Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-06-28
MURDER COMMITTED AT ROOF
GARDEN SHOW.
RELATIVE TO CARNEGIE
Slayer Declares Victim Deserved What
He Got and Charges Him With
Running Thaw's Home-Eveyln
Nesblt Stands by the Assailant--
Audience In Panic,

White 4 member or the tirm of Nc.
Kill, Meade 4 White, architects, was
shot and killed during a performance
at the Madison Square roof garden
| last night The police state that the
murderer was Harry Thaw, a member
of we'll known Pittshurg family.
Thaw was arrested. During the sec,
ond act of the performance while
comic song was being sung, the audi.
ence was thrown into CONSERVATION
by three shots, Immediately after
ward 1t was announced that murder
had been committed and the audience
was dismissed, White was prominent
in New York society. Thaw, who 1t
is alleged did the killing, achieved
considerable notoriety because OF diff,
terenceS with his family on account
of his marriage to Evelyn Nesbit, the
actress. The causes leading up 70
the shooting are not known.
Audience In Panic.
The audience was thrown into n
panic by the shooting and wild
stampede occurred, during which
chairs and tables were overturned and
men and women fought with despera
ton to escape from the roof.
The man who was shot was quickly
Identified as White, but his assaiant
was not positively known to be Thaw
until after he had been taken to the
station house. Persons In the front
| of tho auditnr{up, ,thnro A., 4,.,.a a.
occurred, say they saw man sitting
with a fashionably dressed woman in
the rear suddenly walk down towards
n table in the front.
The first intimation of trouble came.
when, walking in front of his seated
victim, the man exclaimed lyon
have deserved this, You have ruined
my home"
Drawing an automatic pistol, he
fired three shots. The first two took
effect, but as the third was discharged
the pistol was struck up by a fireman
on duty in the theater, and the bullet
went slSyward
Woman Stands by Murderer
The woman who had been sitting
with Thaw sprang to her feet and
rushed up to the assailant. who was
2 struggling with the fireman. She
threw her arms about his neck ex-
claiming, IN stand by you"
me assaiant was taken to the 20.
lice station, where he was identified
= The woman was Evelyn Nesbit. whose
marriage with Thaw for a time
estranged the latter from his family.
Ihaw had been at the performance
all the evening and had been noticed
to be very nervous and excited. White
had been previously to the Manhattan
cluD and mad only been at the garden
a few minutes when Thaw confronted
MIN.
Fireman Bruden took the revolver
away from Thaw and handed MIN over
to Policeman Debbs, who placed him
under arrest Thaw handed the no.
lIceman $40 and asked him to notify
Andrew Carnegie that he was in
5 trouble.
observed What He Got"
Thaw, 1t is alleged, said to the fire
man: He deserved what he got. He
] ruined my life and deserted the girl. .
D While Thaw was being held by the
/ policeman the young woman again put
a her arms about his neck. Thaw told
: her TO keep quiet and not get excited,
q as all would come out all right
. Victim Prominent Architect.
White was one of the most promln-
emit architects In the country. HIS
firm designed among other structures
the Madison Square garden, Century
and Metropolitan clubs, University Of
+ New York, Washington arch, Univer.
sity OF Virginia and pedestals for the
. principal statues Of st. Gaudens, tn =
r sculptor.
Z He was a member Of the Ieadine
art ana architectural societies and n
prominent clubman.
:, Had Waited for Victim.
The performance was drawing to q
dose when White entered the place
, ThaW had been present during the en-
tire performance. With a woman, said
10 be Mrs Thaw, be had taken a
seat at a rear table. Thaw left 1is
Eife and walking rapidly down the
aisle stood for few minutes right BE-
hind White looking at him. White
apparently was utterly ignorant Of
bis peril. Then Thaw quickly pulled
Il pistol and In quick succession fired
a hree shots Two took effect, either
wound being mortal White, without
sound slipped down 10 the floor, the
chair and table falling on toy OF him
Several men in the audience rushed
70 Whites assistance. but physicians
, said ne had eied instantly. dis body
= was taken, after 1t became possible
10 the excitement which followed, to
,, bis home
Murderer Remains Cool.
+ In the police station Thaw was the
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