Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-28
An Indictment 10 That Effect
las Been Returned Against
Harry Kendall ThaY.
WILL PLEAD TOMORROW
According 10 an Unofficial Report, Mrs..
IhaW Answered But One Ques-
ilOn in The Grand Jury Room.
Associated Pres, Dlsraich by speclal wre,

charged with the murder Of Stanford
W hlte. passed a restless night In his cell
in the Iombs He seemed I'm fairly good
spirits when he arose. however and
after a careful toilet ate his breakfast
with evident relish
10 had been planned to begin the in
quest 80 $50 O'Clock but MS Coroner
Dooley had spent nearly the entire night
M work on the case, he was DELAYED |
more than an hour in reaching the Cnmi- /
nal Court Building great crowd had |
gathered On and around the building in /
the meantime. but they were held In |
check by q large force OF police especially /
detailed Tor the occasion Every seat in /
the coroners court was filled az 1890 |
clock, when the coroner arrived Ihaw |
was brought in a minute later and took
q seat beside his counsel The coroner S |
jury next was assembled and sworn. and
the examination oi witnesses was begun
without delay Nicholas l.. Stokes q
wealthy coal dealer, was foreman of the
jury.
The first witness called was the coro-
ners physician Dr. Timothy ID. Lehan,
who performed the autopsy on White
body. He declared that death was
caused by gunshot wound in the right
eye.
The most important testimony was
given by Lionel Lawrence, stage director
a. the Madison Square Roof Garden
Theatre
Lawrence said that Immediately after
the shooting Mrs. Thaw rushed up to her
husband and. throwing her arms around
his neck said
Never mind Harry. l will stick to
you through thick and thin"
Ihaw turned TO the crowd, which sur
rounded them. and said.
THAT - ruined my wife, and / got
him and fixed him for it,
Edward H Conway. a foreman of
laborers at Madison Square Garden. said
he saw both White and Thaw the night
of the murder He described Thaw
movements, saying Thaw had passed
him twice. going back and forth behind
the table at which White sat. The second
time Ihaw approached Whites table he
saw Ihaw extend his arm and three shots
followed in quick succession. White
fell and a fireman seized Ihaw, who
was walking away and took away the
revolver with which the shooting was
| done The witness next told of the
arrest Of Thaw by the policeman and de-
scribed the actions OF the prisoner as
he was being taken down the elevator.
! Conway said he noticed Ihaw partiou-
larry that night.
His eyes were bulging and dilated, "
said he, 'and his face was very white.
After the shooting / heard him say he
ruined my wife and ] did it,.
Paul Bruden the fireman who seized
/ Thaw after the shooting, had very little
to add TO what Conway had testified,
except that two men went down the
elevator with Thaw and Mrs. Ihaw
Warne1 Paxton, an engineer, testified
that he accompanied the prisoner and
Mrs Thaw down in the elevator and
when asked as TO what conversation
passed between Mr. Thaw and Mrs. Ihaw
said.
"The woman said look at the fix you
have pushed yourself into now.
"Nhat did Ihaw say G'
ole said It's an right, deaHe.
have probably saved your life
The witness said the prisoner was moi
excited, but appeared calm
Anthony J. Debes, the policeman who
arrested Thaw, said the prisoner was veTl
calm before he was taken from the build
ing
''Did you notice anything irrationa
about him ?" asked the assistant distnc
attorney.
"No. nothing irrational, " replied Debes
The next witness was Lionel Lawrence
stage manager of the Madison Squar
Roof Garden Theatre Lawrence sai'
that he knew White and Thaw and tina
he saw White 25 minutes before he wa
killed and saw Thaw two minutes beior
the fatal shot was fired.
did YOU see the shooting ?"
eyes that is / heard the first shot and
turning around / saw the second an
third Shots fired and next l saw Nj
White fail from the chair
"What did you do next ?"
Immediately ! ran TO the stage an
called TO the company TO 60 on with th
plav Next ] ran back and saw Firema
Bruden take the gun away from lhav
Next put my hand on Ihaws shoulder
"Did YOU see Mrs Ihaw ?"
eyes. She threw her arms aroun
Thsw and exclaimed: Never minc
Harry. III stick to you through thick an
thin
"Did Thaw say anything
"He said 10 me: That d. -
ruined nv wife. and / got him and
fixed him for it.
"What was the appearance OF lhaw !
"He was very white and his eyes Wef
staring out Of his head.
Coroner Dooley next gave the test
mony TO the jury and they retired.
While tho Jury was out lhaw, nj
counsel and the policeman conversed tS
gether. the prisoner laughing and chat
ting naturally with him. He SCENE
no have become thoroughly at ease an
ia he quite self-composed.
The Jury returned after an absence
about ihrce minutes and announced thi
fhcv had reached a verdict. The jury
report was as follows:
s.We find chat lhesaid Stanford Viii
came 10 his death on the 25th day
Lne 1905. at the Madison square Ro
Garden. Twenty-siNth street and Madis'
avenue bv cerebral hemoThage, pist
sbot wound of skull inflicted at the TN
and place aforesaid by Harry hend'
Tbaw was called to the bar and W
committed 10 the City Prison wtho
hail 10 await the action OF the grand Iui
The prisoner was taken back 20 ms
in the Tombs.
Immediately after the conclusion
the inquest the grand jury began Its &C
alteration Of the case.
Among the witnesses called before