The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-14
Alw AIDS ANTI.vIcE
SOCIETY, AGAINST WHITE

oOItE W NSNtNot "HlIE
New York. Feb. l3.--Anthony Com
Drk. head OF the Anti-vice society.
given out this interview:
n know that Stanford white was n
man monster. know that much OF
lat Mrs. Harry Thaw has stated as
witness In true. I know that Stan
"a Whites den In the tower OF Mad,
pn Square Garden Was as she has de,
rlbed Il. I know that White made n
.siness OF destroying young girls. I
low OF at least one specific instance.
nd what know I learned after I
a been given the first clews by Harry
rndall Thaw himself.
Ny first knowledge OF this case dates
ON the summer OF is05-about n year
fore the killing. I should say. One ar
moon a tall, well dressed, well bred
hung man came TO me la my ONCE I'm
Temple Bar building. He seemed
be laboring under excitement, and
vas evident that he was desperately
earnest. He opened the conversation
asking me n l were interested In the
OPPRESSION OF vice. Then he wanted
know II my society gave special at
ntion to the arrest and punishment OF
en- who preyed upon young girls. I
Va him that we did. He jumped up
bup,ly said he would see me again
"a left without telling me his name.
Introduces Himself.
a few days later he came back.
bis time he seemed more Mt Ease, but
was still laboring under strong emo
n. as I could plainly see. He now In
oduced himself. As nearly rs can
call he said:
II am Harry Kendall Thaw. OF
tisburg. You may have heard OF
y. ] want TO tell you OF a man who
kxNs. al.
ly man I'm New York. He In partic-
larly given TO pursuing the young girls
the stage. IL In n debt which society
ives 10 itself To halt him now, before
brings shame and sorrow TO any
bore victims.
lie has come into my own life In
pch n way that i desire above every
ing else To see his practices stopped
order that others may be spared the
naering he has brought upon me and
line. His name Is Stanford White,
u Is an architect. and he has an In
lmous den In the tower OF the Madison
quare Garden
That In effect was his statement"
pntinued Mr.. Comstock. although. OF
purse. i asked him "A great deal more
the matter. He left after securing
y promise TO investigate. He agreed
pay the cost OF looking into the
"a
aniclent size to defray the necessary
Expenses. and subsequently wrote me
eyeral times upon the subject of
Nhite. asking each time what progress
e were making.
To Catch White.
our investigation confirmed to a
reat degree what Thaw had told me.
pur detectives were astounded ut what
hey discovered. We worked hard. and
learned "A great deal. but OF all cases
hese are the hardest TO prove under
ne rules OF evidence. and before risk
g an arrest I determined To catch
white.
Il learned that his rooms I'm the
ower were as Mrs. Evelyn Thaw has
Eescribed them I'm the trial. Two OF our
Electives endeavored To hir. rooms in
ne same tower Ia order to watch his
Foings and comings. The deal was al
nost completed when one OF the de-
Fsclives made n bungle. Something
pinch he said or did gave the alarm
r. The JGnitor. and although We wer.
n the waiting list for n long time. and
although several times apartments Ia
|he tower were vacant, We were never
Ole to secure n suite or "A single room.
We were still yainly trying To ar
ahge n trap from which there would
r. no escape for White when he dis
|naniled his room Ia the tower.
Broke Up His Den.
i learned positively OF one case OF
|Mhite's conduct to n girl only Is years
pa almost identically IA Mrs Evelyn
haw describes her own case. but the
Eirl was In the chorus OF a road com
Iany and we could not reach her aud
make witness OF her. We got evil
lence OF other things-thiugs that con-
vince me that what Harry Thaw's wife
now swears IN true. I believe I'm her
Story and base that belief upon what
know OF the man.
The last time | saw Harry ThRw
Vas only two or three weeks before
ne shot White. lie appeared TO be In
desperate state like "A man who was
Vel nigh frantic. lie said To me Wild
~: You must keep on. you must stop
his man. he must be stopped now-at
once.'"