Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-12
THAN PROMISES TO Be GOOD
Whites Slayer Refuses to Talk and Says
he Will Obey Lawyers
EXTENDED STATEMENT EARLY IN DAY
insists that He f. Not Insane and
Desires the widest pub
licIty Given to This
Statement.

NEW YORK July Hilary X. ThaW 8
attitude toward the press and the public
underwent a striking change between morn
ing and evening today. Immediately after
breakfast he secured permission to have a
delegation Of newspaper men brought to
him at the Tombs prison, telling them after
a friendly interview that to talk with any
one besides the lawyers, doctors and prison
officials was like getting a Whit of fresh
air from the outside world"
This evening it was different. When the
newspaper ment sent Thaw note asking
If he wished to add anything to his formal
statement Of Tuesday he sent reply which
said:
Il have said all that 1 wish to say. In
future l shall be guided by the advice of
my counsel"
At his morning interview with the news
paper men Thaw asked them to give the
widest publicity to his statement Of yester-
day which denied that he was insane and
he declared that there was to be no lunacy
commission appointed to inquire into his
state of mind.
whites VIII Filed.
The will of Stanford White for whose
murder Thaw is awaiting trial, was filed
for probate today. The widow, Mrs. Bessie
s. White, is named as executrx, but the
value of the estate is not given. The pc
tition of the probate states that white left
no real estate and that the value OF the
personal property is not known. After pro-
vision for Whites brother Richard M.
White and for his mother, Alexina b.
White the entire residuary estate is left
to Whites widow.
Assistant District Attorney Garvan said
today that his detectives had succeeded
in serving a subpoena upon Mrs. Beatrice
Schwartz, the woman i'm whose home at a
dinner party Thaw is alleged to have made
threats against the life of Stanford White.
Mrs. Schwartz will be called before the
grand jury tomorrow.
May Mackenzie an actress, was ques-
toned by Mr. Caravan for nearly an hour
today concerning her knowledge of Stanford
Whites friendship for Evelyn Nesbft Thaw.
Mrs. Mackenzie is one of the friends of
Mrs. Thaw who have heretofore refused
to furnish the district attorneys Office
with any information concerning the case,
but it is understood that today she freely
told Mr. Garvan what she knew.
Thaw Talks TO Reporters.
Harry Thaw today reiterated the state
ment given out by him yesterday to the
effect that he is not insane and that no
lunacy commission will be appointed to in
qure into the state of his mind. For this
purpose he asked permission to see the
newspaper men Immediately after he had
! breakfast and they were taken into the
prison to meet him. After greetings had
been exchanged Thaw said that he had
asked to see them, as he wished to en-
phasize and to ask them TO give the widest
| publicity possible 20 the statement that he
was not insane.
My physical and mental condition are
good and never were better" said Thaw
II had to fight pretty hard with my lawyers
Ia be permitted, TO make the statement
which did make but felt / wanted to
make my position clear. / told them that
1t would make much for my peace of mind
couldn't rest easy until 1 had given out
| this statement"
Speaking of his mothers return to this
! country Thaw said:
! 81, with all the other members of the
family, was anxious that mother should
remain in Europe. She is suffering from
rheumatism and went to Europe for the
purpose Of taking a cure at schinzach
Switzerland, and /, in fact all of us, wished
her TO take the cure before returning
home. OF course I shall be glad to see her
mained in Europe for her own sake"
Likes to Talk to Outsiders.
During his talk with the newspapermei
Thaw took occasion to explain his failur
to take advantage of the permission 10 g
into the prison yard for exercise yesterday
1.-THE. reason l was not out i'm the yart
yesterday is simple enough" said he. g
spent the day when not engaged with m,
lawyers In reading and writing letters l
is true l was fatigued, but not more thai
have been frequently. As a fact / di,
exercise in the empty corridor, which ha,
TO myself when the prisoners were in tn
yard"
When Thaw babe the newspaperme,
goodbye he told them that he had thor
oughly enjoyed the chat and added that I
talk with anyone besides the lawyers doc
tors and prison officials was hike gettin
Whit OF fresh air from the outside"
Roger OMara, formerly chief OF polio
OF Pittsburg. had a long talk with Thay
today. According to O'Mara he has bee
retained by the Thaw family to TAX
charge Of the detective work in the case
lie said he had been in New York for
week. Henceforth he will see the prisone
frequently. he said. O'Mara said he ha
known the family for many years and tina
he had often helped Harry Thaw out o
boyish scrapss. -.s at 81
District Attorney Garvan today receive
. letter from william sturgis. a friend q
the Thaw family dated at Berlin, Conn
I'm which Sturgis declares his willingness
to meet counsel for the prosecution at an
time. sturgis Is alleged to have witnesse
| a threat by Harry ThaW against the life a