The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-05
THEORY OF STATE
in WHITE MURDER
Places Mrs. Thaw Again in
Lime Light.
Relations Before Tbaws Were Married
Being Disclosed by Witnesses
Examined.
MOTIVE ALSO II DEVELOPED

New York, July Investigation
by the districts attorneys Office, aid
ed By the Developments have settled
the theory upon which Harry X.
Thaw will be prosecuted for the muir
der Of Stanford White and establish,
In the opinion Of Assistant Attorney
Garvan, tho motive for the crime.
While the theory is radically differ
ent from that get up by former Judge
O,cott for the defense. Evelyn Nes-
bit Thaw was the central figure in
the prosecutions case as well as In
tho case for the defendant.
Her lips made accusations which led
to the murder of White. whether the
assumption or emotional insanity Is
correct. as urged bv the defense, OF
the theory OF the prosecution is RICH.
that Thaw deliberately planned tho
murder of White when he failed after
the trial for a year and a half to ruin
him, land him in JAN or drive him
into exile.
The theory OF the prosecution will
rest on the motive established by in
formation given to the district attor-
ney's Office Indirectly from a lawyer
who was counsel for Evelyn Nesbit in
srit for damages which she brought
against Thaw several months before
their trip TO Europe. II is said that in
this suit fully as startling charges
were made by Miss Nesbit against
Thaw as she made in the G-typewrit-
ten pages prepared in the office of Mr..
Olcott accusing Stanford White Of ter,
ribie offenses. At the time that this
suit was brought Stanford White was
on friendly terms with Miss Nesbit
and he was accepted by her as ad-
wiser and counsellor.
At that time Miss Nesblt was also
on friendly terms with Thaw, and
the information In the Office OF the
district attorney is that Thaw and
White we're rivals for her regard.
Stories OF the relations of Thaw and
Miss Nesbit have been received in the
district attorneys Office covering a
long period prior to their marriage
OF their travelling together to various
places. II is said, under assumed
names-but Il was through the lnflu-
ence of White at that time that a rup-
ture was brought abont of the rela-
lions between Thaw and Miss Mes
bit.
Shortly after this settlement Thaw.
1t is said. met Miss Nesbit frequently
and brought about an enmlty between
her and White. which led to her cut
ting White from her list OF friends.
Then came the trip to Europe Of Miss
Nesbit and Thaw. which was followed
by a cable that they had been mar
ried; there return 10 this city where
they had trouble in hotels where they
sought to register az man and wife,
and finally the marriage In Pittsburg
at the request of Mr. Thaw's mother.
This marriage in Pittsbug was Co
Incident with the employment OF
local detective agency by Thaw for
the purpose of shadowiug White night
and day to find out the place he
visited, the name of persons whom
he met. and in particular to connect
him, II possible, with any scandalous
relations in which a girl under the age
of consent might be involved. TIE
records in the detective agency show
that Thaw made the first arrange
ment in March. 1905. and there was
no interruption in the work by this
agency n its investigation of the &C
tions and habits of White until the
Saturday before the shooting.