South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-09
THAW TELLS HOW
He KILLED WHITE
BetrayS No Emotion as He
ReCiteS Events Leading up
to and After Shooting of New
York Architect.

NEW YORK. July 9.-'And then
walked up and shot him"
With these words, spoken in a low,
eXpressionless voice betraying not the
slightest sign OF excitement or emo
tion, Harry X. Thaw in his crucial
sanity test today finished a dramatic
REPETITION of his story OF the killing OF
Stanford White on Madison Square
Roof Garden. juno 25. 1906
on the second day of his grilling at
the hands of Deputy Atty Gen. Cook,
Thaw bore up remarkab BILE we'll Not
once in the three hours he was on the
stand this morning did Thaw lose his
temper, get overwrought or show any
sig rs Of breaking loose" He did not
quarrel with Cook or make any APP
parently irrelevant angry words.
Asks About Murder Trials.
Cook opened the second days
grilling by asking Thaw about his two
murder trials.
Was your plea of not guilty on the
ground OF insanity entered with your
CONSENT" he asked.
John y. StanchdeId's objection was
sustained.
DO you believe you were insane at
the time you killed White" Cook ask
ed.
THAT is not for a layman to say"
Thaw answered quickly, while Stanch-
field was framing an objection. The
objection was sustained before Thaw
could continue his answer.
do you believe you were insane ?"
Objection was sustained.
Il am trying tC get at this mans
frame of mind" Cook told the court.
Mr.. Cook" said Judge Hendrick.
there are few sane men who at times
have not suspected they themselves
fng nd
are no insane men who do not think
they are sane"
why did you kill Stanford White
Cook asked.
Il do not really know he said,
except that he wronged Evelyn"
Carried Pistol.
where did you spend that day."
Thaw named several hotels and
restaurants
Did you carry your pistol all day?"
Eyes / carried a pistol most of the
time"
Cook asked Thaw to relate all that
happened on the night he shot White.
That's difficult" Thaw said. Il do
not remember much about that
night"
what happened at the roof gar
DEM"
81 can't remember a lot of small
details that are OF no importance anu
Of no value to YOU.
Thaw then told a long story of his
arrival at the garden and of having
some sort of a dispute about his seats.
He finally got seats at one of the
tables. He then told of his movements
about the garden. how he went about
from one part to another, talking with
friends and leaving Evelyn at the
table. Thaw's story of his actions IN
before he shot
a long and rambling one, but he hnal-
ly got to the shooting.
How He Shot White.
Somebody told me Evelyn wanted
me. / was up in the gallery. | went
down stairs and walked up the aisle
leading up to the stage. The curtain
had just gone up.
TWENTY-FIVE feet ahead of me"
Thaw continued. 81 saw Mr.. White at
table" He paused again. Il walk
ed UP and shot him." He hnlshed
with a snap of the teeth and an air OF
finality. There was not an infection
to mar the monotone of the telling.
Does that answer your question.
Mr.. Cooke" he asked.
1T does so far but what did you
do next?" Cook asked.
~ saw people crOwding forward.
knew that it was long drop from the
roof garden to the street below. l
feared there would be a panic and
people would be hurt. So l broke
my pistol and held IT UP so all might
see I did not intend to shoot any more.
Some men came up. one of them
fireman. I think, and l was arrested
I was allowed TO go back and see Mrs.
Evelyn Thaw. ] told her l had shot
White"
what did you mean by that?"
Cook demanded.
II meant this: With White dead she
had nothing 20 fear from further
mistreatment and disgrace
Thaw denied that he ever had char
acterized his killing Of White as an
act OF Providence.