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VOL L NO. 53.
The Atlanta Georgian.
ATLANTA
1910
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JUNE 2G, 190G.
MILLIONAIRE HARRY K. THAW KILLS MAN
WHO WAS FORMER SWEETHEART OF WIFE
Shoots World-Famec
Architect White
During Play
emotional insanity
IS TO BE DEFENSE.
Slayer Finds Note Addressed to
Mrs. Thaw and Tragedy fol
lows—Thaw Hears Voices
in Cell.
Bt Print* iHiri Wire.
N«w York, June It.—-Evelyn Keablt
Thaw waa discovered by the reporters
shortly after noon at the Hotel Lor
ralne In the apartments of Mr. and
Mr*. Georg* Carnegie.
Thaw was examined by three expert
alienist* thl* afternoon and pronounced
sane. The examination was made on
behalf of the state, after Thaw's law
yers had declared that the young man
Is a maniac and that the shooting of
White was the result of a maniacal
Impulse.
It Is the contention of the state that
Thaw deliberately and with premedl
tatlon took the life of the architect
and that Jealousy and revenge for
wrong done by White to his beautiful
young wife were the motives.
THAW PUT IN TOMBS
TO AWAIT THE INQUEST.
B.v Private Leased Wire.
New York, June 26.—Harry
Thaw, slayer of Stanford White, the
famous architect, waa taken from the
Tenderloin police station to Jefferson
market court today and arraigned on
a charge of homicide. The millionaire
Prisoner was remanded In the coro-
ner's custody.
Emotional Insanity will be the de
fense of Thaw on his trial /or the
killing. Coroner Dooley, who was In
the cell with him for a time, told Burr
McIntosh that Thaw talked of voices.
His friends say he was driven mad by
brooding over his wrongs. A woman's
vole* haunted him during the night.
Hsars Woman's Voice.
•'Don't you hear that woman's rolceT
What is shn doing? What Is she call
ing about?" cried Thaw to the coro
ner. ''That woman should not be here,
the Is Ifmocent. She Is Innocent.'
One of the llrst of Thaw's friends to
reach the police station to give what
help he could was Burr McIntosh, the
actor and artist photographer, who has
known Thaw from boyhood. It was to
Mr. McIntosh that Coroner Dooley re-
B fated Thaw's strange statements In
la cell.
"Must HavesBsen Insane.'
"Thaw must have been Insane when
he shot White," said Mr. McIntosh. VI
can't understand otherwise how h*
could have done the shooting. To my
knowledge there never was any dis
agreement between Thaw and White.
There la absolutely no other explana
tion, to my mind, than that the young
man was Insane.
"Mr. Thaw seemed to me to be In
full possession of all his faculties. I
spoke to him In a casual way at the
Cafe Martin, and left a few minutes
before he did. I believe that Thaw had
not been drinking and was not at all
under the Influence of liquor. He
seemed In good spirits. There waa
nothing about his conduct when I saw
him that Indicated In the slightest the
coming tragedy.
Changes Clothes In Cell.
"We were practically boys together,
although he Is, of course, younger'than
I. Both our fathers were officers In
the same church and were co-execu
tors of Thaw’s grandfather's will. He
was a 'kid' with me atld I wanted to
help him. I know nothing of the mprlts
of the case."
Thaw's friends had taken clothing to
him this morning and when he waa
brought from his cell he had exchanged
his evening clothing for a natty gray
business suit.
Thaw asked McIntosh: ‘‘Have you
arranged for my lawyers to be In
court?"
McIntosh assured him that this had
been done.
Balks at Handcuffs.
A big crowd had gathered in front
of the Tenderloin station. Inspector
tvhmlttberger ordered Captain Hodg-
Ins to send a platoon of men out to
clear the street.
Detective Brown went up to Thaw
with a pair of handcuffs and held
them out.
"Is that necessaryV asked Thaw.
"! don't Intend to run away."
