Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-27
MOTIVE FOR
WHITES MURDER
police Believe Thaw's Statement
About a Ruined Home Was
The Cause.
ARE WORKING ON THAT BASIS.
nslectives Looking up SIayer's
Habits and Stories Of VIC
TINS Conduct.

"
-..oosr's Inquest VIII be- Formal
Evelyn Nesbitt VIII Go Before
Grand Jury.
ver York. June 27.-With the police,
.,,,ners and district attorneys Office
vorklng practically day and night 10
lam ali the details OF the events which
ann 10 the murder of stanford White
=, Harry X. Thaw, and all sources ST.
ls7t as to their discoveries, there was
r,p.h room for speculation today on
an phases OF the case. The motive foi
,bs murder. the police believe, vas out
lined IN Thaws brief statement that his
home had been ruined and with this as
basis Of investigation, detectives wer"
sent In various directions looking up
Tbsvs habits IN New York and IN
yesueatlng the many stories told and
m,bllshed concerning Stanford Whites
conduct. Thaw. advised by some OF the
roost prominent lawyers Of New YORK
and Plttsburg. is silent Mrs. Thaw
/, with friends today ready 10 respond
10 call from the district attorneys
Office.
MYSTERIOUS LETTERS
Perhaps the most interesting develop
nent late last night was the announce
rr.nt that Mrs Thaw told her hus-
hands LAWYERS yesterday that she had
received many letters from Mr. White
since her marriage TO ThaW. one OF
these she threw on her dressing table
a few days ago and her husband found
ID and vowed vengeance on the writer
While the hndiug OF this letter may
have been the direct cause OF the TRACE
dy. Thaw's Jealousy OF and hatred Tor
White were Of long standing, ana me
Young man made frequent threats 10
kl his supposed rival
on WHITES TRAIL
Nr. White was astonished some
months ago 10 find that detectives were
tsii,o.iny him wherever he went. Al
srst 10 had some doubts whether t9e
men were really logging his footsteps
~ whether Il was a mere accident mat
ne same faces appeared when he oft
M Office. his home or his club az morn
ng noon and night. When he had ~
come convinced beyond a possible DOUBT
,haf tcports Of his movements were De-
me prepared for somebody he took
stems 10 have some detective WORK on
bls own account and 10 have his shau-
overs followed. ,,...
Hs smployed q man 10 20 after MN
wherever he went. 50 Tar as possible
and hen he amused himself by givirs
f1a slip 10 the first detective. The per-
Son he employed discovered that the
other effective was reporting TO Thd".
HAD AMPLE WARNING
I'm this way Mr. White was able 10
obtain ample warning that the Wedl.ny
young man from Pittsourg suspetle'
rim and was preparing some uhploaa-
ant surprises Mr. White TOOK ocea-
SION To mention this matter 90 some or
his associates. and commented tha' one
reason he assumed that ThaW va
uiliar with a document drawn by the
present Mrs. Thaw before her mar
rlage. The nature Of this is not known.
There are many stories, TOO, OF
ThaW's first meeting with Nnitt,
which is said 10 have taken place IN
Paris last spring after Thaw and Mrs,
Nesbi.t were married and In the course
Of which Thaw threatened White.
nj III HIUN G. q HH Ha
"a an an interview today ne saying
that MI White had told her hat he
knew Thaw was cunning for him.
MOTIVE NOT DIvULGED.
Evidence Of the motive that led to
me murder has not come OFT for
Tine 10 any public proceeding. and It Is
believed that Il viii not come out az
Wi was said today. The coroner's
Inquiry VIII be a formal inquiry into
he cause Of the death. Evelyn Mes
nlu will not testify In the coroner's
court but viii 90 before the grand
jury whose sittings are secret An IN
diciment VIII undoubtedly be returned.
Hhd he plea % insanity will be put In
ana Inquiry into the sanity ~ the
prisoner viii BE- the first proceeding.
mat may take a month. and the result
f 40 present matter Of conjecture.
A SIGNIFICANT STATEMENT.
AFTER a conference lasting from II
O'Clock last night until After o'clock
thls morning In the tenderloin police
station between capt. Hodgins and
asst Dist-Atiys Darwin and Turn
huii. Mr. Turnbull made the signih-
cant statement that they had located
many new witnesses, including many
lof The defense" Interesting develop-
nents they said, would probably be
disclosed.
The police we're busy early today en-
a'avoring to verify report that Thaw
hha White had met on Sunday night In
sums restaurant. In Sixth avenue.
hi'q had talked alone together until
nearly I o'clock Monday morning.
WITNESSES QUESTIONED.
Among the witnesses questioned
Yesterday by the police was the walter
VINO served the dinner To the Thaws
gi the Cafe Martin Monday evening
ne declared Mrs Thaw was very quiet
curing the meal that Thaw did not
meet White az the restaurant aud that
Nnlte entrance did not cause any
PARTICULAR excitement. except that Mrs.
nav was very pale. As 10 Thaw's
said:
-, When | handed him his hat he
literally jerked Il out Of my hand
ana IN putting Il on he crushed Il down
over his forehead and eyes with a
crashing sound which Indicated that
bad been broken by the violence OF
his treatment"
FEAR FOR THE MOTHER
Mrs. Thaws relatives fear that
IesdinE public notice of her sons
.rime might seriously affect her. and
nsy are anxious 10 send her a message
Itlere she arrives IN London The
POSITION Of the Minneapolis. on which
RE " passenger. II such that no
message could he rffa~id a. th. 80.