The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-03

Harry Thaw Reserves Right to
Withdraw Plea.
WHITE WAS NOT WEALTHY

was Heavily In Debt and Accounts
with Firm OF Architects Were
Greatly overdrawn--Trial May Take
Place In October.
New York. June 30 Not guilty
.,as the plea personally made 10y Harry
Kendall Thav when arraiencd on the
barge of having murdered Stanford
White. before Justice Cowing in the
supreme court So prompt was the
prisoners response TO the usual ques-
lion bv the cour, clerk that his conn-
sell who expected to reply for him.
were for n moment startled. Then they
immediately nterposed an amendment
If the nlea. asking the permission oil
tho ,orrt IN withdraw it at any time
am to next Tuesday This permission
was granted. and the prisoner was Tea
away from the bar and taken back To
his cell i'm the Tombs These proceed
mas lasted but a few moments. during
which the prisoner appeared TO be cool
and collected. While waiting his turn
for arraienmcnt several prisoners pre-
cedinc him at the bar. he stood in a
window recess chatting with the oihccf
in charge.
After Thaw had been remanded TO
the Tombs Assistant District Attorney
Mott i'm response TO the question
What is there in this case" said 1T
Is simply a question of whether Ne"
York has gone down to the level of a
MINING camp or whether a man has
cot some chance for bis life here.
The action of Thaws counsel in re-
onestine leave to amend the plea of not
sullrv has been taken AS a possible In
aication that the final line of defense
has NOT been fully determined ON. al
,horlh If IS still considered probable
that a plea of temporary emotional In
sanity will he offered That every ofiori
WITH be made go secure the admission oil
evidence bearing ON the past life OF
stanford White and upon his alleged
,ursnit If Mrs Thaw after her mar
riaee. IS certain
While the defense is willing and ap-
neroutiv anxious that the trial should
begin at the earliest possible moment.
there IS hardly any possibility that IL
can take place before October
One Of The most interesting develop
men,s in the case was the statement
published in the papers that White IN
.toad OF being. as was generally sup
,osed. a man of great wealth. in fact
wed 5000 GOO 20 one young member OF
monument family. as much more I"
othor persons. and had so greatly over
lravn his personal account with the
firm Of architects OF which he was %
romber that he was notified he could
lrow no more and must be content
with a certain fixed weekly allowance.
Mrs Thaw held a long conference
with her husbands attorneys, during
which She IS said TO have related al
length hor whole life history. especially
that portion pertaining to her acqualni
ance with white prior TO her mar
riage
As q result of this conference II was
decided that former Governor Frank ;.
Black will take a leading part in the
defense.
A witness has been found by counsel
for Tbaw whose testimony will. they
sav he of utmost importance to the de-
Tense This man. whose name is with
hold IS said to be an old friend OF
Thavs and sill testify that he talked
on Monday night ON the Garden roof
with Thaw. who appeared TO be quite
normal i'm his demeanor and entirely
NJ his ease. Suddenly. according to this
informant. Thaw turned pale. his eye.
,lared and turning suddenly away he
walked towards where White was seat
cd and the shooting followed almost
Immediately
Thaw's counsel consider this testi-
monv as of the utmost importance. as
indicating that Thaw did not 90 to the
root I'm quest of White, and that 1t was
only when his eyes lighted suddenly on
the man who he believed had wroneed
him that his passion for vengeance sud
denly blazed ont