Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-23
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llS pTOU COuISS IAdW SouliSSi
had obj s 4 to questions regarding
both ins and the 'unwritten law
when Bl 3 n was examined. The pris-
oner sat : snt, and somewhat vacant
eyed dun = the proceedings. He offer
ed no suea estions to his counsel, and
spoke to them only in monosyllabic
reply to some question or comment
from the lawyers.
His face was quite pallid. John C..
Graul, the third talesman, was exam
ined and quickly excused.
Frank P. Hill. baker, was the
fourth talesman examined. He was ac-
cepted and sworn in. During the ex.
animation of HILL Jerome asked if he
would be guided wholly by the laws Of
the state in reaching verdict. Yes,
sir. l would follow the law as laid
down by the court Hill said he had
formed strong opinion in the case.
His opinion was not SO strong as to
was thereupon accepted by both sides.
Hill is about 40 years old.
Participants Are Prominent.
The trial is looked forward to as
one of the most famous cases in the
criminal history of New York state.
The prominence of the Thaw family
socially, the wealth of his parents. the
circumstances surrounding the young
mans marriage to Evelyn Nesbit, the
artists model and chorus girl, and the
spectacular scene in the midst of
which he fired the bullets into the
breast Of tine man who he claimed
had betrayed his wife, all tend to at
tract an interest to the trial extending
from one end of the country to the
CtEerA
The players in this extraordinary
tragedy of real life are each of them
interesting. Harry Thaw, the ever
wayward son of rich and indulgent
parents, had become widely known
thruout the country prior to the kill
ing of Stanford White by reason of
the publicity given to many of his es-
capades by the newspapers. His IA
ther, the late William, 1'haw, was one
OF Pittsburg's richest men. He had
early seen that Harry was not to be
trusted with large income lest he
give himself over to a life of luxurious
idleness and liberty. So when the eld-
er Thaw died he provided that Harry
Thaw should have only $4,000 year.
The bulk of the estate went to Mrs.
William Thaw, whose indulgent love
for her children was soon made ap-
parent in the manner in which she
lavished money upon them. Harry
Thaw had but to ask whatever sum
he chose and the mother gave II 10
him. He abandoned his $2,50O year
income from the estate to his valet. 1t
is said that the young mans expendi-
tures often averaged as high as $SO,-
600 and 100000 year.
Four or five years ago the IhaW
family came into unusual prominence
thru the announcement Of the engage
ment of Harry Thaw's sister to the
earl of Yarmouth. This young English
nobleman had been in America for two
wears or more at that time. He was
entertained at Newport, and at the end
Of successful season there, during
which he had led the gay set in many
amateur theatrical productions, he de-
cided to go upon the professional stage
to earn livelihood in this country
His efforts along this line were indif-
ferently successful, and then came the
engagement and marriage to Miss
Thaw. Since that time the Earl and
the Countess of Yarmouth have hved
abroad.
Young Thaw was seen always in
company with a beautiful young girl.
Evelyn Nesbit, who had graduated
from the studio to the stage. Young
Thaw and Miss Nesbit were central
figures of many theater and supper
parties along Broadway, and there ap-
peared in one of the local papers a
story to the effect that 1'haw and Miss
Nesbit had been secretly married while
abroad. The fact of the wedding had
not been disclosed, it was declared, be-
cause of the fear that displeased
mother might cut off the support of her
favorite son. The story of the we'd
ding was taken up everywhere, and the
young people were kept busy with de-
malls. Their affairs attracted SO much
attention that they were. requested to
move from the fashionable hotel where
they respectively had been occupying
expensive suites. This called forth
more notoriety. The affairs of the
young people were kept constantly be-
fore the public until it was finally an
nounced that Mrs. William Thaw had
Nesbit. Thereupon, they were called
to Pittsburg, and in the mothers home
a marriage ceremony was performed.
1t was late in the evening of June
25 last that the city and soon the EN-
tire country wasringing with the tragic
news that Harry Thaw had slain Stan
ford White. The settings for the fatal
attack had been the Madison Square
Roof Garden, where the first night per-
formance of summer musical show,
known as "Mlle. Champagne" was be-
ing given. The place was gay in flow
ers and rnulti-colored electric lights
and was thronged with a fashionably
dressed audience On the stage man
was singing 81 could love thousand
girls" when suddenly above the mus
ic the pistol shots rang cut The mus
ic ceased, the chorus girls and actors
upon the stage were terror-s stricken,
men and women in the audience drop
ped their glasses upon the tables be
fore them In the stiffness man was
heard to say:
You ruined my wife, d you, and
now I've got you"
Stanford White lay dead at the table
where he had been sitting; Harry
Thaw, in evening dress, stood with a
smoking pistol in his hand. His wife
who had seen him fire the fatal shot,
was led screaming away from the spot