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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-01-18

Sketch Of the Murderer, His Crime, Man He
Shot, and Artists Model, The Cause
Of the Shooting

instead Of going to his mothers
home in Pittsburg.
Enter Miss Evelyn Nesbit.
1t was not long before he was seen
always in the company Of 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 theatre
and supper parties along Broadway.
and there appeared in one Of tn local
papers to the effect that Thaw and
Miss Nesbit had been secretly mar
ried while abroad.
The fact Of the wedding had not
been disclosed. 1t declared, because of
the fear that a displeased mother
might cut of the support Of her ia
vorite son.
The story Of the wedding was taken
up everywhere and the young couple
were kept busy with denials Their
affairs attracted 80 much attention
they wsrS requested to move from
the fashionable hotel where they had
respectively been occupying expensive
suites.
Marries Miss Nesbitt.
The affairs OF the young people were
Kept constantly before the public UNI
til 1t was finally announced that Mrs.
William Thaw had consented to her
sons marriage with Miss Nesbit
Thereupon they were called to Pitts
burg and in the mothers nome mar
riage ceremony was performed.
For long time following the welding
Thaw's affairs were practically lost
sight of. They spent most Of their
time in New York, were often seen
together at theatres and cafes and APP
parently their lives ran happily to-
gether.
It was late in the evening OF June
rs. 1906. that the city and soon the
entire country was ringing with the
tragic news that Harry Thaw had
slain Stanford White.
The setting for the fatal attack had
been the Madison Square roof garden
where the first night performance of
a summer musical show known as
Mile. Champagne" was being given.
Shot Interrupts Love Song.
! The place was gay IN flowers and
! multi colored electric lights, ana was
thronged with a fashionably dressed
audience. On the stage a man was
singing, Il Could Love a Thousand
Girls" when suddenly above the music
the pistol shots rang out.
The music ceased, the cnorus girls
and actors upon the stage were ter
ror stricken men and women in thu
audience dropped their glasses on tn,
tables before them.
In the stiffness a man was heard t
say.
"You ruined my wife, o. you
and now I've got you"
Stanford White lay dead at the ia
BILE where he had been sitting; Harr
Thaw, in evening dress, stood with
smoking pistol In his hand.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-01-18
Special to Evening Teller.

Special to Evening Teller.
NEW YORK. Jan. Is.-rhe trial Of
Harry Kendall Thaw, slayer or stan
ford White. the noted architect, which
has been set for Monday, January d.
IL looked forward to as one OF the
most famous in the criminal history
Of New York state.
The prominence Of the Thaw family
socially. the wealth OF his paren&s,
the circumstances surrounding tho
young mans marriage with Evelyn
Nesbit. the artists model and chorus
girl. and the spectacular scene IN the
midst OF which he fired the bullets in
to the breast Of the man whom he
claimed had betrayed his wife. all
tend to attract an interest to the trial.
extending. from one end Of the country
to The other.
The players in this extraordinary
tragedy from real life are each Of
them Interesting. Harry Thaw, the
ever maynard con Of rich and indul-
gent parents, tad become widely
known throughout the country prior
to the killing Of Stanford White by
reason Of the publicity given TO many
OF his escapades by the newspapers.
Spent Fortune Every Year.
His father, the late William Thaw,
was one OF Pittsburg's richest men.
He had early seen thar Harry was not
to be entrusted with a large income
lest he give himself over to life Of
luxurious idlenass and liberty. So,
when the elder Thaw died, he provid-
ed that Harry should have only $4,000
a year.
The bulk OF the estate went to Mrs.
William Thaw, whose indulgent love
for her children was soon made APP
parent in the manner in which she
layished money upon them. Harry
Thaw had but to ask whatever sum he
chose and the mother gave 1t to him.
He abandoned his $500 year In
come from the estate to his valet 1t
ID said that the young mans expen-
ditures often reached as high as $780,
900 and 100000 year
Sister Marries an Earl.
Four or FIVE years ago the Thaw
family came into unusual prominence
through the announcement OF the en-
gagemnt of Harry Thaw's sister to
the Earl of Yarmouth. This young
English nobleman had been In Amer
lea then for two years or more.
He was entertained at Newport and
al the end of successful season there
during which he had led the gay Sc
In many amatuer theatrical produc-
tions. he decided to go upon the pro
Yessfonal stage to earn livelihood II
this country.
His efforts along this line were In
differently successful and then came
the engagement and marriage to Miss
Thaw Since that time the Earl ant
the Countess of Yarmouth have livet
abroad.
Following the marriage OF his Sis
ter Harry Thaw also went abroad
When he returned to this country NV
wears ago he remained in New Yor
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-01-18

