Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-29
THAW ARRA|CNED,
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Brief Proceedings Before
Justice Cowing.
NEW MOTION MAY BE MADE
Counsel for Defense Will Not Discuss
His Plans.
WHITES LETTERS TO MRS. THAW
It is Said They VIII Be introduced as
Evidence-A Certain Mys-
terious Document.
WHITES LETTERS TO MRS. THAw

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
NEW YORK. June 29.-Harry K. Thaw
pleaded not guilty this morning before
Judge Cowing In the court of general ses-
sions to the Indictment that had been found
against him for killing Stanford White in
the Madison Square roof garden Monday
night
When his case was called and the court
clerk asked the formal question: DO you
plead guilty or not gullty?" Thaw ex-
claimed Il low voice but with apparent
great eagerness: Not guilty" He was
quickly interrupted. however, by his coun-
sci, w Nj. x. Olcott. who said to Judge
Cowing:
Your honor we plead not guilty, with
the privilege of Withdrawing the plea on
Tuesday or of making new motion"
Assistant District Attorney Garvan told
the judge he thought that the formal plea
should stand without the consideration of
any privilege, but Judge Cowing decided as
Thaw's counsel had requested.
There a big difference in Thaw's
appearance today and that of yesterday as
he sat through the proceedings In the cor
oners court room that resulted In holding
MIN Tor murder In the first degree He
mad spent quiet night in the Tombs and
was awake early, TO be on hand when the
prison barber came around to shave him.
Before a:3o o'clock he was taken from the
Tombs TO the Criminal Court building by
Deputy Sheriff Bell. He was not hand
cuned nor was he placed In the batch in
tho pen" where prisoners are kept to
await their turn In the court The DEPUTY
gave him chair outside the inclosure and
he sat there reading the morning papers
for nearly an hour.
For about twenty minutes Judge Cowing
had been engaged in hearing pleas on bah
cases and then the prisoner eases were
called. The line filed in from the rear of
the room led by a covering italian. who
was TO plead to manslaughter Thaw was
the sixth in the string
He was directly behind big negro. and
as the line stood off to one side of the
court room awaiting the calling of the
names Thaw asked the court officer If he
could not move back little. The cour.
officer had nodded an acquiescence. and
TEaw was moving back when suddenly the
court clerk called out Harry K Thaw"
The Arrangement.
Thaw at once left the line and walked
with sturdy stride to the rail before the
Judge. The Indifferent bearing that ha l
marked him in the coroner's court room The
day before was gone entirely. His hair.
instead of being dsheveled, as on his cfher
appearance. was neatly combed In place
of the soiled handkerchief he wore around
hts neck the day before there was a nigh
turned-down collar and a neat bow tie of
dark brown. AS he stood before the bar
his shoulders were held well back ana his
face was all eagerneSs.
DO you plead guilty or not guilty?" sad
the clerk
Not guilty" said Thaw before his lawyer
could get in his word to the iudge
Then Mr.. Olcott entered the formal plea
OF not guilty, with the privilege of with
drawing and making a new motion. With
the judges decision granting Olcott's re-
quest the court officer made a motion to
Thaw and he turned away. He strode back
10 the entrance at the rear of the court
room and the proceedings in his case for
the time were over. He had been In the
court room about five minutes.
1t was believed that the new motion
which Mr.. Olcott will make on Tuesday will
be for the Inspection of the grand fury
minutes and for the dismissal of the indIct-
ment on technical grounds. Mr.. olcott
would not discuss his plans when seen on
leaving the court.
Assistant District Attorney Mott was
leaving General Sessions after the Thaw
proceedings were over when a friend re-
marked to him
what is there in this case?"
TT is simply question said Mr Mott,
'tof whether New York has got down 10
the level OF a mining camp or whether a
man has got some chance for his life
here"
Mrs. Thaw to Help Her Husband.
1t is believed chat the defense will call
Mrs. Thaw witness, and that she will
be asked to go over all the period of her
friendship with White. She win be asked
about a new story current today, to the eff
that White jruO ra5 bar
occasion. 1t Is believed that II will be
through the testimony of the wife rather
than through anything else, that the de-
fense will get before the jury testimony
about White.
The letters which Mrs Thaw has placed
in the hands of her husbands counsel will
also be introduced Thaw's lawyers say
that IL an avenue is opened for certain
line of testimony the trial Will be produc-
tive of much scandal.
Mrs. Thaw went to the office of Mr.. Oh
colt shortly before noon and remained
nearly an hour with the attorney. When
she left 1t was said that she was going to
the Tombs TO see her husband.
Mrs. Thaw has expressed her intention OF
seeing her husband daily. After her visit
TO the Tombs yesterday she appeared all
smiles but II Is said that after she reached
the Hotel Lorraine, where she is living. shs
collapsed
Thaw is greatly encouraged by the deter
mination with which his wife has under
taken to fight his case He told one OF the
wardens yesterday that the solace for all
his cares are the daily visits OF his wife
to which he looks forward each day with
great expectations.
A Mysterious Document
New stories touching on what recent de-
velopment In Thaws enmity for White may
have led TO the shooting are told daily
One current today referred in a vague way
to a civil action brought against Thaw by
ke<.. r.x ~~fsn a t,a, fstaEx
suit II Is said. was settled by Thaw, bu,
not until after he had signed q statemen.
which was very disagreeable to him. 1t Ii
said that White knew the contents OF this
statement. and It 10 even declared that he