The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26
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after the shooting. She was noted
showgirl and artist s model when Thaw
married her,a few.years ago. His fam
lily idisapproved. 10y, Z. ri.
Thaw ard his wife came to New York
a few days ago. from Pittsburg and
stayed at the Hotel Lorraine Last
evening they dined with two friends
upstairs in the Hotel Martin, at Tween
ty-sixth street and Fifth avenue. STAN
ford White dined in the same restau-
rant, but on the lower floor. -.
Shortly after l:3O O'Clock last night
young Thaw received an answer to the
many messages which he had dispatched
to his attorneys. Lawyer Heightman
Of the firm Of Delafeld & Sturgis sent
a messenger to say that he was on his
way to the station.
bring him in here,'' Thaw told the
7doorman, when the message was taken
to him in his cell. 81 want to see Della
field, and if I can It talk to him I won't
say anything.'' 49,. y. -, 4a +
Detectives Seek Mrs. Thaw.
Detectives Foster and Mcdonnell
clock with orders to find Mrs. Harry:
Thaw and bring her to the station. $>
Harry Thaw was to have sailed today
with his wife to join his mother, who
sailed Saturday. IS; n "a. :
Miss Ivan Richardson, who was in
the audience at the roof garden told
/ this story: "When the three pistol
shots were heard everybody in the au-
dience seemed to think they were 4; in
chorus and soloist were on the stage
singing. In some other acts there had
| been SO much noisy work. that I, at
least, thought for moment that the
shots were part OF thesact and looked
for something to happen TO explain
Chorus Girls Took Fright
nThen we heard the long drawn
scream Of woman and agon.
izing. The chorus girls began TO-
/ IA panic in the audience was imni-
nent. Just then Cassius Fleimann, the
| composer of the song-it was his first
production and he was leading the or
chestra, flung his music! aside andssaid
to the musicians: Strike up johnny
Jones'' and keep playing The stage
the stage in his shirtsleeves, and urged
the chorus girls back to their places,
shouting, Dance, sing, keep it up
"They danced and sang, with their
faces showing deadly white under their
makeup We could see their excite
ment. I call it game for the composer,
a little man not more than FIVE feet tall.
ira before, to think of the, right, thing
| to do and prevent rush Of people.
| "When Mr.. Lawrence saw that the
man was dead he dismissed the audi
ence, and all went out quietly"
Thaw Brooded Over Wrong.
+ "Stanford White wronged my wife,
he is the scou n1t he ought to be put
So said Harry K. Thaw at luncheon
with a friend down town several
SLittie Evelyn Nesbit came to New
! York almost four years ago." ThaW
told his friend. "Her father, a Pitts
burg lawyer and vicepresident OF the
League Of American Wheelmen, mao
Mrs. Nesbit came on here with Eve,
! 1yn and her little brother, and they al!
i lived at No. 245 West Twenty second
street. Evelyn was an artist g model
and posed for photographers. She was =,
1 a sweet, innocent girl, almost a child
4 and one Of the most beautiful girls
| a place in. the chorus Of the Wild
Rose'' at the Casino:
| WThen Stanford White found he,
4 out. Do you know himY' Ihaw looked
furious. Ask any Of your friends WIG
know about fast life In this town and
they I'll tell you he was, notorious as
seeker out Of young girls on the stage
ssHe became acquainted with Eve
4 lyn, took her to after-theater suppers
and out in his automobile. You car
4 guess the rest.
Sent Girl to School.
! ttHe sent her, after. awhile, to,
j school in Madison, N. j., to finish he1
! education. It was on one Of her visits
? home from that school that l first met
her.
Thaw's eyes blazed when he talked
J Of White. Other friends Of his said to
night that he had told like story t.
them and seemed always to be brood
ing over White s alleged wrongs to hi
,, wife.
White Warned.
Mr.. Whites friends even warned hin
to be careful, but he declared that Their
was no reason for the feeling and wen
: about his business as usual Mr.: an
I Mrs. Thaw lived in Pittsburg and tn
/ incident was fast being forgotten, unit
the carly part Of this spring, when tn
vo,-,,e. rnhple Gene to this city and tool
apartments. The warnings were re
: "a, u. zen on the part OF some, but