His wife who had seen MIN fire the
fatal shots, was led screaming away,
and Thaw was arrested. He made no
attempt to escape.
Stanford White High Roller.
White was vice president OF the
Madison Square Garden company,
and was the architest OF that famous
structure in whose tower he had al
ways maintained a studio.
1t was in this tower that Thaw has
charged time and time and again that
White had entertained young women
at the gayest Of parties.
Thaw said he had frequently COM
planned of these studio parties to the
Society Of the Prevention Of Vice. and
1t has been stated on authority that
this society had made several investi-
cations prior to the roof garden
tragedy
"The Unwrittsn Law"
It has been brought out since the
shooting that white befriended Evelyn
Nesbit and her mother when the young
woman first was brought to this city
| to enter the studios as . model.
Letters which passed between White
and the mother Of the gfri nave been
published and may play an important
part in the trial.
There have been reports that White
sought the girls society after her mar
riage to Thaw. but this has been adj
mitted by neither side and 80 Tar -
they could do 80, counscf FOR both
sides have closed the mouths Of the
most important witnesses.
Thaw has sought his Justification IN
the words he uttered to his victim on
the night Of the tragedy. He has
| claimed that under the "unwritten
law" no jury could convict him Of hav-
ing taken the life of "the man who
had traduced his wife in her innocent
girlhood."
| To these accusations by Thaw the
friends Of Stamford White, many OF
them influential men OF the COM
munity, have declared that the arch1-
tects interest In the girl was purely
of fatherly character.
| Protected Many Young Girls.
/ They said he had assisted many
young women to make place for them
selves in the world and that he was
no more deeply Interested in Miss
| Nesbit than he had been in a number
Of others about whom ne breath OF
scandal has been uttered.
| 1t has been constantly stated that
the Thaw case would never come tc
trial and that the mysteries OF it,
1 many intricate phases would never bt
exposed to the light of the publfc's
gaze, this conjecture being based on
the report that a plea of Insanity
might be entered and accepted.
This probability. however, 1t is nov
said, is past. Harry Thaw has him
self stood in the way Of any suci
plan. 1t is asserted that in his refusa
to give assent to the insanity ples
he has been steadfastfy supported b.
his wife, who. 1t is also generally re
ported, has constantly urged her hus
band to take some action agains
White.
Rejects Insanity Plea.
Mrs. Thaw has been a daily visito
to the Tombs prison and Mrs. William
Thaw. who was recalled from Europ
. when the tragedy occurred, has ale
been a frequent caller. There hay
lbeen many family conferences an
, many stormy interviews in the youa
mans cell. his resentment being show
i, every time the suggestion of insanit
has been offered.
: II prefer death in the electric chat
, to a life in an insane asylum" III
! prisoner is credited with exclaiming.
Lewis Dalafield, of counsel to tn
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-01-18

II You wish anything in groceries in
a hurry. call up the Russell Grocery,
the prompt delivery store OF Lewiston.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-01-18

Band concert at Skating Rink Sat.
urday night.
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Century Printing Co., printing that
pleases Phone Black COL.
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Teller "Want" ads bring results.
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Advs. in the Teller bring results.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-03-28

away from destruction on hidden reef
and sunken bar.
Since the day when Uncle Sam began
to employ coast guards, his heroes OF
the surf have saved upwards of quar-
ter of million lives. Under the present
system of life saving, daung from 1871,
they have attended fifteen thousand dis
asters, and out of the 10000 lives in
volved they have been able to save all
except one in every hundred. AS sec
ondary work, of the $225,oooooo worth
of property imperilled, they have saved
an amount valued at $I75, 100000. No
other life saving service of the world
can point to a record anywhere near
comparable to this in epic grandeur. A
| moment spent in reflection on these sta
tistics will reveal the transcendental
| heroism back of them. On one hand,
the combined elements, in their fiercest
mood, roaring destruction; on the other,
handful of men in oils and Sou'wes-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-03-28

