Evening journal., 1906-07-11
.THAW AT WAR
WITH COUNSEL
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regard to the Insanity plea rhaw,
however. wanted to make sure the
statement would be given 10 the news
papers. so he write IL himself and in
sisted that he be permitted to hand
IL to the reporters.
When Olcott left Thaw on the sec
ond tier Of the Tombs and walked into
the reception room Il was brought TO
the lawyers attention that Ihaw prac-
tically was without funds that the
Tombs caterer was tired Of supplying
the prisoner with food on credit and
that persons who had run errands for
Thaw had not been paid. The lawyer
seemed surprised at what he heard,
but prison attendants assured him it
was so.
Lawyer Ready to Pay For Food.
This thing astonishes me- said he.
u never have talked money with Harry,
and l viii make It my business to-
morrow to see that all his expenses
while he remains I'm the Tombs shall
be provided for, even If ! have TO pay
them out OF my own pocket. No one
dreams, however, that such contin-
gency will arise. ! thought that Mr..
Longfellow or Josiah Thaw, the pris-
oners half-brother, would look after
Harrys financial affairs. If they have
failed to do So l certainly shall look
after them"
Olcott then told Warden Flynn to
let Thaw have anything he wanted and
that he, Olcott, would be responsible
for payment.
Five minutes after Olcott departed
Thaw was sent for by the Warden
and he came down stairs smiling. It
was then he handed out copies Of his
statement
with Thaw insisting on pleading
justification for his crime and his at
torneys making efforts to prove him
insane. a novel spectacle is likely to
be presented when the case goes to
trial II may be his counsel regarded
his insistence on issuing yesterdays
statement as sign Of mental derange-
ment but he certainly did not appear
like an insane man.
Thinks His Deed Good One.
Those who have talked with Thaw
in the Tombs say ne believes he did
a noble act when he slew the architect
and that he feels he is entitled TO a
gold medal from the community for
the crime, He still maintains White
ruined Evelyn Nesbit as well as other
girls. though all the evidence that has
been gathered so far is against that
assertion. The prisoners lawyers, on
the other hand, realize their only hope
Of saving Thaw lies in the insanity
plea. It is intimated that in spite
Of the defendants wish, efforts will
be made to have him sent to an in
sane asylum.
Two Women Make Mystery.
Mystery surrounded two witnesses
examined yesterday by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Garvan. They We're two
women, one young and good looking
with great mass of golden hair. and
the other Of middle age. They arrived
at the Criminal Court House in an
automobile and We're taken to Car
vans office. They remained with him
abotu an hour and then were spirited
away. Garvan refused TO tell who they
were or. what testimony they had given.
-Four other witnesses We're qhestioned
lby Garvan. on was James Lederer,
brother Of George w. Lederer, theatre
cal manager Lederer said he could
throw no light on the tragedy. He
will appear again. May Mckenzie,
bosom friend of Mrs. Thaw. also was
questioned but apparently she did not
tell much, for she left Caravans Office
five minutes after she had entered.
| Mary Leahy, Mrs Thaw's maid also
was questioned but was asuncommuni-
cative as the Mckenzie girl. Another
witness who declined to answer Gar
vans questions was j. B. Jordan. trcrS
urer of "a wild Rose" when the Nes-
bit girl was in it's chorus. Though
Jordan would not testify against Thaw.
/ he said before he visited Garvan that
he knew OF the Nesbit girls actions
when she was with the company.
Jordan asserted she was courted not
only by White and Thaw. but by other
millionaires.
In High Favor With Manager.
Although Evelyn Nesbit was run
ming around with FIVE or six men,
Jordan said white and Thaw were
chiefly in evidence. She also was in
favor with George w. Lederer, and
went from bad to worse, until finally
she thought she was running the pro-
duction. In Philadelphia she would ap-
pear at the theatre or not just as she
pleased. Finally I discharged her She
thought it was a joke. but she re-
mained out of the show"
It was learned yesterday the New
York Life Insurance Company had
paid a policy OF $4,000 on Whites life
The beneficiary. it was said. was moi
Mrs. White Information in regard tC
the person to who mthe money was
paid was refused. II was learned TIA
two years ago White sought to take
out a policy for 100000 with a com.
pany. He passed the medical exami-
nation satisfactorily. but when the Of
hcials Of the company learned Of hi,
mode Of life they refused to accept
the risk
Mrs. Thaw visited her husband II
the Tombs yesterday morning and re.
mained with him for a half hour, Thos,
who saw her enter the prison wer,
surprised at the change In her ap,
pearance within two weeks. She hai
grown thin and wan; dark rings en-.
circle her eyes and she has lost mos
Of the beauty she possessed yea
q ago. Though Il is impossible to sc
definite information as to what is sal,
p between Thaw and his wife Il hal
been apparent for the past two or thre,
days that affairs are not running Al
= smoothly for the deefnse as the law