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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27

of soberness. Tutors were engaged
to coach the little bride so that she
might appear creditably in society"
She was not backward student and
got along swimmingly, being able to
make quite as fine an appearance as
though she had been to the manner
born. AS time wore on the affairs of
the Thaws took back page-in the
sensational journals-and the whole
unhappy matter seemed to be sealed
with silence and forgetfulness.
But Harry Thaw could not forget
the past. There were ghosts in 1t.
There was the ghost of Stanford White
for one. Whenever he visited New
York with his wife, as he did more or
less often--for the Great White Way
still held its irresistible lure-men who
had known his wife in other days still
looked admiringly at her, for she was
good to look upon. One of these was
Stanford White, architect of beautiful
houses ana admirer of beautiful girls.
Thaw was jealous. as any man might
be under the circumstanc
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27

of thirty-fiye. Two hundred dollars a
month, of course, was not even Gig
arctic money for Thaw He came
back to the United States to smooth
things over with his family.
At the Cumberland hotel In New
York Thaw engaged rooms, accompa-
MED by Evelyn Nesbit, The proprietor
demanded to know if-they were mar
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27
ThaW In His TOmbs Gel

and declaring
that he felt no
fear as to the
outcom e. His
young wife Wis
tied him daily,
and his mother
also came to his
a | d. 1t w a s
she who had
permitted him
TO nave MS Iull
IN C ONE - his
mother, at the
solicitation of
one of his sis
ters, it is said.
They were "sor-
ry for Harry"
and w a n t e d
him to have
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27
Two Rivals For One Girl.

Stanford White frequented the thea
ters and was known as the friend and
patron of ambitious chorus girls. He
became the "angel' of Evelyn Nesbit.
After that, according to accounts, the
Nesbit girl and her mother and brother
knew poverty no more. They removed
from a boarding house to apartments
of luxury, and the girls mother no
lorgsr made over Evelyn's hats and
GOWNS
But Harry Thaw also admired Eve
lyn. Once he sent to her apartments
a grand piano. Other gifts as extrava-
CANT he showered upon her. After
time Evelyn went to Europe, and
Thaw also turned up again in that con-
tinent. They were much together.
Stories of their escapades fioated back
to America to scandalize the Thaws OF
Pittsburg. Once Thaw was arrested
in Switzerland for speeding his auto
mobile, with woman purporting to be
his wife. The woman was little Eve
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27

lyn Nesbit. Nat
urally the re-
port spread that
Thaw had mar
ried the girl.
Then Mrs. Will
liam Thaw of
Z | t t S b u r e
threa tened to
cut down the
annual allo w
ance OF hdrry
Thaw to $2,-
400. Under the
will of her hus-
band she had
that power. She
could cut him
off from his full
income until he
reached the age
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27

cease. The best
plan was for
Thaw to marry
the girl. This
he did, the GER
emony takin G
place at Pitts
burg. The moth
er of the young
man recei ed
the bride into
her family, and
for a time all
went well. 1t
appeared th a t
T h a W W a s
through with
his youthful In
discretions and
had settled
down to a life
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27
Notice TO Riparian Owners

To Rebecca A. Simpsons:
Whereas, on the Third Day OF February,
Eighteen hundred and eighty-three, the
Riparian Commmission of the State of New
Jersey executed a lease to Rebecca A. Simp
son of lands under water in the Atlantic
Ocean and Hereford Inlet, in Five Mile Beach
Cape May, in the County of Cape May ano
State of New Jersey; and
Whereas, rentals in arrears and unpaid are
due the State on said lease.
Notice is hereby given, under the pro
visions of Chapter SO of the Laws of 1906, tC
Rebecca A. Simpson, her heirs and assigns
that if the rentals in arrears and unpaid on
said lease be not paid on or before the Twen
ty-seventh day of March, Nineteen hundred
and seven, all rights under said lease shall
determine, become null, void, and of nc
effect, and forfeited to the State OF New
Jersey.
Riparian COMMISSION OF THE STATE
OF NEW JERSEY,
JOHN G. PAYNE,
Secretary.
Dated February ID, 1907.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27


