The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-24
THRILLING STORY
OF TRAGIC ENDING.

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NEW YORK, Jan. 24-Harry Ken
dali Thaw. the self-indulgent scion
and pampered pet of the house of
1haw. came to his. trial for the mar.
der OF Architect Stanford White, on
the roof OF Madison Square Garden on
the night OF Junet25 Of last year. The
millionaire prisoner believed that
Sanford White was seeking TO separ
ate him from his wife, the beautiful
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, the artist model.
Emotional insanity will be the defense
offered to save the young Pittsburger
from execution in the electric chair
in Sing Sing prison.
Stanford White, was a famous archi-
tect. His genius may be seen on ey-
cry principal thoroughfare In New
York and Madison Square Garden,
where he met his death, was perhaps
his greatest achievement. White was
married and had one son. He was a
familiar figure along Broadway where
all knew that he was a friend OF Eve
Ign Nesbit and her family. The stage
world loved him for his generosity and
the manner of his living gave rise to
stories of orgies with chorus girls, in
Whites studio. in the Garden.
A life Of oayety.
Harry Thaw made life at Wooster
University one round Of gayety. His
pockets were filed with gold. Thaw
met every chorus girl who came to
town,and on one occasion got all the
girls OF the show to wear garters and
bows OF college co1ors and display
them. Thaw went to Princeton in
1894 and remained three years. He
often came to this city where his
principal amusement was to SILVER a
bar-room glass and then pay for the
damage.
His father cut his yearly allowance.
down to s2,5Oo. but his mother said
that poor Harry could never get
along on that and added a yearly al.
|lowance OF $4,000 to it. 1t was in
Paris that Harry Thaw burst forth in
all the glory of Bohemia. and gave the
restauranteurs Of that city something
to talk about over their absinthe. He
gave a $4,000 beauty dinner" to
which he invited all the reigning beau
ties in the giddy life of Paris. Nellie
t$eusereter, Clara DeMerode and La.
Belle otero graced the dinner, with
many others. Thaw came back to
New. York. but did nothing more ex-
hilirating than losing $4,000 one
night In a little game OF poker. Thaw
slipped back to Paris. and there en-.
tertained Prince Komatsu, the Mika.
dos brother. and some friends. They
say in Paris the scene OF that enter.
tainment vas laid in Moulin Rouge,
and the festivities lasted 10 days.
Tired of Paris. Thaw came back to
the United States and leased the Don
Cameron house. in Washington, where
he met the Earl of Yarmouth, who la.
ter married his sister.
Met Evelyn Nesbit.
In the meantime Harry Thaw had
met Evelyn Nesbit in New York. Eve
Ign Nesbit is twenty years old, and a
native of Pittsburg. Her father died
ten years ago. and the mother brought
her pretty child to New York. Her
beauty captivated the artists and she
became the model, when scarcely six.
teen years old, for such painters as
Carroll Beckwith, Carl Blsnner ana
Charles Dana Gibson.
With her deep blue eyes, skin of
ivory and rose and a petite figure,
sweet Evelyn Nesbit soon became the
leading model Of the country. Her
face and figure were Photographed in
various poses. Artists said she had
the most beautiful foot since Venus.
1t was in August, 1901, that Evelyn
Nesblt and her mother walked into a
theatrical managers Office. Her beau.
ty caught the eyes OF the theatri.
cal men, and she was engaged as a
flower girl in ''Florodora." She did
not remain long with the company.
but while playing the pretty flower
Girl she met Stanford White, who
was charmed by her rare beauty.
Stanford White procured her an en-.
gagement with the wild Rose" com.
pany. Mrs. Nesbit guarded her daugh.
ter carefully.
After the architect had met the
mother the Nesbits moved into better
quarters. The girl showed lack of
finish in her theatrical work and
White offered to send her to school,
and accordingly she went to Mr.. D.
Miles school in Pompton, N. j. She
was taken Ill and brought back to
New York.
Thaw Looking for Her.
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