The Washington times., 1906-06-29
Whites Slayer, Handcuff-
ed, Arraigned in Court
and Renanded
for Trial.
REQUEST IS GRANTED
+, TO MAKE CHANGE LATER
Prisoner Marched Before
Bor in Company With
a COlOred Pick
pocket.

NEW YORK, June 29.-Harry K
Thaw pleaded not guilty this morn
ing TO the Indictment charging him
with the murder of Stanford White
on the roof of Madison Square Gar
den His counsel, former Judge Oh
colt. made a formal request Of
Judge Cowing, before whom Thaw
was arraigned in part l, court of
general sessions, TO withdraw the
plea by next Tuesday in order that
any Sther motion might be made
or any other plea entered.
The request was granted, and
Thaw was renanded back TO the
Tombs prison.
a little after 10 o'clock Thaw was
handeuffed 70 Deputy Sheriff Bell
and brought to the prisoners pen
N the rear of the courtroom. where
he sat with a varied collection OF
crooks, second-story men, and cheap
thieves
When court opened and the bail
cases were disposed of the line OF
prisoners was formed, with Thaw at
the end, marching behind negro
pickpOcket. The line moved into
court and was halted against the
side wal Thaw was afraid that some
photographer would take his pic
ture as he stood beside the negro
and he asked the deputy if he could
not move few feet away
The request was granted, and the
clerk Of the court called out:
Harry Thaw 10 tie bar"
Said "Not Guilty" II Firm Voice.
Thaw moved with r-pid steps to
the bar, and the clerk cad the in
dictment charging him with the
murder of Stanford White.
Not guilty" said Thaw, with a
firm voice when he was asked what
plea he wished TO make.
May Change the Plea
/ Il wish TO request your honor" said
/ Judge Olcott after Thaw had pleaded,
/ by next Tuesday IN order to make any
I other plea or motion
] Judge Cowing granted the motion,
which was a purely formal one, which
I indicated that Judge Olcott had no mo-
I tons 10 make at this time, but that a
motion or motions OF some character
would be made by Tuesday. That the
/ plea would be changed is out Of the
/ question. The prisoner was led out OF
/ court and taken back TO his cell in the
/ TOmbs-
Defense Losing No Time
! With the decision OF the attorneys
who viii defend Thaw that the defense
shall be emotional insanity, meaning
that Thaw had been so worked up by
his brooding over the wrongs OF his
wife and the pursuit OF her by White.
that he was not responsible at the time
he fired the fatal bullets. but is today
sane, work has begun In earnest on the
part os the young mans defenders ia
pile up the necessary evidence 10 sup
port that contention
This does not mean that any time has
been lost SO far by the defense. but with
the determination of their method OF
| defense il means that there is a great
deal TO be done. and Thaw's defenders
do not know just how much time they
will have in which 10 work
The defense OF emotional insanity
| opens up a wide field for investigation.
/ Under that plea the defense VIII be able
to bring out all the facts leading UP TO
the murder, show all the acts Of Whites >
life with which Thaw was familiar as
having a bearing on The case in that
they viii show that the knowledge that
these things wrought upon Thaw 70
/ bring on the Mt Of insanity in which he
slew his enemy. Stories of Whites do
| ings OF a nature calculated 10 upset a
I man who had the fact to brood over
that some one very dear TO him had
| once been submitted 70 similar treat
naent at his hands have been circulated
in abundance. But before these can be
told in court they must be put into
tangible form, brought within the rules
/ of evidence and made capable Of indis-
| putable verifcatiOn This is a colossal
| undertaking owing TO the fact that
| there is such wealth OF material to De
! examined and every word OF which may
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