Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-10
MRS. THAW'S MOTHER
Presence Much Desired at Dis
trict Attorneys Office.
LATEST IN PROSECUTION
Dead Man Once Acted in Appeal for
Mrs. Holman.
DRAMATIC MANAGER EXAMINED
Had Long Believed Thaw to Be In
Sane-Incidents Told of Lat
ter's Eccentric Acts.
LATEST IN PROSECUTION
MANAGER EXAMINED

NEW YORK, July Io.-The
presence of Mrs. William Holman,
mother of Mrs. Harry K. Thaw,
is said to be much desired at the
district attorneys Office. Accord
ing to the report the attorneys who
are at work on the prosecution S
case would like to question Mrs.
Holman, particularly with regard
to one of the trips to Europe made
by Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit.
According 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
Nesbit and have the girl sent home. This
appeal, 1t Is said, was made by Stanford
White. who acted on the request of Mrs.
Holman. 1t was at this time, the story
goes that Mrs. Holman was much preju-
diced against Thaw.
1t was said today that If Mrs. Holman
should come within the territory covered
by a subpoena from the district attorney
she would be at once summoned to his Of
fee
Believe Thaw to Be Insane.
James L. Lederer of Philadelphia, who
was manager OF THE Wild Rose Com
pany when Mrs. Thaw was a member of
the chorus, was examined by Assistant
District Attorney Garvan today Lederer
is said to have told Mr.. Garvan 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 sew
eral incidents in which Thaw was the CEN
tral figure.
1T was common talk among all the peo-
pie who knew Thaw" said Lederer, that
Thaw was dope fiend 1 recall one night
when Thaw was about to send two OF his
chorus girl acquaintances home In nan
som cab. He was there with friend OF
his named Mckay.
suddenly Thaw Insisted in trying to
jump over the roof of the hanson.
"Of course, he couldn't actually jump
over the roof of the cab, but he tried, and
succeeded in crawling up on one side OF
the cab, over the roof and down the other.
Mckay demonstrated with him, but it was
no use. Then Mckay, apparently disgust
ed, turned aside and said. you can't do
anything with a crazy man; he's drug
crazy.
Denied Story of Threat.
Edna Mcclure, the show girl who appear
ed before Assistant District Attorney Gar
van last Sunday for examination concern
ing the Thaw-White tragedy, said today
that she did not tell Mr.. Garvan of any
threats made by Thaw against White. She
never heard such threats. She said she
told Mr.. Garvan of many reports concern
ing Thaw, Mrs. Thaw and White which
had reached her ears, but of their truth or
falsity she had no knowledge.
An Important Conference.
An important conference, from the view
point of the defense was held in the Tombs
today. Those present in addition to Thaw,
were his wife and former Judge Olcott. the
leading attorney for the defense. 1t is re-
ported that as result of the conference
Thaw withdrew opposition to entering a
plea of emotional insanity when the case
comes to trial.
Judge Olcott has just returned from
trip to Philadelphia IN connection with the
case and as he was leaving the Tombs ne
was asked regarding his visit to Pennsyl-
vania. II secured what 1 went after
said he. II can say that my trip to Phila-
delphia was wholly successful. told Harry
Thaw what 1 had learned and he was very
happy over 1t. So was Mrs. Thaw.
Mrs. Thaw remained with her husband
about an hour and a half After she had
left the prison Thaw was visited by an
alienist, recently retained by the defense
This was DR.. Charles L. Dana DR.. Dana
brought a letter from Dr. Allan McLane
Hamilton, chief of the corps of alienists in
the service of Thaw's lawyers, and after
Thaw had read the letter. he submitted 10
an examination.