The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-17
Mrs. Thav will Also Retain
Discharged Attorneys
VISITS SON IN The TOMBS
Affecting Meeting With Young Man in
Prison for Murder Of Stanford
White--Once in a British
Asylum.

New York, July H. Aged and worn
by the awful trial which she has been
through since her son killed stanford
White, Mrs. William Thaw appeafed at
The Tonlbs yesterday to see The prison
or They met III the long corridor,
where the wife las 10 often seen the
prisoner, and there talked for long
time, The mother could not bear up
under the trial. She made strong
effort to keep hack tie tears, but once
in the presence Of her SON she broke
down completely and She had to be sup-
ported BIZ the prisoner and his brother
Josiah, who had taken the mother to
the prison.
1t was learned yesterday that strong
effort will be made To have the slayer
of White adiudged insane at the earliest
possible moment
Ait conference to Ne held this after
noon, and at which will be present Mrs.
Thaw, the elder; Johiah q. Thaw, Il
eon;former Judge MI NJ H. Olcott. III
u. Il. Dela6eld, Mrs George Lauder Car
negie, and other interested parties, the
proposition 70 petition Recorder Gof,
sitting III Part |. vi General Sessions, for
the appointment OF commission In
hinacy win be discussed.
Mrs. Thaw, the elder, as well as D.. @.
Thaw, her son, are understood to be
determined III retain the Law firm Of
Black, Olcott, Ginber 4 Bonynge To
hook after her sons interests III so far
Jas che conduct OF the criminal ease Is
d0ncernea In the event that Thaw
remains obdnrate IN his intention to
make Clifford M llartFidge his principal
counsel and to refuse the services Of the
Black Olcottl firm, IL Il probable that
every effort will be made to have Thaw
adiadgpd insane Immediately and sent
to Matteawan.
( Mrs William Thaw said yesterday az
tefnoou.
The conference Of lawyers which was
70 have been held this afternoon has
been postponed until tomorrow at s
o'clock at Mr.. Dcahelds Office.
II notified Mr.. Il. Y. Dclafeld an hour
ago that ! wanted Mr. Oleott 70 continue
in the case
In An Insane Asylum.
Should the report 10 the effect tnat
Thaw has reconsidered his determine.
tion to take his case away from Black
Olcott Gruber \ Bonynge, the case will
proceed along the line first laid down By
Oleott This provided that the defense
would attempt to prove that Thaw was
not now insane, but had been 50 when
lie killed stanford White.
lii this connection Il Was stated yes
tefdag that Thaw was for time an IN
mate Of an institution for the insane in
London. The assertion was made that
Thaw got into trouble ia the English
capital through having tied q certain
boy 10 bedpost aud whipped him Sc
verely. In order to escape punishment
for this act, Tlaw was sent % the SAM
tarium referred TO where be remained
for some time.
y Judge Dlcott II il understood, has
never been in facor Of applying for a
commission in lunacv for 1haw. On the
contrary, he has all along intended to
base his defense upon the proposition
that his client was insane when be killed
White, but had subsequently regained
his mental faculties.
Il, Than Is Of age, and as long as he is,
~ THE eyes of the law, sane he can re-
tain OF DISMISS all the counsel be wishes.