The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-29
That He Is Not Guilty Of
Numbering White
WAS ARRAlGNED TODAY
His Counsel Asked for Permission to
Withdraw the Plea if He Cares
70 ~ Grand Jury's
Findings.

New York, June 90. Harry X. Thaw
pleaded not guilty this morning to an
indictment for sthe murder Of Stanford
White at the Madison Square roof gar
den last Monday night. His counsel,
former Judge Ocott, made the formal
request ID withdraw the plea BY next
Tuesday in order that any motion might
ha lnnde 81 any other plea entered.
The request was granted and Ihaw was
ramandcd back To the Tombs.
The indictment was brought BY the
grand jury Yesterday afternoon, after
brief and perfunctory inquest. lhaw
listened calmly to the testimony, and
while the jury was out he chatted with
his counsel and policeman sitting near,
laughing aloud at one stage Of the COM
yersation.
Mrs. Thaw's appearance before the
grand jury had been looked forward to
with considerable interest, as It was
thought she positively would take adj
vantage of the occasion to throw some
additional light upon the tragedy. Wien
she appeared and requested to be exr
c,ised from testifying, the jury took the
view that for the purpose Of an indict-
rnent, her evidence was not necessary.
Aftcr being ushercd into the grand jury
room, Mrs. Thaw was asked
When did You last see and meet San
ford White, the deceased y
Without becoming excited in the least,
but In a calm and rather forceful man.
Ier, She replied clearly, with emphasis
on eacIl word:
II hope that you gentlemen viii not
insist that shall answer any more
questions. must respectfully decline
to answer the questions you intend to
ask me. say this with all respect to
You, gentlemen"
Mr.Garvan then asked her;
~Why don't you wish to answer
Addressing the foreman, Mrs. Thaw
replied earnestly;
n might say something that might
do harm To my husband, and h wife
ought ID do all she can 70 protect her
husband. / beg Of you not 70 insist
il putting further questions TO me, be.
cause II You do win have to decline 70
ansWery
addressing The jury, Mr. Garvan is
said "a have stated that the district at
iornev II .ofiice would not insist unless
tlc grand jury so desired. The jury
men then held short consultation
among themselves and finally after a
few mixutes the foreman, turning to
Mrs. Thaw, said:
'The grand jury has no desire to ask
further questions, unless you desire to
tell tllcn anything
Mrs. Tliaw simply replied:
Thank You.
She was then excused
Stanford White was buried yesterday
with simple ceremonies at ST. James,
Long Island, where he had summer
home. The services were held IN the
ST. James Episcopal church.
I'm the opinion of the physicians who
performed the autopsy on Whites body
The life of the architect was shortened
not more than two years BY the bullets
from Thaw's pistol He was found to
he suffering from Bright's disease, from
incipent tuberculosis and from fatty de-
generation of the liver.
Thaw sent message from the Tombs
Yesterday to Attorney Comstock, pfesi-
dent Of the Society for the Suppression
Of Vice, saying lie had received letter
which il would pay Mr. Comstock 60
Investigate. An agent Of the society
called upon Mr.. Thaw yesterday after
noon, but was not admitted 1t that
time. II was said that either the agent
~ M. Comstock himself might see Thaw
today.