Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-16
WILL SEE THAW'S MOTHER
The Law Firm With a Quartette of l Names is Not Going to Drop Out
 of Case Right Away
WERE NOT HIRED BY THAW

New York, July 16.-Through Abe Gruber of the firm of Black, Olcott, Bruber X Bonynge, 1t was learned yesterday that the firm has not as yet decided to accept Harry K. Thaw's dismissel as final. They are going to have a talk with Thaw's mother. "We are not hired by Harry Thaw," said Gruber. We shall lay this mat ter before her and then she may have something to say in regard to the mat ter"
 Clifford w. Hartridge, Thaw's per s0nally appointed counsel in chief, an- nounced yesterday that the dismissal of Black, Olcott, Gruber X Bonynge by his client had been accompanied by the severance of the ties that bound Lewis l.. Delafield to the case. As far as Thaw Is concerned, there now remains of the lawyers at one time employed by the defense only Mir Hartridge, John B. Gleason, and, per haps, Mir Longfellow of the firm of Delafield and Longfellow. Lewis l.. Delafield is not a member of this firm. Frederick r. Delafield is its head.
 This is the official list as furnished by Mir Hartridge. Mir Hartridge is a big. broad shouldered man and once pulled in a Yale crew. He talked pret- ty freely about Thaw's case in some ways yesterday, showing the new turn the case had taken. When asked about the suggestion that Thaw's action might be cleyerly planned move to make people believe him insance, Mir Hartridge said:
 That, of course, is not so. The sug- gestiOn of that comes from the district attorneys office. Mir Thaw's letter speaks for itself. Mir Olcott and his firm were engaged by Mir Delafield who represented Thaw at first. Mir Delafeld, I believe, is no longer re- tained by Mir Thaw."
 Mir Hartridge declared that the in sanity plea had been positively for bdden by Thaw and added:
 As l stand here a man, Harry Ken dall Thaw will never be convicted of anything. l would stake my soul on It. He is square fellow, and refuses to take advantage of any baby act such as pleading insanity when he de clares that he is sane. All that he wants is to be tried by jury of his peers in just the same way any ordin- ary man. accused of similar crime, would be tried. He does not want to be regarded as entitled to any consid- eration because he happens to come of n wealthy family"
 Had you ever represented Thaw before in legal capacity?"
 Mir Hartrldge thought for some It, tie time before replying. "No." he fin- ally replied, but l have advised him on several occasions"
 "ls it true that you devote yourself particularly to the practice of civil law and that you have little experience In criminal mattersT'
 "ro all intents and purposes yes. Most of my practice is in the civil courts. I know something. however. of criminal law. For instance. I defend cd Mir Winter, Brooklyn physician. who was held as an escaped lunatic."
 ''ls that the only experience you have had in criminal practice?"
 "Oh. no. just mention that case"
 Will you then, conduct the case yourself?"
 Probably not. will look over the ground for several days. and the prob abilities are that I will then employ some other firm of lawyers to take charge of the conduct of the case. Tn the meantime I shall have the assist ance of my partner, Mir Peabody, and Mir Gleason.
 Isn't 1t possible that Ex-Judge Ol- cotts of the firm will be called Into the case agalnT
 No. 1t is not. He is out of the case for good"
 According to Mir Hartridge the in. sanity experts whom Mir Olcott has retained will be kept under retainer by him.
 T believe that is no more than right after the services of these gentlemen have been engaged" said Mir Hart. ridge. He refused however. to say just what use. if any. would be made of their services.