The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-15
THAW FIRES
 HISLAWYERS Disnisses Firm Which Represented Him. PRISONER BECOMES ENRAGED Objects Violently to Proposed Plea
 of Insanity. Mother of the Accused Man Arrives From Europe, hut Lands Too
 Late to visit the
 Tombs.
PRISONER BECOMES ENRAGED

New York, July 14.--Mrs. William Thaw. mother of Harry K. Traw, ac- cused of the murder of Stanford Wnite' returned to New York today on the steamer Kaiserin Augusta Victoria Ine passengers did not land until nearly 5 o'clock this evening and 1t was then too late for Mrs Thaw to visit her son m tha Tonbs. Tomorrow being Sun day. no visitors will be allowed in the city prison except by a special permls- sion. So far the young mans wife has been unable to secure this special priv ilege from the Commissioner or Cor rections. whether the mother will at tempt to reach the Tonibs tomorrow IS not known She may be compelled to wait until Monday before seeing the son, upon whom she has lavished ESQ.,
 Realizing that she would perhaps arr. rive too late to see the prisoner, Mrs. Thaw sent wireless telegram which was delivered to Thaw early in the day. The message seemed to cheer nm greatly.
 J. B. Gleason. of counsel for Thaw and Chaplain Wade of the Tombs pris- on. went out on the cutter that met the vessel and came up the bay on the Kaisarin with Mrs. Thaw.
 It was stated tonight that Harry Thaw has dismissed the law firm of ksa a At of anger and that the firm of which former Governor Frank S. Black is head will not defend the young Pittsburser
 Diaasreed with 0Icott.
 The dismassal came it was said, as the continuation of number Of argu- ments Thaw has had with various members of the law firm over the question of a defense. Judge olcott. who has been the active member of the firm in connection with the case, has all along insisted that insanity be made the chief point, 1t is believed. while Thaw has insisted with equal, if not greater emphasis. the he would not agree to such a plah.
 While there have been numerous arr eunaents between Thaw and Judge Ol-s cott or this question. there was fia cren break. 1t is said, untn FFiday afr terno0ri Then, according to author ity upon which the story Is bAsed, Thaw, durie verbal combat with Judge Oicott in the Tombs. became en- ragged. and wound up q tirads by dts missing the firm
 T am the boss Thaw Is said to have declared, after Judge Olcott had given 1t as an uitImatum that Thaw shonld submit to the judgment of the law firm as to the best manner of con- ducting the defense. And I will not stand for the insanity plea." the pris- cner added.
 Judge oicott then left the prison. it is said, and today received a letter from Thaw in which the young man put in writing his dismissal of the firm. member of Judge Oicotts firm tonight said:
 ''our firm was not engaged by Harry Thaw. but by DeLatield and LonRfei- low. who are counsel for Harry Thaw's mother, and were counsel for Harry Thaw's father They retained us to take charge of the criminal end of Harry 'Thaw's case. We have been obliged, in making our plans for the defense. to go along lines in defiance of his wishes. Further than that T onnt care to talk just now"
 It is said that another cause for dis agreement betw cen young Thaw and his counsel arose over the payment of certain bills Thaw contracted In the Tombs after his arrival as prisoner.
 ThaN Becomes fingered.
 The first noticeable disagreement be- tween Thaw and Judge oloott's firm came one day last week. when Thaw Issued a written statement to the news paper men with Judge Olcott's consent denying that he was insane and de- claring that insanity would not be the defense when his case came to trial. Judge olcott in speaking of this state ment said:
 seYes, I permitted Harry to make the statement. He pestered me so much I hal to-
 Young Thaw was angry when he heard of this and the next day called in the reporters and made verbal and still stronger statement along tho same lines without Judge oleott's consent or even knowledge. It was Judge ol- cotts turn to be angry when he saw this second statement in the pewspa- ..r kL-N statement that he laid town the law to Young Thaw Friday afternoon, and according to the story received his dis missal as Thaw's legal representative in connection with the murder trial.
 District Attorney Jerome, accompa- nied by two of his assistants, Garvan and avndiver, left for the South tonight to be gone ten days.