Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15


cial permit.
SO far the young mans wife has been
unable to secure this special permit
from the commissioner of corrections.
Whether the mother will attempt to
visit the Tombs tomorrow is unknown.
She may be compelled to wait until
Monday before seeing the boy upon
whom she has lavished $SO,OOO year
from her own income
Sends Wireless Telegram
Realizing that she would perhaps, ar
rive too late to see the prisoner today,
Mrs. Thaw sent ahead a wireless tele-
gram which was delivered to Thaw
early in the day. The message seemed
to cheer him greatly.
Mrs. Thaw was said today to be in
fair health, having stood the voyage
home remarkably we'll.
]. B. Gleason of counsel for Thaw
and Chaplain Wade of the prison went
out on the cutter which met the vessel
and came up the bay on the Kaiserin
with Mrs. Thaw.
1t was said tonight that Harry Thaw
has dismissed the law firm of Black
Olcott, Gruder e. Bonynge in a fit of
anger and that the firm of which former
Governor Frank S. Black is the head
will not defend the young Pttsburger
in his trial for the killing of White.
The dismissal, it is said, was the cul-
mination of a number of arguments
Thaw has had with various members of
the law firm over the question of a de-
fense.
Disagree Over Insanity Plea
Judge Olcott, who has been the active
member of the firm in connection with
the case all along, insisted that insanity
be the chief point in the defense, it is
believed, while Thaw insisted with
equal of not greater emphasis that he
would not stand for the insanity plea.
| While there have been numerous
arguments between Thaw and Judge
Olcott on this question there was no
open break. it is said, until Friday
afternoon, when. according to the au-
thority upon which the story is based
Thaw during a verbal combat with
Judge Olcott in the Tombs became
enraged and wound up TRADE by tell
ing his lawyer fatty that the firm of
Black. Olcott, Gruber and Bonynge no
longer was his counsel
II am the boss" Thaw is declared to
have said after Judge Olcott had given
it as an ultima tum that Thaw should
place himself absolutely in the hands
of his counsel as patient in the hands
of his physician, and submit entirely to
the judgment of the law firm as to the
best manner of conducting the defense.
"And I will not stand for the insan-
ity plea" the prisoner added.
Attorneys Dismissed
Judge Olcott then left the prison, it
is said. and today received a letter, ac-
cordng to the story, from Thaw, in
which the young man put in writing his
dismissal of the firm.
A member of Judge Olcott's firm said
when questioned tonight about the
matter:
"Our firm is not engaged by Harry
Thaw, but by the law firm of Delafield
e Longfellow, who are counsel for
Harry Thaw's mother and were coun-
sci for Thaw's father during the elder
Thaw's lifetime.
"They retained us to take charge of
the criminal end of the case. We have
been obliged in making our plans for
the defense of Young Thaw to go along
lines in defiance of his wishes. Further
than that l do not care to talk just
now"
Still Another Cause
It is said another cause for the dis
| greement between Thaw and his coun-
sci arose out of the payment of certain
bills Thaw ContraCte in the TOmbS
after his arrival there is a prisoner
A noticeable disagreement between
Thaw and Olcott's firm came one day
last week, Wntll law lSSutt Il state
ment to the newspapers with Judge OIL
colts consent, denying that he was in
sane and that that would be the de-
fense when his case came to trial.
Judge Olcott in speaking of this
statement, said:
Yes. | permitted Harry to make
the statement; he pestered me so much
| that l had to-"
Thaw was angry when he heard of
| 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 even knowledge.
1t was Judge Olcotts turn to get
angry when he saw this second state
ment in the newspapers and it is said
he laid down the law to Harry Friday
afternoon and according to the story
received his dismissal as Thaw's legal
representative in connection with the
murder trial.
Jerome Goes South
District Attorney Jerome, accom-
panied by two of his assistants left
for the south tonight to be gone three
days. 1t is reported today that the
district attorney wanted to interview
Joseph Letter of Chicago as to some
details of a dinner party at which
Thaw was present, but this was later
denied by Mr.. Garvan.
Thaw wrote letter today to
Messrs. Black. Olcott, Gruber and
Bonynge, formally dismssing them as
counsel and directing that all papers
i'm the case be turned over to Clifford
Hartrdge.
Mr.. Hartridge has heretofore acted
as personal counsel to young Thaw.