Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-06-29
HARRY THAW'S WIFE
TO EXPOSE WHITE
Former Chorus Girl
May Tell Reason
For Killing.
TRUTH OF TRAGEDY IS UGLY
The Woman Knows What
Prompted Deed---Plea Of
Not Guilty Entered.

New York, Jne 29.-Evelyn Nesbi
Thaw, the chorus girl who became
Harry X. Thaw's wife after lurit
romance, knows why her husband
murdered Stanford White. She will
tell 1t when her husband is place.
on trial.
Thaw entered formal plea OF mo-
guilty when arraigned on the charge
of murder in the court of general ses
sions today. The plea was entered
with a reservation that 1t may De
withdrawn next Tuesday.
Today it was reported along
Broadway in the theatrical district
that the direct reason leading up te
the killing of Stanford White by Harry
Thaw was a remark made by Wnite
three hours before the tragedy. He
was sitting at the table in Martins
cafe when Thaw and his wife passed
According to this story, which Is
vouched for by several persons VINO
will appear as witnesses, White look
ed the couple over, and turning to
Truxton Beal, who was sitting be-
side him, said:
Passed Insulting Remark.
There she goes. She's anybodys
property"
Thaw was at Whites elbow at this
time and leaning over the table ne
shook his finger in Whites face and
said
Damn you, I'll get you for this
vet. You'll eat those words"
Later White and his friends left the
table and went out on the balcony
to have drink. AS he passed Mrs
Thaw. it is averred, White tapped heI
Familiarity on the shoulder and said
something that no one else heard.
Letter from White to Mrs. Thaw.
1t is also alleged that among Q
bunch of letters that Mrs. Thaw turn
ed over to her husbands lawyer to
night was one from White, dated Sat
nrday, asking her to dine with him in
his "bachelor apartments" in the Mad
lson Square Garden building. The
note is couched in very familiar terms
end leaves no doubt that White ex
pected her to come at once. She
admits that she at once, upon receiv
ing the note, turned it over to her
husband.
Even Whites intimate friends ad'
init that he was what is best known
here in New York as "rounder" and
It is exrected that If Thaw ever comes
To trial his lawyers will attempt to
show that Whites character was such
as to compel Thaw to kill him after
he had written to his wife.
The announcement that the defense
will make emotional insanity a bas
is for their fight for the release Of
Thaw, set at rest speculation on that
point today. 1t will not be claimed
young Thaw is insane now. Such a
plea would mean sentence ito the
asylum for the criminal insane.
Plans of Defense.
The evidence in the case concerning
the relations of the girl with White
before she married Thaw and other
points which might show motive
are not to be made public just yet, il
the present plans are carried, bul
Mrs. Thaw will be her husbands prin
cipal witness at the trial
The defense plans to bring out the
whole story of Whites life, of his
relations with Evelyn Nesbit before
she married Thaw, and of his subse
quent actions, which, the defense
claims, annoyed Mrs. Thaw and goad
ed her husband to the shooting.
Anthony Comstock in an interview
Is quoted as saying that he is willing
to appear for the defense, If called
and will give evidence as to Whites
immoral conduct.
White Was Bankrupt.
Investigation has brought to lighI
the fact that Stanford White, who was
supposed to be wealthy, had been liv
ing beyond his income and was heay
lily In debt. owing $35O,000 to one
young member OF prominent family
and as much to other persons.