Brown told him It was necessary and
he waa handcuffed to the detective. In
front of the police station were a num
ber of photographers, and when Thaw
saw them he put his bands over his
face and hurried down to the patrol
wagon. In the wagon he asked if the
handcuffs could not be removed, but
was told that he would have to submit
to them.
Picture for Rogues’ Gallery.
They war* driven rapidly to police
headquarters. Thaw was taken llrst
to Inspector McLaughlin's office, and
then up stair* Into the rogues’ gallery,
where he was measured and photo-
X replied.
He was sent from police headquarter*
to the Jefferson Market police court,
where be was arraigned.
Police Call it Murder.
Th* police look at the tragedy In
their practical way. Sentimental mo
tives mean nothing to them.
"We will prove,” said Inspector
Schmlttbarger, "that it was a case of
first degree murder. Our Investiga
tions will disprove the theory of In
sanity which Thaw’s friend* will put
forward."
Thaw waa taken to police headquar-
WOMAN WHO CAUSED KILLING
MRS. HARRY KENDALL THAW.
Before’ her marriage to the rich young Fittsburger she was a
chorus girl and artists' model.
MAN WHOM THAW KILLED
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STANFORD WHITE.
Distinguished Architect, of New York, Who Had'Built Many
2 , Famous Structures.
Mrs. Thaw Goes to Police Station
and Asks For Prisoner-Husband
By Private Leaaed Wire.
New York, June St—Evelyn Nesblt Thaw walked Into the detective
bureau at police headquarters today a few minutes after her husband,
Harry K. Thaw, had been taken from there to Jefferson mnrkot court,
where be wae arraigned charged with the murder of Stanford White.
Mrs. Thaw waa alone and evidently walked to headquarters from
where ehe left a street car. She was dressed alt In black, with a large
black picture hat and looked strikingly beautiful.
"Is Harry Thaw here7T the asked at the deak.
“No, he haa gone to Jefferson market court,” ahe was told.
"Thank you. I will go there," ahe said.
She walked out of the building and up Mulberry etreet to Bleecker
atreet, where she turned left toward Broadway. .
No move waa made to take MTs. Thaw Into custody, although Cap
tain Hodglns and Inspector Schmlttberber have been seerfhlng for her with
a score of men ever since ahe fled In-an-automobile from the Madlaon
Square Garden last night after the tragedy.
MAW SHOT DEAD BY THA W
• WAS FAMED AS ARCHITECT
Atlanta Architect Knew White Well
G. L. Norman, the prominent Atlanta architect with,office* In the
Candler building, was an Intimate friend of Stanford White; the New York
architect and .designer who,was shot to death.'Monday.nlghf by Harry
Thaw.
, Mr. Norman became acquainted with Mr. White when, both were on
the committee of awards at the Chicago Exposition In -1893. live other
architects orthe country were on the special committee that Judged
Since 18*1 Mr.
lot-man alnd Mr. White have often met. at-the an-
American Institute of Architects, a famous or-
- morning. ."His work
nual conventions of the, American Institute of Archltei
ganlsatfon composed of eminent American architects -
"I knew White well," said Mr. Norman Tuesday moi
placed him befpre the country as a great designer. The library at the Co
lumbia library In New .York was designed by his flrm,lbut tbs magnifi
cent front of the building was the work of Mr. White hlmeelf. His work
on'the Boston library was also of great note. I have known him quite a
while and the news of his tragic death la a great shock to me.
By Prlrete Leased Wire.
New York, June . 28.—Stanford
White, the, world-Jam ad architect, who
wa* shot unit killed last night by Harry
Thaw, was a non of Richard Grant
While, the author. Ho w-u* horn In
New- York city. November 9, 1888; was
educated in die public schools hero
and under private tutors. He studied
archltceturo under Charles D. Gambrlll
i and Henry II. Richardson, and was
chief assistant uf thill III III when It
built Trinity ebufeh. Boston. During
1878-80 he studied In* Europe, and In
1881 he entered Into partnership with
t.'horJe* tv McKim and William IL
Mend.
