Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-07-12
THAW IS HELD SANE
ALIENISTS DECLARE SLAYER'S
MIND NOT AFFECTED.
REFUSES TO BE EXAMINED
Speculation Regarding Gotham Trag-
edy-Letter from White Said to
Have Been Cause of
Murder.

New York.-That Harry X. Thaw,
the slayer of Stanford White, is per-
fectly sane was the report made by the
alienists retained by the district at
torneys office to examine into the
prisoners mental condition. This re-
port was made after the physicians
had spent an hour with Thaw, who,
in defiance of the advice Of his coun-
sci, former Judge Olcott, refused to
anyswer any questions and declared
that nothing short of actual force
would compel him to submit to a phys
ical examination.
1t was announced at the Office of the
district attorney that DR.. Garvin, who
is preparing the case against Thaw,
had discovered a witness who alleged
that he overheard White make derog-
atory remarks concerning Mrs. Thaw
while in the Cafe Martin few hours
before he was shot.
With the police, coroners and dis
trict attorneys Office working practi-
cally day and night to learn all the
circumstances which led up TO the
murder of Stanford White by Harry
Thaw Monday night, and all sources
silent as to their discoveries, there
was much room for speculation
Wednesday on all phases of the case
The motive for the murder, The police
believe, was outlined by Thaw's brief
statement that his home had been
ruined, and with this as a basis of in
vestigation detectives were sent in va
rious directions looking up Thaw's
habits in New York and investigating
the many stories told concerning Stan
ford Whites conduct.
Perhaps the most interesting devel-
opment was the announcement that
Mrs. Thaw told her husbands law
yerS that she had received many let
ters from Mr.. White since her mar
riage. One of these she threw on her
dressing table a few days ago and her
husband found it and vowed ven-
seance on the writer. While the find
ing Or this letter may have been the
direct cause of the tragedy, Thaw's
jealousy of and hatred for White were
of long standing, and the young man
made frequent threats 10 kill his sup
posed rival
Mr.. White was astonished some
months ago to find that detectives
were following him wherever he went
At first he had some doubt whether
the men were really dogging his foot
steps OF whether it was a mere acci-
dent that the same faces appeared
when he left his office his home or his
club a morning, noon and night
When he had become convinced be-
yond possible doubt that reports OF
his movements were being prepared
fog somebody, he took steps to have
some detective work done On his own
account, and to have his shadowers
followed.
He employed a man to 90 after him
wherever he went, SO far as possible
and tnen he amused himself by Civ
ing The slip 10 the first detective The
person he employed discovered that
the other detective reported to Thaw
In this way Mr.. White was able to
obtain ample warning that the wealthy
young man from Pittsburg suspected
him ENC was preparing some unpleas-
ant surprises. Mr.. White took occa-
his associates and commented that one
reason, he assumed, that Thaw was
angry with him because he was famil-
lar with document drawn by the
present Mrs. Thaw before her mar
riage. The nature of this is not
known.
There are many stories, too, of
haw's first meeting with White,
h.ch is said to have taken place In
Paris last spring, after Thaw and Miss
Nesbit were married and in the course
If which Thaw threatened White.
Agnes Palmer, a chorus girl, is
1oted in an interview as saying that
White had told her that he knew
law was cunning for him"
Funeral services over the body of
anfOrd White, the murdered man,
i'll be held Thursday. The body will
taken to st. James, L. l., in a
pecial train. The services will be
held in the Episcopal church there
and the body will he huriad at CT