when an Australian brig, the Count Pc
rasto, was wrecked on Long Beach,
Monmouth, now Ocean, County, N. j.,
near the Mansion House, south Of Bar
negat Inlet, when the captain and crew,
thirteen in number, were drowned and
their bodies washed upon the strand.
"The wreck occurred at midnight The
vessel struck sandbar, three hundred
wards from shore, and was driven by the
force of the violent winds, through the
surf, upon the beach, where, when the
tide receded, she lay stranded, high and
dry. The sailors were drowned while
endeavoring to swim ashore from the
bar, where the vessel had lodged for a
time, and the bodies were found scat
tered along the beach for more than
mile.
"The bow of the bring being elevated
| and close to the shore, after the storm
had ceased, the idea was forced quickly
upon my mind that those unfortunate
sailors might have been saved if a line
could have been thrown to them across
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-03-28

Today Uncle Sans hired men for
saving life endangered by storms on
the coast patrol the beaches from
Quoddy Head on the North Atlantic to
Cape Disappointment on the North Pa
cifc, and are also to be found on the
shores of the Gulf of Mexico and the
Great Lakes, swept by storms as fierce
as any that ever ragged on the Atlantic.
Upwards of two thousand men strain
their eyes and ears out to sea every
minute Of the day and night; and near
ly ever hour that passes these winter
days, somewhere along the storm-Jca-
ten coasts the members Of saving crews
are rislling their own lives to save ship
. wrecked fellow beings, or putting forth
every human effort possible 70 warn
them that go down to the deep in ships
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-03-28

means to render assistance in case of
ship wrecks. The life saving service
proper was not really instituted until the
following year, when an appropriation
of $4,000 was made for the establish
ment OF eight life saving stations on
the New Jersey coast between Sandy
Hook and Little Egg Harbor.
And right here let the man who was
most instrumental in securing this ap-
propriation-the man who is, therefore,
the founder of the life saving service
tell how he came to conceive the idea
of the service. 1t is story little known
yet it forms an interesting chapter in
the history of federal life saving. Thus
it is told by DR.. William A. Newell,
who though we'll along in the eighties,
until recently was actively practicing
medicine in Allentown, II. j.:
My Identification with the life saw
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-03-28

When the Lord breathes His wrath
above the bosom of the waters,
When the rollers arc a-poundin' on
the shore,
When the mariners a-thinkin' of his
wife and son and daughters,
And the little home he'll, maybe, see
no more;
When the bars are white and yeasty ana
the shoals are all a-frothin',
When the wild no'theaster's cuttin
like a knife.
Through the seethin' roar and screech
he's patrolin' on the beach
The Comments hired man fer sayin'
life.
Joe Lincoln.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-03-28

ters--a crew of six or seven men; and
in the average instance, the little band
of fighters overwhelmingly victorious.
Where is the much vaunted heroism of
battle when compared with the unseen
heroism that takes place in the black
night on some lonely strip of beach? !?
For while one is the excited heroism of
destruction, the other is The calm hero
ism Of salvation.
The Government spends annually
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-03-28

about $T,75oooo for the maintenance of
the service. This is less than one-fourth
of the property value saved from the
sea in the same period, to say nothing
of the lives succored Each succeeding
year finds the sum set aside by the Gov
ernment for life saving somewhat aug
mented; the first appropriation called
for $1,000 This was made in 1877, and
with it the keepers of light houses along
the Atlantic coast were furnished with
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-03-28

ing system OF the United States was the
result of a marine disaster | happened
to view during the summer of 1889,
The Washington herald., 1907-11-06
CHESS TOURNEY OPENS.
Interior Plays G.. p. o. in Depart
mental League Tonight.

