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Show STORY OF TRAGEDY ON ROOF GARDEN NhTST TORK. Aug. U. The theatrical eeeape of Harry K. Thaw from the etat hoepltai for the criminal lnaane et Matteawan Mat-teawan adda another act to the eenaa-tlonal eenaa-tlonal tragedy that had Ite beginning In New York City en the night of June M. 16S. On that occasion. In company with hi young wife. Khreiyn Neeblt Thew. and two trianda. Thaw want to the Madt-on Madt-on Square roof garden lo wltneaa the opening performance of a mini, al comedy. T!l?ri.hi..c"M". h performance Thaw left hie eeat and began to peer, back and forth In the alele behind the este occupied hy Ktsnford White ao architect of International fame, and hie eon. The .elder White was M yeara old and In hie dletlngulehed career had tamped on many of New York l"Mtv prominent huildlnge the mark of hie er-ttetlr. er-ttetlr. genlur. Madleon Square ganUn itself waa one of the architect triumphs nd he bad a tudlo In lte tower In thle Betting Thaw grew revolver MS ir.,hr bullete Into Mtanfoe.1 White s body The architect died almoet inaanlty. It le believed he did not ee. hla elayer. ,n he ensuing contusion no one made an effort to Intercept Thaw, who for a moment etood over hie victim e proetret-body. proetret-body. Than he walked to the elevator of the roof garden, where he met a houe detective and handed over the revolver without reilatanc. Thaw waa then arrested by a police-SeV police-SeV and while the officer', hand wae on hie ehouider Mra. Thaw ruahed up to her huaband and placed her arme around his neck. Thaw aeeured hla wife that ""oujd be-all right" and not to worrv w'i!" hlra. Thaw rejoined. "J did not rulded TU " WY-" nd "", 'Never mind. Harry, n Mick to you through thick end thin." ,7Thw 'h time of the traged, waa !L 04, and waa known aa the young apendthrtft millionaire from Pit te- VTimam Thaw, the father, waa a poor Int.!'tnJ.-.,.?.P""b,,r' tn hon made man ventitree on cosl lends with In-oreas In-oreas ng good fortune He vaa Said at oeU 'nr'0,.1" r-h' hervlMI 'ndTvlduV Vh.n t,- InJ'V. r'n""vlvanle railroad vi hen he died hie estate wa raid to b worth AUk Ry th. "uTfirry K Thaw was allowed moo , yr 7 ni-. "WSJrtSZSt ,h" 10 NvN annu.,, :. Etelvn Neeblt married Thaw tn Pitt.-burg Pitt.-burg on April 4. lent g LS "!', stnong artleta for her beauty Tend "hid rV?,.In Jarn mod" IPd actre.B. , Jhaw In the Tomhe a legal fight to free him began with th. weleht t lu family. miinoV. behind a fwmrd,hl-erray fwmrd,hl-erray of cmin.cl HI, flrM t rial re,,m .IS, ,1"r""l At the .erond trial th'jury .quitted l.lm on the charge o murder on the ground that he was Ineenr In'crfeafif" " M"""n leoi ?hgwhrfi-5er4 r.'i' ." T '!m,'' at f20n.ooo In f- raii? Th,w d",-r"' sSUlKSiS! " Morchaur n.. "1 "n sttempt to relea.e J SSI SSneOJ corpue proceedings In June, 1909 . almiiar writ met the seme Mills. The case then went to the etste court of apjeele. which euetalned "he CLtS ,'?wer r'"xr' A thlra ef- wlLl" yi ''i- u!td In Juetlce Keogh agreeing with the other .upreme couri luetlcea that Thaw wae etlll in-e in-e ne. There waa a scandal recently over, alleged al-leged attempte to engineer Thaw -5-1 I eaee through the attempted bribery of pr John W. Ruaaell. former euperln-tendent euperln-tendent of the Matteawan hoepltai An ngttlry nmuWi In the Indictment of John N. Anhut. a young New Tork at-orney at-orney employed by Thew. On May 17 l,-.Anhu, WM found guilty of offering '"i and Mntencia to m two to four years at Sing Bins Tke superintendent at' Matteawan. Dr |
