Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-29
THAN GOES THROUGH
TRYING ORDEAL WELL
Was Two Hours Before CommIss
lon and at End Of Session His
Counsel Was JubI|ant.
JER0hE WAS more Than MUM
The commissioners viii Not Con.
slider Thaw's state of Insanity, But
Only Whether He is Capable of
Advising Fills Lawyers During the
Trial-No Session Today.
(IsN Associated press.l

Ni3yy Associated I'rGSS.1
NEW YORK, March 2S.-Harry X.
Thaw for two hours today submitted
himself to nrunning fire of questions
from the three mc7r appointed by
Justice Fitzgerald as Il commission
In lunacy to determine his present
state Of mind.
The examination was conducted
behind closed doors and when Il few
minutes before O'Clock this after.
noon an adjournment was taken un.
til 10 o'clock Saturday morning, no
one connected with the hearing DO.
fore tho commissioners would dis
cuss the details of the inquiry.
Thaw went. willingly and confident
~ before his Judges. and when tho
two hours secret session was con-
cluded hisSattorneys appeared with
smiling faces and declared they were
more thanfssatlsfled with tho course
OF the proceedings.
District Attorney Jerome hurried
away from the court building, dc.
Ginning absolutely to say wor,l
about the commissions work Tho
mos ,jnlpo feature of the days
proceedings Was the decision aof the
commission to limit tho scope Of It's
inquiry to the exact language of the
statute-to determine solely tho Ques-
ton as to whether or not Harry
Thaw is able today to understand the
nature of tho court proceedings
against him and is able to advise his
counsel In a rational manner, Dis
trict Attorney JcrGmn announced 10
the members of the commission that
all of the legal experts he had en-
inoseu IN INC chse had ADVISED MIN
lHht nav Is suffering from ltypi-
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WIN ihaws knowledge as to the
p,oueeuihgs against MIN ana his
aDilitS 10 advise MS LAWYERS:
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MIN Il rush ana plunged Mt once into
ne peIso'iai examination ol the DC
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~ iifst lnat ne was not aDie TO pro-
Ill SAVING ne Woulu IKE TO nave
, r,a ,iicuical aovisers present anrlnS
nav eMa"ilnhtion. .tr lii,aliy stat
~ ouo ~ mu'.iu nave no opJec,ioh 10 me
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