The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-29
Wealthy Murderer Is Arraigned
on Charge of Killing Stan
ford White.
HE ENTERS HIS PLEA
BUT WITH RESERvATIc
It May Be Withdrawn Nez.s
Tuesday il. the Prisoner
Should Wish.

entered formal plea of not guilty
when arraigned on a charge of murder
in the court of general sessions today
The plea was entered with reserva-
tion that it may be withdrawn on Tues
An announcement that the defense
will make emotional insanity the
basis for it's fight for the release OF
Harry K. Thaw, indicted for the mur.
der of Stanford White, sets at rest the
speculation on this point today
Justifable homicide and the straight
line Of defense. but Thaw himself made
the insanity move impossible by his
refusal to consider it.. and by declining
to allow alienists to question him. It
will not be claimed that the young
man is insane now. Such a plea would
mean sentence to the asylum for
criminal insane at Matteawan.
the plea Of emotional insanity is
justified, Thaw will be free man. The
defense, also, it has been announced,
plans to bring out the whole story Of
White g life, of his relations with Eve.
lyn Nesbit before she married Thaw.
and of his subsequent actions, which
the defense claims annoyed. Mrs. Thaw
and goaded the husband on to the
shooting.
Jerome May Try Case.
District Attorney Jerome, who is on
his vacation, left Cape Breton yester-
day for New York The arraignment
Of Thaw today in the court Of special
sessions is simply for the purpose OF
receiving the prisoners plea Of mot
guilty :, and Mr.. Jerome IS return it is
expected will hurry the actual trial.
It is suggested today that the district
attorney. may personally conduct the
prosecution.
Mrs. Thaw will be witness for her
husband at the trial. She has declared
her willingness to tell all she knows.
She fully realizes that in doing 30 she
will subject herself to searching cross.
examination:
Thaw Always Carried Gum
That Thaw bought revolver to kill
White, or that the killing was premedi-
tated. will be denied. The defense is
prepared to prove that Thaw has been
accustomed for more than two years
to carry revolver. About two years
ago, according to evidence, Thaw was
attacked by thugs while out late one
night, and since that time has carried
weapon.
Thaw' g action in telephoning Antho-
ny Comstock Yesterday aroused. inter-.
est. Mr.. oomstock, in an interview, is
appear for the defense if called upon,
duet.
Mrs. Thaw Faints.
The strain Of yegte1daym,s Is proceed.
had hardly reached her apartments
when she tainted, and it was necessary
to call physician to revive her.
T-.>..
Thaw has had several unpleasant ex.
periences with prison discipline since
his confinement in the Tombs but hia
keepers say that on each occasion ha
has met them gracefully. He had con-
siderable difficulty in getting to sleer
last night because Of the intense heat
in his cell and about midnight called
keeper and asked permission to walk ir
the corridors ~ I'M used to night air,
you know, and this is pretty hard on
me" said the prisoner in making the
request.
I'm sorry,'' replied the keeper.
Hbut the regulations forbid prisoners
leaving their cells during the night.
Then I guess don't walk, - was
Thaw 8 comment as he turned to his cot.
Had to Go Hungry.
An hour later he told the keeper he.
was hungry and asked for a lunch. but
again the prison regulations were called
to his attention. "Then I dont eat.
either,o said Thaw with smile and q,
few minutes later he was sound asleep
He was up early this morning and by
the time the gong sounded o'clock
was ready for the morning exercise In
the corridor. Talking to one Of: the
keepers about the exercises he cot In
prison, he said it was hardly enough for
him, as he had been in the habit OF,
swinging Indian clubs every morning,
He asked if it would not be posaiblo
for arrangements Ito be made for him
to have either pair of clubs or dumb
bells brought to him so that he could
have more exercise.
Not on this tier, was the keeper q
diplomatic way of informing Thaw that
prisoners charged with murder are not
allowed to have weapons Of any kind or
anything else with which they might;
possibly do themselves or others an
injury.
| In Bridge of sighs.
While waiting for the opening Of
court, Thaw sat near an open window
in the Bridge of Sighs. which connects
the prison with. the criminal court build
ing. He talked freely with newspaper
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