Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-25
THAW MAKES A STATEMENT
Denies story that There is Any Dis
agreement Among Lawyers
Defending Him.

NEW YORK, March A-Harry K Thaw
tonight made public another statement. this
time denying a rumor which he believes
is current to the effect that there is dis
sension among his counsel. He also refers
to the atfidavits filed with Justice Fitz-
gerald by his attorneys in opposition to the
appointment of a lunacy commission to
examine him
A. Russell Peabody, who gave the matter
TO the press after he had had a conference
with other members of Thaws counsel.
designated it as "the third statement issued
by Thaw since August 10 last" 1t follows:
/ wish to deny the rumor, that there is
dissensiOn among my counsel.
Owing to the limited time, afiidavits were
prepared simultaneously at the Office Of
Mr. Delmas and OF Messrs. Hartridge and
Peabody, Four that We're completed on
March % at the latter office were trans
mitted to the former and all OF that date
were printed together under Mr.. Delmas
Those made on March % were brought to
me, as was nearest the court.
] examined the last four from Messrs
Hartridge and Peabody and one from Mr..
Delmas office and found them eminently
This method was sanctioned by Mr..
Delmas Had / considered that anything
in these last atidayits might be considered
inappropriate for this occasion they would
have been Withdrawn for the time and
corrected under Mr.. Delmas direction
My mother sent her exceedingly clear
affidavit Friday morning to be copied at
the office OF Hartridge e Peabody, and
proceeded there later 70 afhX her signature
under oath.
II was written by her at her hotel with
no suggestions from anyone whomsoever
and is filed exactly as she prepared It.
visit from His wife.
The monotony of Thaw's Sunday at the
Tombs was broken by an unexpected visit
from his wife. This was the first time
since his detention that the prisoner was
allowed to receive callers other than his
counsel on Sunday. Mrs. Thaw said:
Harry Is In excellent health and is sure
that everything will come out in his favor"
Thaw received a note from Lawyer Daniel
O'Reilly explaining that none of the legal
stan would call during the day. and stating
that Mr. Hartridge and the writer were
busiy engaged in preparing briefs to be
presented to Justice Fitzgerald tomorrow.
District Attorney Jerome and his chief
assistant on the Thaw case were at their
ONCE today and Mr.. Jerome dictated TO
stenographers long statement, which took
them until late in the day to transcribe.
Mr. Jerome said II was a statement 10 be
submitted to Justice Fitzgerald.
It was reported that Mr.. Jerome intends
TO present not only facts refuting the am
davits presented by the defense, but TO
submit 10 Judge Fitzgerald new and cor
roborative facts supporting the afidavits
on which he originally made his suggestion
TO the court that Thaws sanity should be
inquired into
When asked IL he intended TO rebuilt the
twelve afidavits filed by the defense Mr..
Jerome said:
MY opinion that Thaw is now crazy and
should not be on trial for his lie has
undergone no change since reading these
afhdavits and / certainly expect a commits
sion 20 settle this point definitely"
Even II Mr.. Jerome answers tomorrow
the afhdavits OF the defense there viii be
no further Developments until Wednesday
morning, when court viii reconvene.