The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-28
THAw INDICTED
FOR MURDER OF
ARCHITECT WHITE
Inquest Held by Coroner al Which Several Witnesses Of The
Tragedy Testified ThaW Was Present and While the Jury
Was Considering Its Verdict Laughed and JOked With Those
Near Him. Mrs. ThaW Summoned as a Witness lppsars
Before Grand Jury Which Returns Verdict Of Murder in
First Degree

( The witness said that the prisoner was
not excited but appeared cool
Anthony J.. Debes the policeman who
arrested Thaw said he noticed nothing
Irrational about Thaw
Lionel Laurence. stage manager Of the
Madison Square roof garden theatre said
he saw White 25 minutes before he was
Killed and saw Thaw two minutes before
the fatal shots were fired.
did you see the shooting?"
Yes. That is. / heard tho first shot
and turning around, | saw the second and
third shots fired. and then | saw Mr..
White fall from the chair. Immediately
i ran TO the stage and called the com
pany 10 go on with the play. Then | ran
back and saw Fireman Bruden take the
gun away from Thaw. Then / put my
hand on Thaw's shoulder"
Did you see Mrs. Thaw?"
yes. She threw her arms around Thaw
and exclaimed: Never Mind. Marry. III
stick TO you through thick and thin"
DID Thaw say anything?"
lie said 70 me; That - ruin
ca my wife. and l got him and / fixed
him for it,"
What was the appearance OF Thaw?"
lie was very white and his eyes were
staring out OF his head"
Coroner Dooley then gave the case IN
While the jury was out. Thaw his conn
sci and the policeman conversed to-
gether' tho prisoner laughing and chatting
naturally with them.
The jury returned after an absence OF
about three minutes. The report was as
follows:
We find that the said Stanford white
came 10 his death on the 25th day OF
June, 1906 at Madiso Square roof garden.
-, fkF- -ofN
nue. by cerebral hcruurrhage. pistol shot
wound of skull inflicted at the time and
place aforesaid by Harry Kendall Thaw."
Ihaw was committed TO the city prison
without bail TO await the action OF the
grand jury. The prisoner was tnken hack
to his cell at the Tombs
The grand jury Immediately began its
consideration Of The case
Among the witnesses called before the
grand jury were Mrs T'haw. wife OF the
prisoner. and May McKenzie. an actress
ana close friend OF Mrs Thaw Mrs
Thaw remained I'm the Jury room about
ID minutes. after which she visited her
husband in the Tombs.
The grand jury returned an Indictment
against Thaw charging murder In the
hrst degree. Thaw Will plead TO the in
dictment before Justice Cowing tomor-
row
DOES NOT ANSWER
An unofficial report OF the proceedings
In the grand jury room while Mrs. Thaw
was on the stand was as follows:
Are you the wife OF Harry K Thaw
accused OF the murder OF Stanford
Whitef' asked Asst.-Dist Atty. Garvan.
Il am replied Mrs. Thaw
Were you present at the time OF the
shooting OF white?''
THAT is too painful n ouestion FOR mo
20 answer" said Mrs Thaw
Did you know anything OF the trouble
between your husband and whittier"
That IL toe painful subject for me TO
discuss"
Did you know Mr.. White previously TO
the shooting?"
THAT ls too dreadful a question for me
to discuss" was all Mrs. Thaw would
say.
Turning to the Jurors Mr. Garvan said
II think we are all agreed on that sub
ject.'
Then addressing Mrs Thaw he said:
you may go"