The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-15

PRISONERS MOTHER HERE
Sent Wireless Message to Her Son,
Which Seemed to Greatly Cheer
Him-Ttaw Quarrels
With olcott.

New York, July 14.-Mrs. William
Thaw, mother of Harry K. Thaw, ae-
cused of the murder of Stanford
White. returned to New York today on
the steamer Kaiserin Auguste Victoria.
The passengers did not land until
nearly 5 o'clock this afternoon, and 1t
was then too late for Mrs. Thaw to
visit her son In the Tombs. Tomor-
row. being Sunday. no visitors are al
lowed in the city prison except by
special permission.
So far the young mans wife has
been unable to secure this special
privilege from the commissioner of cor
rections. Whether the mother will at
tempt to reach the Tombs tomorrow is
not known. She may be compelled to
wait until Monday before seeing the
son upon whom she has lavlshed $780,,
900 year.
Wireless Message Cheers ThaW.
Realizing that she would perhaps ar
rive too late to see the prisoner Mrs.
Thaw sent a wireless telegram, which
was delivered to Thaw early In the
day. The message seemd to cheer him
greatly.
j. B. Gleason, of counsel for the
| defense, and Chaplain Wade of the
Tombs prison went out on the cutter
that met the vessel and came up the
bay on the Kaiserln with Mrs. Thaw.
1t was stated tonight that Harry
Thaw had dismissed the law firm Of
Black. Olcott, Gruber and Bonynge in
ht of anger, and that The firm of which
| former Governor Frank s. Black is
| the head will not defend the young
| Pittsburger.
The dismissal came 1t is said, as the
elimination of a number of arguments
| Thaw has had with various members
| of the law firm over the question OF
| q defense. Judge Olcuft Who has
been the active member of the irnf in
connection with the case. has all along
| insisted that insanity be made the CHIEF
point. while Thaw has insisted that In
sanity with equal, II not greater, en-
phasis that he would not agree to such
a plan.
No Open Break Until Friday.
While there have been numerous ar
| guments between Thaw and Judge
| Olcott on this question. there was no
open break. 1t Is said, until Friday aft
| ernoon. Then, according to the au-
| thority upon which the story is based,
| Thaw, during verbal combat with
|
| ragged and wound up a TRADE by dis
| missing the firm.
| II am the boss Thaw Is said to
| have declared after Judge Olcott had
| given it an utimatum tnat Thaw
| should submit to the judgment of the
| law firm as to the best manner OF con-
| Quoting the defense.
| And | will not stand for the in
sanity plea" the prisoner added
Judge olcott then left the prison, 1t
is said, and today received letter
| from Thaw, In which the young man
| put in writing his dismissal of the firm.
A member of Judge olcotts firm to-
| night said:
| "Our firm was not engaged by
Harry Thaw. but by Delafeld Long
| fellow, 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 l
| don't care to talk just now
Disagreement Over Bills.
1t is said another cause for disa-
greement between young Thaw and his
| counsel arose over the payment of cer-
| tain bills Thaw contracted in the
| Tombs after his arrival there as pris-
| oner.
The first noticeable disagreement be-
| tween Thaw and Judge Olcotts hrm
| came one day last week. when Thaw
| issued a written statement to the news
| paper men with Judge Olcott's con-
| sent denying that he was insane, and
declaring that insanity would not be
| the defense when his case came to
| trial. Judge Olcott, in speaking or
| this statement said
| Yes | permitted Harry to make the
| statement. lie pestered me so much
had 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 the same
lines with Judge Olcots consent or even
| knowledge. 1t was Judge Olcotts turn
| to be angry, when he saw this second
| statement in the newspapers. and IL
was as a resultof this statement that
he laid down the law to young Thaw
| Friday afternoon, according to the
| story. and received his dismissal as
| Thaw's legal representative In connec-
ton with the murder trial.
| District Attorney jerome, accompan-
| led by two of his assistants, Garvan
| and Vandiver, left for the south to
night to be gone ten days.
| New York July 14.-Mrs. William
| Thaw was accompanied on her trip
from England byher son-in-law and
| daughter Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Car
| negie She was met the pier by her
| SON. Josiah Thaw The party was driv
| en- to the Hotel Lorraine where Mrs
| Thaw was soon closeted with Mrs. Eve
| lyn Nesbit Thaw, wife of the prisoner.
Their meeting was saidto be most cor
| dial
| Speaking for his mother -in-law. Mr..
Carnegie said to newspaper represen-
| tatives tonight:
Mrs. Thaw is so nearly prostrated
| owed TINS terrible affair that she can
| not see you. She has absolutely no
| statement to make II she has any
thing TO sayit will be communicated
/ through her lawyers"
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