The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-07-17
DlSMISSES COUNSEL

HARRY THAW REFUSES PLEA
OF INSANITY AS DE.
FENSE.
Stormy Interview With Olcott
Brings Crisis-Says He Is Boss
His Mother In New
York-Other News.
| New York, July Hilary
Thaw has dismissed the law firm
of Black, Olcott, Gruber & Bo-
Inynge, in a fit of anger, and the
firm, of which Ex-Governor Frank
| S. Black is the head, will not de-
fend the young Pittsburger in his
trial for the killing Of White. The
dismisssl was the elimination of
number of arguments Thaw has
had with various members of the
law firm over the question of de-
fense. Judge Olcott, who has been
the active member CT the firm in
connection with the case, all along
insisted that insanity be made the
cheif point 10 the defense, while
,Thaw insisted, with equal if not
greater emphasis, that he would not
stand for the insanity plea.
! While there have been numerous
arguments between Thaw and Judge
Olcott on this question, there was
no open break until Friday after
noon, when Thaw, during verbal
comba with Judge Olcott in the
ITombs, became enraged and
wound up TRADE by telling his
lawyer fatty the firm of Black, Oh.
colt, Gruber & Bonygne no longer
was his counsel.
81 am the boss" Thaw is declar-
ed to have said, after Judge Olcott
had given it as an ultimutum that
Thaw should place himself abso-
lutely in the hands of his counsel
as patiert in the hands of his ply.
sician, and submit entirely to the
judgme mt of the law firm as to the
best manner Gf conducting the de-
fense. 'And I will not stand for
the Insanity plea" the prisoner
added. =
Judge Olcott then left the prison.
it is said, and today received let
ter, according to the story, from
Thaw, in which the young man
put in writing his dismissed Of the
firm. A member of Judge Olcott's
firm when questioned about the
matter tonight. said:
Our firm ives not engaged by
Harry Thaw, but by the law firm
of Dels e Id & Lonefellow. who are
counsei for Harry Thaw's mother
and wtrs counsel for Thaw's father
during the elder Thaw's life time.
They retained US to take charge o1
the criminal end of the case. We
have been obliged, in making our
plans for the defense of young
Thaw, to go along lines in defiance
of his wishes Further than that I
do not cave to talk just now"
1t ls said another cause for the dis
agreement between Thaw and hit
cnunse arose out of the payment ot
cer:a,n bills Thaw contracted in
tbs Tcmbs after his arrival there
las a prisoner. A noticeable disa.
greement between Thaw and o.
colts firm came one day last week
when Thaw issued a statement IL
tt e newspapers with Judge Olcott's
consent, denying that lie was in
zane and declaring that that would
nos be the defense when his cess
came to trial. Judge Olcott, ir
speaking of this statement, said:
"Yes, permitted Harry to make
the statement; he pestered me st
much / had to-
Thaw was very angry when ht
heard of3this, and the next day b,
called in the reporters and made {
verbal and still stronger statemen
along the same lines without judge
Olcott's consent or even knowledge
It was Judge Olcott's turn to gel
angry when he saw this second
statement in the newspapers, and
it is said he lad down the law tt
Thaw Friday afternoon and, az.
cording to the story, received hil
\ dismissal as Thaw's legal represen
tative in connection with the muir
| der trial.
II District Attorney Jerome, accom-
| panied by two Of his assistants
| Messrs Garvan and Notter, left fol
| the South tonight to be gone thre'
! days. It is reported today that th'
district attorney wanted to Inter
| view Joseph Letter, Of Chicago, as
! Ito some details of dinner party a
| which Thaw was present, but thi
| was later denied by Mr.. Garvan
| Thaw wrote a letter today tt
| Messrs. Black, Bruber & Bonynge
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