The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-06-30
PLEADS INSANITY
SUCH WILL BE DEFENSE OF MILL.
lONAIRE MURDERER.
KILLED ARCHITECT WHITE
Most Startling Tragedy Since the
Shooting Of James Fisk, Jr., Thirty
Years Aso-EHorts to Bring Case
to Early Trial.

shooting OF James Fisk, Jr., Thirty
Years Aso-EHorts to Bring Case
to Early Trial.
New York.-Not since the killing OF
James Fisk. Jr. by Edward Stokes on
the staircase of the Grand Central ho-
tel. more than thirty years ago, has
the metropolis been shocked by so
startling and dramatic tragedy as that
which was enacted Tuesday night In
the presence of an audience of moro
than 1000 persons on the roof theater
of Madison Square Garden,
Not the least dramatic feature of the
tragedy is the fact that Mr.. White met
his death in the structure which is per
haps the most conspicuous memorial
OF his architectural genius.
Frankly admitting that he killed
Stanford White, the famous architect
| and pleading in justification OF the
deed that White had ruined the life OF
his wife, the beautiful former chorus
girl and artists model, Florence Eve
lyn Nesbit, Harry Kendall Thaw OF
Pittsburg, brother of the Countess OF
Yarmouth, occupies cell in the
Tombs awaiting the action OF the
grand jury on a charge of murder.
His counsel will offer the defense OF
insanity. and Wednesday the prisoner
was examined by eminent alienists. re-
tanned on his behalf and by the DIS
trict attorneys office.
Every effort is now being made by
both sides to expedite the legal pre-
liminaries so that the arraisnmens
and trial may take place at the ear
liest possible date.
Rarely has the case against any
prisoner moved with more rapldlty
than did the proceedings to-day which
ended in Thaws formal commitment
to the Tombs.
Save in this unusual and almost
frenzied haste the routine followed
| and the treatment accorded to Thaw
differed in no respect from that meted
out to any prisoner charged with cap
| ital offense.
Reused early this morning from MS
cell in the West Thirtecnth street sta
ton house, Thaw, alfred in fresh
clothing brought to him by his valet,
was shackled, in spite of his protesta'
| tions to a detective, and taken in the
patrol wagon to police headquarters.
Thereafter awaiting his turn in the
| long line OF petty criminals arrested
during the night, he was photographer
| and his measurements taken on the
Again in the patrol wagon he was
| taken to the criminal court building,
where a great multitude gathered to
catch a passing glimpse of him, and
was arraigned in police court.
There the proceedings were OF the
| briefcst, and after the bare formality
of arraignment had been undergone
| Thaw was remanded to the custody OF
| the coroner and on his order commit.
ted to the Tombs to await the result OF
| his trial.
Mrs. White, wife of the murdered
man, has returned from her summer
| home to New York, and, with her son.
is now stopping at her town residence.
She is completely prosn'ated with
| shock and grief.
The remains OF the dead man wers
removed from the morgue yesterday
| afternoon and taken to his nome. The
| funeral will be held Thursday from
| St Bartholomew church.
Pittsburg friends of young Thaw.
| men and women who have known him
| intimately for years. say he has been
| mentally unbalanced since babyaood.
| They tell how he ran away from col
| lege and went to Europe to buy spe-
! cial brand OF cigarettes. and how un.
| tractable he was when a mere child.