- air. White made all pf the designs
for the nrchltccural work of the stature
by Augustus Bt Gaudcfls, notably the
pedestal of the Faragut monument In
.Madison Square, and that of the Lin
coln etatue In Chicago. Ills firm do-
signed Madison Square Garden, the
Century and Metropolitan Clubs, the
University of New York. Wasblngt
Aryh and th* University of Virginia.
Mr. White furnished many designs for
book covers and those of tno "Ccntunr"
and "Scribner's. Magazine” were by
him. Th* University of the city of
New York confercrd on him the degros
of A.M. In. 1882.
He was vice president of Madison
Square Garden and a’ member nf the
Tile Club, th* American Institute ol
Architects, Municipal Art Society, New
York Botanical Oarden Society, Molro
polltan Museum of Art, Soclologlc So
ciety, University Club, 8(se Racquet,
Kismet,, Players, Century, Manhattan,
New York Yacht, Union, Knickerbock
er and ,the Adirondack League clubs
and tho American- Fine Arts Society.
ter* la a patrol wagon. Hla friend*
begged Captain Hodglns to use a cab
which they provided.
"Millionaires will go to headquar
ters.” said th* captain, "the earn* as
any other prisoners."
Inquest on Thursday.
Lawyers J. H. Brewster, of .the firm
of Brewster *.F*rri*h; Daniel O'Reilly
and Carl Fischer Hansen-were In court
represent him. O'Reilly took charge
of Thaw and ordered him not to talk.
The young' prisoner was given a
light breakfast In Sergeant Casey's
room at court Captain Hodglns and
Detective Sergeant Brown, to whom
he was handcuffed, took him from
court to th# criminal courts building.
Coroner Dooley ordered that he be
committed to th# Tombs until the In
quest on Thursday.
Autopsy i* Performed.
Coroner's Physician Lebsne and
Professor James Larkin, the patholo
gist of the Colleg* of Physicians and
Surgeons, performed the autopsy to-
on the body of White. The au
topsy showed that three bullet* had
struck Mr. While, but that only on*
! them caused death.
The first bullet entered the right
shoulder, but coursed downward and
emerged at the elbow. It wss found
tbs floor of the Madison Square
roof garden last night. The second
bullet, the one that caused death, en-
en the head at the right m, near
i nose,, and penetrated to the bass
or tbs brain at tb* right eld# of t he
head, where It wa* located. The third
bullet struck Mr. White on Jh* up
per lip, knocking out three teeth. It
odged In the left nssal cavity.
After the autopsy, the body was
placed in a ra*k*t and removed tor
ih* White hoi.**, at Lexington avenue
day
and Grammercy park. White 1 * wife
was Miss Bessie Smith.
, When the Thaw* came to New York
on Wednesday, It became known to
day, Stanford White wrote a note to
Mrs. Thaw, based on-their previous
friendship. Thaw found the note anil
his' old Jealousy and hatred of Whit*
revived. For twd years Whit# has been
dodging Thaw atuj was In fear of his
life.
His friends, said today that during
tolkeep watch on
Questioned by Inspector.
Thaw's friends said today that only
within a week has 1 he been carrying a
revolver. His peculiar actions had at
tracted attention, but he had given no
hint of an Impending tragedy.
Before he was arraigned In court
Thaw was taken tq police headquarters
y inspector McLaugh-
THAW FIRES THREE SHOTS
INTO BODY OF WHITE.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, June 28.—Harry K. Thaw,
the young Pittsburg millionaire,, blew
out the brains of Stanford White, the
noted architect. In the Madison Bqusre
roof garden last night. Jealousy of
his wife, who was beautiful Evelyn
Nesblt, th* former actress, drove Thaw
to commit murder.
