New-York tribune., 1906-06-30
PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
TH4W NOW AWAITS TRIAL
Defence Will BE Practically Based
on "Unzcritten Lac.

ca far as oourt proceedings are concerned for
Marry X Thaw who shot and killed Stanford
White last Monday night, he will from to-day
have a chance 10 remain quietly in his cell in the
rornbs prison for some months TO come The
last procedure that will affect him. at which his
nresence viii be required for some time to come
was when he arTaisned for pleading 10 the
indictment charging homicide yesterday before
Judge Cowing in Part of the Court of General
sessions Thaw, at this court appearance. did
1Isf as he has been doing since his arrest
,r-,c,,carv as ne pleased. without his coCnsels
advice When asked If guilty or not, he did not
wait for his counsel reply, as is the custom
I'm, in a loud voice announced that he was not
guilty.
Thaw had an apparently unconcerned air all
dav Yesterday and looked better than he mad
done at any time since his arrest
Mrs Thaw spent several hours yesterday win
.xTuace William NJ K. Olcott, and made
statement Of all she could remember of her
,oea,,nes with Stanford White. both before and
after her marriage TO Thaw. over nlty type
WRITTEN pages OF her testimony were taken py
s,.,ogranbers. and the defence will use II as
one of their strongest cards
There were rumors yesterday that S'aIioru
white had left debts of several hundred llou-
sand dollars One rumor had il that ne hao
borrowed 100000 from prominent young man
.n this city which has not been paid Abso-
iytelv no confirmation Of the runors con'd De
obtained Both Charles F. Mchim ana MI
.res6 his mariners denied themselves to re-
rorters yesterday. Business of the hrm OF NC
Kim. Mead & White was resumed for the ilrsl
.,r,a since the death Of White. II is under- |
GOOD unofnciauy, that the old firm name viii
be continued. ,s
Anthony Constock was practically eliminated
from the case yesterday by quick work on 'ile
mart OF Thaw's counsel, who refused all pefnh's
for Cornstock TO visit Thaw. Il is understood
thar The defence does not desire Comstock 10 ne
connected with the case.
TO RELY OK "UNWRITTEN LAW.
The ~unwritten law" plea IL is understood |
&c still the one which Thaws counsel VIII |
,,se The defence has decided that II VIII also !
,,se a plea Of emotional insanity. but merely /
=. leqa] means of getting the facts in the |
case before the jury. defence oased ehtieig
-, The so-called unwritten law that a husband /
a. ,,,s,,eed Il, killing the man who has SLAM |
dered his wife viii not stand as legal nasls |
3or q trial If the lawyers defending Thaw |
.hould plead this unwritten law alone the pre-
siding Judge could charge the jury that such |
rlea would not constitute an adequate defence
,.berefore il is understood. Thaw's counsel |
,.ill r,,t forward as a line Of defence. the plea
that Tha1v. aroused anger against the man
,,-to had vyrsanged his wife, gave Nd! 10 d III |
,f emotional insanity and. when in that state
% mind n1urdered his wife's traducer. The de-
fe,ca contends however, that Thaw was sane
before The time of the shooting and is sane at
the present time
WOMAN DEFENDS WHITE.
Miss Marion Stokes. one Of Stanford Whites
,r,eras smoke freely yesterday Of her friendship |
,,i,b the ,ictin Of Harry Thaw. She defended |
she dead mans reputation. and was borne out
sn all her statements by her mother BY way |
Of corroboration she handed a reporter numer- |
o,s letters written TO her by Stanford White. |
which while couched in somewhat afecuonate |
terms contained no matters OF the kind which |
have been alleged 10 have been written TO |
EVELYN Nesbit Tfaw by the architect
Miss Stokes said, in reference to the story that
White was give party in the tower on the |
might when he was shot:
1T Is true that Mr.. White was 10 give a party
that night. II 10 he farewell party, as
he intended to sail for Europe this week The
time set was lib o'clock, and I got 70 the
Garden little later thon that. was surprised
when the elevator man barred ny way as I
started 10 go UP. and still so when, a few
minutes later. he brought word that Mr.
White could not see me that night.
7 went home, and the next morning was told
over the telephone Of the tragedy and Thaw's
cowardy act. The stories told about Mr. White
are cruel faisehoods"
Thaw showed hss tendency to do lust as he
pleased yesterday when he appeared before
Judge CO7Ving. in Part I Of the Court Of General
Sessions. 10 plead 10 the Indictment for murder