The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-27
INSANITY WILL Be THE
PLEA OF HARRY K. THAW
Slayer of Stanford White Ex-
amined by Alienists In the
Tombs Prison.
Tragedy Creates Greatest Sensation in
Gotham Since the Killing of
"Jim' Fisk.

jim
New York, June 26-FTankly admitting
hat he killed Stanford White, the ia
nous architect, and pleading in Justifica-
ticn of the deed that White had ruined
the life OF his wife. the beautiful former
chorus girl and artists model, Florence
Evelyn Nesbit, Harry Kendall Thaw of
Pittsburg. brother OF the Countess of /
Yarmouth, occupies a cell in the TOmbS
awaiting the action Of the grand jury on
p charge Of murder. His counsel will OF
fer the defense Of insanity, and today |
the prisoner was examined by eminent
alienists, retained on his behalf, and by
the district attorneys office.
inquest Thursday.
The coroner's inquest will be held on
Thursday, and in all probability the case
viii then be considered by the grand /
jury, when the prisoners wife wiz be re-
QuiTed to appear before that body, she
having been served with a subpoena to
day while IN consultation AT the offices |
of her husbands counsel. Every effort (
Is now being made by both sides to ex-
pedite the legal preliminaries so that the
arraignment and trial may take place at
the earliest possible date.
Not since the killing OF James Fisk. jrs, /
Grand Central hotel, more than thirty
years ago, has the metropolis been
shocked BY so startling and dramatic a
tragedy as that which was enacted last /
ght in the view OF an audience Of more
than 1000 persons in the roof theatre Of +
Madison Square Garden. Not the least
dramatic feature Of the tragedy is the /
fact that Mr.. White met his death in the
structure which is perhaps the most con-
spicuoUs memorial Of his architectural
genius
Events Moved Rapidly.
Rarely has the ease against any prison
er moved with more raBi5sty than did the 4
proceedings today which ended in Thaw's /
formal commitment to the 'Fombs. Save /
i'm this unusual and almost fTenzied haste I
the routine followed and the treatment /
accorded to ThaW differed in no respect 4
from that meted out to any prisoner /
charged with capital offense.
Reused early this morning from his cell /
in the West Thirtieth street station 1
house ThaW. attired in fresh clothing /
brought 10 him by his valet was /
shackled, in spite Of his pTOtestatiOns. to 4
a detective and taken in the patrol wagon /
10 police headquarters Thereafter 4
awaiting his turn in the long line of petty I
criminals arrested during the night, he /
was photographed and his measurements /
taken on the BertillOn system Again IN l
the patrol wagon he was taken TO the 4
criminal court building, where great 4
multitude gathered to catch a passing /
glimpse Of him. and was arraigned in the l
police court. There the proceedings were 1
6f the briefest. and after the bare for /
mslity of arTaignment had been under /
gone, Thaw was remanded TO the custody 4
ted to the TOmbs to await the result Of /
his trial.
Thaw Retained Composure.
Throughout the proceedings Thaw 4
showed little evidence Of agitation, except /
when the detective approached him in the /
station 10 affiX the handouts to his wrist I
Then he protested But on being assured 4
that this was the 4nvariabIe practice he /
submitted without further words While /
leaving the station and even in the court 4
h f-N.T 11aA to PIN
let of batteries Of cameras from which 4
he shielded himself as well as he could !
by covering his face with his unshackled /
Thaw was registered at the Tombs as
Harry Thaw. born in the United States, /
IS years old. student" and was assigned I
10 cell 220 on the second tier. Shortly af- I
ter his arrival he was visited in MS cell 1
by DR.. Austin Flint. DR.. Carlos F Mac /
Donald and Dr. Mabon- on behalf il was i
said. Of the district attorneys office, and 4
by DR.. Mcguire. the TOmbS physician, /
who was required TO make an eXamlnatlon 4
OF the prisoners mental conoltlon Dy /
counsel for the defense. Drs- MacDOn- |
aid and Flint later declined to say any
thing; but DR.. Mcguire said that ne be- |
1ieVed he discovered symptoms of emo /
tiOnal insanity and possible Indications OF 4
incipient paresis- The aienists VIII make /
a further examination Of the prisoner to
morrow. DR.. Mcguire meantime keeping /
hiro under observation.
Physical Condition Perfect.
Mr. Mcguire said that Thaw's physical /
condition was almost perfect and his ap-
petite excellent Louis Delafield who took !
charge of Thaw's interests Immediately /
after his arrest, announced that the firm 4
OF Black. OlcOtt & BOnynge of which for
mer Governor Frank s. Black is the senior l
partner. had been retained TO conduct the /
defense Later Mr.. Delafield and Mr.. Oh /
colt had an interview with the prisoner /
in the consulting room in the prison, after
which Mr.. Delafield declined TO say any
thing about the case except to say that it /
was now entirely in the hands of Mr.. ]
Black and Mr. Olcott- Mr.. Olcott de-
ssifned to make any statement
~. Appearance Of Mrs. Thaw.
whereabouts of Mrs. Thaw. who
disa& Jared from Madison Square Garden /
in the confusion that followed the trag-
edve remained a mystery until this after /
noon when. accompanied by a friend. Miss /
Nav McKinsey. she arrived at the offices I
Of DeIaffeld & Longfellow on Wall street /
where she remained in consultation with 4
her counsel for several hours.
While there she was served with a sub
poena recurring her attendance before the /
e~snd fury on Thursday Mrs ThaW was 4
clad in plain brown automobile costume /
& and appeared III and nervous and plainly 4
AhardIv strong enough to walk from the /
~ rrie &c 10 the door. At the lawyers Of
NJ Mrs Thaw was Joined by Mr.. and /
8frs. George Carnegie, said TO be relatives /
% Ms rs ThsV was not seen to leave the /
buiIding which was closely watched by /
1.eDorters and late in the afternoon II was 4
learned that she and Miss McIXinsey had 4
Ioff The lawyers office on the thirteenth 1
floor crossed the roofs OF Two ADJACENT I
buildings and entered WincoW or the /
CITY National bank building IN front OF
which a carriage was waiting for them
viii R5main Close at Hand.
Mr. DelaneId declined TO make any /
statement on benaif or MIS- nav ez-