Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-12
W|Ft's FRIEND IS EXAMINED
At First She Refused to Tell What
She Knew About the Family su.
t'as Consented to Tes.ify-Ano,l,er
Witness Comes Forward Who is
An Intimate of the Accused.
(By Associated Prcss.)

NE" YORK, IN. Y, July IL
Harry *. Thaw's attitude toward,
the press and the public underwent
a striking change between morning
and evening today.
Immediately after breakfast he Sc.
cured permission to have IA delega
ton OF newspaper men brought to
MIN nj the Tombs prison. telling
them after friendly interview THAI
10 talk with any one besides the
lawyers. doctors and prison officials
was like getting Whit of fresh
air from the outside world"
This evening it was different. When
the newspaper men sent Thaw a
note asking If he wished to add any,
thing to his formal statement OF
Tuesday, he sent reply which
read:
Thaw Refuses to Talk.
~ have said all that wish to say.
In future shall he guided by the
advice Of my COUNSEL
AT his morning interview with the
newspaper men Thaw asked them to
give the widest publicity to his state.
ment of yesterday which denied that
he was insane and he declared tina.
there was to be no lunacy commits
sion appointed to inquire into his
state OF mind.
Speaking of his mothers return
to this country, Thaw said:
Sorry For His Mother.
IL, with all the other members OF
the family, was anxious that mother
should remain i'll Europe. She is
suffering from rheumatism and went
to Europe for the purpose of taking
cure at the baths In Switzerland.
and ], in fact, all of us wished her to
take the cure before returning home.
Of course shall be glad to see her
but | can't help wishing that she
had remained In Europe for her own
sake"
The will of Stanford White, for
whose murder Thaw Is awaiting
trial was filed for probate today. The
widow, Mrs. Bessie S. White, ia
named. as executriX, but the value OF
the estate is not given. The petition
for probate states that White left
no real estate and that the value of
the personally Is not known. After
provisions for Whites brother, Rich
ard NJ. White and for his mother
Alexina B. White. the entire residu
airy estate is left to Whites widow.
stursis Will Testify.
A story to the effect that William
Sturgis, friend Of Thaw's had dis
appeared after announcing that lie
would leave the country and not re
turn until after the trial was set a;
rest today when Assistant District
Attorney Garvin, received letter
from Mr.. Sturgis. The letter was
dated from Berlin, Conn. where Mr.
Sturgis Is secretary OF the Seward
Rubber Co.
II have been and am on friendly
terms with all the members of tine
Thaw family says Sturgis in his
letter. you can appreciate that !
dIH utSlTOuS u RESPOND 10 any call
for information in my possession o.
knowledge which Mr.. Thaw's family
may see TT at this time to request
Mr.. Garvin said he will arrange
to see Mr. Sturgis the latter part
Of the week
Did He Hear Threats Made.
Mr.. Sturgis is reported as having
been present in the home of Mrs.
Schwartz when Thaw is alleged 10
have fourished revolver and threat,
ened to kill White with It,
Assistant District Attorney Garvin
said today that his detectives hr
succeeded In serving subpoena
upon Mrs. Schwartz, the woman in
whose home at a dinner party Thaw
Is alleged to have made threats upon
the life of Stanford White.
May Mackenzie, an actress, was
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