Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-07-07
WILL PUSH CASE
AGAINST THAW
Every Effort Will Be Made By the
White Family to Punish Slayer.
ALLEGE NEW MOTIVE FOR DEED


family and friends have taken their
first active steps toward aiding the
district attorney IN his prosecution OF
Harry Tbaw, 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 OF
Seattle. Wash. brother OF the archi.
tect. a family council was held at the
home. l2l East 2lst street. and Allen
Evarts oil Evarts. Tracy a. 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 placed in the possession OF the
prosecutor.
OF almost equal importance. Assis'
tant District Attorney Francis p. Gar
van will have before him the private
detectives engaged by Thaw to follow
Mr.. White up To the night he shot him
They are expected to supply informa
ton OF peculiar value. inasmuch as the
nature OF the instructions received
from their client will go to show the
spirit which actuated him in hiring
the shadows
II is admitted that the counsel for
Thaw are devoting their utmost efforts
To discovering persons who can supply
information tending To show any effori
ON Mr.. Whites part to regain his for
mer position with Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
since her marriage, but thus far. in
spite of reports TO the contrary. nc
success has attended the attempt. In
Vulnerable statements have been vol
unteered. but investigation showed
them TO emaDate from irresponsible
sources or TO 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 tc
bring 10 light even more unpleasant
facts than have yet been printed
about Stanford White. his brother has
retained a detective who for year
and a half was the dead mans perso
nal bodyguard. This detective from
says he will devote every energy t6
tracing the lives Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thaw
back To childhood.
Spare no expense" Mr.. White Is
said TO have told the sleuth. Get me
the complete records OF every one who
has assailed my brothers memory"
This detective Is TO be one OF the
questioned at the district attorneys
office. and there Is great deal of
speculation as To what his testimony
is To be. The fact that after serving
Stanford White for a year and a hall
he is now retained by Richard Mans
field White would indicate that his
interests are bound up with the White
family.
The death OF Thaws valet, William
Bedford. in the Presbyterian hospital
from complications following an opera
ton for appendicitis. removed an i'm
portant witness from the case. Assis
tant District Attorney Garvan gave out
the substance OF the last statement
made to him by Bedford. From him
Mr. Garvan said he learned that Thaw
was not addicted TO any drug. Bed
ford declared that he had not acted as
the 'go-between" tor White to get
notes TO Mrs Thaw He had seen nc
notes passed. he alleged. The Thaws
he said. never quarreled As to the
revolver. the valet supplemented his
previous statement that Thaw had car
ried weapon for about two years. In
connection with the European trip OF
Thaw aid Miss Nesbit. he said thar he
had accompanied Thaw. and that Thaw
and Miss Nesbit had occupied adioin
ing. connecting rooms. The only mar
riage he had heard of. he said. was the
one that had taken place al Pittsburg
Mr. White, he said. had never called
upon Mrs. Thaw To his knowledge.