pretty child that photographers began
to request of her mother the privilege
of posing her. Then artists of the
brush and easel wanted her to pose for
paintings. The mother took her to
Philadelphia. where the girl posed.
Then she took Evelyn to New York,
where there was more money in pos
ing. Charles Dana Gibson, who Great
eh the Gibson girl" was enraptured
with l.velyn artistically. He painted
bier in a picture which he called 'The
Eternal Question" Some of the artis-
3tic fellows raved over the little Pitts
burg girl. calling her eyes the most
beautiful In the world
! Girl Fails on the Stage.
One man conceived the idea that
Eyelyn Nesbit might make a stunning
stage favorite because of her beauty
That was George w. Lederer He took
her Under his wing and tried to teach
her how to appear on the stage, but
She proved to have no dramatic talent
whatever, and after some brief appear
uHttS Ill ifle CuOIuS VI Ollt VI lWO COlli-
phnies she dropped quietly out of the
glare of the footlights. AS an actress
SHE was impossible, She had no tai
eht Even physical beauty will not
carry woman of the stage to favor If
SHE cannot sing or act.
but the unfortunate child was seei
oh the stage by several men who fire.
qdlented the Great White Way" One
of them was Harry Thaw. Another
WAS Stanford White. The latter was 4
Ihan Of note in New York. His father
Richard Grant White, had been cele
brated literary man, critic and es
shyist of weight. He was himself
perhaps the leading architect in Amer
ifa
About fifty years of age, he was one OF
the best known and best liked men IL
the great city. He had created great
and beautiful buildings, such as the
Madison Square Garden, the Washing
ton Memorial arch and the Venetian
k4xce, OF Mrs. Stuyyesant Fish on Fiftt
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27

jury on that line. However, when the
trial opened hereditary insanity was
advanced as defense.
The "Unwritten Law" Lawyer.
But Thaw had engaged as his lead
ing counsel Dolphin M. Delmas of San
Francisco, lawyer who had defended
a dozen or more men charged with
murder, acquitting all Of them, 1t is
said, on the "unwritten law" defense.
This means that he had presented to
the jury such a case as to convince the
twelve men that the killing was Justi-
fable homicide because of the relations
of the slain man with the wife of the
prisoner Such acquittals are by no
means rare in certain sections of the
United States, though in New York
notable precedents are lacking.
In any event, it was conceded that
under this line of defense it would be
necessary for Thaw's wife to be SUBJ
iected to the humiliation of a public
proof of the truth of the allegations re-
garding her relations with Stanford
White. 1t is remembered that Mrs.
Thaw exclaimed just after the pistol
shots in the roof garden:
"I'n stand by you, Harry"
In opening for the defense, however,
Attorney j. B. Gleason declared that
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27
Four Chapters In the Thaw Tragedy

ELYN NESBIT
was her mothers
Christmas gift. She
came Chris TIM a s
day. 1885. II er
folks were persons
of humble means in
a town near Pitts
burg. Her father
was a highly re-
spected man, just
well enough off to
maintain his family
in respectable cir
cum sta nces. He
died when Evelyn
was a little girl
and left but little
for his widow and
two children. Ev-
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27
friday,
MARCH 1, 1907,

