New-York tribune., 1906-06-29


Mr. Garvan then asked:
why don't you want to answer?
Addressing the foreman Mrs Thaw. stiii e~'ii''
but showing she was in deadly earnest. said'
''I might say something that might DO hai III
to my husband, and wife ought to DO all sho
can to protect her husband. 1 beg or you not
to insist putting further questions to me- De-
cause if you do. will have to decline 10 an
swer."
For minute the witness looked from one u
another of the jurymen. if making an ihoi-
vidual appeal to them for consideration. Au-
dressing the jury, Mr. Garvan is said to have
said in substance that if Mrs. Thaw refused 10
answer questions before the grand jury. the DIS
trict Attorneys office would not insist unless
the grand jury desired.
The jurymen held a short consultation. and
finally Mr.. Smith. the foreman, said:
THE grand jury has desire TO ask further
questions unless you desire to tell them any
thing
Mrs. Thaw shot a grateful glance at the fore-
man, and in simple, unassumed manner said:
Thank you. gentlemen"
Her ordeal was over and she was bowed out
She went at once to her counsel. Mr.. Olcott,
and entering electric hansom was driven to
the Tombs II her husband
There were only four other witnesses examined
by the grand jury, they being Edward III. Con-
vey, the foreman at the Roof Garden: Fireman
Paul Bruden DR.. L. Leblanc, coroners' physician.
and Patrolman Debes Miss May Mackenzie.
the friend Of Mrs Thaw, had been subpeenaed
and was present. but was not questioned
Events after the examination of Mrs. Thaw
followed in rapid succession. Mrs. Thaw
mained with her husband only a short time.
When she tried TO leave being escorted by her
brother-in-la law, Josiah c. Thaw, she found such
large crowd waiting to see her that it required
the reserves 10 drive them back She had hardly
the Court of General Sessions and handed In
several indictments to Judge Cowing, one of
these being against Thaw, charging him with
murder in the first degree. 1t put the
calendar for pleading tomorrow.
THAW SENDS FOR ANTHONY COMSToCK.
Shortly after the indictment against Thaw
handed in it learned that Thaw, evil
IDENTIFY knowing full we'll of the approaching in
dctment. and while waiting for the inquest TO
begin, had called up Anthony COmstock on the
telephone. Mr.. Comstock not in the city
yesterday but his secretary Mr.. Dearing. was
at the office. and talked with Thaw. Later
bearing tried to see Thaw, but was not allowed
to do so. Mr. Comstock will call on Thaw to-
day, it is understood. Thaw in talking to Dear
ing, said
l have received this morning a very remark
able letter which think it will pay you to in
vestigate. | would like to have you see me in
the Tombs this afternoon without fail Do
even If you have to represent yourself to be my
special counsel.
Inc letIer referred 10 by IhaW was received
at the Tombs on Wednesday, and was held by
Warden Flynn. II being regarded with suspicion.
1t was in woman's handwriting. 1t put
In the rack to be given to Mr.. Olcott. but was
forgotten, and yesterday morning uninten-
tionally given to Thaw by his counsel. The con-
tents, although not definitely learned. said
TO have been written by enemy of White, and
to have a bearing on the dead mans life
The calling of Anthony Comstock into the case,
president of the Society for the Prevention
of Vice, gives a phase to it. Mr. Com
stock. it is understood has been doing some
investigating for Thaw for months, particularly
in regard to White and some of his associates.
The result of this investigation. it is said. on
Mr. Comstock's authority. showed condition Of
affairs even more unusual than expected.
Mr. Comstock. seen at his New Jersey home
yesterday. talked at length regarding the in
vestigation. He said:
1t was about year and a half ago that Thaw
asked me to make some investigations for him.
found the conditions the most awful and dis
gusting that have ever been brought to my
attention. Since then Mr.. Thaw has consulted
with number of times and with the officers
of the society.
can say that MIR. Thaw never mentioned the
of any woman connected with him. He
intensely loyal to his wife and, although
he never said so. it seemed TO me that some one
near and dear to him had come under the IN
f1uence of Mr.. White. Mr.. Thaw gave me names
and addresses in many cases, and we found his
stories to be true, but the fear OF exposure al
WAYS prevented any one from coming forward
and prosecuting. Family influence barred our
Investigations.
I feel sure that the opening which this case
will give will cause of the greatest scandals
that New York has known in a generation
Any idea on the part of Thaw's counsel of using
the insanity defence has been dropped for good
and all. DIR. Allan McLane Hamilton. alenist
for the defence. however, spent an hour with
Thaw yesterday afternoon.
Thaw has resisted and still ressts any at
tempt on the part of the prosecutions aliensts
to examine him.
To-day Thaw will again have court ordeal,
when he will have to plead to the indictment
in the Court of General Sessions before Judge
Cowing. This proceeding. however. will take
but moment or two.
Stories which were talked about last night to
the effect that change of would be
asked for by the defence were called prepos-
He said that there was no more favorable place
earth for Thaw to be tried than in this city
where the general public apparently seems to
favor him more than it does Stanford White
Stanford White, ii was learned yesterday, was
insured in various companies in this city for
nearly half million dollars. He had five poll
icies, aggregating $500 600 in the Equitable Life
Assurance Society, and others in other COM
panies.
In the complete report of the autopsy, sub
mitted to the Coroner yesterday, Dr. Leblanc
and DR. Larkin reported finding Whites physical
condition poor that he would probably have
died a natural death in year or two. They
found he suffering from Brights disease
incipient tuberculosis and fatty degeneration of
the liver.
PAYS TRIBUTE TO WHITE.