The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-06-28


Thaw of Pittsburg occupies cell in
the Tombs awaiting the action of the
grand jury on charge of murder His
counsel will offer the defense of in
sanity, and the prisoner was examined
by eminent alienists, retained on his
behalf and by the district attorneys 8
office. The coroner's inquest will be
held Thursday, and in all probability
the case will then be considered by tho
grand jury, when the prisoners wife
will be required to appear before that
body, she having been served with a
subpoena while in consultation at the
office of her husbands counsel. Every
effort is now being made by both sides
to expedite the legal preliminaries, so
that the arraignment and trial may
take place at the earliest possible date.
| Thaw frankly admits that he killed
Stanford White, the famous architect,
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
| Nesbit
| The district attorneys office is
busily engaged in looking up Thaws
antecedents, his mode of living, report
ed dissipations and indulgences, with
view to analyzing their bearing on
| his mental condition. On this point
Mr.. Mott said: "Thaw is not insane
| now, nor was he insane at the time
he shot White
The autopsy held on Mr.. Whites
body showed that three bullets had
taken effect, one in the corner of the
left eye which penetrated the brain
and was instantly fatal; one in the up
per lip, knocking out several teeth.
and one striking theNleft shoulder and
lodging in the elbow. Funeral services
will be held on Thursday in st. Bar
tholomew's church, Coadjutor Bishop
Greer officiating.
Mrs. Thaw, who disappeared from
Madison Square Garden in the confu-
sion that followed the tragedy, ap-
peared at the offices of Delafield &c
Longfellow on Wall street, where she
remained in consultation for several
hours.
Not since the killing of James Fisk,
Jr., by Edward S. Stokes on the stair
case of the Grand Central hotel more
than 80 years ago has the metropolis
been shocked by so startling and dra-
matte tragedy as that which was en-
acted in the presence of an audience
of more than 1000 persons in the roof
of 10
the least dramatic feature of the trag-
edy is the fact that Mr.. White met his
death in the structure which is per-
haps the most conspicuous memorial
of his architectural genius.
Registered at Tombs.
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
meted out to any prisoner charged
with a capital offense. Reused early
from his cell in the West Thirtieth
Street station house, Thaw, attired in
fresh clothing brought to him by his
valet, was shackled in spite of his pro-
testations to detective and taken in
the patrol wagon to police headquar-
ters. There, after waiting his turn in
the long line of petty criminals arrest
ed during the night, he was photo.
graphed and his measurements taken
on the Bertillon system. Again In the
patrol wagon he was taken to the |
criminal court building. where a great |
multitude gathered to catch a passing |
glimpse of him, and he was arraigned |
in the police court. There the pro- |
ceedings were of the briefest, and |
after the bare formality 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. |
Thaw was registered at the Tombs
as Harry Thaw, born in the United
States, Ss years old, student" and was
assigned to Cell 220 on the second tier.
Shortly after his arrival he was visited
in his cell by DR.. Austin Flint. DR.. |
Carlos f. Macdonald and DR.. Mahon,
on behalf, 1t was said. of the district
attorneys Office, and by Dr. Mcguire.
the Tombs physician, who was re-
quested to make an examination of
the prisoners mental condition by
counsel for the defense Drs. MacDon-
AID and Flint later declined to say
ufh h.,t n, n l. l
believed he discovered symptoms of
emotional insanity and possible indica-
tions OF incipient paresls.
Louis Delafield, who took charge of
Thaw's interests Immediately after his
arrest. announced that the Arm of
Black, olcott, Gruber & Bonynge, OF
which former Governor Frank s. Black
is the senior partner. had been re-
tanned to conduct the defense.
Killed by Lightning.
Menominee, Mich, June 27-George
N. Smith and Michael Burke were
killed here by lightning.
italians Clash.
Youngstown, o., June 26. - Ap-
preached by Joseph saro, who, he
claims, Is an agent for the BLACK
Hand" Carl de Carmelo put quick {
'top to his solicitations for money.
'hooting him in the hip and severely
sounding him while Saro was drawing
knife from his DOeI<ef Ia GarmaIo | f,