The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-27
Eminent Counsel Retained Who Will Offer Emo
tionaI Insanity In Defense OF Their
Wealthy Client
GOTHAM is GREATLY SHOCKED

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mitting he killed Stanford White, the
famous architect all pleading IN jus
tltication thar White had ruined the
life of his wife. the beautiful former
choru girl and artists model FLOR
ence Evelyn Nesibt, Harry kendal
Thaw occupies a cell in the TombS
awaiting the action of the grand jury
on charge Of murder His counse
will offer the defense of insanity ano
today the prisoner was examined by
eminent alenists. retained on his be
half and by the districts attorneys
office
The coroner's inquest will be held
Thur day ana IN all probability the
case win then he con idered by ihe
Grand jury when the prisoners wife
will be required to appear before thal
body, she having been served with
subpoena today while in consultation
Al the Office Of her husbands coun
sci
Not since the killing of James Fiske
Jr.. by Edward s. Stokes on the stair
case of the Grand Central Hotel more
than thirty years ago has the metfopo
IL been shocked by SO startling and
dramatic n tragedy as that which was
enacted last night in the presence oi
an audience Of more than one thous'
and persons in the roof theatre OF
Madison Square Garden. Not the least
dramatic feature OF tha tragedy IS the
fact that White met his death In q
structure which is perhaps, the most
conspicuous memorial OF MS aren't
tectual genius Rare:y has case
against any prison ar moved with more
rapidlty than did the proceedings 10
dav which ended in Thaw's formal
commitment 10 the Tombs Thaw
was treated the same as other pris-
oners charged with capital offense.
When being prepared to be taken
from the cell at the station mouse
Thaw VIZ; shackled. in spite OF his
urot astations. and taken in patrol
wagon TO police headquarters There
after waiting his turn in long line oi
petty criminals arrested during me
night he was photographed and meas
urements taken on the Bertillon sys-
TEN. Again in the patrol wagon he was
taken 10 the criminal courf building
where a crowd gathered, In The police
court, the proceedings were of the
briefest and after a bare formaity OF
lao IN n IDrNnnG
Thaw was remanded TO the custody OF
the ccIoner and committed TO the
Tombs to await the result OF the IN
uue [. Throughout the proceeding
Thaw showed little evidence of agita-
tion except when detectives approach
ed him in tha station mouse to aHiX
handcsns to his wrists. Then ne pro-
tested vehemently but on being as
yured this was an inyariable practice
be submitted without further words.
While leaving the stat en- house ana
even IN the court room he wa com
PEELED 10 run the gauntlet 0f batteries
of cameras from which he shielded |
him self as well as he could by cover
ing his face with his unshack ID hand |
After his arrival al the Tombs he was
visited in hi cell by alienists on be
half of both the district attorney
office and him.elf a 10 his mental
ronditicn The district attorneys eX
perts would express no opinion but |
Or Mcclure for the defense said he
believed he discovered symptoms OF
emotional insanity and possible indi-
ration OF incipient paresis.
Lewis Delafield, who took charge OF
Thaw's interests Immediately after
his arrest announced that Black Ol
,ott. Grubor and B3nynge of which
Former Governor Black is the senior
PARTNER. had been retain I'd by the de-
ensa. Later Delafeld ami Olcott had
IN interview with the prisoner.
The whereabouts of Mrs Thaw who
from Madison Square
iarden In the confusion that followed
he tragedy remained a mystery until
his afternoon. when. accompanied by
friend she arrived at the Office Of
Thaw's attorneys where he remained
n consultation with counsel several
iours While there she was served
With a subpoena reqa..ing her attend
nee before the grand jury Thursday.
ihe appeared ill and nervous.
Assistant District Attorney Mott
,ho has charge Of the pro erutieH !
aid "Thaw is not insane row. nor
vas he insane al tse ffms ne shot
White"
Mrs White came in this morning
rom her summer home ar St James
n Long Island accompanied by her /
lister and went to the down town |
oass in Gramme7cy Park Mrs White /
3 prostrated by shock and grief
Whites body was removed to the I