Spanish Fork Press | 1906-06-28 | Page 1 | Roof Garden Tragedy

ROOF GARDEN TRAGEDY Stanford White Eminent Architect Killed by Harry Kendall Thaw New Yorkstanford White tho eminent architect of the firm of Me Kim Mead A White was shot Monday Mon-day night and almost instantly killed by Harry Thaw a member of the prominent Plttsburg family during the performance of tho musical extravaganza ex-travaganza Mamselle Champagne on the roof of the Madison Square garden gar-den Mr White died before an ambulance am-bulance cold be summoned and Thaw was arrested immediately after the shooting The first Intimation of trouble came when walking In front of his seated victim Thaw exclaimed Youve deserved this Youve ruined my home and drawing an automatic pistol fired three shots Tho first two took effect but as the third waa discharged dis-charged the pistol was struck upward by a fireman on duty in the theatre and the bullet wont skyward