Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-06-27
HELD WITHOUT BAIL.
Harry Thaw demanded to Tonss
Pending the cororer's Inquest.

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Pending the cOrOrer's Inquest
New York, June &c. Harry .x-haw,
who shot 10 death Stanford VI .e. a
prominent New York archItecty the
Madison Square Roof C1rden Aeste
Mond y night during the performance
while bis victim was in the company
OF Mrs. Thaw, the latter former
member OF the "Florodora" sextette.
pass ! a sleepless night In the Ten.
der bin police station. He was kept
under constant watch for fear he
would harm himself A search for
Mrs. Thaw was instituted. but up to
IL o'clock Tuesday morning she had
not been located.
Thaw was taken TO the police court
and from there % the criminal court
building. The coroner set the time
for the inquest at Thursday morning.
and rcmanded Thaw TO the tombs
without bail pending the inquest.
Long before the time set for the
arraignment OF Thaw in the jefferson
Market police court his valet went
TO the Tenderloin station with a
change Of clothing for the prisoner.
so he would not be obliged 10 appear
in court In the evening clothes which
he wore when taken into custody.
The scene In the vicinity OF the
Jefferson Market police court was one
OF great excitement Before s O'Clock
crowds assembled In front OF the On.
trance. and long before Thaw was
timed 10 arrive az court. n curious
crowd completely blocked all sur.
rounding streets. Photographers were
there by the score and the crowd grew
To such dimensions that II became
necessary 10 call out large addition
al force OF police 10 maintain order.
II was said also that Thaw would
be spared the humiliation Of riding
through the streets In patrol wagon.
but II soon became apparent that the
reported plans would not be carried
out as the prisoner was taken 10 head
quarters In a patrol wagon at $3.50
IL Is reported on authority OF sew.
eral persons that Thaws defense viii
be insanity. II Is said that az his trial
he VIII be represented By the best and
most noted lawyers OF the day. who
will ask for the appointment Of a com
mission In lunacy TO examine Thaw as
70 state OF HIS mind. There can be
no doubt" said one OF these men. that
Thaw Is hopelessly insane aad the
commission will report him so"
Thaw's trip 90 headquarters was
made only after the strongest protests
on the part OF his friends had been
overruled. They were informed no
change whatever would be made In
the usual procedure.
When a detective. ACCOMPANIED by
Inspector Schmittberger. entered his
cell TO take Thaw 10 headquarters.
Thaw inquired whether IL was neces.
sary for him 10 be handcuffed.
Yes the Inspector replied, 1T II
necessary We always handcun muir.
derers."
Thaw was then led out OF the Ten.
derloin station handcuffed 10 the de.
tective. AS Thaw was coming down
the station steps. he looked cool and
selfpOssessed
At the sidewalk a patrol wagon was
waiting. Thaw was placed In Il and
driven 10 police headquarters.
Assistant District Attorney Turn.
bull appeared for the prosecution. AT.
torney Delafield appeared for Thaw.
AZ headquarters Thaw was taken
20 the detective bureau and then 10
the top floor. where Is located the
rogues' gallery and rooms Of photog.
raphers and officers IN charge OF the
Bertillon measurement system Thaw's
picture was taken and measurements
recorded. In the detective bureau ne
was lined mp before the detective ser.
geant who had charge Of the desk In
line with fifteen prisoners-pIckpock.
cts. confidence men and other Grim.
inals-who had been picked up dur
Ing the night District Deputy Com.
missioner Waldo who knows Thaw
personally, was present at the time.