The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-27
Subpoena is Served on Wife
 for Grand Jury
ALI NEW YORK IS SHOCKED
The Belief at the District Attorneys Office Is That ThaW Is Not Insane. The Prisoner Is Composed
 and Eats Heartily.

New York, June 26.-F'ranlxly admitting that he killed Stamford 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 Evlyn Nesbitt Harry Kendall Thaw of Pitts burg. brother of the Countess of Tar mouth 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, and today the prisoner was ex- amined by eminent aienists, retained on his behalf and by the district attorneys office. The coroner's inquest will be held on Thursday, and in all probability the case will then be considered by the grand jury, when prisoners wife will be required to appear before that body, she having been served with "a subpoena today while in consultation at the office of her hus- bands counsel. Every effort is now being made by both sides to expedite the legal prelminaiies so that the arraignment and trial may take place at the earliest pos sibie date.
 Not since the killing of James Fisk, 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 startling and dramatic a tragedy as that which was enacted last night in the presence of an audience of more than one thousand persons in the roof theatre of Madison Square Garden. Not the least dramatic feature of the tragedy is the fact that MT. White met aiis death in the structure which is per haps the most conspicuous memorial Of his architectural genius.
 Case Moves With Rapdity.
 Rarely has the case against any pris- oner moved with more rapidity than did the proceedings today which ended in Thaws formal commitment to the Tombs. Save in this unusual, and almost frenzied haste, the routine followed, and the treat lnent accorded to Thaw differed in no respect from that meted out to amy prds oner charged with a capital offence. Reused early this morning from his cell in the West T'hirtieth street station Thaw attired in fresh clothing brought to him by his valet, was shackled in spite of his protestatdons to a detective, and taken in the patrol wagon to police headquarters. There. after awaiting his turn in the long line of petty criminals, arrested during the night, he was photographed
 
 Bertillon system. Again in the patrol wagon he was taken to the criminal court building, and he was arraigned in the police court. There the proceedings were of the briefest, and after the bare for mality of arraignment had been under gone Thaw was remanded to the custody of the coroner and on his order commit ted 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 hand cuffs to his wrist. Then he protested vehmently, but on being assured that this was the invarable rule practlced, he sub- mitted without further words.
 Shields Himself From Cameras.
 While leaving the station house and even In the court room, he was compelled to run the gauntlet of batteries of cam eras, from which he shielded himself as well as he could by covering his face with his unshackled hand.
 Thaw was registered at the Tombs as Harry Thaw born in the United States, 33 years of age, student" and was as- signed to cell 22O on the second tier Short 1y after his arrival he was visited in his cell by Dr. Austin Flint Dr. Carlos F. Mcdonald and Dr. Mabon, on behalf, it was said, of the district attorneys office n, who were requested to make an examina- tion of the prisoners's mental condition by counsel for the defense. Doctors Mac Donald and Flint later declined to say anything, but Dr. Mcguire said that he believed he discovered symptoms of emo tional insanity and possible indications of ncipient paress. The physicians will make a further examinaton of the pris- oner tomorrow Dr. Mcguire meantime keeping him under surveillance. Dr. Ma guire said that the prisoners condition was almost perfect, and his appetite ex- cellent.
 Lawyers Are Retained.
 Lawyer Belafeld, who took charge of Thaws interests immediately after his arrest, announced that the firm of Black, Olcott, Gruber & Bonynge, of which the former Governor Frank s. Black Is the senior partner. had been retained to con duct the defense. Later MT. Deafield and former Judge W. M. K Ocott had an interview with the prisoner in the con- sultation room in the prison, after which Mir. Delafeld declined to say anything about the case, except that 1t was now entirely in the hands of MT. Black and MT. Olcott. MT. Olcott declined to make any statement.
 The whereabouts of Mrs. Thaw. who disappeared from Madison Square Garden in tho confusion that followed the trag- edy' remained mystery until this after noon, when accompanied by friend Miss May Mckenzie. she arrived at the office of Delafield X Longfellow on Wall street, where she remained fin consultation with counsel for several hours. While there she was served with a subpoena reouiring her attendance before the grand jury on Thursday Mrs. Thaw was clad in A plain brown automobile costume, and appeared i'll and nervous, and apparently hardly strong enough to walk from the carriage 10 the door At the lawyers office Mrs Thaw was joined by MT. and Mrs George Carnegie, said to be relatives of her hus band.
 Escaped Through Adjacent BuIdinqs. Mrs. Thaw was not seen to leave the building, which was closely watched by reporters and late in the afternoon it was I learned that she and Miss Mckenzie had left the lawyers office on the thirteenth floor. crossed the roofs of two adjacent Buildings and entered a window of the City National Bank building, in front | of where a carriage was in waiting for them.
 MT. Delafeld declined to make any