Evening journal., 1907-02-04
LAST
EDITION
800 p. m.
THAWKTLLED WHITE
TOSAVE WIFE'SLIFE
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hand and held it for moment then
turned away. with tears tr.cklins down
each cheek.
others passed out Of the room. Harry
Thaw was visiby nervous ana drummed
on the table with his fingers
Architects Son First Witness.
Lawrence white" called the court
clerk
Tie young son Of the dead architect TO k
the stand as the nrst witness ag airs the
allosed murderer of his father.
Young Mr. White in his testimony state
cd he was a student at Harvard COL
on the morning of June s5 he and his
fathcr. together with Mr. King, lcft 81
James. Long Island for New York
"NVe came 70 the city and I went 20 our
city home IN East Twaniy-hrst street
had bought two seats for a show at the
New Amsterdam Theatre for that even-
ing Mr King. my father ana myself,
dined az the Cafe Martin. After dinner
fatho drove Mr. King and myself TO Inc
Theatre whore me- left us. We remained
then went % the Harvard Club 7 took
Mr King 10 the station. whore DE took
the midnight train for oBston. went
home and there learned from two report-
crs Of my fathers death I went 10 Mndl-
son square Garden. but did not see my
fathers body"
''You may crrss-examine," said MT
Garvan.
No Cross Examination.
Counsel for Thaw shook their heads and
young Mr. white left the stand.
Robert Paxton an engineer employed
i Madison Square Garden, was called as
tho second witness Tie said he had known
Nfr white for years The Witness to7tl-
ned that he vas working a the g7ricn On
The night Of June %. lie then described
tho roof garden as it was arranged that
night There were two passagoways and
groups of fables were placed about the
roof
The witness said that Mr. White took
n seat near the stage and that Harry
Thaw came To the roof garden about
mn hour and a half after Mr.. White had
entered.
Il heard a shot red and turned
around and Harry Thaw pointing a
revolver at Mr. White. / saw him fire
the last two shots There was about
a seconds interval between each shot"
"What did you do?" asked Mr. Car
van.
Il started after Thaw," said Paxton.
"Thaw turned the revolver upside
down and walked slowly towards the
door Two men took Thaw by the arm
and then asked me TO hold HIM while
they got an officer"
Paxton continues II took Thaw to-
wards the door and stopped. Thaw
then said TO me- Can't we take an ci.-
vator? We have got to take one any
how, and / don't want TO annoy these
people
Il told him I thought It was good
Idea. While waiting for car, some
friends Of Mr. Thaw came up. Thaw
said to the party so all could hear him.
shot him because he ruined my
WIFE
eyes. Harry, but look at the fix
you are IN said a young woman.
'eYs. deary. but I have probably
saved your life"
"Thaw then asked that somebody
send for Mr.. Carnegie"
The young woman who had spoken
TO Thaw was Evelyn Nesbit Thaw.
Mr. Paxton said that an officer came
up and took Thaw into custody. The
engineer took the diagram OF Madison
Square Roof Garden and pointed out
the spot where the tragedy occurred.
Mr.. Paxton was not cross-e examined.
First Important Witness
Meyer Cohen. manager for the music
publisher Of Mile Champagne" was
called. He proved 10 be an important
Witness.
~ saw Mr.. White seated at tho
table," said Mr.. Cohen. "Mr Thaw
came later"
Cohen arose from the witness stand
walking slowly towards District At
torney Jerome. and said: "Thaw walk
ed slowly toward white and went near
20 him. He stepped aside and walked
around and approached White from the
rear. Thaw fired three shots and then
held the revolver above his head by
the barrel"
Mr.. Cohen iliushcSed his testimony
by suiting the action 10 his words.
Mr.. Cohen moved slowly towards Je-
rome. and when within three feet Of
hir made a slight dotour, wheeling
around and then drawing to the pro-
secutor from the rear in the meantime
giving his testimony. and with his hand
fired an Imaginary shot at the prose-
cutor Cohen raised his hand high
above his head and started for The
witness stand, showing how Thaw had
walked to the elvator Cohen was
asked only one question by Judge Dell
mas on cross examination and then
WAS excused
Ihaw watched Cohen's dramatic Il.
lustration with fearful intensity. Ht
WINGED Ike a man under q lash wher
Cohen fred the inmaeinary shot.
faui Bradi, fireman ON duty that niea
eai the garden was the next witness callo5
Bradi said that White was seated at
table on the Twenty-sixth street side o
the garden. The fireman test fed that n,
saw two shots fred
IT came mp behind Thaw and took th
revolver away from him." said Bradi
ls THIS the revoivcrs" a lxed Mr.. Car
van. handing The witness "a revolver
'1t IS. repiied RndL
-Did you hear n'm say anytiingT'
Eyes. he said 7 ia q because he ruined
my wife" answered Biadf
did YOU hear anyone say anything L
nimT asked Mr. Garvan.
.'Yes, his wife said 20 HIM; Look wha
iix You are in now.
''KVhat did Thaw sayf
I did not hear replied the witness.
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