The six teams comprising the Depart
mental Chess League viii open their
season this evening al the rooms OF the
Washington Chess Club. Each team is
composed Of four players. The matches
Of the league are held on Wednesday
evenings. and on the next five of these.
during which the first round Of the tour
nament will be completed. some hotly
contested games are likely TO be wit
messed.
In the opening session tonight Interior.
present champions Of the league, will be
opposed by Government Printing Office.
The former is headed by 1. B. Walker.
ex-president of the league and ex-
champion of the District. player Of na-
tional reputation, and IL his team is at
all similar to what it was last year. it
will be a thorn in the side of it's oppo-
nents. But the printers have some ex-
cellent talent also, and If they can OBJ
tain the services of Mccormick and
Graham for their top boards, there Is
no telling how the match will go.
Navy and Treasury will probably fur
nish a close struggle The first named
has some new material. and at least two
of their last years team, namely.
Charles ) Smell, the secretary of the
league, and Molkow. Treasury expects
TO have such well-known players as Hal
stead. Tupper and Cannon to bear the
brunt of the battle
The remaining contestants are Agricul-
ture and Commerce and Labor The lat
ter team is severely handicapped bv the
loss Of Huntington. who has been trans
ferred TO the Department of Agriculture,
whose team will be all the stronger by
his inclusion, but Richardson, Commerce
and Labor's new team captain. has been
diligently hunting for new material. and
he has been promised the services Of a
strong player in Guyer. who has pre-
viously represented the department
The games VIII commence at S e. m.
sharp. at the rooms of the Chess Club
GA Twelfth street northwest. and the
public is cordially invited to attend.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-06
DOLLAR DAY At auto SHOW
Society Demonstrates Appreciation
of Management's Idea.
PatrOnized Mainly by Those who
Already Own Cars, but They
Had Good Time.

New York, Nov. 5.-To-day was the first
Of the two dollar days AT the eighth
automobile show in Madison Square
Garden, and whatever effect the doubled
admission fees had on the attendance was
a favorable one, both as regards quality
and quantity Of the visitors who went to
the building during the afternoon and
evening. So far as the exhibitors are
concerned. the dollar day or rather
society day" as the show committee
Of the Association Of Licensed Automo-
bile Manufacturers is pleased 70 call
Tuesday and Thursday, is a most worthy
institution, as the doubled admission
price has the effect Of keeping away
that very large class Of visitors who only
go TO the show looking for souvenirs, and
have neither the means nor the inclina
ton to purchase any sort Of an automo-
bile.
Many of the visitors who went TO the
Garden to-day were men or women who
already own one or more cars. and are
contemplating the purchase OF additions
10 their stables OF machines.
Some Of the visitors. who expressed
their approval Of the dollar day" said
they would come again on Thursday as
they had not been able TO make a final
choice Of car to-day. and wanted 10
think the matter over until then.
As was to have been expected, a great
many Of the women visitors at the show
this afternoon and tonight We're ac-
quainted with the local statesmen. who
were stationed at the various exhibits
OF cars. and many Of the polite stand at
tendants invited the fair visitors 70 sit
in the show cars and rest for 4 few min
utes. Viewed from the elevated platform
or balcony. the presence of so many
women IN the cars added tremendously
10 the spectacular effect Of the show dur
ing the afternoon, and this was particu-
larly so from o'clock until the show
closed. The bright colors Of the cos
tunes. together with the varied tints of
the millinery Of the fair visitors. was
displayed To great advantage against the
somber red that forms the basis of the
decorations.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-06
RUBE wADDELL TO GO.
Report that Mack Has Decided to
Dispose of Unreliable TvirIer.


Philadelphia. Nov. 5-Many of the
stars Of former days will be missing
from the major League diamonds next
year The latest one TO be- pronounced
''a,l in" is none other than the irrepres-
sible "Rube Waddell. Though it las not
been officially announced that Waddell
will be dropped from the Athletic club
next year, it Is learned from a reliable
source that Manager Mack has come to
the conclusion that "Rube" is no longer
a winner
That strenuous life is beginning 10 tell
on Waddell and though he seems as good
as ever at times. he cannot be depended
upon 10 go more than five innings at
fast clip. The tremendous speed with
which "Rube' famed sixteen or seven
teen batsmen in game when he helped
the Athletics to win two pennants was
missing last season, and this was the
first sign OF deterioration on the part OF
the once great pitcher. Manager Mack
noticed il as quickly as any one and in
the last two weeks of the season Mack
alternated Dygert and Plank rather than
take a chance with Waddell, though the
"Rube' was apparently in good shape.
Just what disposition Mack will make
of Waddell is not known but it is not
likely that he can get trade for the
erratic pitcher, as few managers would
care 10 take a chance with him
Wadden is the third of the old-timers
TO drop out in this city before next
year. Monte Cross of the Athletics, and
Thomas. Of the Phillies. being the other
two
The Washington herald., 1907-11-06
BIG CROWD At PIMLICO
Baltimore Riders Cut Prominent
Figure in the Saddle.
McCabe Brings Jubilee Home in
Front iB Walden Stake-ExceI-
lent HOrSemHnshfp shown.
- b - Wa.hlnstaa H.raIa.

