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| ITHAW TRIAL Cannot
BEGIN BEFORE OCTOBER
HARDLYANY POSSIBILITY THAT
TWILL START ANY
EARLIER.

HIS Plea OF NOI OuIIty--SOuASSA @ASu
Expected to Enter 1t for Him--De-
tectives for Both Sides Probing Every
Possible Avenue Leading to Light ON
the Motive of the Tragedy--Startiing
Disclosures Likely of Conditions In
So-CaIled bohemian Underworld of
the Metropolis.
New York, June 29.-"Not guilty"
was the plea personally made by Har-
nv Kendall Thaw when arraigned TO-
day on the charge Of murder before
Justice Cowing in the supreme court
So promptly was the prisoner re-
sponse to the usual question by the
court clerk Of what he had to say 10
the indictment just read, that his coun-
sci. who expected to reply for him,
were for the moment startled. Then
thew Immediately interposed an amend
ment to the plea, asking the permission
of the court to withdraw it at any time
up to next Tuesday. This permission
was granted and the prisoner was led
away from the bar and taken back 10
his cell in the Tombs. These proceed
ings lasted but a few moments. during
which the prisoner appeared to be cool
and collected. While waiting his turn
for arraignment, several prisoners pre-
ceding him at the bar, he stood IN
window recess chatting with tne oil-
cer in charge. After Thaw had Deeh
renoanded TO the Tombs Assistant DIS
trict Attorney Mott, in response to tne
question. what is there in this caseY
said:
at is simply a question OF whether
Nav York has gone down to the level
OF the mining camp or whether man
has got some chance for his lie mere
The action Of Thaws counsel IN re-
nuestinr leave to amend the plea OF not
guilty has been taken as possible
indication that the final line of defence
has not been fully determined on az
though It is still considered propaple
that q plea Of temporary insanity Will
be offered. That every effort VIII y
made to secure the admission OF evil
dence bearing on the past life OF stan
ford White and upon his alleged pur-
anti Of Mrs. Thaw after her marriage,
| is certain.
while the defence is willing and ap-
narently anxious that the trial should
hegin at the earliest possible moment,
there is hardly any possibility that II
can take place before October.
one of the most interesting develop
,nents in the case to-day was the state
ment published in an afternoon paper
| that White. instead Of being, as was
generally supposed, man OF great
wealth, was in fact a bankrupt, owing
100000 to one young member OF a
prominent family, as much more to
other persons, and having SO greatly
overdrawn his personal account with
the firm of which he was member
that he was notified that he could draw
no more and must be content with a
certain fixed weekly allowance.
Mrs. Thaw held long conference
with her husbands attorneys to-day
during which she is said to have relat-
ed at length her whole life history, es-
pecially that portion pertaining to her
acquaintance with White prior to her
marriage
AS result of this conference it was
decided that former Governor Frank 5.
Black will take a leading part in the
defense.
Mrs. Thaw did not visit her husband
in the Tombs to-day. The investigation
by Thaw's counsel into the career OF
Stanford White and the John Doe pro-
ceedings instituted by the district at
torney's office and designed to probe
every possible avenue that may throw
any light on the motive of the tragedy,
promise to result in some startling dis
closures of the so-ealled Bohemian un-
der-world Of the Metropolis. Scores OF
detectives are now delving in this un-
der world in behalf Of the prosecution
and defense and fresh discoveries bear
ing more or less directly on the tragedy
are of almost hourly occurrence.
Among the many witnesses examined
at the district attorneys office to-day
were Thomas McCaleb, Californian
who was with the Thaws at dinner in
the Cafe Martin on the evening of the
tragedy and Truxtun Beale, who was
with Mr.. White and his party in the
restaurant at the same time. Assist.
ant District Attorney Garvan stated al
the conclusion of McCaleb's S examina.
ton that McCaleb had accompanied
Mrs Thaw from the Garde NATTER the
shooting and had escorted him to the
house Of one of her friends. He also
said that McCaleb had made very
complete statement of everything hC
had observed during the dinner and
afterwards on the roof of the Garden
when White was shot.
A witness was found to-day by Coun.
sci for Thaw, whose testimony will
they say, be of the utmost Importance
is withheld, is said to be an old friend
of Thaw and will testify that, he talk
ed on Monday night on the Garden roo,
with Thaw who appeared to be quite
normal in his demeanor and entirely
at his ease. Suddenly, according tC
this informant, Thaw turned pale, his
eyes glared and turning suddenly away
} he walked towards where White wa
seated and the shooting followed al
most Immediately.
: Thaws counsel consider this testimo
: ny as of the utmost Importance as IN
9 dicating that Thaw did not go to tn