The Washington herald., 1907-04-13

The Thaw trial. which ended ia a dis
agreement of the jury. at New York yes
terday was one of the longest and hard
est fought murder cases in the annals of
American Jurisprudence. More money was
spent by both sides than in any case in
recent years.
Harry Kendall Thaw was on trial for
having shot and killed Stanford White. "A
noted architect, at Madison Square Gar
den on the night of June % 1905. The
cause OF the shooting was Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw. the wife of Harry. who had been
an artists model and a member of the
chorus ia musical comedies previous TO
Ler marriage.
Thaw was placed under arrest imme-
diately after the shooting, and from that
time on his wealthy relatives began
preparations for the legal battle that has
Just ended.
Harry Kendall Thaw is the son of the
late William Thaw. of Pittsburg. Will
lam ThaW began life as "a poor mechanic.
He toiled hard and accumulated an I'M
mense fortune, and at one time was the
heaviest owner of Pennsylvania Rail-
road stock His fortune at the time of
his death was estimated at s40,00o000.
Life of Pleasure.
Harry Thaw is thirty years old. His
life has been nothing but a pursuit Of
pleasure and a whirl Of follies. When a
hoy his pranks amazed his teachers. and
in 1851 he astounded the old college presi-
dent of Wooster University. in Ohio, who
asked him what course he wished to pur-
sue, by saying:
Lawn tennis and penmanshp.
Harry Thaw made life at Wooster Uni
versity one round of gayety. His pockets
were filled with gold. Thaw met every
chorus girl who came To- town. and on
enc occasion got all the girls of the show
To wear garters and bows of college colors
and display them.
Thaw went to Princeton in 1894. and
remained there three years lie often
visited New York, where his principal
amusement was 10 shiver barroom glass
and then pay for the damage. Returning
TO Pittsburg. he introduced the latest
Tenderloin novelties TO the Smoky City
set Thaw chief pleasure was TO take
his friends TO a resort where he would
nay all the bill. and then send his guests
home filled with wine and hilarity.
His father cut mis- yearly allowance
down to S2,500 but his mother said that
poor Harry could never get along OF
that" and added yearly allowance OF
$4,000 TO it, Ii was in Paris that Harry
Thaw burst forth i'm al the glory OF
Bohemia. and gave the restaurant keepers
of that city something TO talk about oveI
their absinthe
Gives Beauty Dinner.
He gave a $4,000 beauty dinner" tC
which he invited all the reigning beauties
in the giddy life Of Paris. Nellie Neus-
tretter. Cleo de Merode, and La Belle
Otero graced the dinner, with many 9th
ers. Thaw returned TO New York. but
did nothing more exhilaratng than lose
$4,000 one night in a little game OF poker
Evelyn Nesbit is twenty-five years Old
and a native of Pittsburg Her father dieC
ten years ago. and the mother brought
her pretty child TO New York. Her beauty
uaptivated the artists and she became th'
model. when scarcely sixteen years old
for such painters as Carroll BeckWith
Carl .Bienner and Charles Dana Gibson
OF distinct brunette type her eyes deeI
blue. skin of ivory with a rose tint, and
a figure petite, Evelyn Nesbit soon be
came the leading model of the country
Her face and figure were photographer
i'm various poses. Artists said she had tbs
most beautiful foot since Venus.
White Was Famous Architect.
Stanford White was a famous architect
His genius may be seen on every Drin
cipaI thoroughfare in New York, anC
Madison Square Garden, where he me
his death. was perhaps his creates
achievement
White was married and had one son
He was a familiar figure along Broadway
where all knew tkat he was friend o
Evelyn NeshiT, the artist model, and he
family. The stage world loved him for hi
generosity. and the manner of his livin1
gave rise to stories OF orgies with chorus
girls in Whites studio in the garden
tower.