Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-06-29
A REAL TRAGEDY
SHOCKS AUDIENCE
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Thaw was taken through a side door
to avoid the great crowd which had
gathered in the corridors of the Grim
inal court building ami across the
bridge of signs 10 the Tombs. There
after his pedigree had been taken h
was assigned TO cell on the second
tier of the PRISON. where all prison
ers charged with homicide are con.
fined.
He received a visit a few minutes
later from the prison physician and
was then left alone.
After Lawyer Delafeld had taken
leave of his client he was asked if he
would have any statement to make
concerning the case later in the day.
Certainly not" he replied, "anl J
have instructed my client not to talk
to anyone
1t was reported today on the au-
thority of several persons interested
in the case that Thaw's defense will
be insanity 1t was said that at his
trial he will be represented by the
best and most noted lawyers of the
day. who viii ask for the appointment
of a commission in lunacy to examine
as TO the state of Thaw's mind.
Says He Is Insane.
There can be no doubt said one
of these men. that Thaw was and is
hopelessly insane and that the COM
mission will report him so
Assistant District Attorney Mott said
this afternoon that Mr. Delafeil
Thaws counsel, knows where to find
Mrs. Thaw and will produce her j..
court whenever her presence there is
desired.
After a consultation between Mr.
Delafield and Assistant District Attor,
ney Mott this afternoon, it was az
nounced that Mrs. Harry X. ThaW
had been in communication with her
husbands counsel and that she would
appear any time her presence is de
sired.
at once. and she will be kept under
subpoena as long as the district attor-
ney's office feels that her presence in
the case may be needed
AS the witnesses at the inquest con
cude their evidence, they will be TAX
On before the grand jury to repeat
their testimony.
1t is expected that Thaw will be in.
dicted on Friday.
Mr.. Delafield informed Mr. Mott thai
the defense would rely on the insanity
plea to answer the charge, and acting
on this information Mr.. Mott summon
ed three alienists, Dr.. Austin Flint,
DR.. Carlos +. Mcdonald and DR.. Will
liam Mabon, who conferred with Po-
lice Captain Hodgins and several of
the witnesses of the tragedy. ascertain.
ing from them the exact manner in
which Thaw acted both before and al
ter the shooting.
Mrs. Thaw went to the office of AT
torney Delatield this afternoon and
was in conference with her husband S
lawyers. A subpoena was served on
her by the district attorneys office
calling on her to appear before the
grand jury on Thursday.
Black, Olcott, Gruber and Boynge
the law firm of which former Cover
nor Black is the head, was engaged by
Mr.. Delafield this afternoon to look
after Thaw's interest in the criminal
proceedings against him.
Doctors Mcdonald and Flint, the
alienists, and Dr. Mcclure, the Tombs
physician had short conference with
ThaW this afternoon. DR.. Mcclure
was called into the case by the de
tense. At the close of their talk with
the prisoner. DR.. Mcclure said he had
discovered signs of emotional insanity
in Thaw and also he believed, ndi-
cations of incipient paresis. DR.. Nc
CURE said that he would have to
make further examination.
Story Of the Shooting.
The Madison Square roof garden
which has been closed for several
years. was crowded last night with a
fashionable audience While Harry
Short, who filis the principal comedy
role in the piece, was singing comic
song. and the garden was echoine with
the laughter and applause Of the au
dlence. series of shots ratified in the
rear of the auditorium, and a man in
evening dress was seen to fall across
table at which he was sitting with
party of friends. The man who had
fired the shots fed, pistol in hand, to,
ward the nearest exit, where he WAS
seized and disarmed by police
Audience in Panic.
Instantly the great audience was
thrown into panic and a wild STAN.
pede occurred, during which chairs
and tables We're overturned and men
and women fought with desperation
to escape from the roof.
The man who was shot was quickly
identified as Mr.. White, but his assail-
ant was not positively known to be
Thaw until after he had been taken to
the station house. Persons in front of
the auditorium where the tragedy &C.