The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-13

New York. JGly li.-HaTry n
Thaw's attltud, toward The press aud
the public underwear: i striking change
between morning and evening today.
Immediately after breakfast hc rrguT-
Cd permission - have delegation ~
newspaper men brought - him ui the
tombs prison. telling them after
friendly interview that ,o talk with
any one besides The lawyer. doctors
and prison officials Was like getting a
| lwhIn of fresh air from the outside
world"
This evening 1t WAS different Whca
the newspaper men sent Thaw a note
asking II he wished 70 add anything tp
his formal statemcu, - Tuesday. DO
sent reply which said.
Il have said all that l wish 10 say.
IL future / shall be guided Icy the ad-
Vice OF my counsel"
At his morning interview with the
newspaper men Thaw asked them -
| give the widest publicity IL his state
lment OF yesterday which denied that
| he was insane and he declared that
there was To be- no luuacv commission
| IapPointed to inquire into his state Of
mind.
Speaking Of his mothers return 70
| his country Thav saiG.
4. with all the other member uf
| he family. was anxious that mother
IshuuId remain I'm Europe. ~h" T. SUI
f"ring from rheumatism and went 10
Europe for the purpose of taking Il
| cure AZ SoninzHach. switzerland, and /.
| In fact all of u. wished her 10 TAX"
| the cure hcfor" returning home. or
course / shall bc glad to see her but
[ can't help wishing that shc had re-
mained in Europe Tor her own rake"
The will of Stanford white. FOR
who's" murder Thnw s. awaiting trial
vas flied for probate today. III"
widow, MIs. Bessie :. White - named
As eNecutriN, but the value II the c~-
tate Is not given The petition for
probate states that White left no r,al
estate and that tho value oG the per
Sonal property Il not known. After
provisions for White brother. Rich
ard 81. White and FOR his mother Alex
Ina Il. White, the entire reaiduary .s-
state is left to Whites widow.
\ story 10 the effect that william
Sturgis, a friend ~ Thaw had dlsap-
peared after announcing that he would
leave the country and not return until
after the trial, was set a. rest today
when assistant District Attorney Gar
van received a letter from Mr.. Stur-
gis. The letter was dated from Berlin.
Conn. where Mr. Sturgis is secretary
~ the seward Rubber Company.
II have been on good friendly terms
with all tn" member. Of the Tha~
family. says SturEis In hia letter.
You can appreciate that / am dla-
posed 10 respond 10 any call for tI-
formation In my possession or knowi-
| edge which Hr. Tha. = family may see
| ht al this time - request
Mr.. Garyau said n" vllt arrange -
see Mr. Sturgis the latter part af ;hs
week.
M SturE.s is reported as having
been present r. fhe home ~ "a Ar
| Schwartz iu <eR York ahcu ThAw
| Is alleged - have fl0urIHhcd rsvDlv.r
| and threatened - XII Whit wItn 81
| Assistant District Attorney Garyan
said today Ihat hi= detectives had sue
reedcd !n serving "a subpoena upon
/ Mrs. Schwartz the woman Iu who~e
. home a dinner party Tna~ = al
| legged 10 hay. made threats upon the
| life ~ Stanford Whit.
Ma. Mckenzie. an ac.rs-rz. vgas ul.=s-
! toned b. Nr. Garvar for nearly an
| hour today concerning her know edge
/ uf stanford white f~.erdrhtp for
+ Fvrl-u Serbl. Thaw Ns.~ Gckeuzls
! i nr. Of The friends y a~T. Thaw
/ who have heretofore refused 20 furnish
the district attorney nfnc~ @ith any
/ Information concerning the case. but
/ i lz understood thac today she freely
! told Mr.. Garvan - Ia, she kns~-