Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-11
YOUNG THAW DENIES
THAT HE IS INSANE
Prisoner Makes Statement Calling
His Lawyers TO Account IN
Emphatic Manner.
oSE-TIAE cR0NY TELLS STORIES
Actresses and Many Others Before
the Assistant District Attorney
and Disclose What They Know
About the Disreputable Crew
Girls Mother Wanted In New York.
(By Associated Press.)

VIEW iOitA, July l0-flurry KeE-
dali Thaw tonight in the Tombs pris-
on gave out his first formal state
ment since he shot ana killed Stan.
lord White on the Madison Suuar,,
Garden. In 1t the young man utters
Il protest against being regarded as
insane and declares his counsel as.
sure him that no such course as
the appointment of commission tn
inquire into his mental condition Is
contemplated
The statement was handed by
Thaw IN person 10 the newspaper
representative. He gave 1t ont with
the permission of his counsel, witt,
whom he pleaded all day to be al!
lowed to deny in person the current
reports as TO his insanity and esp.
cially the publication Yesterday af-
ternoon of purported interview
with one of his counsel quoting the
attorney us saying the prisoner was
undoubtedly insane.
Young Thaw's statement follows:
Denies Lawyers Statement.
Il am informed by Mr.. Olcutt and
MIR. Gruber that the. interview with
the latter in one of last evenings
papers quoting him (Gruber) to the
effect that | am now insane and
that a lunacy commission would be
appointed to determine that fact, has
no foundation whatever; that MI
Gruber never made such statement
and that no such course Is contem-
plated.
''Mr. Olcott further tells me that
he, did not go to Philadelphia for the
purpose of seeing or ;nquiring about
Harrietta Thaw and her alleged in.
sanity. and that his visit had nothing
whatever to do with the question of
my mental condition, or that of any
member of my family
The statement was signed with the
initials II. X. T."
When asked II he had anything
further to remark, Thaw said:
Nothing Further to Say.
That statement embodies all that
l nave TO say.
Judge Olcott, leading counsel for
.Thaw, when asked about the prison
er's statement. said:
Harry has been Fostering me all
day TO make a statement to the
newspaper Finally at his request
l outlined in general way what
Harry wished to say and left it with
him to be typewriter. 1t was his
desire that he should hand 1t in per,
son to the newspaper men. and I
gave him that permission"
When Thaw was ready to give
aut the statement the newspaper men
were marshalled into the corridor
on the first tier. Thaw was not there
at that time, but keeper went to
the foot Of the stairs and sang out
Second tier, send down Thaw."
Smiles at Reporters Questions.
In moment, as if he had been I'M,
patiently waiting the summons,
Thaw came down stairs, smoking
his bulldog briar pipe and after a
LOW WOIuS pluCS
ton, handed the statement to the re-
porters. He was dressed In the
same light double-breasted suit he
wore on the day of his arraignmcnt.
Despite the rapid fire of questions
hurled at him by the reporters. he
remained smiling, but non.commit-
tai, during the four OR five minutes
he was with the press representa-.
tiYes.
Assistant District Attorney Garyin
continued today vigorously to prose
cute his inquiry into the case and
had before him several prospective
witnesses. Among them were James
/. Lederer, of Philadelphia. who was
manager of the wild Rose" theatri.
cal company, at the time Evelyn Mes
bit, now Mrs. Thaw, was a member
of the organization; May Mackenzie,
an actress and friend of Mrs Thaw,