New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-27
Policeman Who Arrested Thaw
After Stanford Whites Muir
der DieS-Intended VIC
tim May Live.
WOUNDS 2 LITTLE GIRLS
sullets Go Wild in Street as
Climax to Stormy Married Life
Children of Couple Are
Taken to Home of
Grandmother.

Anthony Dehs. the patrolman who
arrested Harry h. Thaw after he shot
sanford White on the Madison Square
Garden roof on the night Of June -.
,ea;. shot his wife. Marguerite, through
,be head and wounded two little girls
3, plsy in West 101st street about 4
stlock yesterday afternoon. Then he
climbed four fights OF stairs and sent
+, bullet through his head in his bed
room. al No. lSS West 10lst street He
died at the j. Hood Wright Hospital
about three hours later. 9,he surgeons
found q bullet In Mrs. Debs's jaw.
They say she may live.
D.bs was a chauffeur FOR Inspector
John J. Farrell. of the 7th District,
vh,ch covers The Bronx. For four
Years he had lived with his wife and
children, Mabel, ten years old. and
samuel. eight years old. in The house
where the shooting occurred. The jan
ior there said Debs always paid his
rent regularly, but his domestic life
yas stormy. Yesterday morning Mrs.
Dsbs went down 10 the Domestic Rela-
tons Court and lodged complaint
vfh Magistrate Harris. She said Dcbs
vas often in his cups" and AT such
ines treated her cruelty. Magistrate
Harris gave her a summons 10 bring
When Mrs. Debs tried 10 serve the
summons on her husband he stOrmed
and told her IL was no good, whereupon
Mrs. Debs went around TO the West
moth stree. station 20 see Captain
zimmerman about IL. Debs followed
her. Captain Zimmerman tried TO rea-
son with Debs. but it was no Sc. He
iold Mrs Debs 10 touch her husbands
gerson with the summons as proof that
she had served il. She went up TO
pebs and touched his arm with the
paper and let IL fall on the floor. Then
she began 10 cry and started tor home.
Twirls Revolver Around Finger.
D.bs hurried out after her They
garrelled as far as Amsterdam ave-
,ue and lOlst street, where Debs lett
Nr and climbed 10 a bootblack's chair.
He was sitting there, twirling his po-
Ms revolver around his foreflnger,
yhen Patrolman Battle. OF the West
10Th street station. just going on pa
rol passed the stand and spoke 10
lin.
After leaving the bootblack Debs
walked homeward through l0lst street.
AZ he climbed slowly up the front steps
lrs. Debs brushed by him on Ter way
% the street The police chauffeur
inmbled for his revolver and took un-
steady aim in her direction. Mvs. DeDs
sTeamed and ran toward Columbus
avenue. Debs fired one snot. which
struck his wife on the right jaw, passed
through her neck and lodged near the
surface on the other side. she rceled.
l1t kept on toward the West side Ga
rage, at No. 100 West 101st street.
Meanwhile. Debs blazed away with
iTo more shots. which went wild.
There we're two more shells left in the
gun These were the bullets that hit
Margaret Collins, the thirteen-year-old
c2ughter Of Mrs. Tessie Collins, Of No.
~ West 101st street, and May
hawksworth the twelve-year-old
laughter Of John Hawksworth. a tile
Manufacturer, Of No. 1SS West 10lst
street The shots came IN rapid sue
oession and lodged In the right thigh
both girls, who stood in range Of
Yrs Debs as she staggered toward
hem.
by this time the street in front Of
me Debs home was pretty we'll filled
Continued on fifth page. second column.