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eminent ALIENISTS
EXAMINE HARRY THAW
QUITE DEFINITE HIS COUNSEL
WILL OFFER PLEA OF
INSANITY.

Must Appear Before the Grand Jury
Spirited over the Roofs of Wall
Street Buildings to Escape Reporters
--One Expert Expresses Himself as
Discovering Signs of Inclpient Pare
sis in the Accused.
New York, June 26-Frankly admit
ting that he killed Stanford White. the
famous architect, and pleading in JUS
tification. of the deed that White had
ruined the life of his wife, the beauti-
full former chorus girl and artists
model Florence Evelyn Nesbit, Harry
Kendall Thaw of Pittsburg, brother of
the Countess of Yarmouth, occupies a
cell In the Tombs awaiting the action
of the grand jury on charge of muir
der His counsel will offer the defense
of insanity and to-day the prisoner was
examined by eminent alienists retain
ed on his behalf and by the district at
torneys office. The coroners inquest
will be held on Thursday and in all
probability the case win then be con-
sidered by the grand jury when the
prisoners wife will be required to ap-
pear before that body, she having been
served with subpoena to-day while in
consultation at the office of her hus-
bands counsel, Every effort is now
being made by both sides to expedite
the legal preliminaries so that the ar
raignment and trial may take place at
the earliest possible date.
Not since the assassination Of Colonel
James Fisk, jr., by Edward S. Stokes
on the staircase of the Grand Central
hotel more than thirty years ago, has
the metropolis been shocked by so
startling and dramatic a tragedy as
that which was enacted last night in
the presence of an audience of more
than 1000 persons in the roof theater
of Madison Square Garden. Not the
least dramatic feature Of the tragedy
Is the fact that Mr.. White met his
death in the structure which Is per-
haps the most conspicuous memorial Of
his architectural genius.
Rarely has the case against any pris-
oner moved with more startling :apidi-
ty than did the proceedings to-day
which ended in Thaw's formal commit
ment to the Tombs. Save in this unus-
ual and almost frenzied haste, the rou-
tine followed and the treatment ac-
corded to Thaw differed in no respect
from that meted out to any prisoner
charged with capital offense. Reused
early this morning from his cell in the
West Thirtieth street station house,
Thaw attired in fresh clothing brought
to his by his valet, was shackled, in
spite of his protestations, to a detec-
tive and taken in the patrol wamon to
police headquarters There, after
awaiting his turn in the long line of
petty criminals arrested during the
night he was photographed and his
measurement ia ken on the Bertillon
system. Again in the patrol wagon, he
was taken to the criminal courts build
ing where a great multitude gathered
to catch passing glimpse of 50 distin-
gushed prisoner, and was arraigned
in the police court. There the proceed
ings were of the briefest and after the
bare formality of arraignment had been
undergone Thaw was removed to the
custody Of the coroner and on his order
committed to the Tombs to await the
result of the inquest which was set
for Thursday. Throughout the proceed
ings Thow showed little evidence of
agitation except when the detective ap-
YNr In ha ofp IN
affix the handcuff to his wrist. Then
he protested vehemently but on being
assured that this was the In variable
practice, he submitted without further
words. While leaving the station house
and even in the court room he was
compelled to run the gauntlet of bat
teries Of comeras from which he shield
ed himself as well as he could by COW
ering his face with his unshackled
hand.
Thaw was registered at the Tombs as
Harry Thaw, born United States, thir-
ty-three years old, student" and was
assigned to cell 220 on the second tier
Shortly after his arrival he was visited
in his cell by DR.. Austin Flint, DR..
Carlos F. Macdonald and DR.. Mabon,
on, behalf, it was said, of the district
attorneys office, and by DIR. Mcguire,
the Tombs physician, who was request
ed to make an examination Of the pris-
oner's mental condition by counsel for
the defense. Drs. Macdonald and Flint
later declined to say anything, but Dr.
Mcguire said that he believed he dis
covered symptoms of emotional insan-
ity, and possible indications of incipient
paresis. The alienists will make a fur
ther examination of the prisoner to-
morrow, DR.. Mcguire meantime keeping
him under observation. DR.. Mcguire
said that Thaw's physical condition was
almost perfect and his appetite excel
lent.
Lewis Delatield, who took charge of
Thaw's interests Immediately after his
arrest, announced that the firm of
Black, Olcott & Gruber, of which for
mer Governor Frank S. Black is the
senior partner, had been retained to
cohduct the defense. Later Mr.. Della
field and former Judge w. NJ. K. Olcott
had an interview with the prisoner in
the consultation room in the prison, aft
er which Mr.. Delafield declined to say
anything amout the case, except that it
was now entirely in the hands of Mr..
Black and Mr.. Olcott. Mr.. Olcott de-
clined to make any statement.
The whereabouts of Mrs Thaw, who
disappeared from Madison Square Gar
den in the confusion that followed the
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