The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-11
Prisoner Issue First,
Statement Since Ho !.
Was ! LOCked Up.
ACTRESS DENIES
STORY o THREAT
Companion Of Thaw on Trip to
Europe Indicates That Dead
,Valet's T stimony Would
81 Have Been Very Dam
aging to the De
II tense.
.lBy Asaociatesi P:resgI., ! I I

(I3y5 Associated Press.) 9,s5
ssf is5s NEW YORK, July 10. o.-Harry Kendall
rhaw, tonight, Ia tho Ton,bs prison, gave
4 out his first formal statement since he
shot and killed Stanford White on the
\ Madison Square Roof Garden. In It the
young man utters a protest against being
regarded as insane, and declares his
counsel assure him that no such course
ls the appointment OF commission to
Inquire into his mental condition Ia con-
8templated. I'M t N
Il The statement was handed by Thaw In
person to the Newspaper Representatives
Il He gave it out with the permission OF his
4 council, with whom he pleaded oil day
TO be allowed to dony In person the cur
rent reports as to his insanity. and sespe-E
cially the NJ publica ton & esterday { after
noon OF O purported interview with one
I Of hI8 counsel, quoting the attorney as.
4 saying the prisoner was Sund doubtedly $in-S
$yanc. d Y Young Thaw'B statement folloWs:g
am informed by Mr.. Olcott and
$s9 Mr. Cruber that the interview with the s5
latter In one OF last evening y papers, IA
Il quoting him " (Gruber) 10 the effect
$Ss that I am now insane and 81 that ~ q gs
8 lunatic commission would be appointed
10 determine that fact, has no founda-s
S ton Whatever; that Mr. Gruber never
y made such % statement, and that no a
such course Is contetnplate &c. 81
IT. NJ Olcott further tcllsa me that
a he did not go to Philadelphia for tho S
II purpose OF seeing and inQuirIng about ia
5 Harriet Thaw Or her alleged Insanity
I'll and that HIS visit had nothing what
ever to do with the question OF my 5sf
mental condition, or that OF any mem-
$4s $ Der Sof my family ~. 8
The statement was signed with n y =, the
initials Y. III. X. hen asked II he had
4 Hlnything further to remark. Thaw sai1::
4 & ..ThatS stat aterpent les Ral haye
70 say i} i. 55 sA
Didn't Answer Questio $3
Judge olcott. heading counsel for rhaws
when asked about tho prisoners s State
+ ment said: * IL SS55 f ${
II AIRY has been pes terinY mo MI day
j 10 MAKE "a sta tement to the ncwspap pcrs.
Y Finally at his rAquest I timed q In a.
general way what Harry wished to say
and left II with him to bo oStypewritten.sIt
WAS his desire that he should hand Bitt in,
person to tho newspaper me and m ! gave
4 him that permissio lon. 5.Ft
When ,Tl.aw was read y to give OUT the
statement. the newspap : ( men were ma r.
Thaw was not there at tho time. but a
I Ike, toer$ went to the foot OF the stairs and
sang out Second tier. send down 5ThaW.s a
In moment. as II he had been inl-i
patiently waiting the summons, Thaws
came down the stairs, smoking his BULL
dog briar pipe. and after few words
4 OF commonplace Introduction, handed the
u statement to the reporters. HI BE- was:
i dressed In the same light, double-breasted.
suit he wore on the day Of his arr
raignment. IA s!s
Despite the rapid fire OF questions hurl-.
" ed at him by the reporters, he remain
ed smiling. but non-committal,E during
the four or FIVE minutes he was with the
press representa- tlyes. ,as Hi 33 4 s
Actress Denies Story.
District-Attorney Garvan continued to-
\ day vigorously to prosecute his inquiry
& into the case. and had before him sew
Sral prospective witnesses. Among them
were James L. Lederer, OF philadelphia,
who was manager OF The Wild tRosc ~
e theatrical z company ut the time Evelyn
Il Nesbit, now Mrs, sThaw, was a member
& OF the organization;s May Mckenzie, an
& actress and friend OF Mrs. Thaw. and
II Mary Leahy, Mrs Thaw's maid. Mr.:
H 1.ederer told the assistant district-attor-i
ney that 1t was his belief that young
Thaw is crazy, Ho based his opinion
on the mans actions during the time;
81 Miss Nesbit was a. member OF The Wild
N Rose" company. 85 3f5
Miss Mckenzie ana the maid wore
questioned. but briefly, being told 70 re-,
port again next week for a furthe ~ e'x-
animation. Edna Mcclure, the ictless
who was examined by Mr. 'iaryan sun
4 day afternoon IS denied to-day that she
made many OF the statements attributed
10 her in the newspapers, ga aytng speeifl-
cally that she did not tell the Assistant 4
District Attorney 81 any threats she Is
supposed to have heard Thaw make
against White. 81. { III.
Mrs. Schwartz Defiant.
The District Attorneys office issued a
subpoena this Afternoon for Mrs, Bentrca
4 Schwartz to appear In John Doe pro-
ceedings before Tho grand jury, It Is said
& The District Attorney wishes to Ques-
& lion Mrs Schwartz as to alleged threats
she overheard Thaw mako against White.
Early In the day counsel q Tor Mrs,
q Schwartz declared she would no. a Ppenr5
before the District Attorney.
Mrs. Thaw visited her husband to'dny
remaining a bout an hour and half.
After si,e had left the prison, !,rhaW w 3
visited by an alienist,i recently retained
4 ny the defense This was Dr, Charles
H. Dana. S Or. Dana brought q ~ etar
from DR., Allan McIane Hamilton chief T
81 the corps Of alienists In the service = !,
OF Thaws lawyers, and after IhaW nag
read the letter, he submitted 70 an OK.
animation. L 3ss ID.
Dorm to Testify.
(By Associated Press) u 3
PITTSBURG, Par, July i 10.TTl was
A learned here to-day that q tness that
j will appear In the Thaw case when y
comes to trial in New York will be Paul
Dorm. Of this city. whom Harry ThaW
took to Europe several years ago, and
4 who returned Il a lone two N months fter I