The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-21
MOTHER HOPES TO
SEND THAW TO
ASYLUM
AND IS EXPECTED TO SOON ASK
FOR APPOINTMENT or A
COMMISSION.
HE REFUSES TO GIVE IN
And Insists That He is Not Insane
Mother May Ask Court TO Ap
point Her His Guar
dian.

New York. July 90. The fight whseal
ais devoted mother II making u s4ga
Harry Thaw from himself and III n
he electric chair brought out seFe9l Y
interesting developments today
Mrs William Thaw. the mother Win,
,sntrols the means that will ba tssd
Il Thaws defense. has hroken with
aim until he comes 10 her way af
linking regarding his defense.
Ii Is not unlikely thai her next
move will be an application III tae
supreme court that 4 he be appointed
guardian OF ter son, z al insane PER-
ion That Judge Olcotts firm has
een finally engaged by Mrs. Thaw to
onduct her sons final defense on an
insanity pleaa seems no longer snb
eet tGdoubt 1t was reliably stated
oday that The firm had received
'etainer Of s25.000.
The real reason thar 1haw's prin-
epal counse el asked for aa order
which would restrain the u strict MI
tofney's office from c0ndnc ing furih-
ar examinations or possible Witnesses
in the Thaw case cropped out today
Ehen John d. Gleanson argued Iii ne
half of the order before Justice
Blanchard The name Of Nellie f-esny
he maid of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. was
he one used in the argument
To Protect the Wife.
stsk
vas the witness for whom pro ect on
aas desired and vers evldent SITE hfss
llready been before tha Grand iury
nut was not questioned when She
pleaded the privilege If wife. That
his pleading will not stand when the
wife is one Of the eyewitnesses or ii
rhine was the fear Of Thaw's pers nal
lttorneys.
To Pass on His Sanity.
ltimation was gyea the District
attorneys Office today that com,
mission in lunacy would shortly be rn-
luested to pass on Thaw's sanity
IS a result of this intimation word
vas sent to DR.. Carlos Macdonald and
Dr.. Austin Flint that their services
night be needed early next week,
IN dthey were requested TO make their
Engagements 50 that ii would be pos
Examination of Thaw
II is not yet certain that Mrs. VIII
lam Thaw will ask the court TO an
loint her guardian of her SON. Any
ne can make application for the Inn-
acy examination of prisoner charg-
I'd with crime. Some Of her legal adj
users declare, however, that II Mrs
rhaw Is first appo nted guardian tine
unacy examination would be more
asly secured
Thaw has not retreated an inch
rom the line Of defense on which his
1eart and mind seem set. He still
insists on the unwritten law" and
ares nothing for possible legpl
ridges. which the emotional insanity
lea is generally conceded to be.
The Wife's Position.
Evelyn Nesbit Fhaw has not yet
1r2ken with him on this point. in snita
If the strong pressure which Mrs. VIII
liam Thaw and other relatives have
brought to bear upon her Among the
papers VIII ch viii shortly be turned
Dver 10 Hartridge by Olcott are sever,
Al statements WEIGH EVELYN Nesbit
Thaw made Many conflicts were
found In these statements and they
we're the cause of some friction be-
ween Thaw's former attorHeys and
he beautiful young wife.
AS the case develops the chances af
Thaw being put on trial in October
ROW less Every move that he has
made so far has helDed the plea Of
insanity which his relatives are anx.
Gus 10 make for HIM r is hy no
means ceartin that Hartridge would
oppose an insanity pleaa or the exam
nation by a commission in lnnacy.
1e has promised Thaw not II take
he initiative in such proceedings. bHf
he has never declared that he rellley
,el eyed Tha ws7ne. His statements
ave gone no farther than that bis
lient declared and believef, that NJ
rss sane AZ the tine of the murder
nd at all times since
,REYFUs GETS LEGION HONOR.