The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-11
IHAW DENIES
BEING INSANE
Slayer of Stanford White Gives
Out Statement to News
paper Correspondents.
--LATEST GOSSIP IN THE CASE
ATTORNEYS ON BOTH SIDES
WORKING HARD.

New York, July 10.-Harry Kendall
,Thaw today in the Tombs prison gave
out his first formal statement since lie
shot and killed Stanford White on the
Madison Square Garden roof garden.
In it the young man utters protest
against being regarded as insane, and
declares his counsel assures him that
no such course as the appointment OF a
committee to inquire into his mental
condition is contemplated. The state
ment was handed by Thaw in person
TO newspaper representatives. lie gave
il out without the permission of his
counsel, with whom he pleaded all day
to be allowed to deny in person the
current reports S to his sanity and es-
peoially the publication yesterday att
ernoon of g purported interview with
one of his counsel quoting the attorney
as saving the prisoner was undoubtedly
insane Young Thaw's statement fol-
lows:
Thaw's Statement.
II am informed by Mr.. Olcott and
Mr.. Gruber that the interview with the
latter in one OF last evenings papers
quoting him (Gruber) to the effect that
i am now insane and that q lunatic
committee would be appointed to dem
onstrate that fact, has no foundation
Whatever: that Mr.. Gruber never made
such a statement and that no such
course is contemplated.
"Mr. Olcott further tells me that he
did not go to Philadelphia for the pur-
nose of seeing or inquiring about Har-
riet Taaw or her alleged insanity: and
that his visit had nothing whatever to
do with the question of my mental con-
dition or that Of any member or my
family"
The statement was signed with the
tnitiaIs "H K T." When asked If he
had ANYTHING further to remark, Thaw
said:
"That statement embodies all that 1
have to say"
Despite the rapid fire of questions
hurled at him by the reporters. ThaW
remained smiling but noncommittaI
during four or five minutes he was with
the press representatives.
Examining Witnesses.
Assistant District Attorney Garvan
continued today vigorously to prosecute
his inquiry into the case. and had be-
fore him several prospective witnesses.
Among them were James L. Lederer or
PHILADELPHIA. who was manager or The
wild Rose" theatrical company at the
Mime Evelyn Nesbit. now Mrs. Thaw,
vas a member of the organization;
NAV Mackenzie. an actress and friend
of Mrs. Thaw, and Mary Leahy, Mrs.
Thaw's maid
Mr.. Lederer told the assistant district
attorney that il was his belief young
Thaw is crazy. He based his opinion
on the mans actions during the time
Miss Nesbit was member OF The
Wild Rose" company. Miss Mackenzie
and the maid were questioned briefly,
being told to report again next week
for a further examination. Edna NC
CIure. the actress who was examined
nv Mr.. Garvan Saturday afternoon, de-
MED today that she made many of the
statements attributed to her in the
newspapers, saying specifically that She
did not tell the assistant district attor-
new of any threats she is supposed TO
have heard ThaW make against Mr..
White.
Subpoena for Mrs. Schwartz.
The district attorneys Office issued a
subpoena this afternoon for Mrs. Beat
rice Schwartz TO appear in John Doe
proceedings before the grand jury. 1t
is said the district attorney wishes to
question as to alleged threats she over
heard Thaw make against White. Early
in the day counsel for Mrs. Schwartz
declared she would not appear before
the district attorney.