Arizona republican., 1906-06-27
The Murder of Architect Stanford White
 by Harry Thdw
He Revenged the Wrongs of His Wife, Former Chorus Grl-His Defense Will Be That He Was Emotionav Insane.

New York. June c26.-FranIly admit ting that he killed Stanford White, the famous architect, and pleading in jus tification of the deed that White had ruined the life of his wife, the beau tifuI former chorus girl and artists model, Florence Evlyn Nesbit, Harry Kendall Thaw, of Pittsburg. brother ot the Countess of Yarmouth, occupies a cell in the Tombs awaiting the action of the grand jury, on a charge of mur- der. His counsel will offer the defense of insanity, and today the prisoner was examined by eminent alienists, re- tained in his behalf, and by the dis trict attorneys office. The coroner's iury's inquest will be held on Thurs day. and in all probability the case will then be considered by the grand jury. when the prisoners wife will be required to appear before that body, she having been served with a subpoe- na today while in consultatioTrAat the office of her counsel. Every effort is being made by both sides to expedite the legal preliminary so that the ar raignment and trial may take place at the earliest possible date.
 Not since the killing of Jas. Fisk, Jr., by Edward Stokes on the staircase of the Grand Central Hotel more than thirty years ago, has the metropolis been shocked by so startling and dra- matic a tragedy. as that which was enacted last night in the presence of an audience of more than 1000 persons in the roof theater of Madison Square Garden. Not the least dram atic feature of the tragedy is the fact that Mir. White met his death in the structure which is perhaps the most conspicuous memorial of his architec- turaI genius.
 Rarely has case against any pris- oner moved with more rapidity than did the proceedings today which ended in Thaw's formal commitment to the Tombs. Save in this unusual and all most frenzied haste the routine follow ed and the treatment accorded to Thaw differed in no respect from that meted out to anyone charged with a capital offense
 Reused early this morning from his cell in the West Thirtieth street sta ton house, Thaw, attired in fresh clothing, brought to him by his valet, was shackled, in spite of his protesta- tions to a detective. and taken in a pa trol wagon to police Headquarters Thereafter awaiting his turn in the long line of petty criminals arrested huilHB lle HlBHt ne was photographed and his measurements taken on the Bertillon system.
 Again in the patrol wagon he was taken to the criminal court building where a great multitude gathered to catch glimpse of him, and was ar raigned in police court. There the proceedings were of the briefest char acter 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.
 shortly after his arrival he was vis- ited in his cell by pr. Austin Flint Dr. Carlos F. Mcdonald and Dr. Ma bon. on behalf. it was said, of the dis trict attorneys office, and by Dr. Ma suire, the Tombs physician, who was requested to make an examination of the prisoners mental condition by counsel for the defense. Drs. McDon- aid and Fine later declined to say anything. but Dr. Maquire said that he believed he discovered symptoms of emotional insanity and possible indi- cations of insipient paresis The alien ists will make a further examination of