Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-26


wiia M.lk and tegan yelling AZ the top \
ol his ,eite IS soon as he MAS locked N a
cell. lhe Ooliman on watch was accus-
toned 70 such fnos and WAS unmoved, |
but Thaw was bothered lie called tho |
doorman and said say, can't you have |
that roomer next 20 me moved away z |
He annoys me awiully" The drunken |
man was removed to another section oi
the dollhouse.
The search for Mrs Thaw, who dis
appeared Immediately after the shooting, |
was continued through the night. During |
the morning Capt. Hodgins oi the Tender
loin station said she had been located, but
he did not intend 10 do anything but
watch her for the present at least.
Long before the time set for the ar
rnignment of Ihaw in the jefferson Market
Police Court his valet went 10 the Tender
loin station with q change Of clothing Tor
the prisoner. 50 that be would not be
obliged 70 appear. IN court in the evening
clothes which he wore when taken into
custody The scene in the vicinity oi
jefferson Market Police Court was one
OF great excitement Before O'Clock
crowds assembled Ia front OF the entrance,
and long before Ihaw was timed 20 arrive
al the court a curious crowd completely
blocked all tho surrounding streets. Pho.
tographers were there by the score, and
the crowd grew 70 such dimensions that
| II became necessary 10 call ont large
additional force Of police 20 maintain
order IL was understood ~ that time
that Ihaw would be taken directly from
the lenderloin station to the court ana
that the usual procedure in murder cases,
Of having the prisoner photographed az
/ police headquarters would be disregarded
/ IL was said also that Ihaw would be
/ spared the humiliation Of riding through
! the streets in patrol wagon and that he
would BE- taken to court by Capt, Hodgins
! personally in q cab 1t soon became APP
parent however, that the reported plans
were not TO be carried out, as the prisoner
was taken in patrol wagon TO head
! quarters at 930 o'clock.
! II was reported today on the authority
of several persons Interested in the case
| that Ihaw's defence will be that he was
and Is insane II was said at his trial he
viii be represented by the best and most
noted lawyers OF the day who viii ask
tor the appointment Of a commission IN
mnacy 10 examine as to tho state OF
| Thaws mind.
"rhere can be no doubt" said one Of
these men, "that Ihaw was and is hope
lessly insane and that the commission will
report him soN
Thaw's trip to headquarters was made
only after the strongest protest on the
part OF his friends had been overruled
They were informed that no change
whatever could be made in the usual
procedure. Several friends of the pris-
oner were permitted 10 visit him in his
cell, however. When the detectives,
accompanied by Inspector schmittberger.
entered the cell to take Ihaw 70 head
quarters, Thaw inquired whether It was
necessary for him to be handcufied.
"Nes, the Inspector replied, sit is
necessary, We always handcuh MUIR
derers
Thaw was next led out Of the Tender
loin station handeufied 70 a detective.
In the party were Police Inspector
SchmlttheFger. Capt. hodglnSi fatfos-
man Dehes, who arrested fhaw, and sew
eral other policemen. As Thaw was
coming down the station steps, he raised
his LETT arm to escape the cameras that
! were turned upon him. He was dressed
Z In q neat gray suit and wore a white
straw hat He looked cool and self
possessed AT the sidewalk the patro
= wagon was waiting Thaw was placed
= in 1t and driven 10 police headquarters,
When the party arrived at headquar
, ters Thaw was taken TO the Detective
, Bureau and next to the top floor, wher'
? is located the Rogues' Gallery and th'
, rooms Of the photographers and thu
: officers in charge Of the Bertillon measure
. ment system. Thaw's pieture was takel
) ! and his measurements recorded, In th
Detective Bureau he was lined up befor
: detective sergeant, who had charge O
the desk, in q line with IS prisoners, pick
. | pockets. confidence men and other erimi
s nails who had been picked up during th
D night. First Deputy Commissione
i Rhinelander Waldo who knows Tha'
I | personally, was present at the time
Q Thaw was given no precedence over IN
q others. The detectives in charge Of th
L prisoners were called upon by precinct
4 to present their charges, and they wer
j recorded by the detective sergeant. lha'
2 was recorded when the turn OF the Tender
n loin officer came When the complain
against Thaw had been recorded, th
K Inspector directed the detectives 70 "tak
him upstairs" There his picture va
taken and the Bertillon measurement
we're made The prisoner next va
l. taken down 10 the patrol wagon an
hurried 10 the jefferson Market PoliC
II / ADNIls Ao ANAM ANAN AAl.ANAH -tANNAa
/ was fastened 70 q detective sergeant b
!, light chain hand brace. An immenl
K crowd had gathered around the building
and the police were forced to hight the
= way to the waiting wagon.
II At the police court the patrol wage
N had to fore its way through anoth
= large crowd to reach the entrance TO Il
u building. Thaw was conducted TO 9
4 office, where he was permitted 70 consu
p briefly with Lawyer Daniel ORels
u LAWYER Joseph Brewster and his frien
v Burr Mcintosh O'Reilly told Thaw nj
TO saw a word about his case to anyon
m He said that if any statement we're TO
! made to the public he (O'Reiny) wou
V make il. Thaw assented.
= The proceedings before Magistra
- Barlow, when Thaw was arraigned, we
~ brief. Capt Hodgins, appearing as q
y complainant, asked that Thaw be !
4 manded to the custody Of the coroner.
=, Il direct that that be dene, said Mag
~ trate Barlow.
y After another short talk with his la
v, yer and Mr.. Mcintosh, Thaw was TAX,
~ back to tho patrol wagon and started
i. the coroner's efice.
y. After the hearing before the coron'
" Thaw was committed to the Tom
e Prison without bail
p Tn 10 Ills o'clock this morning {