The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-08-08
HHE FIGH7
FOR 4HAV
THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN De
TENSE AND PROSECUTION WILL
BE A BATTLE OF GIANTS.

Mrs. William Thaw, the mother of the
young Pittsburger who is in the Tombs
charged with the murder of Stanford
White, has finally established herself
as the domtant figure in young Thaw's
defense. Her whole time has been
given up to the case since she return
| ed hurriedly from Europe two weeks
ago.
To-day she remained at the country
home of her daughter, Mrs. George L.
Carnegie, at Roslyn, L. l. It was said
that she was resting and recovering
from the nervousness of her visit to
the Tombs Friday.
When reporter called upon her
early today she sat in a comfortable
seat on the wide veranda busily at
work on certain papers which are of
vital Importance.
| She declined to make any statement
to the public at this time on the ground
that her sons life was too precious to
/ her to take the chance of doing his case
the slightest harm. That she will have
formal and detailed statement to
make before the trial is not unlikely.
She believes it is said that she has
finally won her son over to Judge Oh
colts idea of entering a plea of emo
tional insanity. The real test Of her
belief will come early next week when
District Attorney Jerome sends Drs.
Hamilton and Hanna to the Tombs to
complete the examination of Thaw. If
he refuses to answer their questions
as he. did Immediately after his arrest,
the prosecution will believe that Mrs.
Thaw has not won her point
ALIENISTS TO VISIT THAW.
The alienists will ask Thaw to tell
them the full and detailed story of the
shooting. This will give them an idea
of his emotions.
That Thaw was moved by a sudden
impulse, which can readily be made to
spell emotional insanity before jury
is strongly proven by an inadvertent
remark made by his wife in the exciting
moments after the shooting.
Il did not think Harry was going to
do it here she cried.
Several witnesses, including the po-
licemen who took Thaw to the station
can testify to this Mrs. Harry Thaw
says she was confident that there would
be no trouble after Thaw had over
looked the incident at Martins.
The district attorneys office is not
yet satisfied with its case and is going
to take advantage of the fact that
Judge Blanchard's restraining order Sc.
cured by Clifford w. Hartridge, Thaw's
personal counsel does not apply to wit.
nesses outside the jurisdiction of the
court.
Assistant District Attorney Garvar
went to Hartford, Conn today to tall
with William Sturgis, who was perhaps
Thaw's most intimate friend.
Sturgis is in business in Connection
and refuses to come to New York. H,
said he would talk with a representa-
tive of the district attorney in the offic,
a of his counsel in Hartford. This con
1 ference will probably take place OF
e Monday.
f PRISONER LIKES CHAPLAIN.
The Rev. ]. a. Wade, chaplain of tn,
@ Tombs, started to Europe today on hi
G vacation. He has become very friendl!
with Thaw and carries with him ;
Il lengthy letter to the young prisoner
10 sister. the Countess of Yarmouth 1
9 is a detailed statement of the defens
# from Thaw's point of view and he ha
# worked over it in his cell in the Tomb
for several days
&. Mrs. Harry Thaw came to the Tomb
V today with Roger O'Mara, eX-chief o
e police of Pittsburg. The meeting be
K tween husband and wife was UNUSUAL,
d friendly and Mrs. Thaw seemed in bet
ter spirits than usual when she left tn
e Tombs.
= Mr.. and Mrs. George Lauder Carnegi
l. were other visitors. It is the first tim
If Thaw's brother-in-law has been to Sc
him, and they discussed certain point
g in the case.
d It seems assured that the letter
which Stanford White wrote to Evely
Ie Nesbit and to her mother Mrs Holman
10 of Pittsburg, will figure in the case
l. It comes to a trial before a jury. Mrs
J. Holman has put Whites letters in
# safe deposit vault in Pittsburg and say
d they will only be produced under Ger
20 tain conditions. The letters whic
10 Evelyn Thaw received from White ar
, in the hands of attorneys friendly t
Mrs. William Thaw.
20 1t was said yesterday that White ha
~ carefully destroyed all letters he ha
\, received from Evelyn Nesbit Thav
These letters were said to have bee
70 of a most friendly tone and would hav
\ been favorable to the prosecution ha
~, they been preserved.
r. A legal fight viii be made to say
) Thaw's life such as the courts Of thi
II country have seldom seen.
~ The two factions, prosecution an
defense, are sharply arrayed and bot
sides realize there is to be no quarter
LUMBER CARGO ARRIVED.
8 The bark S. C. Allen arrived thi
g. morning IS days from Port Gambl
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