between the hours of six o'clock in the morn
ing and seven O'Clock in the evening.
nit to the voters of said Borough the question
of the issue of Bonds of the Borough of Wild
wood provided for by certain resolution OF
the Council of said Borough passed and ap-
proved January 18th, 1907 The resolution
fixing the date for and ordering the election
reads as follows:
RESOLUTION
Be it resolved by the Mayor and Council OF
the Borough of Wildwood, New Jersey.
Whereas, The Council of the Borough OF
Wildwood, having heretofore determined
that in the Judgment Of Council it is neces-
amount of One Hundred and Fifteen Thous-
and Dollars for the construction of Streets,
Borough Hall, Fire Alarm System, New Sew
ers, Park Improvements and the purchase of
Fire and Chemical Engines for the said Bor-
ough, and no remonstrance against said issue
having been filed with the Borough Clerk,
Be ii Resolved, That the question of said
issue of such bonds according to the resolu
ton of Council dated January fifteenth, A. ID
1907, shall be submitted to the voters of the
Borough at a special election to be held at the
borough hall OF the Borough on Friday, the
first day of March, A. ID. 1907; that notice of
said special election and the objects thereof,
at least thirty days prior thereto, shall be
given by advertisement signed by the Bor-
ough Clerk, posted in at least three public
places in the said Borough, three of which
said public places shall be the following:
Post office, office of the FIVE NILE BEACH
WEEKLY JOURNAL, and the Mayors office,
and shall be printed once each week for three
weeks successively in the FIVE Mn.E BEACH
WEEKLY JOURNAL, newspaper published
in the said Borough.
At such special election the only question
submitted shall be
sin favor of the issue of bonds according to
the resolution of Council dated January fif
teenth, A. ID. 1907 or
against the issue of bonds according to
the resolution of Council dated January fif-
teenth, A. ID. 1907
Said election shall be by ballot and shall be
held by the election officers of the Borough
upon said first day of March, A. d. 1907, that
being the day appoint by Council. The
polls shall be kept open for the time required
by law for general elections in said Borough,
and such election shall be in all espects con-
Quoted and the vote canvassed in The manner
provided by law for such general election.
Passed January 26th 1907
Said proceeds of the said bonds are to be
proportioned among the above enumerated
i'm provements as follows, towit:
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27

was the agent Of Providence to kill
White"
One of the first witnesses called by
the defense, the Thaw family doctor.
stated that he believed Harry ThavT
was insane when he shot White.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27

Harding Davis, for one, published "a
signed article in a weekly magazine
in which he argued strenuously that
Stanford White was utterly incapable
of the things alleged against him.
Thaw In His Tombs Cell.
All this time Harry Thaw sat in his
Tombs cell, impatiently awaiting trial
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27

There will be no registration for such elec-
and use at such speciH election certified
60 py af be 81 Soters used 1t tSefst5r
preceding general election held in Said Bor.
ough, and no person will be entitled to vote
whose name does not appear on said register.
Dated January 29th, 1907.
BY order of Council.
G. G. ELDREDGE,
Borough Clerk.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27
THE
Borough of Wildwood
Notice
OF
Special Election

Public notice is hereby given that by reso-
luton of the Council of the Borough of Wild
wood passed January 26th, 1907, a special elec
ton viii be held in the said Borough of Wild
wood on
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27

Thaw did not
rely upon the
gu n w ri t t e n
law" to acquit
him.
Mr.. Gleaso
urg ed t h a t
there was a
taint of insan-
ity upon both
the male and
female sides of
the house of
Thaw and de-
clared that "the
defendant killed
Stanford White
under the delu-
sion that 1t was
an act Of Provi-
dence - that he
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27

ried They declined to admit or deny
matrimony Then the landlord ordered
them to quit his hostelry. They NOV
ed out, the girl taking lodgings with
friend and Thaw living at another ho-
tel, but still associating with Evelyn.
He took her out to gorgeous dinners on
the Great White Way"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27
Chapter N.-The Shooting of White.

.He Ruined My Wfe!' "IH Stand by You. Harry !"
Arrest and Imprisonment In Nurderers Row of Tombs
pron-reals Fashionable CafeBe Tips to
Jail Attaches-Refuses Plea of InanityVi From
Wife and Mother In Cell House. - ~ - ~
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27
Proposals

Sealed bids for furnishing and laying about
l,2UO lineal feet of four inch cast iron water
pipe including valves, tees, crosses and one
fire hydrant will be received by the chairman
of the Street Committee of the Borough of
Avalon, N. j., Mr.. George III. Bew, on or be-
fore the hour of eight O'Clock, p M,
FRIDAY, MARCH /, 1907.
Bids must be made on the blank forms pro-
vided for that purpose and must contain cash
or certified check payable to Walter Smith,
Borough Collector, in the sum of fifty dollars.
The successful bidder will furnish a satisfac-
tory bond for S50000
The right to reject any or all bids is reser-
we'd.
Specifications and forms of proposal will be
supplied on application.
Dated Avalon, N. j., Feb. 16, 1907.
GILBERT S. SMITH, Mayor.
RALPH l.. GOFF, Borough Engineer.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27
Locked In Murderers' Row.

