The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-15
MOTHER Of THAW
REACHES NEW YORK
Sends Wireless Message to Her
Son in Prison Before
Landing at Pier.
THAW HAS TROUBLE
WITH HIS ATTORNEYS
Insists That He Will Not Allow
Plea of Insanity to Be
Entered.

NEW YORK, July l4.-MTS. w llu1In
Thaw. mother OF Harry x. Thaw, ac-
cused OF the murder OF Stanford White,
returned TO New York on the steamer
Kalserine Auguste Victoria The pas
sengerS did not land until nearly
o'clock this afternoon. and It was then
too late for Mrs. Thaw to visit her son
in the tombs. Tomorrow being Sunday.
no visitors are allowed In the city pris
on, excepting with a special permit.
So far the young mans wife has been
unable 10 secure this special privilege
from the commissioner OF corrections.
Whether the mother Will attempt to
reach the Tombs tomorrow Is not
known. She may be compelled TO walt
until Monday before seeing the boy
upon whom she has lavlshed $4,000
year from her own income.
Sends Message to Son.
Realizing that she would perhaps ar
rlve too late to see the prisoner today,
Mrs. Thaw sent ahead a wireless tele~
gram, which was delivered to Thaw
early In she day. The message seemeo
TO cheer HIM greatly.
Mrs Thaw was said today TO be in
fair health. having stood the voyags
home remarkab bly, well.
j. 3. Gleason OF counsel for Thaw
and Chaplain Wade Of tho prison, went
out on the cutter which met the vesseI
and came up the bay on the kaiserlne
with Mrs. Thaw. II was said tonight
that Harry Thaw has dismissed the law
firm of Slack, Olcott. Gruber &
Bonynge in a ft of anger, and that the
firm OF which former Gov. Frank s.
Black is the head will not defend the
young PittsbUrger in his trial for tho
killing of White
Quarrelcd With Lawyers.
The dismissal, It is said, was tho cul-
mination OF q number of arguments
Thaw has had with various members
of the law firm over the question OF
defense. Judge Olcott. who has been
an active member OF the firm in con-
nectlon with the case all along. insisted
that insanity be made the chief point
In tho defense. 1t Is believed. while
Thaw insisted In equal II not greater
emphasis that he would not stand for
the insanity plea.
While there have been numerous ar
gumcnts between Thaw and Judge Oh
colt on this question, there was no open
break, IL is said, until Friday after
noon. when. according to the authority
upon which the story IS based. Thaw,
during a verbal combat with Judge OIL
colt in the Tombs. became enraged and
wound up a TRADE by telling his lawyer
flatly that the firm of Black. Olcott
Gruber 6; Bonynge no longer were his
counsel.
Thaw Wanted 10 Rule.
"I am the boss" Thaw Is declared
TO have said after Judge Olcott had
given IL as his ultimatum that Thaw
should place himself absolutely In the
hands OF his counsel. as q patient In
the hands OF his physician, and submit
entirely TO tho judgment OF law firms
ns to the best manner of conducting
his defense; and ! viii not stand for
the insanity plea" the prisoner added
Judge Olcott then left tho prison.
It is said, and today received a letter.
according 10 the story. from Than. In
which the younger man put in writing
his dismissal of the flrm.
A member OF Judge Olcotts f1rTn.
when questioned about the matter to-
night, said:
"Our firm was not engaged by
Harry Thaw. but by the law firm OF
DelafeId e Longfclow. who are coun-
sci for Harry Thaw's mother and were
counsel for Thaw's father during the
cldcrs Thaw's lifotimes They retained
US 90 take charge OF the criminal end
OF the case. We have been obliged
in making our plans for tho defense
OF young Thaw TO 60 along lines In
defiance Of his wishes. Further than
that do not care to talk just now"
Dlmculty Over Bills
It is said another cause for tho dis
agreement between Thaw and his
counsel arose out OF the payment OF
certain bills Thnw contracted IN the
Tombs after his arrival there as
prisoner. A noticeable disagreement
between Thaw and Olcott's firm came
one day last week, when Thaw issued
a statement to the newspapers, with
Nudge Olcott's consent. denying that
he was insane and declaring that that
would not be the defense when his
case came to trial Judge Olcotts In
speaking of this statement, said:
Yes. permitted Harry TO make the
statement; he pestered me so mucn
>ehpt l had to-
NSaw was angry when he heard oc
this. and the next day he called In the
reporters and made verbal and still
stronger statement along the same
lines without Judge Olcott's consent or
eVkn knowledge. 1t was Judge ol-
cott>slurn 10 get angry when he saw
this secohd statement in the newspa-
pers, and II Is caid that he laid down
the laF TO Harry Friday afternoon;
and. aSSording to the story. received
sentative ml connection with the muir
der trial. District Attorney Jerome.
accompanied by two OF his assistants
Messrs. Gs&'yan and Notter. loft for the
South toniSht TO be gone three days.
Il ST reportea> today that the District
Attorney waneN TO inerView Joseph
Letter OF Chicago as to como details
OF a dinner parry at which Thaw was
present but this was later denied by
Mr.. GarVan.
Mrs. William WS>Thaw was accom-
panied on her trip Hom England by
her son-in-law and laughter. Mr.. and
Mrs, George L. Cafegle. Mrs Thew
was soon closeted with Mrs Evelyn
NeSbit Thaw. wife or-1he prisoner.
Their meeting was sSif to be most