The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-07-05
investigation Discloses STAN
ford White, Thought Rich.
Was Deep in Debt.
THAW SAYS mot GUILTY"
Defense Will Be Emotional Insanity,
Which, If Justified, Will Set Thaw
Free-Whoie Nasty Story
to Come Out.

White, who was killed by Harry Thaw
and who was supposed to be wealthy,
has been living beyond his income and
was heavily in debt, owing 100000
to one young member of a prominent
family. and as much to other persons.
In addition to this the Globe says
White had drawn SO heavily from the
architectural firm of which he was a
member that he had been notified he
could draw no more, but would be
allotted a weekly sum. which vas not
to be exceeded
He Pleads Not Guilty.
Harry K. Thaw entered a formal
plea Of not guilty when a~rraigned on
the charge Of murder in the court of
general sessions today. The plea was
entered with the reservation that it
may be withdrawn on Tuesday next.
The announcement that the defense
will make emotional insanity the
basis for its fight for the release Of
Thaw, in Jail Indicted for the murder
Of Stanford White, set at rest the spec
ulation on his point today.
Unsuitable homicide and a straight
plea Of insanity had been suggested as
a line Of defense, but Thaw himself
made the insanity move impossible by
his refusal to consider it and declining
to allow alienists to question him.
1t will not be claimed he is insane
now. Such a plea would mean a sem
tence to the asylum for the criminal In
san at Mattaewan. This new line
means a trial, and if a plea Of emo
tional insanity" is justified Thaw will
be a free man.
While the defense is willing and APP
p%arently anxious tina the trial should
begin at the earliest possible moment,
there is hardly any possibility that it
can take place before October.
To Expose All.
The defense plans to bring out the
whole story Of Whites life, his rela-
lions with Evelyn Nesbit before she
married Thaw n his subsequent ac-
tons, which the defense claims an
noyed Mrs. Thaw and goaded her hus-
pol1l Oil " w liz ollOoll1lSs
While waiting for the opening Of
court Thaw sat near an open window
in the Bridge Of Signs, which connects
the prison with he criminal court
building. He talked freely with wv
paper men and others during his brief
stay. but declined to say anything
whatever concerning his case. He APP
peared to be in good physical condi-
ton, n when his case was called he
stepped briskly to the barrier inside Of
! which was his counsel. When Clerk
Tenney read the cnarge of murder in
the first degree he asked Thaw what
he had to say in regard to the indict-
ment.
The prisoner answered distinctly not
guilty"
Thaw's counsel Immediately inter-
posed an amendment to the plea asking
the court cave to withdraw the plea
at any time up to next Tuesday. This
was granted and a moment later the
prisoner re-entered the prison.
T1aw was remarkably cool and col
lected. His ace was pallid, but his
eyes were bright and he was keenlY
alert and more than interested in the
surroundings.
Wife Was Not Present.
Mrs. Tfaw was not in the court room.
Yesterday she appeared as a witness
before the grand jury, but was excused
IIoHl giving testimony by Assistant
District Attorney Caravan and by the
jurors who did not insist that she
shoufd answer questions. No time will
be set for the trial until District At
terney Jerome returns to the city next
week. In the meantime witnesses have
been summoned to appear in the John
Doe proceedings at the district attor-
ney's office.
Stanford White was buried yesterday
with simple ceremonies at St. James,
L.. l., where he had q sulnmer home.
The services were held in the st.
James Episcopal church and the inter-
nlent was In h church yard.
In the opinion Of the physician who
performed the autopsy on Whites body
the life of the architect was shortened
not more than two years by the bull
let's from Thaw's pistol. He was found
suffering from Bright's disease, from
incipient tuberculosis and from fatty
degeneration of the liver.
Began as Artists Model.
In -Pittsburg and in Philadelphia
some artists and photographers had
found her an excellent model. The
mother learned that posing was a
means Of earning money in New York
and before long Evelyn was sitting for
painters of note. such as Beckwith,
Church, Champney. Blenner and Isham.
AHN pholoSl dplefS began TO seek her
out, too, for artistic poses. The child's
earnings paid the family D at
the boarding house in West Twenty
second street.
One day in March, 1901, some strik-
ing photographs of this new and I'M
known beauty reached the World Of
nee: They We're printed with an article
telling of Evelyn's success as an artists
nod Theatrical managers, always on
the lookout for fresh attractions.
sought her out. She was fascinated
with the idea of stage life and on June
10. 1901, made her first appearance as
one of the Spanish dancers in Flora
dora which was then all the rage in
town. After q time George Ledprer
captured her for a new production he
was giving, called The Wild Rose"
wherein she was given a prominent
position in the front rank. She could
not act nor sing, but she made a strik-
ing picture of beauty.
The opening night of THE Wild
Use Stanford White occupied a box.
IS vas his custom at all Broadway
beauty shows. He saw the little .irI
from P1ttsburg n was fascinated
was not long before Evelyn Neshit
sId her mother moved from the west