SPECIAL 70 The Washington Herald
Baltimore Nd Nov with ideal
weather and an attractive card of seven
races. the election day crowd to-day AT
Pimlico proved the largest since racing
was revived on the old course by the
present Maryland Jockey Club.
II was a brilliant ou.pouring Of race
goers and served TO show the popularity
Of the sport in Baltimore Many Wash
ingtonians were present. 1t was one OF
the best days OF the meeting from a
racing standpoint. as there were several
hair-raising finishes.
Baltimore riders cut a prominent figure
in the saddle. for the winners OF two
Of the four feature events were piloted
by local men.
In the Walden Stake, McCabe brought
Jubilee home in the front. while Mr..
Charles X. Harrison. the weH-known
gentleman rider. brought Tellfare home
in front in the Hunt purse for gentlemen
riders.
Both victories were due 70 the excel
lent horsemanship Of the Baltmoreans.
as both finishes were Of a thrilling char
acter. Summaries
FIRST RACE-FiTe frrionss. Johnny Edwards.
100 lDelabyi. ! 20 and out won: Risk 10 CHenryl.
% l. eren. and / % . second Dcttie s. l09
lFairhr0thCr, 100 10 l. 30 70 J. ana = 70 I. third
Time. lO1 2-l Superstition. Princess Navarro. Nir.
lardo Margaret. Miss Cushman. lockwood. and
kingseeirg also rap.
SECOND RACE-Selling; six furlongs. Coltness
10 Delahyi. o. /. % 5. ard 20 8 won; EdEcy.
III &C. Riley, il 90 3, even, and 70 g. second
Ashar Il5 'Fairbrother Is 60 ]. to ]. and s 70 l.
third. Time. l:l5 10 Suffice. Niblick. Muck Rake.
Pater Bevenue, Csper SAUCE. and Fait also ran.
THIRD RACE-Onc mile. EldoTado. Joe tBeck-
mani. 1 % and ont. won; Campai-ler. los del
l03 Cashini Is % l. 20 5. and cut. third. Time
] ~ l-5 Garment also ran
FOURTH RACE-Stecplcchase about two miles.
BCrSi. l3S lSayagel. 10 1. even. and % s. won
Buczman, 10 NIcClainl. 70 3 70 5. and cut.
second Guardian 10 (keleherl. 3 20 !. even. and
] % ., third Time. g. Flying yirginian. Prince
of Pilsen. Water Pansy. and Judge Nolan also
jumped.
FIFTH RACE-Sx furlongs Jubilee. 10 Nc
tLeibertl. 10 l. % !. and even second: Miss
Catesby. % lHartyl. s 10 ]. 3 20 J. and 10 s.
third Time Is. Fenst, Billie Hihbs Tom Shaw
Seryiile Blember. King Thistle. and Woolspm also
ran.
SIXTH RACE-One and one-half miles on the
fat TellfsTe. 80 (Air Harrison 81 10 l. even and
ont won; Recruit l42 Mr.. Tucker. % 2 I % .
and cut, second; Notre hnir. ~ Nlr. Taylor. p
b l. even. and out third Tine 2.i2 MeTynaker
kmshsw. and Benlala also
SEVENTH RACE-One and three-sixteenths miles.
Lally. lOi Deibertl 70 !, even, and cgt, won
Lady Kama 96 Fsirbrother). Is to l. 20 l. and
even. second Panidue. los CIcCahey). . 20 l. Z 10
l. and to l. third Time, 2:Oi Ornonde's Right
and Flayigny also ran