The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-30
DEFENSE IS NOW
BEING OUTLINED
Murderer Will Plead Emotional
Insanity and If Acquitted
Can Go Free.
NO MAD HOUSE is DESIRED
THAW DOES NOT CARE TO PUT
UP DEFENSE WHICH WILL SEND
HIS PRISON LIFE.
Publishers Press1

emotional insanity the basis for its
light for the release of Harry X. Thaw,
in Jail, indicted for the murder of
ON this point. Unsuitable homicide
and the straight plea of insanity were
suggested as a line of defense, but
Thaw himself made the insanity move
impossible by his refusal to consider
1t and by declining to allow alienists
70 question him.
1t will not be claimed that the young
man ds insane. Such plea would
mean "a sentence to the asylum for
criminal insane at Mattewan.
This new line means trial, and IL
The plea OF emotional insanity" is
Justified Thaw will be a free man.
The defense, 1t was also announced,
plans to bring out the whole story of
Whites life, OF his relations with
Evelyn Nesbit before she married
Thaw, and OF his subsequent actions,
which the defense claims annoyed
Mrs. Thaw and goaded the husband
10 do the shooting.
The arraignment OF Thaw In the
court or special sessions was simply
Tor the purpose OF receiving the prison
er's plea OF mot guilty"
Mrs. Thaw will be a witness for her
husband at the trial. She declares her
willingness to tell all she knows. She
fully realizes that In doing so she will
subject herself Sto "a searching cross
examination. That Thaw bought a
revolver to kill White or that the kill
ing was premeditated will be denied.
The defense is prepared to prove that
Thaw was accustomed, for more than
two years to carry revolver. About
two years ago, according to evidence
In it's possession, Thaw was attacked
by thugs while out late one night, and
since that time carried a weapon.
Thaw had several unpleasant ex-
periences with prison discipline since
his confinement in the Tombs. but the
jailors say he met them gracefully. He
had considerable difficulty getting to
sleep at night because OF the intense
heat in his cell and about midnight
called a jailor and asked permission
to walk in the corridors. I'm used
. to night air, you know, and this is
pretty hard on me- said the prisoner.
"I'm sorry" replied the jailor, "but
the regulations forbid prisoners leav-
ing their cells during the night"
''Then guess don't walk" said Thaw
as he returned to his cot.
An hour later he told the keeper he
was hungry and asked for a lunch but
again the prison regulations were
called to his attention. "Then l don't
eat either" said Thaw with smile,
and q few minutes later he was sound
asleep. He was up early in the morn
ing and by the time he gong sounded,
was ready for morning exercise In the
corridor.
Talking to one of the jailors about
the exercise he got in prison he said 1t
was hardly enough for him as he was
In the habit of swinging Indian clubs
every morning when he first got up.
lie was asked IL arrangements could
be made to have either pair of clubs
or dumbbells brought to him so that
he could get more exercise.
"Not on this tier" was the jailor's
diplomatic way OF informing Thaw
that prisoners charged with murder
are not allowed to have weapons OF
any kind or anything else with which
they might possibly do themselves or
Others an injury.
While waiting for the opening OF
court Thaw sat at an open window
near the Bridge of Signs, which con-
meets the prison with the court build
Ing. He talked freely with newspaper
men and others during his brief stay
but declined to say anything what
ever concerning his case. He appeared
TO be in good physical condition, and
said he slept fairly well.
"How do you find the beds?" Thaw
was asked. We'll" he replied. they
are not just what have been used
to- but l guess / will get accustomed
TO them"
Thaw was taken into Justice Co.
wins court behind three other prison.
ers, one OF whom was n negro charged
with larceny He stood with his back
TO an open window and chatted with
a court officer while the other prison
ers were being arraigned. When his
case was called, Thaw stepped briskly
to the barrier inside of which his
counsel were sitting at table with
assistant district attorneys.
When the clerk read the charge OF
murder in the first degree for the kill
ing of Stanford White, he asked Thaw
what he had to say in regard to the
indictment and the prisoner answered
distinctly Not guilty" His counsel
Immediately interposed an amendment
10 the plea. asking of the court leave
10 withdraw the plea any time up to
next Tuesday This was granted and
q moment later the prisoner was away
from the bar and re-entered the prison.
Noted Thcoiogian.
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