Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-07-07
WILL PUSH CASE
AGAINST THAW
Every Effort VIII Be Made By the
White Family to Punish Slayer.
ALLEGE NEW MOTIVE FOR DEED

New York. July 3.-Throwing OF the
reserve that they have maintained
SIEGE Stanford White was slain. his
family and friends have taken their
first active steps toward aiding the
district attorney in his prosecution Of
Harry Thaw, and announce that they
will spare no effort nor expense TO Sc
cure his punishment
Following the arrival Of Richard
Mansfield White, a wealthy resident q
Seattle. Wash. brother OF the archi-
teot, family council was held at the
home. 12l East 2lst street. and Allen
Evarts. OF E,arts Tracy & sherman
held an important conference with
District Attorney Jerome. when all the
private papers bearing upon the case
found among the dead mans effects
were plsced in the possession Of the
prosecutor.
or almost equal Importance. Assis-
tant District Attorney Francis p. Gar.
van will have before him tho private
detectives engaged by Thaw TO follow
Mr.. White up 20 the night he shot him.
They are expected % supply informa-
ton OF peculiar value inasmuch as the
nature OF the instructions received
from their client viii 90 20 show the
spirit which actuated him In hiring
the shadows"
IL is admitted that the counsel for
Thaw are devoting their utmost Efforts
20 discovering persons who can supply
Information tending 10 show any effort
on Mr.. Whites part % regain his for.
mer position with Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
since her marriage. but thus far, IN
spite OF reports % the contrary, no
success has attended the attempt. In
Vulnerable statements have been vol
unteered, but investigation showed
them 70 emanate from irresponsible
sources or 10 be deliberately devised
In the hope OF extorting money from
the prisoners wealthy family
Learning that Pittsburg detectives
have come here In Thaw's employ 90
bring TO hight even more unpleasant
facts than have yet been printed
about Stanford White his brother has
retained detective who for a year
and n half was the dead mans perso-
nal bOdyguard. This detective from
now until the Thaw case goes 70 trial
says he will devote every energy 10
Tracing the lives OF Mr. and Mrs. Thav
back TO childhood.
Spare no expense Mr. White f.
said 20 have told the sleuth Get me
che complete records OF every one who
has assaulted my brothers memory"
This detective is TO be one OF the
witnesses In the case. who will be
questioned at the district attorneys
once. and there Is a greal deal %
speculation as 20 what his testimony
Is TO be. The fact that after serving
Stanford White for a year and a half
he Is now retained by Richard Mans
Geld White would indicate that his
Interests are bound up with the White
family
The death OF ThAw's valet. William
Bedford. in tho Presbyterian hospital.
from complications following an opera.
ton for appendicitis. removed an ina
portant witness from the case. Assis- |
tRnt District Attorney GarvAn gave out
the substance q tho last statement
made To Aim by Bedford Flom him |
Mr.. Garvsn said he learned that Thaw |
was not addicted 70 aay drug. Bed |
ford declared that he had not acted as /
the "go-betwee1 for White TO get |
notes 70 Mrs. Thaw. He had seen no /
notes passed. he alleged. The Thaws.
he said. never ouarreied. AS 70 the |
revolver. the valet supplemented his |
previous statement that Thaw had car. |
rfed weapon for about two years. In |
connection with the European trip of |
Thaw and Miss Nesbit be said that he |
had accompanied Thaw. and that Thaw |
and Miss Nesbit had occupied adioIn- |
Ing. connecting rooms. The only mar.
riage he had heard OF, no said. was the |
one that had taken place at Pfttsburg |
Mr.. White, ne said. had never called |
upon Mrs. Thaw to his knowledge.