Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-25
THAW AWAITS
The DECISION.
Issues a Third Statement From
the TOmbS No DisSenSiOn
AmOnO His Counsel.

NEW YORK, March pa day more
in the Thaw murder case may see the
appointment of n commission to pass
on he mental condition of Harry II.
Thaw and the consequent interruption
for some time of his trial before a jury
for the killing Of Stanford White.
Justice Fitzgerald now has the affi.
davits of both sides and may at any
moment announce his decision as to
the reference Of the question of Thaw's
sanity to a commission of experts. If
lie determines against such a course.
however, the trial will go on, and as
practically all the evidence has been
given a verdict should not be far off.
Harry K. Thaw has issued another
statement. this time denying a rumor
which he believes is current to the eff
feet that there is a %dissension among
his counsel. He also refers to the aft
davits filed with Justice Fitzgerald by
his attorneys in opposition to the ap.
pointment of Il 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
Thaw's counsel, designated it as:
'"The third statement issued by
Thaw since Aug. 10 last"
1t follows:
81 wish to deny the rumor that there
is dissension among my counsel.
lowing to the limited time afidavits
were prepared simultaneously at the
office of Mr.. Delmas and of Messrs.
Hartridge & Peabody. -Four that were
completed March % at the latter office
were transmitted to the former, and all
of that date were printed together I'M
der Mr.. Delmas' supervision.
"Those made March % were brought
to me. as / was nearest the court.
81 examined the last four from
Messrs. Hartridge * Peabody and one
from Mr.. Delmas' office and found
them eminently satisfactory.
This method was sanctioned by Mr..
Delmas. Had l considered that any
thing in these last afidavits might be
considered Inappropriate for this oc.
casion they would have been with
drawn for the time and corrected un'
der Mr.. Delmas' direction.
"My mother sent her exceedingly
clear affidavit to be copied at the office
of Messls. Hartridge & Peabody and
proceeded there later to attix her sig
nature under oath.
ut was written by her at her hotel
with no suggestions from any II
whomsoever and is filed exactly as she
prepared it,"
The monotony of Thaw's Sunday mt
the Tombs was broken by an uneXpect-
ed 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 had come to the Tombs with Il
message for her husband and was
agreeably surprised when told that
she might visit him. The two were to-
gether for a half hour, and when Mrs.
Thaw left she said:
"Harry is in excellent health and is
sure that everything will come ont in
his favor
The district attorney has received
the statements sworn to by Thaw's
mother, his lawyers and his alienists
and contained in the twelve atfidayits
fled by the defense.
1t was reported that Mr.. jerome in
tends to present not only facts refut-
ing the afiidayits presented by the de-
Tense. but ia submit to Judge Fitzger'
aid new and corroboratiye facts sup
porting the affidavits on which he
originally made his suggestion to the
court that Thaw's present sanity should
be inquired into.
When asked il he intended to rebuilt
the twelve affidavits filed by the de-
Tense Mr., Jerome said:
my opmion that Thaw is now crazy
and should not be on trial for his life
has undergone no change since reading
these aflidavits. and | certainly expect
a commission to settle this point def
nitely."
Even If Mr.. Jerome makes answer to
the affidavits filed by the defense there
will be no further developments until
Wednesday morning, when court will
reconvene.
When court adjourned last Friday
the volumes containing the typewriter
transcript of testimony were filed with
more than 5000 pages.
As the pages average go words, the
total to date @ 1 100000 words.