Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-30
mot GUILTY" THAW
PLEADS IN COURT
II Is Not Believed That The Case
VIII be Heard Before The
October Term.
STATE DETERMINED TO CONVICT
Witnesses Are Found Who Was With
the Thaws Jus. Before the Liberi.
tine White Was Done to Death by
the Outraged husband Dead Man
Leaves Big Debts.

-4 10y Associated PreSS.)
NEW YORK, N. Y, June 20
Not guilty" was the plea personally
made by Harry X. Thaw, when ar.
raigned today OH the charge of hav.
ing murdered Stanford White. before
Justice Cowing in the Supreme Court.
So prompt was the prisoners re-
Spouse to the usual question by the
court clerk that his counsel. who
expected to reply for him. were for
the moment startled They imme-
diately interposed an amendment of
the plea. asking the permission of
the court to withdraw it mt any time
: up to next Tuesday. This permission
was, granted and the prisoner was
led away. from the bar ana taken
back to his cell in the Tombs. These
proceedings lasted but few mo.
ments, during which the prisoner
appeared to he cool and collected.
While waiting his turn for arraign-
ment, several prisoners preceding
him at the bar, he stood in win
dow recess chatting with the officers
in charge.
Mott Defines Case.
After Thaw had heen remanded to
the Tombs Assistant District Attor-
ney Mott, in response to the ques-
ton, What is there in this case?"
said:
1T is simply a question of whether
New York has gone down TO the level
of mining camp or whether man
has got some chance for his life
here"
The action of Thaws counsel in
requesting leave TO amend the plea
of not guilty has been taken as a
possible indication that the final line
of defense has, not been fully deter
mined on, although II Is still consd-
cred probable that plea of temper
airy emotional insanity will be of.
fered. That every effort will be made
10 secure the admission of evidence
hearing on the past life of Stanford
White and upon his alleged pursuit
of Mrs. Thaw, after her marriage is
certain.
-. Trial Not Before October.
While the defense is willing and
apparently anxious that the trial
should begin at the earliest possible
moment. there is hardly any POSSIBLE
ity that it can take place before Oc-
tober.
Mrs. Thaw held a long conference
wit hue hop
during which she Is said to have
related at length her whole life his
tory, especially the history pertaining
TO her acquaintance with White prior
to her marriage. AS n result of this
conference 1t was decided that Form
er Governor Frank s. Black will
take leading part in the defense.
Mrs, Thaw did not visit her husband
in the Tombs today.
Startling Disclosures Expected.
The investigation by Thaw's coun-
sci into the career of Stanford White
and the John Doe proceedings in
stituted by the district attorneys
Office and designed to probe every
possible avenue that may throw any
light upon the motive of the tragedy,
promise TO result in some startling
disclosures of the so-called Bohemian
under world of the metropolis
Scores of detectives are now delving
In this under world on behalf of
prosecution and defense and fresh
discoveries hearing more or less d.
rectly on the tragedy are of almost
hourly occurrence.
Among the many witnesses examin-
ed at the district attorneys Office
today, were Thomas McCaleb, Cali
q fornian, who was with the Thaws at
dinner at Martins on the evening of
the tragedy and TruXtun Beale, who
was with Mr.. White and his party
In the restaurant at the same time.
MccaIeb Accompanies Mrs. ThaW.
s Assistant District Attorney Garyin