The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-11
.THAW DECLARES HE
IS NOT INSANE
Gives Out First Signed Statement
Since Killing of Stanford
White.
DENIES THAT PLEA
WILL BE INSANITY
Newspaper Reporters Are Unable
to Extract Any Further In
formation From Him.

NEW YORK, July lO.-Harry Ken
dali Thaw today in the Tomhs prison
gave out his first formal statement
since he shot and killed Stanford White
on the Madison Square Garden roof
garden, In It the young man utters a
protest against being regarded as in
sane and declares his counsel assures
him that no such course as the ap-
pointment OF a committee TO inquire in
TO his mental condition is contem-
plated The statement was handed by
Thaw in person TO newspaper repre-
sentatives. He gave 1t out without the
permission of his counsel. with whom
he pleaded all day TO be allowed to
deny in person the current reports as
TO his sanity and especially the public
yesterday afternoon OF purported IN
terview with one OF his counsel quot
ing the attorney as saying the prls-
oner was undoubtedly insane.
Text of Statement.
Young Thaws statement follows.
"I am informed by Mr.. Olcott and
Mr.. Gruber that the interview with
the latter in one OF last evenings pa
pers quoting him tGruber) to the effect
that l am now insane and that
lunacy committee would be appointed
TO demonstrate that fact has no foun-
dation whatever; that Mr.. Gruber never
made such a statement. and that no
such course is contemplated.
Mr.. Olcott further tells me that ne
die not go 10 Philadelphia for the pur-
pose of seeing or lnquiring about Har-
riet Thaw or her alleged insanity; and
that his visit had nothing whatever to
do with the question OF my mental con-
dition or that of any member OF my
family
The statement was signed with the
ar
had anything further to remark. Thaw
said;
That statement embodies all that l
have TO say"
Despite the rapid fire questions hurled
at him by the reporters, Thaw re-
mained smiling, but noncommittal. dur
ing four or Ave minutes he was with
the press representatives.
To Prosecute Inquiry.
Assistant District Attorney Garvan
continued today vigorously TO prosecute
his inquiry into the case and had be-
fore him several prospective witnesses.
Among them were James l.. Lederer
OF Philadelphia, who was manager OF
The Wild Rose" theatrical company
at the time Evelyn Nesbit now Mrs.
Thaw. was a member of the organiza-
tion. May Mckenzie. an actress and
friend of Mrs. Thaw. and Mary Leohy,
MIS-. lnaN maid.
Mr.. Lederer told the Assistant Dis
rrlct Attorney that 1t was his belief
Young Thaw Is crazy He based his
opinion on the mans actions during the
time Miss Mckenzie was a member OF
The Wild Rose" company. Miss Nc
Kenzle and the maid were questioned
briefly. being told to report again next
week for a further examination. Edna
Mcclure, the actress who was exam
ined by Mr. Garvan Saturday after
noon, denied today that she made
many OF the statements attributed 10
her N the newspapers, saying speclh-
cally that she did not tell the Assist
ant District Attorney of any threats
she is supposed 10 have heard Thaw
make against White,
The District Attorneys office issued
subpoena this afternoon for Mrs.
Reatrice Schwartz TO appear In John
Doe proceedings before the grand jury
Ii Is said the District Attorney wishes
TO question her as TO alleged threats she
overheard Thaw make against White
Early in the day counsel for Mrs.
Schwartz declared she would not ap-
pear before the District Attorney.
Important Witness Found.
II was learned in PIttsburg today
that witness who VIII appear in ths
Thaw case when IL comes TO trial In
New \ Orh VIII De Gtul DoTn OF w IL
k!nsburE a suburb OF this city. who
Hurry Thaw took to Europe several
years ago. Dorm SAID he mad been in
structed 10 keep his mouth closed and
not 10 say a word until he had heard
from Thaw's attorneys.
When asked when he expected to so
to New York Dorm said:
II don't know. But | am ready 10
GO whenever Mrs Thaw is willing TO
give me an interview, and I wont
talk, either in the court OF out OF II.
until / have seen her"
Did YOU ever meet Bedford. the
valet. whom Harry Thaw engaged at
Southampton"
Yes, l did; and 1t is too bad that
Bedford died.
Dorm was asked what he meant by
that, and he said:
We'll, he was a good fellow, and II
he had lived and could tell all the
things he knew. 1t would not look so
rosy for Thaw.'
How do you know that Bedford
knew all these things?'
We'll, wasn't | there?'
Did you know Stanford White?"
mo. but l heard OF him at that
time"
IT Will go to New York" said Dorm,
"and tell what ! know. and won't take
very long 70 do It, but IT Will be
enough"