Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-08-18

aHthHef, 81 inIefnntioaai fsmt. and
N'a sim Tho elaeI White was 13
43arf 90. end in h,e distinguished
Nnffef had stamped on many ~ Nav
York c|lft nFom|u1nt hDH1inan TIE
MnfF ~ hls hrlinllt Rnnlu4 Madison
noaale onfden Itself was one ~ the
alch|ltcln trinnnna ana Re had 4
studio n lts fewer.
IN this selilnn Thaw drtu re-
voIver ARA f|re1 three bullets Inte
stamford Whites hody The arvhi.
tecl died almost inEianiiy. 81 is be-
iietpd D. a'd not sce hls SLAYER
81 the eHeaine confusion 80 one
made an effort ID Intercept Thnv. who
Tor nomtni atotd over hla victims
fala t TNtn he Ha4hea a.
ihe tltfstef ~ lhe roaf garden where
he INST h house detective and handed
over She fevnivoF wilhout resistance.
I'haw was then ARRESTED ~ police
man. and whllr the officers hand
wan on nie ah0nIaor. Mrs. ThaW rush
cd up O. her huabnud and pieced her
arms around hin neck Tlmw assured
hfe wife thar Il would be "all right.
auf not 10 worry.
So this Mra Thaw reiolned. - dia
noe shiHk yrn would 40 that way.
ana uhe added Sever miaa. igarry,
rn kllfh 10 sou Through thick and
thin
Thnw ~ lhe time - tho trnGtdy
war "a years old and fyas known ~
the young speudthfit millionaire
from Pittsburgh.
william Thnw. the father. WIS a
peer mechani6 ~ Pittsburgh. and
then made small ventures IN coal
lands with Increasing Fooa fortune.
/ re was snid a. one time 20 De the
heaviest individual owner 81 the
Pennsylvania railroad. when he died
Biz estate was said 10 De worth sfo.-
900 oeo.
~ the win Harry X. Thaw was a..
lowed e2b. 900 a year. but his mother
increased this 90 sso.oeo annually
EVELYN Neshlt married Thaw ln
Pittsburgh an April 4. 1898. she was
noted among artists foF her beauty.
and had been IA turn model and ac-
treEa
with Thaw IN the Tombs legal
fight 10 free him began with the
weight 81 his famlly's millions behind
q formidable array Of counsel This
first trial resulted In a disagreement.
Al the second trial the jury acQuit-
ted him on the charge Of murder on
che ground that he WAS insane when
NJ shot White. and Justice Bowling
committed Thaw % Matteawan az an
insane criminal
lie entered the asylum February 8.
Iaes. Since then the Thaw family
has Npenf a sim estimated 90 be
$500. Geo IN efforts % have Thaw de-
clared sane and set ~ liberty.
n May 1903. Supreme Cont jus.
tlce Merachauser decided against an
attempt 10 reIense Thaw on habeas
corpus proceedings Tn June. 1909.
a similar writ met 9he same adverse
result. this time before Justice Mills
The cnse then went 20 the state court
81 appeals. which Sustained the de-
clalon 81 The lower court. A third
effort In Juiy 1919. resulted IN JUS
tire Keoeh ygreeinR with the other
supreme court Justices that Thaw was
etiil insane.
There was q scandal recently over
alleged attempts 10 engineer Thaw's
release through the attempted brib-
cry OF Dr John w. Russell. former
superintendent ~ the Matteawan hos
pitai. An inquiry resulted IN the In
aicement Of John y. Anhut q young
New York attorney employed BY
Thaw. Oh May ~. last. Anhut was
found guiity az offering DR.. Russell
Ia $40. 600 bribe, and sentenced "a
from two % four years NJ Sing sIng
The present superintendent. Dr.
Raymond G. Keith. was appointed At
ter DR. Russell resigned.