Evening journal., 1906-07-17
JEROME HOSTILE
TOWARD THAW
Young MilIiOnaire'S Crime
Was Not For Honor But
Prompted by Jealousy
MONEY WILL NOT SAVE HIM
BY our own wire. publlshers' Press.

BY Our own Wire, Publishers Press.
NEW ORk, Juiy lI-Pendng an
important conference at five o'clock
this afternoon, between Mrs. William
Thaw. her personal counsel. Louis A.
Delaheld, and Former Judge Olcott,
whose law firm was suddenly dismiss
ed as counsel by Harry Thaw. the sit
uatlon I'm the Thaw case is filled with
uncertainties and various possibilities.
Mrs. Thaw, mother of the prisoner,
has indicated that she desires that the
law firm OF Black, Olcott, Gruber and
Bonynge be re-engaged to defend her
son. Friends of the Thaw family say
the Thaws believe that the best solu-
tion of the whole case would be TO
have Thaw declared insane and sent
TO an asylum. Thaw has so far de-
clared that he will not consent to the
insanity plea. The position of the
Thaw family is this, according TO a
close friend;
The Thaws believe that the evil
denoe will fail TO justify Harry for
the killing of Stanford White The
family name must be protected and
the son must be saved from the ter
rible disgrace Of the electric chair
This can best be done by having a
commission appointed 20 have Thaw
declared insane and sent to an asylum.
In this way the scandal will be kept
from the public Whites friends arc
of the opinion that the scandal can be
hushed up by sending Thaw away.
Thaw, however insists that he is sane
and he wants to justify his act be-
fore a jury. I am not so sure that his
wife would not like TO have the case
go to trial. as she has ever been fond
Of notoriety. Whether Thaws mother
and counsel viii be able 20 win the
young man over their way of think
ing is quite another thing"
Defense Amuses State.
The District Attorneys Office smile
when they hear the reported inten-
tions 20 have Thaw declared insane
and sent away TO an asylum. Omcials
Of District Attorney Jerome's Office
say the defense may conduct their
case as they please, but when they
talk as If they can run everything
and do with the defendant as they
please they are exceeding their au-
thority.
There is one side Of the case" said
one of the states counsel this morning
(which those who are connected with
the Thaw end Of it evidently hav,
mot considered. They seem TO fcg
that all they have TO do will be {,
have a commission appointed and de-
clare Thaw insane"
Jerome Says It's an Ordinary Case.
District Attorney Jerome. speaklnl
Of the Thaw case IN Atlanta said
when asked II he thought the case al
important one:
Important? Why. It is just IN,
{ everyday police court story. What
is there new or singular in one mar
killing another because Of jealousy
The same things happen nearly every
! week. In the eyes of the law the te-
fendants money adds no lustre TO tn,
situation Most Of the important ro
nance is newspaper product"
"What do you think Of the differ
ences OF opinion between the Nortl
and South in the matter Of invading
! mans homer"
There are no differences" replie,
! Mr. Jerome. "This IS not a case o
I honor. but Of jealousy"
Mrs. William Thaw IS stopping a
= Roslyn. I. T., and so far as Is know
has not had anything to DO with he
! sons wife. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. Tn
mother is said to hold her daughter
iin-law responsible for her sons pre
dicament. Clifford w Hartridge, whom
Thaw engaged after the dismissal O
Black-Olcott firm. remains in charg
of the case.