Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-27
REFUSED TO ANSWER
CONFRONTED BY PHYSICIANS
THAw WAS STUBBORN.
Special Dispatch to Tn. Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. June GA few minutes
after noon an electric cab containing Mrs
Harry Thaw and Josiah Thaw approached
the Center street entrance to the Tombs
A crowd had gathered the curb and on
the sidewalk. When the young woman saw
the curious sightseers she spoke few
words to her brother-in-iaw. and the cab
ran on past the entrance. Some moments
later 1t appeared on the upper side, having
run around the block.
When the vehicle stopped Mrs. Thaw
jumped out lightly. She had taken OF her
brown coat. revealing a white waist 4
heavy brown veil covered her small round
hat and was drawn down over her face.
She wore a brown skirt and small black
pumps.
There was a great swapping OF cameras.
but Mrs Thaw did not cover her face as
her husband had done.
1t was very evident. In spite of the veil.
that suffering had affected the girl deeply.
One who had seen only the pictures taken
OF her In artist model days would scarcely
have recognised her Her small face looks
Thaws that Harry was over In the district
attorneys ONCE. the two sat down and
waited in the lobby while a score of per
sons that had come to see friends stared
at them.
Dan O'Reilly came In and said few
words to Josiah Thaw. Then he went out
to telephone to Judge Oicott.
In the meanwhile the alienists who
were endeavoring to examine Thaw over
In the criminal courts building. were
having their own troubles In conducting
their examination.
Thaw stubbornly refused to answer any
o: the questions of the experts. although
his counsel advised him to. and after three
quarters OF an hours endeavor on the part
OF the doctors and representatives OF the
district attorneys Office to have him submit
himself to an examination they all give ;t
up as hopeless. and he was taken back TO
the Tornbs.
When Thaw was brought before experts
he turned to DIR. Hamilton. whom he knew,
and said.
IT won't let any one examine me until
see my counsel"
according to Judge Olcott's advice that he
should be examined.
''You told Judge olcott yesterday that
you would be examined said DIR. Hanil-
Il know that" said Thaw. but I'll be
d If I'll be examined until I see coun-
SELL
Judge Olcott's firm was called up on the
phone, and Torrance McManus of that firm
went Immediately to the criminal courts
building. Thaw refused to recognize him
as counsel After walt of half an hour
Mr.. Olcott appeared.
He talked with Thaw earnestly for a few
minutes and advised him to answer the ex-
pert's questions. Thaw remained stubborn.
swore q little more, and refused to allow
the physicians to touch him to question
him.
Thaw, handcuffed to Deputy Sheriff
OKeefe. was led along the upper corridor
to the elevator and taken back across the
Bridge of Signs to the Tombs where his
wife and her brother-in-law were waiting
for him.
Mrs. Thaw kissed her husband and Josiah
Thaw shook hands with him Husband
and wife conversed earnestly for fifteen or
twenty minutes and then Mrs. Thaw kissed
her husband good-by and left the Tombs
with her brother-in-law-
AS she was passing through the corridor
Of the Tombs on the way to her cab crowd
of newspaper men surged around her, but
she motioned them away with a sweep OF
her arm. please excuse me. please excuse
mel" she exclaimed. her eyes brinming
with tears. she pushed through the door
into the crowd which surrounded the prison.
Mrs. Thaw's brother-in-iaw was obliged to
fight the crowd to make a passageway
across the sidewalk for her. AS the cab
drove awav 1t was followed by the crowd
until it dashed around the corner and dis
appeared.
The prisoner seemed little affected by
the interview. He sat down to a hearty
dinner Immediately after his wifes de-
parture. .s--