"This man ruined my life. He won't
do this any more, or ruin any more
This remark, mod* by Thaw to Po
liceman Anthony L. Debbs, when tbs
latter took him In. charge a few min
utes after the sbAotlng, revealed the
Continued on Pago Throe,
TILLMAN SHOOK HAND
IN FACE OF ELKINS
hr Privet* leased .Wire.
Washington, Juno 28,—It would .not
surprise some of the senators If there
were lively. Incidents In' today's, session
of , the l senate, , which adjourned lost
night to meet at II o’clock this morn->
Ing for further consideration of the
conference report on the rate bill.
Senator Skips-la to'make a speech
dsrcndlng Mpienlf, as on* of tho senate
conferee*, from th* Insinuations of Hen-,
ator Tillman, who asserted that Stand-
ard oil Influence had affected the de
liberation* over the bill In conference.
-. It Is expected, that Senator Elkina
will deny Indignantly that he knows of
any senator who has "8. O.” written on
hla forehead. : j
Elkin* wishes lo* spfcsk and urged
adjournment lest night, saying that he
wanted at least an hour for remark*
Tillman .Insisted, that, he say at once
what he had to say. The altercation
became so warm* that-Tillman shook
hia hand In Elkins' thee... The. good of
fices .of mptusl, friends' were required
to bring' about- an understanding be
tween the two men after th* senate ad
journed. , , ,
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O WHITE RECENTLY BEATEN O
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By Private Leased Wire.
New York, June 28.—It was
learned today that Stanford
White, the architect killed by 0
Harry Thaw, was aaaaulted O
aqd 'beaten last Wednesday
night In front of thsKew York
theater by a young and hand
some woman, supposed to he
on actress. The woman used
her umbrella over the head of
White until he look to his heels.
This story wss told today by
severs! cabmen of th* New
York theater stand who wlt-
th* affair. ■
TAKE RIDE IN AIRSHIP
FOR FULLY FOUR HOUR?.
By Private Leased Wire. '
Franklin. Ps. June 26.—
Charles Levee, th# French
aeronaut; Leo Stevens, the In
ventor, and Major C. J. 8. Mil
ler. of Franklin, mad* a four-
hour ascension In the airship
used by Levee at West Point
recently. They landed on the
bank of a river 28 miles from
town.
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WHEAT 18 DAMAGED
BY TERRIFIC STORM,
By Private Leased Wire.
Paducah, Ky„ June . 28.—A
heavy storm raged in this sec
tion-yesterday.- Trees were laid
flat, country roads and city
streets flooded. The lightning
was terrific, boring deep holes
In th* ground and splintering
tree*. Not leas than fifty head
of cattle were killed. The dam
age to wheat In southern Illinois
Is estimated at 1800,000.
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NEEDN'T PAY FOR GOODS
BOUGHT FROM “TRUST."
By Private Leased Wire. O
Bt. Louis, Mo., June 28.—In O
th* circuit court yesterday O
Judge Ryan decided In favor of O
a purchaser who contended that 0
he does not have to pay for O
goods which he voluntarily O
bought from a concern which, O
he alleges, I* 8 member of a so- O
called trust. Walsh’s defense 0
wa baaed solely on Ih* anti- O
trust law, and th* court's ds- O
clslon wss In his favor. O
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BE SPENT BY BIG
COMPRESS CO,
Plants Will Be En
larged in Four
Cities.
•
ATLANTA COMPRESS
COMES IN FOR SHARE
Rare Calaxy of Railroad Talent
Assembles in Atlanta
« Today.
UDTri 1 . In Atlanta TWO CBNTB.
X ItLKjrj. On Trains FIVE CENTS.
LAWYERS PREPARE
TO START FIGHT
ON GBOT TRUSTS!
Morrison and Kellog,
Are to Aid
Moody.
GRANTING OF REBATES
IS BASIS OF ACTION.
