The daily sentinel., 1906-06-28
THAw PRONOUNCED SANE.
speclal 10 The sentlnel.

! lstS appointed Dy the district attOr
ney's office to examine into Harr,
X. Thaw's mental condition report
ed to Assistant Attorney Mott toda,
that So far as they are able to de
termine he is perfectly sane The re
! port was made with reservation, how
ever that they still have his physi
cal condition to take into considera
ton. Thaw would not submit t,
a physical examination today.
1t is believed that the defense o
Harry X. Thaw was decided upon to
day at a conference between Former
Judge 0lcott, Frederick Delafield ant
Mrs. Harry X. Thaw. At the close o
the conference Mr.. Olcott declined t.
make any statement but he let it be
understood that there had been nc
change in the plan to put forth the
plea that Thaw was insane. Mr
Olcot said he had not seen the letters
from White which Mrs. Thaw turned
over to Mr.. Delaheld yesterday but
he knew their import and believed
they would aid the defense.
After this conference Mrs. Thaw
went to the Tombs prison where she
had a talk with her husband.
The alienists who examined Thav
yesterday announced that the pris-
oner had declined to answer any of
the questions which they asked him,
Thaw's reason for refusing to reply
to questions was that his consul was
not present. Finally Judge Olcott
was summoned but even then Thaw
declined to submit to examination.
Judge Olcot said:
Il cannot understand it. As his
legal adviser / have no objection to
an examination as to his mental con
dition by the district attorney. You
can put his refusal down to anything
you please, obstinacy, or anything
else. | cannot compel him to talk
if he does not want to-
New York, June 2s.-When Har-
nv Thaw is placed on trial for his life
for the Staying of Stanford White, a
man who was once very close to the
dead architect and who is now being
guarded by the attorneys for the de-
fense. will, It is said, tell a story
which will clear up a part of the
mystery surrounding the hatred oil
voung Thaw for the architect.
This mans statement made today
to a LAWYER who will figure promin-
emily in the defense of Thaw, says the
story began in the Hotel Ribe, in
paris. last spring, when the Thaws
we're ouartered there. 1t was at that
time that Thaw first learned the story
of his wife's friendship with stan
ford White and after that the youne
Pittsburg man became the sworn enc
my of the architect.
of
Thaw and White met while MIS-
Thaw was with her husband. Inc lot
mer actress when she saw White be
came pale and agitated ana NAV
taking his cue from her actions
rushed up to White and toId MN ,"1, I,
he knew all about him and that u
he ever troubled his wife, or Gareu
10 sneak to her again, he would sun
up a scandal that would drive Whlt'
out of the United states.
The statement that, 1t Is now salu
will be made on the stand by thls
witness. will be to the enect s, tna,
white instead of being frightened
by the threat made by ThaW' lulu
ed on him and told the young man
to look out for himself and thaL M
white never wanted him to SPEAK
to him again. ..,.,.. % tte
Harry Thaw feared an attack at lht
hands of Stanford White When urs
no became the constant champion ol
EVELYN Nesbit, and on the nieht VA i.l
sbe finally cast off Stanford Whlle
a. is declared. Thaw engaged the
earvices of a private detective TO Dt
1oar him constantly and prevent ser
ious harm falling upon MN OF N'9'
attack.
Ano+her mission intrusted to TINS
datective through the association OF
T'baw with MISS Nesbit was tna'
~ sbonId recover from the studio
~ Mr. white, in the tower OF ths
Iadison square garden building
sn,a1 statue of Miss Nesbit. the
s@nre undraped. which decorated thf
,,;onta1 there. in company with siml'
L.. statuettes from life of other youhl
md beautiful girls. The statue ol
Mic Nesbit was never recovered
Tbaw then lived in an apartmeh'
,.onse near Broadway and Ihlrty
6rst street and frequented the can
ana restaurant of the Grand notel
IIe became acquainted with Johu
ueiman. hotel detective, and engage.
nc services at various times for silal
George w. Lederer( manager % o
+be CoIonial theatre in Chicago, wh'
was the employer of Mrs; ,,,pna Ihaw; oD wfSI M,
atade as 70 said today that he believed
s5afsi tbaf fbe interest taken in her earee, s,e,
br tn"S white was merely that of goo'
friend who desired TO see her adVane
ed in her profession. s,,a.t ,,er
,hot ever lived said Manager Lea Lea
erer re "He became interested IN MiS :,
Nesbit, when she was PLAYING syin be IN
.E'loradora' and tried TO help ne ne
.i.bon r ,oI 'I he knew what a struggle sh
snd wufn her ne mother were having to ge &c
along aRa = know Of many aoaats case wasE stTiT
White had aided yGa5S 9s peqPie fbe stage stage
IIe ne was ~ a most kindly and generou
man" ,,.od 20 Tbaw i'm
mediateiy after his arrest sits Is tpIS' in Mar
you can find out the haihe