Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-06-27
WHITE FATALLY SHOT
Prominent Architect Killed at q
Roof Garden Theater.
HUSBANDS REVENGE
.You'Ve Deserved This;You've Ruined
Ny Homer Exclaimed Harry
Thaw as Death Dealing
Bullets We're Fired.

New York. June 2G.-Sanford White.
the eminent architect Of the firm Of
McKim 4 White. was shot Monday
night and almost instantly killed by
Harry 7. Thaw. a prominent member
Of a Pittsburg family during the per.
formance Of the musical extravaganza.
"Mamsell Champagne" on the roof OF
the Madison Square Garden Mr.
White died before an ambulance could
be summoned. and Thaw was arrested
Immediately after the shooting. White
was accompanied by Mrs. Thaw at the
time OF the shooting.
The Madison Square Roof Garden.
which has been closed for several
years. was crowded with a fashionable
audience While Harry short. who fills
the principal comedy role IN the peice
was singing a song and the garden
was echoing with laughter and ap-
plause. a series Of shots ratified In
the rear OF the audience. and a man
In evening dress was seen 10 fall across
a table. al which he was sitting with
party Of friends. The man who had
fired the shots fled. pistol In hand. 10
wards the nearest exit. where be was
seized and disarmed by police.
Instantly the great audience was
thrown into a panic and wild STAN
pede occurred In which chairs and Ia
bles were overturned. and men and
women fought with desperation 90 es-
cape from the roof
The man who was shot was quickly
identified as Mr. White. but his as.
sailant was not positively known 20
be Thaw until after he had been tax.
en- 20 the station house. Persons In
front OF the auditorium where the
tragedy occurred say that they saw a
man sitting In the rear suddenly walk
toward a table IN front
The first intlmation 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 pis-
toll fired three shots The first two
took effect. but as the third dischare-
ed the pistol was struck Up by fire
man on duty IN the theater. and the
bullet went skyward
The woman who had been sitting
with White sprang 20 her feet and.
rushing up 20 HIS assailant. who was
struggling with the fireman. threw her
arms about his neck. exclaiming I'm
-; I'd by you"
a. the West Thirtieth street police
station Thaw described himself as
John Smith. a student of $50 Lafayette
Place Washington. d. C.. but the po-
lice. on searching him. found cards and
letters addressed 90 Harry Thaw f.
Pittsburg. aud later his Identity was
fully established.
The shooting occurred az l0:30 p. 1
m. while Harry Short was singing Il
Could Love a Million Girls"
Thaw had been present during the /
entire performance lie and a wom- /
an said 20 be Mrs Thaw were sitting .
al a rear table. While waiting for a I
car 20 come after Thaw had been .
arrested n matter OF a few seconds. /
Thaw's wife. who was Evelyn Nesbitt /
a member Of the original Florodora .
se1tette. rushed 10 him. threw her
arms around Thaw and declared. "Iu I
stand by you. Harry"
Thaw had been az the performance
all the eevulng. and had been noticed I
20 be very nervous and excited. White
had been previously az the Manhattan
club. and had only been az the garden .
a few minutes when Thsw confronted
him.
Fireman Brudoff took the revolver
away from Thaw and handed him over
20 Policeman Bodds. who placed him
under arrest Thaw handed the po-
llceman $40 and asked him 20 notify
Andrew Carnegie that he was In trou-
BILE
Thaw. Il was acknowledged. said 20
the fireman: He deserved what he
got. He ruined my life aud deserted
the girl"
While Thaw was being held by the
policeman the young woman. who Is
short. slender dark and very pretty.
again put her arms about his neck
Thaw told her 20 keep qniet and not
get excited. as all would come out all
right
Immediately after the shooting the
curtain was rung down on the play.