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.

New York June 26.-FrankIy admitting
hat he killed Stanford White, the ia
nous architect, and pleading in justifica-
tion 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
Y Yarmouth, occupies a cell IN the IOmbS
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 IL all probability the case
VIII then be considered by the grand
jury. when the prisoners wife viii be re-
Quired 10 appear before that body, she
having been served with 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. jr.,
BY Edward Stokes on the staircase of the
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
night in the view OF an audience of more
Than loo 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 eass against any prison
er moved with more rapidity than Old the
proceedings today which ended in Thaw's
formal commitment to the Tombs. Save
i'm this unusual and almost fTenzied haste
the routine followed and the treatment
accorded to Thaw differed in no respect
from that meted out &c any prisoner
charged with a capital Offense.
Reused early this morning from his cell
IN the West Thirtieth street station
house Thaw. attired in fresh clothing
brought TO him by his valet, was
shackled in spite Of his pTOtestations, to
4 detective and taken in the patrol wagon
10 police headquarters. Thereafter.
awaiting his turn in the long line Of petty
criminals arrested during the night he
was photographed and his measurements
taken on the BertillOn system. Again in
the patrol wagon he was taken to the
criminal court building, where a great
multitude gathered to catch passing
glimpse Of him. and was 8rralgned In the
police court There the proceedings were
of the briefest and after the bare for
mality of arrangement had been under
gone. ThaW was remanded to the custody
of the coroner, and on his order commit
ted TO the TOmbs to await the result Of
his trial.
Thaw Retained composure.
Throughout the proceedings Thaw
showed little evidence of agitation, except
when the detective approached him in the
station 10 affiX the handouts to his wrist.
Then he protested. But on being assured
that this was the 4nvariable practice he
submitted without further words While
leaving the station and even in the court
room. he was compelled to run the gaunt-
let of batteries Of cameras, from which
he shielded himself as well as he could
by covering his face with his unshackled
hand
Thaw was registered at the Tombs as
Harry Thaw. born in the United States,
IS years old. student" and was assigned
10 cell e20 on the second tier. shortly az
ter his arrival he was visited in his cell
by Dr.. Austin Flint. Dr. Carlos F Mac
Donald and DR. MabOn. on behalf. 1t was
said. OF the district attorneys office. and
10y DR.. Mcguire. the TOmbS physician,
who was required to make an examination
Of the prisoners mental condition by
counsel for the defense. DTS. MacDOn-
aid and Flint later declined to say any
thing: but DR.. Mcguire said that he be-
lieved he discovered symptoms OF emo
tional insanity and possible indications Of
incipient paresis. The alienists viii make
a further examination of the prisoner to-
morrow DR.. Mcguire meantime keeping
hir4 under observation
Physical Condition Perfect.
AIr. Mcguire said that Thaw's physical
CuEUiElon was almost perfect ana MS aIe-
petite excellent. Louis Delafieid. who took
charge OF Thaw's interests Immediately
after his arrest. announced that the firm
Of Black OlcOtt & BOnynge. of which for
Tl7er Governor Frank s Black is the senior
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 III the prison, after
which Mr. Delafield declined TO say any
thing about the case except TO say that IL !
was now entirely in the hands of Mr.. |
and NJ ftIcoTL. MI. tllC0rT de- ]
cIined 10 make any statement
Appearance of Mrs. Thaw.
The whereabouts of Mrs Thaw. who
disappeared from Madison Square Garden
in the confusion that followed the trag-
edv remained a mystery until this after
noon When, accompanied oy a friend Miss
Nav McKinsey- she arrived at the offices
Of DeIafield & LongfellOw on Wall street, |
where she remained in consultation with
her counsel for several hours
While there she was served with q SUBJ
r,oeua recurring her attendance before the
grand Jury on Thursday Mrs Thaw was
clad in plain brown automo0iIe costume
and appeared III and nervous and plainly
shardIv strong enough TO walk from the
fsarriage to the door At the lawyers Of
Nke Mrs ThaW was joined by Mr. and
frs George Carnegie. said TO be relatives
or her husband
building which was closely watched by
reporters and late in the afternoon it was
learned that she and Miss Mckinsey had
left the lawyers office on the thirteenth
floor crossed the roofs OF two adjacent
buildings and entered a window Of the
CITY National hank building. in front Of
which a carriage was waiting for them
viii R1main Close at Hand.
Mr.. DeIaheId declined to make any
stsfsuneDt on behalf of Mrs. Thaw. ex-
cept to say that she would not be spir-