The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-06-29
ATTORNEYS FOR HARRY THAW
WILL TRY TO PROVE THAT
HE is A LUNATIc,
ADMITS He KILLED WHITE
YOUNG MILLIONAIRE SAYS ARCH.
ITECT HAD RUINED THE
LIFE OF HIS WIFE.

New York. June 27-Frankly ad-
uniting that he killed Stanford White.
the famous architect, and pleading in
justification of the deed that White
had ruined the life Of his wife, the
beautiful former chorus girl and
artists model, Florence Evelyn Mes
bit, Harry Kendall Thaw of Pittsburg,
brother of the Countess Of Yarmouth
occupies cell in the Tombs awaiting
the action of the grand jury on a
charge of murder. His counsel will
offer the defense of insanity. The
prisoner has been examined by emf
nent alienists, retained on his behalf
and by the district attorneys office.
Phe coroners inquest will be held on
Thursday and in all probability the,
case will then be considered by the
grand jury when the prisoners wife
Will appear before that body, she hay
Ing been served with a subpoena
while in consultation at the offices of
her husbands counsel. Every effort
is now being made by both sides to
that the arraignment and trial may
take place at the earliest possible
date.
Not since the killing Of James
Ffske, Jr., by Edward S. Stokes on the
staircase of the Grand Central hotel
more than thirty years ago has the
metropolis been shocked by so start
ling and dramatic a tragedy as that
which was enacted in the presence of
an audience Of more than 1000 per
sons in the roof theater of Madison
Square Garden. Not the least dramatic
feature of the tragedy is the fact that
Mr.. White met his death in the struc-
ture which is perhaps the most con-
spicuous memorial of his architec-
tural genius.
Moved With Unusual Rapidity.
Rarely has the case against any
prisoner moved with more rapidity
than did the proceedings which ended
In Thaw's formal commitment to the
Tombs. Save in this unusual and al
most frenzied haste, the routine fol-
lowed and the treatment accorded to
Thaw differed in no respect from that
melted out to any prisoner charged
with a capital offense
Reused early in the morning from
his cell in the West Thirtieth street
station house, Thaw was shackled, in
spite of his protestations, to a detec-
tive and taken in the patrol wagon to
police headquarters. There he was
photographed and his measurements
taken on the Bertillon system Again
La the partol wagon he was taken to
tAe criminal court building, where a
great multitude gathered to catch a
passing glimpse of him, and was ar
raigned in the police court. The pro-
ceed1ngs were of the briefest and
after the bare Formally of arraign-
ment had been undergone, Thaw was
remanded to the custody of the cor
oner and, on his order, committed to
the Tombs to await the result of the
Inquest, which was set for Thursday
Throughout the proceedings Thaw
showed little evidence of agitation ex-
cept when the detectives approached
him In the station house to affix the
handouts to his wrist Then he pro
tested vehemently, but on being as
sAred that this was the invariable
practice, he submitted without further
words While leaving the station
house and even in the courtroom he
was compelled to run the gauntlet of
batteries of cameras, from which he
shielded himself as well as he could
by covering his face with his I'm.
shackled hand
Examined as to His Sanity.
Thaw was registered at the Tombs |
rs Harry Thaw, born in the United
States, thirty-three years old, stu
dent" and was assigned to cell 220 |
Shortly after his arrival he was |
visited by DR. Austin Flint, Dr. Carlos |
It. Macdonald and DR.. Mahon, on be- |
half, it was said, of the district at
torney's Office, and by DR.. Mcguire, |
the Tombs physician, who was re-
qaested to make an examination of
the prisoners mental condition by
counsel for the defense Doctors Mac
Bonald and Flint later declined to say
anything, but DR.. Mcguire said he be-
keVed he had symptoms of emotional
Insanity and possible indications of in
apient paresis. The alienists will
make further examination of the
prisoner. DR.. Mcguire said that
Ehaw's physical condition was almost
perfect.
Lewis Delafeld, who took charge OF
MaWs interests Immediately after
his arrest, announced that the firm of
Black, Olcott, Gruber & Bonynge, of
which former Governor Frank S.
Black is the senior partner, has beer
retained to conduct the defense. Later
Mr.. Delafeld and Former Judge w.
M. X. Olcott had an interview with
the prisoner, after which Mr.. Della.
field declined to say anything abou,