The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-30
|IIV'S FATE NOW
/ HANGS IN BALANCE
,,,,ey Commission Will Fin
th Work Today and Make
Report Monday.
,ryEyDANT's ATTORNEYS
/ PLEASED WITH SITUATION
In Confident Their Client Will
Re Pronounced to Be of
4 Sound Mind.

ryw YORK. March 29.-The COM
NV NV IN hpacy examining the pres
Fivs mental condition of Harry X
.,x nav finish lis work tomorrow
a bs ready to report to Justice tltz-
III bv Monday. The Thaw Jury
M rsport in court once more at l0:5o
Sst Monday morning, and it is the
= n The presiding Judge. rs we'll as
,snmission, that the matter of the
;,Sdsnt:s sanity may be disposed of
dat time. =.
M Tho commission should submit a
- 10 the effect that Thaw fully
..isrisnds the nature Of the proceed
Z against him aud has nationally ad-
"A with his counsel, Justice FitZ-
.uu will simply direct the trial to
,.,sd without making public the
'rrission's finding. IF the report
III; be against Thaw, Justice Fitz-
-,sd Will announce the decision from
3 bench. and if he deems the
iupsrs release 10 be dangerous to
y uubIc peace and safety. he will
81 IN order directing the confinement
yue State hospital for the insane,
+rssbly Mattaewan. Today being
||'Ed fnnny, lnere WAS llo SeSelon VI
I'M hnacy board, and Thaw spent a
"a day in the Tombs prison prepar~
ID tor a renewal of his mental test
ru7ow morning at 10 o'clock. The
ricn OF the commission at that hour
zin will be private. and there will
10 public hearings at all unless
+. commission decides to call wit.
eus other than the defendant 1t
ID reported today to be extremely
rEsely that any witnesses will be
MINED. 1t is possible that several
bkeepers in the Tombs may be
vi to give lay opinion as to
-1Es conduct since his incarceration,
Commission Is Independent.
7hs commission yesterday indicated
y il had reached the conclusion that
members could decide from their
examination Of Thaw the simple
fflioDs placed before them by JUS
Fitzgerald II WAS reported again
" that neither Tbaw s own lawyers
District Attorney Jerome would be
fEsd to question Thaw or any other
',ss who may he called upon TO
sufy at the inquiry. The commits
apparently has also decided to
y lis record clear Of any expert
gluony Chairman David Mcclure
rlleally fold the District Attorney
Az lhursday afternoon that the ques-
4, as to whether Thsw is capable of
nelating the nature Of the court
xsdiugs against him and of "a.
sally advising his counsel is a
!aST subject wholly TO a lay
plcn. Any medical opinion which
commission may desire will come
ea Dr. Leopold Putzel. one of its
'saT attorneys arc SO sanguine as
he outcome of the lunacY inquiry
'ney were today making plans
Tue resumption OF the trial ncXt:
& II seems now that if the trial
,aken up again the defense probably
announce that II rests without
nM testimony. DR.. Allan McBanc
un'9n' the alienist who examined
4" last June and July. was on
sand when the trial was inter.
W., There il little likelihood that
hamilton will he recalled. If
a" aecided 10 be Of sound mind
-, ana The trial is resumed il
nv rot last moro than ihree or four
lne attorneys. in their summing
;aufeSseS Will not be allowed to re.
~ any way TO the lunacy commits
- lor It's appointment and proceed
not part of The trial record.
Thaw Has Good Memory.
Vnng the trial all the alicnists who
'hsn,Ined Thaw and who were
W the stand paid tribute TO the
a remarkable memory. 1t was
%emore, 1t was said. which served
.m Sucn good stead before the com
nwu On Thursday, aud which led
,."'y hartndgc TO make the state.
than | did, - '''' -"
Er hariridge was with Tbow foy
hin, 'aiS ~. ina afternoon. and upon
ss 'he prisoner frankly admitted
srnsel,Pi present situation pleased him
NJ -.avc n been with Thaw for two
~, Ioe attorney said, "and, in NV
%o, he is in good shape phvsicalIy
rtird"r NY and Will 20 through the
fhr,,.t 'l'itdl rs well IS np
ssrisr snout the opening session Of
r., course, the position is = irvine
BE hunp' as u would be for any one
E tleomsas mss met 1t bravcly and IL great
ri AM n,"gsr at the cuurss of events
81 sn", sn' pleased to hnd him ~ such
r'I eIU'Gitlon today, anI ne.sonalIy
iris ana 1snea with the case aS i
Fsi'Sie to Mr.. Thaw aud his a,tor
NJ why Hearing Is Secret.
Z GssSG ..;a of Thaw was not. Mr' T Har.
10 u; ~. 70 be construed as a conces
Il psr,n NJ we defendant. Necess, rilv mat r,of
brouoJb'.h to tho original case vii
E@or,9 @ 9n, at tho present hearing
,S tsvo" "pl'd ,id be man;festly unsuitable
y Tho inc . proceedings made pnbIi,
>Il nm nm irIal proper was nonJ;nc ""''
sonch. IN hopes, he added 7,,ha,
ascbodJ' Of the mnacy board will
Mfn,aa ny Monday and that th.
'sisy,o the mry can 5e resumed o, '
:" Should this prove to hn uo u