Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-28
THAW HEARD JURY'S m a..as..s
VERDICT WITH INDIFFERENCE

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. June 2S-Harry K. Thaw.
who shot Stanford White on Madison
Square Roof Garden on Monday night, and
was held today for the grand jury by Cor
oner Dooley. heard the verdict in the same
Indifferent manner that he had presented
all through the proceedings.
Thaw was brought into the court room at
1920 o'clock, and took seat beside his
counsel, Mr.. Olcott. He was dressed in the
gray check suit that he has worn since he
discarded his evening clothes in the Tender
loin station on the morning after the shoot
Ing. The clothes were badly In need of
pressing. The prisoners face looked bag
gard and there were deep lines under his
eyes. His complexion has sallow tinge,
and the general appearance of the man
was not enhanced by the white handker-
chief which he wore loosely around his
neck.
Thaw's face is not attractive neither are
there about 1t any Of the marks that indi-
cate the abnormal in man. He has dark
gray eyes fairly high cheek bones. and a
good-sized mouth, with the upper lip show
ing prominently. The chin is full and
round, but has Indication of little hrmness.
His head. well shaped but inclined to
'squareness," Is set on stopped shoulders.
morning. is black, and apparently has been
usually worn parted from the SIDE
The coroner called out his name. and
motioned him to come before the desk. The
prisoner hardly realized what was wanted
of him, and did not rise until his counsel
caught him by the shoulder and guided him
toward the coroner. When he walked away
with the keeper to the Tombs he showed
no signs OF emotion. s..-s
Most of the interest in the testimony
given by the witnesses turned on the ex-
pressions made by Thaw after the shoot
ing had been done.
Former Judge Olcott, counsel for Thaw,
did not question the witnesses except as to
with him. His idea apparently was to show
that the young man was in very excited
mental condition at the time.
The testimany showed that Thaw was
about three feet from White when he fired
the shots. The coroner's physician said
that Whites face was found to be covered
with powder. Either one of the two bullets
In the head might have caused that; the
third struck the right shoulder.
Thaw listened intently while DIR. Leblanc,
the coroner's physician, read description
of the wounds in Whites head and Shout
ders. At first he. leaned over toward his
counsels chair, and then he sat back and
heard the grim details about the course of
the bullets. told without showing the twitch
Of a muscle. Occasionally he would turn
to his left and say word to Torrance Nc
Manus his assistant trial counsel. ..
Assistant District Attorney Garvan repre-
scented the district attorneys Office, and he
brought with him to the court room a bum
die Of typewriter matter that was evident
ly transcript of dispositions made by wit
nesses in the district attorneys office.
Former Judge William K. O1cott. who
will defend Thaw, said before his client
appeared that he had advised Mrs. Thaw
not to come to the court. She could do as
she pleased, he told her, but there was no
need of her presence before the coroner.
and besides, that she would be subject to
the annoyance of the crowd. 1t Is said,
however, that Mrs. Thaw would be ready
to appear before the grand jury later.
Thaw had passed quiet night in the
Tombs When Warden Flynn saw him
this morning and asked him how he was
he replied:
Il feel fine"
A Center street caterer brought him in
a breakfast, which consisted of coffee.
eggs, a roll and some fruit. These he ate
with relish. and he busted himself with
preparations for the court room. ,J