agreed that he had
said:
THAT - will never go with that
woman again."
To Policeman Debes, at the garden,
he said:
"Well, - him, he deserved it.
Murderer Appeared Dazed.
Once in the police station he had
apparently recovered himself and had
become the least excited man in it.
Standing before the sergeant's desk
in easy pose, his overcoat hanging
over his left arm, he first calmly took
out a cigarette and lighted it.
Answering the usual questions as to
name, address, etc, he said he was j.
Smith, 33 years old, student of No.
SO La Fayette place, Washington,
D. c."
When searched his identity was con-
firmed In his card case were cards
engraved with his name Henry Ken
dali Thaw." He had about $3.50 in
cash. Refusing to say word about
the crime and asking that his lawyers.
eLwis A. Delafield and Frederick
Longfellow, be notified, he pulled his
cigarette and was taken back and