Evening journal., 1906-07-14
MRS. THAW HOPES
TO SAVE Her BOY
District Attorney GaTvan De-
CIares Tha. Crime Was Con.
temp.ate1 Fer Months

~ Onr Own Wire. Publishers Press.
NEW YORK. July 1.-THE nature OF
the defense that viii be offered at the
trial Of Harry X. Thaw. for the killing
of Architect Stanford White win be de-
.ermined in a few days.
Mrs Mary Thaw. mother of Harry
Thaw, arrives late this afternoon froa
Europe in the steamship Kaiserir
Auguste Victoria and will be taken
at once TO the Tombs prison. where
her son is eagerly awaiting her
Counsel for Thaw expects that Mrs
rhaw viii have much influence in Dc.
iding the coursesto be pursued by tn,
defense. Thaw has not always sub.
ritted 10 his counsel and has resolutely
opposed the insanity plea. Mrs. Thaw
viii probably be asked to finally set
tie the question of whether a com
mission shall be asked for TO determine
the sanity OF her son. Arrangements
nave been made TO take Mrs. Thaw
Immediately to the Tombs on her ar
rival.
Assistant District Attorney Garvan
who has been securing the States evil
dence has virtually completed his task
and left to-day FOR a short vacat on
AS stated yesterday. the prosecution is
ready to try Harry Thaw to-day
though trial will not take place until
October Mr.. Garvan and District At
torney Jerome are certain In their be-
lief that they have sufficient evidence
TO convict Hgrry Thaw of murder IN
the first degree. Mr.. Garvan has Sc
cured the statements Of forty-thre,
a.
and the rest men. a great many per
sons have been examined by Mr. Gar.
van.who were unable to throw any lighi
on the case. Some of the witnesses
have been examined at their homes by
AIR. Garvan and their names have mol
become public In the case. Speaking OF
the case Assistant District Attorney
Garvan said
I'VE are confident Of showing thai
this crime was contemplated fOl
months. We can show also that ther,
was no reason foundAi either on tn,
basis Of outraged honor or desire OF
vengeance Tor insult or wrong which
could possibly have inspired Thaw e
kin Stanford White. At the same tim,
we have tried wherever we could to ge
reliable testimony OF the alleged freak
ish conduct Of ThawJ during the las
few years with a view Of studying hi
character and h.s mental calibre a.
well as to meet the prospective plea OF
insanity by the other side.
THE State-and / am sure that thi.
applies TO the defense as well-hal
been pestered by all sorts of crankl
and parasites. In nearly every instanc,
nafir irFIaf fstaa nNn
are valueless. Again it has happened
that spreadhead stories were printed {,
the effect that such and such persor
made vital admissions 1 learned tha
a regular bureau had been organize,
for the purpose of floating such yarns
Through my Investigations i'm thii
crime / have seen piled up a mucl
/ heap Of depravity, monstrous I'm ia
size and sickening IN its complexion
stories OF debauchery, strange excesse
and weird practices have multiple,
until "a Is hard for decent man L
realize that such things have eyer gon
on. Among those that I have examine.
in this case are many types Of IN
I tenderloln-barme walters. ohoru
girls. bell boys doorkeepers. cabmer
! theatre hands and other habitues O
that part Of the city"
Il is stated that oddly enough tn
prosecution has IN many cases beel
! hampered by friends OF Stanford Whit
I who have shown great unwillingnes
/ 20 come forward and testify as to wha
they know. The dead mans family ar
even said TO be extremely reticent whei
questioned BY Mr. GarYan,