The Washington times., 1907-03-21
COUNSEL ARGUE
ON LUNACY ORDER
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SOelmas viii not retire from this case.
Since the day we began hearing testi-
mony he has been chief counsel for
the defense. and ne will continue to be
so in every proceeding in Mr.. Thaws in
terest
From this on the voice of Mr.. Gleason
will not be heard in the Thaw trial I
say this by authority also"
Gleason Shows His Authority.
Mr.. Gleason offered a display OF his
authority in the case when reporter
asked him to be allowed to make a
photograph Of Thaw's Will. The reporter
had secured a note from Lawyer Del
mas asking that he be shown the will.
Gleason curtly refused, saying:
Il have Mr.. Thaw private papers in
my possession. and neither Delmas, Nc
o Pike, you. nor any other person can
see them without my permission, and l
refuse"
Craig Wadsworth Arrives.
Craig Wadsworth, second secretary
of the American embassy at London.
and the man who recently gave ont
an interview relative TO certain ac-
tions Of Harry Thaw. Evelyn Nesbit and
Mrs. Holman, in London IN 1893. AZ
rived today on the steamer Oceanic Il
1t believed that he IS the much de-
sired missing link on whom Jerome
has been counting
District Attorney Jerome said he
knew or Mr. Wadsworth's arrival but
his coming here had no connection
with the district attorneys Office.
Thaw Preparing a History.
1t was reported today Harry Thaw
is preparing history Of his case and
the trial as It has appeared to him.
TO We submitted to Justice Fitzgerald
as showing he has fully understood all
the proceedings and is able to advise
his counsel, but that his attorneys had
decided not TO allow the statement 10
get out OF their own hands.
Dan OReilly, when questioned about
the reported statement said:
We'll, l can't deny Thaw is pre-
pairing statement, but / can say it
VIII never be presented to the court or
given tc the newspapers
Commission Not Feared.
81 am perfectly sane. I am not afraid
of any lunacy commission the court
may appoint. I know they can decide
but one thing. That is that 1 am sane.
everybody who knows me knows that
am sane. and that will be the find-
ing OF a lunacy commission"
confident manner by Harry Kendall
Thaw, his lawyers were ready to 90
20 court today to fight against the ap-
polntment of a lunacy commission
Ihey were prepared TO contend that
Thaw is perfectly sane now and cana BILE
OF comforting with his counsel there
fore II would be an injustice TO stop
Ihe rrial and hold an inqUisitiOn into
Thaw's sanity.
Declare Jerome Has Lost.
THE action OF the district attorney
is an admission Of defeat" declared
Lawyer Hartridge The defense will
fight the appointment OF a Iunacy com
mission to the end. We believe the
long-sought victory is at hand. Thaw
Is perfectly satisfied"
There is nothing for Thaw to fear
lie Is remarkably clear headed and dis
cuSsed with us fully the plans 70 meet
This latest move Of JerOmes. I see
no reason for the appointment of a com
mission, but If il is appointed there can
be but one TCSult-TnqW will be de-
clared sane. The whole affair is an
acknowledgment on the part of Jerome
that he Is beaten. There IS an acquittal
ahead now"
Thaw an Ideal Client
Harry Thaw is sane. He is an ideal
client He has done everything to aid
his counsel
This was the statement Of Dolphin
Michael Delmas, senior counsel for
Harry Thaw. this morning
Lawyer Dan O'Reilly was equally en-
phatic. ''Thaw knows more about this
said. There is no doubt about his pres
ent sanity, and the commission. II ap-
pointed, must inevitably declare him
sane"