Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-27


 office working, practically day and night to learn all the details of the events which led up to the murder of Stanford White by Harry K. Thaw and all sources silent as to their dis coveries, there was much room for speculation to-day on all phases of the case The motive for tie murder the police believed was outlined in Thaw's brief statement that his home had been ruined and with this as a basis of investigation detectives were sent in various directions looking up Thaw's habits in New York and in vestigating the many stories told and published concerning Stanford Whites conduct. Thaw, advised by some of the most prominent lawyers of New York and Pittsburg, is silent. Mrs Thaw Is with friends to-day ready to. respond to call from the district attorneys office. Perhaps the most interesting development late last night was the announcement
 
 lawyers yesterday that she had re- ceived many letters from Mir White since her marriage. One of these she threw on her dressing table few days ago and her husband found it and vowed vengeance on the writer. While the finding of this letter may have been the direct cause of the tragedy. Thaw's jealousy of White was of long standing, and the young man made frequent threats to kill his supposed rival.
 Mr White was astonished some months ago to find that detectives were following him wherever he went. At first he had some doubt whether the men were really logging his footsteps or whether 1t was a mere accident that the same faces appeared when he left his office. his home or his club at morning, noon and night. When he had become con- yinced beyond possible doubt that reports of his movements were being prepared for somebody he took steps ! to have some detective work done on his own account and to have his shadowers followed.
 He employed man to, go after him wherever he went, so far as pos sible. and then he amused himself by giving the slip to- the first, detec- tive. The person he employed discov- cred that the other detective was re- porting to Thaw.
 | In this way Mir White was able to obtain ample warning that the wealthy young man from Pittsburg suspected him and was preparing some unpleasant surprise. Mir White took occasion to mention this matter to some of his associates and con- mepted that one reason. he assumed, that Thaw was angry at him was because he was familiar with a doc pment drawn by the present Mrs Thaw before her marriage. The na- ture of this is not known.
 There are many stories. too. oi Thaw's first meeting with White which Is said to have taken place in Paris last spring after Thaw and Miss Nesbit were married. and III the course of which Thaw quarreled with White.
 Agnes Palmer. chorus girl, x quoted in an interview to-day as say
 iny that Mir White had told her tha
 he knew Thaw was "gunning fo
 him."
 Evidence of the motives that led t'
 the murder Is not to come out Tor
 time in any public proceedings. an,
 there Is a remote chance that It VII
 not come out at all it Is said today
 Tho coroncrs inquest will be Tor mai inquiry into the cause of death
 Evelyn Nesbit will not testify In tn
 coroners court, but will % befor'
 the grand jury, whose sittings are SC
 cret. An incident will undoubtedly h
 returned. the plea of insanity VIII b
 put in and inquiry into the iIisani'!
 of the prisoner will be the first pro
 cee,ilngs. That may take month
 and the result Is at present . matte
 of conjecture.
 After n conference lasting Iron
 eleven o'clock last night until afte two o'clock this morning in the Ten derloin police station between caI
 tain Hodcins and Assistant District M ] tornevs tsarvin and Turnbull. M Turnbull made the significant state ment that they had located many nes , witnesses including many for th defence"
 .Iuteresting developments. the | said. would probably be disclosed, The police were busy carly to-sla [ endeavoring to verify a report tha Thaw and White had met Sunda night in Burns restaurant. in Sixt [ avenue. and had talked alone tcgethe [ until nearly four o'clock Monda ] morning.
 [ Among the witnesses Iuestione . yesterday by the police was the waite who serve.I the dinner to the Thaw st the cafe Martin MoI1i1y evening , lfHe declnred Mrs Thaw was very quif , during the meal that Thsw did ns r meet White at the restaurant an : that Whites entrance did not caus
 any particular excitement except tha
 Mrs Thaw was very pale AS
 Thaw's conduct after the dinner 10
 walter said:
 When handed him his hst h
 literally jerkesf if out of my hsni
 and in putting it on be crushed down over his forehead and his eye !. with a crashing sound which iDi -i czfef that It had been broken by th 2 violence of his treafment- s Mrs Thaw's reIaftves fear th< I reading a pubic notice of Der son 1 crime mighf sericusly affect her. an : fhey are anxio1s c send her ( DC ! esee before abe aFTivps fn Lon4o| r' Tke posiff,a of the xin1e1polis q !. which skx ,s . psrpene<f Ia such thi