The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-12
THAW SAYS
 HE IS SANE Will B No Lunacy
 grnmissiorl. Qv'g CHANGE or FEELING II Slayer of Standford White a lv Creature of Moods. The Prisoners Attitude reward the Press and Public Undersoes . Remarkable Transformstion Between Morniss and
 Evening.

| attitude toward the press and the pub | lie underwent q striking change be- l tween morning and evening today. Af- | ter breakfast he secured permission to l have a delegation of newspaper men brought to him at the Tombs, telling
 them after q friendly interview that to talk with any one beside the lawyers,
 getting whif of fresh air from the | outside world"
 | This evening 1t was different. When l the newspaper men sent Thaw note asking if he wished to add anything to his formal statement of Tuesday he
 sent reply which said:
 T have said all that wish to say. In future shall be guided by advice \ of my counsel.
 At this mornings interview with the newspaper men Thaw asked them to give the widest publicity to his state ment of yesterday which denied that | he was insane and he declared that there was to be no iunacy commission
 appointed to inquire into his state of | mind.
 The will of Stanford White. for
 whose murder Thaw is awaiting trial. was nled for Probate today. The widow, Mrs. Bessie s. White, Is named
 as sxecutrix. but the value of the es- I tate iS not given. The petition for pro- I bate states that White left no real es-
 tate and that the valua of the person. I for Whites brother. Richard M. White,
 and for his mother, Alexina B. White. I the residuary estate Is left to Whites l widow.
 1 Assistant District Attorney Garvan said today that his detectives had suc- ceeded in serving q subpoena upon Mrs. I Beatrice Schwartz. the woman in whose home at a dinner party Thaw is ai- l leged to have made threats against the ! life of Stanford White Mrs Schwartz will be called before the grand Jury tomorrow.
 Reiferates stnteanens. This morning Thaw reiterated
 the sl4temsnt given 2 .s cgt oy nim yes .s sane and that no iunacy commission would be appointed 10 inquire Into the state Of his mind. For this purpose he asked permission to see that news paper men immediately after he had breakfast and they were taken Into the prison to meet him.
 After greetings had been expressed, Thaw sald that he had asked to see them as he wished to emphasize and to, ask them to give the widest publicity 10 the statement he handed them last evening denying that he was insane or that a iunacy commission would be appointed to inquire into his state of
 rMy physical and mental condition are good and never were better" said Thaw. T had to fight pretty hard with my lawyers to be permitted to make the statement that did make, but felt that wanted my position clear. told them that it would make much for my peace of mind. I could not rest easy until had given out the state ment."
 Speaking of his mothers return to this country Thaw said:
 s'T. with all the other members of the family was anxious that mother shauld remain in Europe, She is suffering from rheumatism and went to Europe for the purpose of taking cure at Schinz- mach, Switzerland, and l, in fact all of us wished her to take the cure before returning home. Of course I shall be glad to see her. but cannot help wish ing that she had remained in Europe for her own sake.'
 During his talk with the newspaper
 men, Thaw took occasion to explain lis failure to take advantage of the
 permission to go into the prison yard for an hour yesterday.
 sThe reason was not in the yard yesterday is simple enough he said. q spent the day, when not engaged
 with my lawyers. in reading and writ
 SIt is true I was fatigued, but not more than I have been frequently. As a fact I did exercise in the empty cor
 ridor which had to myself while the
 other prisoners were in the yard.
 Enjoyed the Chat.
 When Thaw bade the newspaper men
 goodbye, he told them that he had thoroughly enjoyed the cnat and added that to talk with any one besides the lawyers. doctors and prison ofhcials
 was like getting a whin of fresh air
 story to the effect that William sturgts, a friend of Thaw had disap- peared after announcing that he would leave the country and not return until after the trial. was set at rest today
 when Assistant District Attorney Gar van received letter from MT. stur- rIs. The letter was dated from Der in Conn, where Mir. Sturgis is Sec
 ratarv of the Ward Rubber Company. ii declares that sturgis has been avail able at Berlin at any time during the past six months, ana tnat ne mas no intention of changing either his pres ent address or his business k .sAs have been and am on friendly terms with all the members of the
 Thaw family" says Sturgis in his let fer. syou can appreciate that I am dis
 posed to respond to any call Tor in- formation in nay possession or knowl-
 aaea which Mir Thaw's family may
 sec at at this lime to request. did
 not expect to be in New York for the next few days but if you desire to see
 me will meet you or your represen-
 tati[as st an reasonable time at the
 ofice of counsel in Hartford"
 MT. Garvan said today that he will arrange to see Mr. sturgis the latter part of the week.
 Mir sturgis is reported as having
 heen nrcsent in the home of a Mrs.
 Schwartz in New York when Thaw is
 alleged to have hourisned a revolver
 Assistant District Attorney Garvan
 said today that his detectives had sue
 ceeded in serving subpoena on Mrs.
 Schwartz. the woman In whose seat
 at dinner party, Thaw is alleged to
 have made threats on the fife Of Stan
 ford White.
 New York, July 11.--Possibly TO case
 in the history of American Jurispru-
 dence has brought to the front a.