Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-11
THAW SAYS He IS SANE
Attorneys for Whites Slayer Allow Him to
Make Statement,
MOTHER OF MRS. THAw IS WANTED
New York Attorney Hears that she
Tried TO Get Daughter TO
Leave Millionaire in
Europe.

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utters a protest against being regarded
as insane and declares his counsel assure
him that no such course as the appointment
Of commission to inquire into his mental
condition is contemplated. The statement
was handed by Thaw in person to the news
paper representatives. He gave It out with
the permission of his counsel with whom he
pleaded all day to be allowed to deny I'm
person the current reports as to his in
sanity, and especially the publication yes
terday afternoon of a purported inter-
view with one of his counsel, quoting the
attorney as saying the prisoner was un-
doubtedly insane
Young Thaw's statement follows:
l am informed by Mr. -Olcott and Mr.
Hruber that the interview with the latter
Ia one of last evenings pers quoting him
tGruber) to the effect that l am now In
sane and that a lunaey commission would
De appointed to demonstrate that fact, has
no foundation whatever; that Mr.. Gruber
never made such a statement and that no
such course Is contemplated.
Mr.. Olcott further tells Inc that he did
not go to Philadelphia for the purpose of
seeing or inquiring about Harriet Thaw
nothing whatever TO do with the question
OF my mental condition or of any member
OF my family.
The statement was signed with the ini-
tails III. X. T."
W Htl hHkeO II ne na0 dnAlnlnk IuTlHGI
to remark Thaw said:
That statement embodies all 1 have to
say"
Despite the rapid fire Of questions hurled
at him by the reporters. Thaw remained
smiling but noncommlttal during four or
FIVE minutes he was with the press repre-
sentatives.
Several Witnesses Examined.
Assistant District Affnrnav Caravan
unued today vigorously to prosecute his
| inquiry into the case and had before him
several prospective witnesses. Among
them were James l.. Lederer of Philadel
! phia, who was manager of THE Wild
Rose" theatrical company al the time
Evelyn Nesbit, now Mrs Thaw, was
i member of the organization: May Mac
! Kenzie, an actress and friend of Mrs.
Thaw, and Mary Leahy, Mrs Thaws
maid.
Mr.. Lederer told the assistant district at
| torney that IT was his belief young Thaw
is crazy. He based his opinion on the mans
actions during the time Miss Nesbit was
a member of "The Wild Rose company.
! Miss Mackenzie and the maid we're ques-
toned but briefly. being told to report
again next week for "a further examination.
Edna Mcclure, the actress who was ex-
dmined by Mr.. Garvan Sunday afternoon.
denied today that she made many of the
statements attributed to her in the news
papers. saying specifically that she did not
tell the assistant district attorney of any
threats she is supposed to have heard Thaw
make against White.
The district attorneys Office issued a
subpoena this afternoon for Mrs. Beatrice
Schwartz to appear, in John Doe proceed
ings before the grand jury. 1t is said the
district attorney visited to question Mrs.
Schwartz as TO alleged threats she over
heard Thaw make against White. Earlier
In the day counsel for Mrs. Schwartz de-
clared she would not appear before the dis
| trict attorney,
Mrs. Fhnw's Mother Wanted.
The presence Of Mrs. William Holman, the
mother of Mrs. Harry Thaw is said to be
much desired at the district attorneys Of
nee. According to report attorneys who are
at work on the prosecutions case would
like to question Mrs. Holman particularly
with regard to one of the trips to Europe
made by Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit Ac-
cording to one story, while Thaw and the
girl were in London, an appeal was made
to the American embassy to break up the
relations between Thaw and Evelyn Mes
bit and have the girl sent home. This
appeal, 1t is said, was made by Stanford
White, who acted OH the request of Mrs.
Holman. 1t was at this time. the story
goes, that Mrs. Holman was much
prejudiced against Thaw
1t was said today that II Mrs. Holman
should come within the territory covered
by subpoena from the district attorney
she would be at once summoned to his Of
fee.
James L. Lederer of Philadelphia, who
was manager of The Wild Rose company
when Mrs. Thaw was a member of the
chorus, was examined by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Caravan today. Lederer is
said to have told Mr.. Caravan that he had
long believed Thaw to be insane. This
opinion he said, was based upon his OBJ
servations of Thaw during the time The
Wild Rose company was playing in this
city. In this connection he mentioned
several incidents in which Thaw was the
central figure.
Says Thaw Was "A Dope Fiend.
1T was common talk among all the
people who knew Thaw," said Ledere-,
that Thaw was a dope fend.' / recall
one night when Thaw was about to send
two OF his chorus girl acquaintance home
in a hanson cab He was there with q
friend OF his named Mckay.
Suddenly Thaw insisted in trying e
jump over the roof OF the hanson.
"of course, he couldn't actually jung
over the roof of the cab. but he tried and
succeeded in crawling up one side of the
! cab, over the roof and down the other
side. Mckay demonstrated with him, but
it was no use. Then Mckay. apparentI,
. disguised, turned aside aud said: 'Yor
can't do anything with a crazy man. He'l
drug crazy"
Another PIttsbuFE witness.
PITTSBURG, July lO.-It was learned
here today that witness who will appeal
F. ln the Thaw case when it comes to tria
IN New York will be Paul Dorm OF Wilkins
burg. a suburb of this city, who Harrl
Thaw took TO Europe several months ago
4 and who returned alone two months afte
T sailing. Dorm, when seen today. would
: say little about his connection with ThaW
! but did say that he sailed on May %. ant
: returned on July 10. He would not sa!
= why he returned 80 soon when he eX
: pected 10 remain all summer. nor give an!
\ details Of his visit abroad. Dorm also sail
y he had been instructed 10 keep his moutl
shut and not say word until he ha'
1heard from Thaw's attorneys.