en- TO the IOmDS prison, ludI udSSlNe
pile of masonry in New York which
looks like a medieval castle. There
he was placed in a cell in 'murderers'
row. to await trial upon an indictment
charging him with murder in the first
degree.
According to stories which were cir
culated at the time and for months
thereafter, Thaw proposed to rely upon
the "unwritten law" to save himself
from the electric chair. His friends
caused the publication Of the most
startlingly sensational tales concerning
the relations of Stanford White with
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw prior to her mar
riage, coupled with insinuations that
White was still pursuing the young
woman with his attentions after her
marriage. Very much of maudlin
sympathy for Thaw was expressed.
Condemnation of White was general
for a time.
His luxurious "den" in the Madison
Square Garden tower was denounced
as a place Of nocturnal orgies. Eek
Iposures" of Whites alleged relations
with other chorus girls were made.
Then for time the tide turned.
Friends of the slain architect came to
the rescue of his reputation. Richard
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27
Four Chapters In the Thaw Tragedy
~ TANFORD WHITE,
- architect, artist, man
of the world, devotee
of the Great White

of the Great w nlLe
Way" sat beside a
table in the roof
garden theater at
the top of the Mad
ison Square Garden
building, which he
had designed, In the
tower of which he
occupied a luxuri-
GUS den" 1t was
the night of June
25, 1906. The place
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27

avenue. He had painted in water col
ors with such success that he received
extravagant praise.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27
Chapter III.-Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit.

Her Mothers Christmas Rave Over the Beautiful
Talented Enough For the Stase-Thaw Sends Her
and Other Costly PresentsStanord White Her
Youth In Europe Together Arrested In
Switzerland Man Married Last
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27
Mother Insists on Marriage.

Finally the Pittsburg family insisted
that the newspaper notoriety must
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27

was NlOWoCOs OAi
the stage the chorus girls and a SOU
brette were singing a song from NAM
zelle Champagne" the refrain of which
was, 81 could love million girls"
Harry Thaw and his young wife were
also in the roof garden. Thaw was
watching White rather than the stage.
Suddenly he arose, walked over to
where the architect sat, drew revolv-
er and fired three shots point blank at
White, who slipped to the floor dead.
Then Thaw made one brief eXclama-
ton. 1t was "He ruined my WIFE,"
by the sweat of thy brow shalt thou
eat bread"
Under existing conditions of society
some men eat bread which they have
not earned, but it is not always whole
some bread, as its effects frequently
show
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27

Jury on that line However, when the
trial opened hereditary insanity was
advanced as defense.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-04
SUITS WTHDRAwNs


The Express was threatened with
two heavy damage suits on account Of
articles that recently appeared in
the paper. but the cases have been
compromised, the plaintiff agreeing g
withdraw them on condition that the
following explanation be made:
Col. G. w. Barefoot sold 5O-foot
lot in his addition to Chickasha for
$3.50 and it was reported in the paper
that the amount sold was two and a
half acres for that amount The
Colonel was overrun with applications
for more land at the same price
much to the disturbance Of his dig
! nifty and personal comfort. He sayi
the lot sold was the cheapest one h
had.
Case No. 2 Is that Of Ed Burne.
who was reported to have purchases
the Dr.. Peters residence jointly witt
his daughter, Mrs. Wessie Ray. Nov
! Ed saws it was Mrs. Burney and Mrs
Fay who were the purchasers, bu
he is going to live with them. Tn
Burney family are moving 70 thei
new home.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-04
MAJOR BIGGERS LUCKY.