I
Bight hundred thousand la to be ex
pended by th* Atlantic .Compress
Company, In Improving and enlarging
Its plants In Atlanta, Macon, Columbus
and Montgomery. This action waa de
cided on by the stockholders of the
company, who held e three-hour
slon Tuesday morning In the offices of
the company In the Candler building.
Private cars galore were to bo seen
In the yards of th* terminal elation
Tuesday morning, fifteen of these pal
aces bn wheel having been sidetracked
there for the day. They were th* care
of leading railroad officials nf the
south, many of whom are stockholders
In the Atlantic Compress Company.
Those present at the meeting Tues
day morning were C. C. Hanson, pres
Ident Atlantic Compress Company;
Major J. F. Hanson, Macon, president
Central of Georgia; Charles A. Wlck-
eraham, Atlanta, president Atlanta and
West Point; 8am F. Parrott, Macon,
president Georgia Southern and Flor
ida; Alexander IL Lawton, Savannah,
llrst vice president and general coun
sel Central of Georgia; T. 8. Mots*,
Savannah, general manager Central of
Oeorgla; William A. Wlnbum, Savan
nah, second vice president Central of
Georgia; W. W. Finley, Washington,
D. 04 second vice president Southern
railway; narbour Thompson, Atlanta,
general agent Southern railway; Ran
dolph Anderson, T, K. Kcott, Augusta,
general manager Georgia railroad; E.
F. Cost, traffic managor Seaboard Air
Line, anil W, L. Maporther, llrst vice
president Louisville and Nnshvlllo rail
road.
Following tho meeting of tho stock
holders, a meeting of th* board of di
rector! will .be held Tuesday after
noon. Outside of th* action tnken In
regard lo the Improvement nnd en
largement of tbe compresses at Attan.
to, Macon, Columbus and Montgomery,
nothing other than routine business
was taken up.
Chicago Likely to Be Theater of I
War Waged on the
Octdpii,
By Private Leased Wire.
c C n °
B. Kellogg, of St. Paul. hnv.. left
Chicago and are en route for Wash
ington today.
The two men are to be appointed
special counsel to handle tho govern
ment Investigation and prosecution of
trusts and the granting of rebate, by
railroads. They will confer with At
torney Oenersl Moody at Washington.
They will return to CWrogo ns the
center of the work, having offices prob
ably In the Federal building. While '
In Wasnlugton, It la likely that Attnr- j
ney Morrison will resign os district j
attorney.
PYBHS ABBAIGNEO
FOB AUTO SPEEDING
Percy W. Pybus, tha young chauffeur
who with an automobile several month*
a*o ran down and killed little Urntu-h
Lewi*, Jr., In Washington street, wa*
again arraigned before Recorder
Rroyles Tuesday morning on tho ;
charge of exceeding the speed limit. .
After hearing the evidence. Judge |
Rroyles reprimanded young Pybus and |
then fined him I26.7E
which ho suspended
for thirty days.
**ybus, I am surprised thnt you
should come before me ngaln after your
terrible experience,” said the recorder.
"In fact, I thought you would tinvo quit
the business. You ought to. I cer
tainly would not run nn automobile
iiKUln. I lm\ • • h'Mrd ;i good runny tnlea
about you myself since your other trial.
In regard to your rccklenMne**."
The c are ngulriHt Pybus wag made
by Policeman Hnrefbdd, who tmtlfied
tlmi the young m.m uiih operating an
nuto lu IVHohfMo street .Sunday after- I
noon at tho rate of fully 25 mile* an
hour.
‘There wag a chicken In tho Htreet,'* ,
gold the officer, "and Pybua ran over It
and killed It. When ho killed the
chicken ho laughed. I tried to catch
him on my bicycle, but ho wan going '
too fast."
Pybus, It will be remembered, waa
given a heavy flno In the stato cmirt*
fnr tho killing of tho little Lewi* child.
