Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-11
h, K. THAW INSISTS
HE IS NOT INSANE
And Says No Lunacy Commits
sion Will Sit in His Case.
PLAIN STATEMENT TODAY
Regrets His Mothers Return to This
Country.
INTERVIEW WITH PRESS MEN
Asked Widest Publicity of His Dec
laration as to His Sanity-Talk
With Pittsburg Man.
Regrets His Mothers Return to This
Country.
INTERVIEW WITH PRESS MEN

:
Thaw today reiterated the state-
ment given out by him yesterday
to the effect that he is not insane
and that no lunacy commission will
be appointed to inquire into the
state of his mind. For this purpose
he asked permission to see the
newspaper men Immediately after
he had breakfast, and they were
taken into the prison to meet him.
| After greetings had been exchanged
| Thaw said that he had asked to see them
| as he wished to emphasize and to ask
| them to give the widest publicity to the
| statement he handed them last evening de-
| nying that he insane or that lunacy
commission would be appointed to inquire
| into his state of mind
MY physical and mental condition ara
| good, and never were better" said Thaw.
| II had to fight pretty hard with my law
yers to be permitted to make the state
| raert which / did make. but felt l want
| ed to make my position clear. told them
| that It would make much for my peace Of
mind. couldn't rest easy until had given
| out the statement"
| Sorry M other Left Europe.
Speaking of his mothers return to this
| country Thaw said: II, with all the other
| members of the family, was anxious that
mother should remain in Europe. She is
suffering from rheumatism and went to
| Europe for the purpose of taking a cure
at Schinznach. Switzerland, and 1, In fact.
| all of us. wished her to take the cure be-
| for returning home, or course I shall
be glad to see her. but can't ,-heip wish
| b.g that she had remained IN Europe for
| her own sake"
| During his talk with the newspaper men
| Thaw took occasion to explain HIS failure
| to take advantage of the permission to go
| Into the prison yard for exercise yester-
| day
The reason l was not out in the yard
| yesterday is simple enough" said he II
| spent the day. when not engaged with my
| lawyers in reading and writing letters 1t
| Is true 1 was fatigued but not more than
have been frequently. AS a fact l did
| exercise In the empty corridor, which I had
| to myself while the prisoners were in the
| yard"
Enjoyed Newspaper Mems Visit.
When Thaw bade the newspaper men
| goodbye he told them that he had thor
| oughly enjoyed the chat, and added that
| to talk with any one besides the lawyers
doctors and prison officials was like get
ting a Whit of fresh air from the OUT
side"
Roger O'Mara, formerly chief of police
of Pittsburg, had long talk with Thaw
l. today According to O'Mara he has been
retained by the Thaw family to take charge
of the detective work in the He
said he had been in New York for a week.
Henceforth he viii see the prisoner fire.
auently. he said oMars said ne had had
and that he had often helped Harry ThaW
| out of boyish scrapes
Story Set at Rest.
story TO the effect that William Sturgis.
a friend of Thaw, had disappeared after
| announcing that he would leave the coun-
| try and not return until after the trial.
| was set at rest today when Assistant Dis
| trict Attorney Garvan received letter
from MI Sturgis. The letter was dated
from Berlin, Conn, where MI Sturgis 10
secretary of the Seward Rubber Company
It declares that Sturgis has beep available
at Berlin at any time during the past six
months and that he has no intention or
| changing either his present ADDRESS or his
| business.
= "As | have been and aIn friendly
terms with all the members OF the Ihaw
| family" says StUrgis In his letter, you
| car appreciate that 1 am disposed to re-
| spond to any call for information In my
| possession or knowledge which Mr.. Thaw's
| family may see fit at this time TO request.
| 7 do not expect to be in New York for
| the next few days but il you desire TO
| sec me i will meet you or your represen-
| tatves at any reasonable time at the omce
! of counsel in Hartford.
| Mr. Garvan said today that he VIII ar
range to see Mr.. Sturgis the latter part or
| the week.
Mr.. Sturgis is reported having been
nre6ent. In the home of Mrs. Schwartz In
New York when Thaw is alleged to have
fourished a revolver and threatened to Kill
White with 1t.
Assistant District Attorney Garvan said
TODAY that his detectives had succeeded. in
serving a subpoena upon Mrs Schwarz the
woman in whose home at dinner party
Thaw Is alleged to have made threats upon
the life of Stanford White.