Tx names Of 500 lucky bidders on
fhe pasture lands we're announced in
Washington Saturday. Major Thos.
9. ygels DC this city wes one Of
them. He bid On 4 number Of trarts
III tac pasture west Of Mlrlow, his
Highest bid being something over
1000. Cal Ryan Of Chickasha wal
also In the first list
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-04
NAOMI LAVINIA BOEN.

4 card was received by the Express
t. IS morning from Rev. J. B. Boen.
Of Seymour, Tex, former pastor Of
the Christian church here. telling Of
a visit Of the s4orl' to their home
tingInQ Young lady named Naomi
Iaviinia who will remain with them
permanently. Ms Baen and the
baby are both doing we'll
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-04

Mrs. s. ]. Goldsmith Of Cement
Joined Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Granlee
Saturday and went to TuttIe to take
part in the Institution Of the Pythiah
Sisters temple there. She returned
to her home yesterday
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-04

Saturday afternoon at the Radieum
theatre was children's candy day.
Every child present was given a sack
Of candv. Today there will be an en-
tire change Of bill for the entire
week.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-04

Ed Hatton left this afternoon for
Panama where he has been appointed
to a lucrative position. He will reach
Ills destination about tie 2Oth Of this
month. Mrs Hatton will follow later,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-04

Walter Allen, formerly an operator
on the Rock Island, but has been work
ing in Pueblo, Colo, was in the city
yesterday visiting friends on his way
to Fort Worth, Texas.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-04

Mrs. Lrcey state organizer Of the
c. w. p. NJ. is n the city guest Of
Mrs. Jno. w. Brown. Mrs. Lucey will
present the work and what has been
accomplished at the Christian church
tonigrt.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-04

Dave Hill stopped what looked like
would be a disastrous run away at
noon today in front Of TIE Chickasav
Trust Co. bank. A team hitehed to a
firm wagon took fright and started
p the street on a run; they were cor
aHea bv fa can iidete fo~ co-n..
sheriff afss- running two or thro'
hundred feet.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-04

Mrs. T. J. stapleton will give 10
cent tea Tuesday afternoon at her
home, 312 Minnesota avenue. Pro-
ceeds to 20 to Maccabees Guard team
fund.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-04

Miss Essie and Ray Wheeler, both
from Cordell, Okla, nieees of Ben
Vaughan are new students at the
Cnckasha Business College today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-04

Chic May Condor the little daugl-
ter Of Nh. and Mrs. D. II. Cond5n.
died this morning The funeral SER
vices will be held tomorrow afternoon
from the family home, $40 Kansas
avenue and viii be conducted by Rev.
J. H. Bennett, Of the Baptist church.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-04

Nj. and Mrs. H. R. Kreitz enter
tanned Saturday evening in honor Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hatten who leave
for Panama soon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-04

Mrs. Leslie Combs entertained
dinner yesterday Mr. and Mrs g. 81.
Power and Mr.. and Mrs 4. B. kin-
ard.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-04

Mrs. Caste~, who lives about
Twelve miles aorth Of the city died
Yesterday asl was buried here at two
O'Clock this afternoon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-04

Manager Morris the opera house
offers one Of the best attractions Of
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-04

Art Pettyjohn went to Cement last
night to be with his father-in--laW,
III. Davis. wt1 is quite low at bis
home there.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-04

SuDslribe for ne Express.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22

who could not come were a pleas
ant part of the surprise and they
will bring back the day and it's
pleasure whenever they are used.
The three members of the family,
all of whom live within a stones
throw of each other, have a COM
ined age of 256 years, Mrs. Myra
p. Goodhue being sc, Mrs. Maria
A. Cotton being SO and George F.
Morris being 81.
The following poem, written by
Dora l.. Waterman was read:
Mrs. Cotton is slowly growing old,
And of her, many stories are told
How she used to live in Vershire town,
And visit all the people around.
She and her sister are living together
And most every day discuss the weather
But today we meet here with you
To talk over things we used to do.
We wish her many happy years
And hope she'll have more smiles than
tears,
And hope again we all may come
To welcome her, in her old home.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22

We DO JOB PRINTING.