Tho dead child was lh<- eon ot former *
Councilman IJranch Lewis.
UNMOVED BY PEACE WARRANT
SWORN OUT BY SWEETHEART
GEORGE TATUM WINS A BRIDE:
MR8. GEORGE A. TATUM,
Formerly Miss Bsrii* Las Dsnisll,
one of the principals in ths happy
ssqust to a stirring romance.
B Allied by th* unconquerable ally, lit
tle Dan f'upld, George A. Tatum, who
recently caused a lively scene' In
Whitehall street by knocking down two
young men In the presence of hie lady
levs, has Anally beaten the court# and
surmounted th* obstacle of parental
objection, bln turbulent romance com
ing to a successful termination In a
romantic elopement.
Young Tatum won an bis bride Miss
Bertie Lee.Dnnlell. pretty daughter of
G. B. Denlell. of 880 Martin street,
formerly telephone operator at the
Piedmont hotel.
Although Ibo parents of Miss Dsnlell
.might energetically to break up th*
match and had persistently ref mod
young Tatum admission to th* Daniel!
home for the past two years, lovs found
s way, as It always does. Ths fact of
th* marriage has been kept quiet and
has been known only to th* relatives
and a few friends of the happy young
couple.
TJie concluding touch to the pretty
and somewhat exciting romance was
administered by Rev. George H. Mack,
pastor of the Cumberland Rag
_ gW Presbyte
rian church,
ding Tatum and bis bride went to the
Daniel! home end Informed Mr. and
Mrs. Dnnlell of what had happened.
The parents had not received ths
slightest Intimation that the marriage
was contemplated and It proved a great
surprise. It Is understood that Mr.
Daniel! did not look on the union with
favor at first, but It Is said that all
parties have now become reconciled.
The young couple are at home to
their friends, nt 161 Richardson street.
Ths Knockout Blow,
Certain features of the romance tire
fresh In the mlnde of the public. At
the time young Tatum knocked down'
tho two young men. who were escort- j
Ing Miss Danish and another young
lady to their homes from the Piedmont!
hotel one night several weeks ago. It
seemed thnt Tatum's love affair had
received a knockout blow. Following
this lively episode. Miss Daniel) swore
out a peace warrant nguin-t her sweet- i
heart, rousing him to he put under
bond not to Interfere with her again.
And It was here that love proved
stronger than the strong arm of ihe
law. A few days ago, prior to the
elopement. Miss Dsnlell, fully lenluing
that the peace warrant was ull a farce
aa fur as she and young Taturu w ere ,
concerned, withdrew the warrant and I
took him from the hands of the courts./
As a result of his exhibition nf pugi
listic prowess, Tatum also had to face
two other warrants In a Justice court.
Allen Strong, night clerk nt the pied
mont, nnd his friend, Hugh Galvin,
twrth of whom felt the effects of Ta
tum's blows, took out warrants chnrg-
ng him with assault and hattery.
Itather than have his lady love hu
miliated by appearing In court, Tatum
appeared before the court, pleaded
guilty and wa* lined.
Miss Danish and the other young
lady were both connected whh the
Piedmont at the time of the trouble.
They were being escorted home by
Strong snd Oslvln, and at a [mint in
Whitehall etreet, near the Junction of
Forsyth, met young Tatum. Approach
ing th# quartet, the young man had a
few words with Strong, w ho was i
Miss Danish, and then proceeded to
make things lively by knocking down
both escorts.
For this offence Tatum wa* also
reigned In police court, before th*» war
rants were taken out, and was fined by
Recorder Rroyles.
Engaged a Long Time.
Tatum and Mia* DunlHl had been
engaged for a long while, hut had been
compelled to prosecute their courtshl -
claadeHtlnely becau** <’f the many dlf*
Acuities of Varental objection. The
young lover had been forbidden to visit
the Dun lei! home from the time th#
fact of th** engagement first leaked out*
tULi year* ugu.