The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-12
RECThOF EVENTS WHICH ILLUMINATED
IN TRAGEDY OF MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

West 24th street and / was told to get
out. My mother bad dressed me. Ny
skirts were just to my snoe tops then.
This was in August, 1901.
He was a big and fat, ugly man !
remember his meeting US at the head
of three flights Of stairs" she continued
HE gave me presents. and my mother
let me go to other parties. Then he
said my mother should visit some
friends in Pittsburg. She said she
could not leave me. He said it would
be all right; that he would loOg after
me. Finally she went. Then CAME an
invitation to a party, but no one else
was there-just two. They all seem
to have turned US down. he said. After
we had dined and l wanted to go home,
he said I hadn't seen all of the aiart-
ment and we went to the bedroom with
the mirrors all owe the walls.
That was a bedroom. On a
small table stood a bottle OF cham
payne and one glass. Mr.. White pour
ed out just one glass for me, and I
paid no attention to it. Mr.. White won't
away, came back and said:
al decorated this room myself
Then he asked me why l was not
drinking my champagne and / sail |
did not like it; it tasted bitter. But he
persuaded me to drink it and l did.
"A few moments after / had drank
the champagne there began a pounding
and pumping in my ears and the room
got all black"
He took me home and / sat up all
night crying"
Where was Mr.. White when you r.
covered consciousness"
What did he say afterwards"
He made me swear that / woult
never tell my mother about it. He sal:
there was no use in talking and the
greatest thing in this world was not -
get found out. He said the girls in The
theaters were foolish to talk. He
laughed afterward"
WAS Mr.. Thaw excited when ycti
told him those things."
Eyes, he vas excited, and walked up
and down the room. We sat up all
night He said it was not my fault,
that no one could blame me, and that
I was only an unfortunate girl and that
he didn't think any the less of me; he
would marry me anyway"
Did he offer to marry you again ,"
yes, and I told him that If I 1ii
marry him the friends of Stanford
White would laugh at him and laugh
at me as they suspected our relations
if they did not know"
The witness Gid Thaw that it would
LOT be we'll to marry on account Of MS
family. He persisted that he wishes. to
marry her.
Mrs. Thaw declared Stanford White
vas at the Cafe Martin the night Of 'be
shooting. She and Thaw dined there
and she saw White.
Mrs. Thaw said the note she wrtfe
her husband in Cafe Martin related &c
Stanford White. This evidence was
later stricken out.
Mrs. Thaw gave testimony corrotor-
rating that of other witnesses as to the
details of the shooting Of Stanford
White.
Mrs. Thaw said that she sat in the
seats with Mr.. Truxton Beale and Mr..
McCaleb. He husband went to the back
Of the theater, she said. He was away
about fifteen minutes, when he retarl-
ed and took a seat beside her.
How long did he remain at your
side?"
About half an hour"
What was his n then?'
"It seemed to be the same as ever
- Did you talk about anything special
them"
mo; just general"
who suggested going away fIom
the garden?"
81 did"
"The play was not interesting 10
you?"
mot a Bit" said the witness,
"How did you start when you vent
II think that Mr. McCa1eb and I were
in the lead and Mr.. Thaw and Nj.
Beale followed"
You saw Mr.. White there?'
II did"
Did you see Mr.. Thaw Them"
mot until a minute or so afterwards.
He was directly in front Of Mr. White
standing with his arms up i'll the air"
Did you hear shots fred?" :
Eyes, Immediately that I saw Mr..
White I heard the shots"
How many shots?"
Three Shots"
What did you say?"
II said to Mr.. McCaleb: L think he
las shot him"
Did Mr.. Thaw come over to where
7ou were?"
Yes; I asked him what he had done.
lie leaned over and kissed me and said:
l have probably saved your life"
What happened then?"
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