The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26
HARRY TI1AW IN THE TOMBS
FOR KILLING WHITE
Young Pittsburg Millionaire Stays Leading Ne.p
York Architect at Madison Square Roof
Garden---May Plead Insanity.

asked him: essay, can't you have that
roomer next me moved awaya He an.
noys me awfully." The drunken man
was removed to another section Of the
Great Excitement.
Long before the time set for the az
raignment Of Thaw in the Jefferson
market police court, his valet went to
the Tenderloin station with a change
he would not be obliged to appear in
court in the evening clothes which he
wore when taken into custody.
The scene in the vicinity Of Jefferson
Market police court was one Of great
excitement. Before O'Clock crowds
assembled in front of the entrance,
and long. before Thaw was timed to ar
rive at the court a curious crowd COM
pletely blocked all the surrounding
streets.
Photographers were there by tho
score, and the crowd grew to such d.
mansions that it became necessary to
call out large additional force Of po-
lice to maintain order.
Defense Is Insanity.
It was reported today, on the author
ity of several persons interested in
the case, that Thaw's defense will be
that at his trial he will be represented
by the best and most noted lawyers Of
the day, who will ask for the appoint
ment of commission in lunacy to ex-
anime as to the state Of Thaw's mind.
=: There can be no doubt" said one
of these men, "that Thaw was and is
hopelessly insane, and that the COM
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.15e Thaw Handcuffed.
When the detectives, accompanied by
Inspector, Schmittberger, entered the
cell to take Thaw to headquarters,
Thaw inquired whether it was necessary
for him to be handcuffed.
Eyes, the inspector replied.
1T is necessary. We always hand
cuff murderers. -
Thaw was then led out of the Ten
derloin station handcuffed to a detec-
tive. In the party were Police Inspec-
tor Sehmittberger, Captain Hodgins.
Patrolman Debes, who arrested Thaw,
and several other policemen.
4 AS Thaw was coming down the sta
tion steps he raised his left arm to
escape the cameras that were turned on
him. He was dressed in neat gray
suit and wore q white straw hat. He
looked cool and self possessed
At the sidewalk the patrol wagon
was waiting. Thaw was placed in it
and driven to police headquarters.
In Rogues' Gallery.
When the party arrived at headquar.
ters Thaw was taken to the detective
is located the rogues' gallery and the
rooms of the photographers and the
officers in charge Of the Bertillon meas
urement system. Thaw 8 picture was
taken and his measurements recorded.
In the detective bureau he was lined
up before detective sergeant, who had
charge Of the desk, in q line with If
teen prisoners, pickpockets, confidence
men and other criminals who had been
Deputy Commissioner Rhynlander
Waldo, who knows Thaw personally,
| was present at the time.
ThaW was given no precedence over
the others. The detectives in charge Of
the prisoners were called upon, by pre-
| eincts, to present their charges and
they were recorded by the detective
sergeant. ThaW was recorded when the
turn of the Tenderloin office came.
| been recorded, the inspector directed
! the detectives to "take him upstairs. -
There his picture was taken and the
| Bertillon measurements were made.
The prisoner then was taken down to
| the patrol wagon and hurried to JEFF
ferson Market court.
Chained to Detective.
AS Thaw left headquarters he was
fastened to q detective sergeant by q
light chain brace. A large crowd had
gathered around the building and the
police were forced to fight their way
to the waiting wagon.
The proceedings before Magistrate
Barlow when Thaw was arraigned were
brief. Captain Hodgins appearing as
the complainant, asked that Thaw be
remanded to the custody Of the cor
orner.
| st direct that that be DONE" said
| Magistrate Barlow. After another short
talk with his lawyer and Mr., McIn-
tosh Thaw was taken back to the pa
troll wagon, and started for the cor
oner Is office.
| The greatest crowd Of the day was
encountered when the patrol wagon
with Thaw and the officers approached
| the criminal courts building. All the
surrounding streets were filed with
curious crowds, street traffic was en-
tirely suspended. and it was only by
tuo COLlp1ucO eHOTGS OF nearly score
of policemen that passayeway was
cleared for the patrol wagon. When
| Thaw, tired and worn-looking, stepped
from the police wagon he was confront
ed by small army of photographers.
He quickly covered his face with his
hands and with his guards brushed into
the building. He was taken at once
to Coroner Dooley Is private office and
was welcomed by the coroner. Lawyer
Lewis Delaield had entered the coro-
ner's office in the meantime and he at
once assumed charge of Thaw's case.
/ Assistant District Attorney Turnbull
| appeared as the representative of the
prosecution.
Coroner's Proceedings.
The usual formal proceedings before
the coroner were even briefer than
| those in the police court. Thaw was
arraigned on short affidavit sworn to
by Patrolman Debes in which the Off
Ger saws he got his information from
Warren Paxton, chief engineer Of the
Madison Square garden: Lionel Law
renee, manager of the company that was
giving the performance last night; Ed
ward Convey, Harry Rubenstein and
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