Evening journal., 1907-01-23

marriage which took place I'm Pittsburg
on April A. 1905. Mrs. William Thaw
forced Evelyn Nesbit Thaw into So
ciety and made society accept her,
though there were many snuOs offered.
The chorus girl wife was sent 10 a priv
ate school and given an education 20
fit her rev place There wore rumors
thar Thaw and his w;fs lid not always
lagree.
When Harry Thaw married Evelyn
Nesbit it was said that Mrs. william
Thaw made a stipulation before giving
d her consent to the wedding that Evelyn
should have nothing further TO do with
her mother. Mrs. Nesblt who has be-
come Mrs. Holman, and Mr.. Holman
attended the marriage. The mother
I and daughter met once accidentally ar
/ ter that and Mrs. Holman is said 70
have berated Evelyn and Mrs. William
Thaw severely.
Thaw paid occasional visits to New
York, but remained virtually quiescent
so far as turning the "Tenderloin" up
side down was concerned. Records IN
the district attorneys office show that
for two years detectives shadowed
! Stanford White day and night under
lpay Of Thaw. White knew secrets
that Thaw did not want anyone TO
know. Detectives employed by Thaw
went to Anthony Comstock and re-
ported that White was receiving young
girls in his studio. Comstocil investi-
gated. but said there was no case
I White knew he was followed and hired
detectives TO watch nhaws detectives
IL has hean said that White met Mrs
4 Th1w after her marriage. Two weeks
p after the shooting an attorney in the
case told your correspondent that he
mad been unable to obtain any evidence
that Stanford White had sought to re-
, new any relations with Evelyn Nesbit
j Thaw.
j The Night Of the Crime.
q. After the shooting there wore nwn-
eious reports In the Tenderloin that
Z Thav had threatened to shoot White.
II there is any evidence TO that effect
10 has not been made public. On the
night az June goth White and his wife
with Truxton Beale and Thomas Nc
, caleb, dned at the Cafe Martin. stan
f, ford White his son Lawrence. and o
friend. sat ut a nearby table Thaw
sat in such q position that he could
not see the architect AS the dinner
progressed Thaw noticed that his wife
became agitated. He asked her the
reason and she passed him a note on
(which was written:
"That (Blackguard) Is here" White
and his party passed from the dining
room out on the terrace 20 smoke.
There are stories that White made a
, remark about Mrs. Thaw that night
] which was carried to Thaw by a friend
D Thaw and his wife. together with Mr.
/. Beale and Mr.. McCaleb went to Madi-
son Square Roof Garden where the
3 musical comedy 'Mamzelle Cham
e pagne" was having its first perform
n nnce Shortly before eleven o'clocls
n when the. show was drawing to its
g close. White entered the roof garden
v and took a seat up near the stage. The
v girls on the stage were singing and
Il dancing. After White arrived ThaW
10 left his seat and two or three times ad-
r vanced toward White and then chang.
: ing his mind walked back again. Ths
third time he walked over to withir
q two feet of White and, pulling a re.
q volver, shot three times. All the wit.
nesses to the shooting say that ThaN
. gave no warning to White.
: Two of the bullets struck White IN
/, the head and the third struck him n
! the shoulder There was great con
: fusion and no one made an effort t.
stop Thaw. White slipped to tn
floor ana died Instantly.
Thaw looked at the body Of his victim
c for a moment and then strode AVA
4 toward the elevator The revolver wa
{ smoking in his hand. At the elevate
:. he met Fireman Brudi who detainel
n Thaw. The young man turned owe
= his revolver and Brudi asked him /
L he had done the shooting.
e Admits the Crime.
yes I did fl; he ruined my wife.
. Thaw replied. It was testified at IN
? Icoroner's inquest that Thaw. while stii
on the roof, said: THAT --- ruine
i, my wife and / got him and fixed hin
= for it,"
Thav was arrested by Policema.
: Debs. who was about to take him TO tn
station house when Mrs. Thaw rushe
/, over and throwing her arms around hi
q neck said;
!. Il did not think you would do it ths
" way"
Thaw rcassured his wife that Il woul
y, be ell right and another witness hear
u Mrs. Thaw say that she would site
n 10 him through thick and thin.
Thaw was taken to the station hous
and next morning remanded TO tn
= Tombs TO await the action OF tn
coroner and the grand jury. The IN
quest was called for June 2S Only
few witnesses were examined. TIL
evidence was placed before the gran
jury and Thaw was indicted for murde
in the first degree that afternoon.
Thaw engaged the law firm OF Blacl
~ Gruf5er. Olcott and Bonynge. II wa
planned by the prosecution and the De
fense to have Thaw's sanity inquire
Of into. Aiienists for both sides wer
g. called. but Thaw refused 70 answer an
he questions nor would he submit to an