Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-24
Harry K ThaW Mentally Capa-
bic. and Daily Advises InteIIi-
gently With Lawyers Unani-
nous Verdict of His Counsel,
HOPE TO BLOCK MOVE
FOR LUNACY COMMISSION
Question Now Up to Justice
Fitzgerald, Mrs, Thaw Denies
Taint of Hereditery Insanity
Exists in Family
IBy Morning Journal Special Ieased Wire ]

Exists in Family,
IBy Morning Journal Special LeaSed Wire ]
New York, March 2.-The attorneys
for Harry X. Thaw today filed an an
swer to the suggestion made by Dis
trict Attorney Jerome that Thaw is
mentally incapable of understanding
the proceedings against him and is a
subject fora commission in lunacy
rather than for a jury. supplements
ing their own unanimous opinion that
ThaW does understand the nature of
proceedings against him and daily ad-
viSes intelligently with his counsel.
the attorneys have filed affidavits
from the medical experts employed by
the defense and a further affidavit by
Mrs. William Thaw, the mother of the
defendant.
Mrs, Thaw, however, does not ad-
dress herself to the question immedi-
ately at issue. She takes advantage
of the opportunity to state that in the
direct line Of descent for four gem
erations there has been no faint of
insanity or epilepsy in the prisoners
idlillN' Nht IeNtHlS Jit IhahclouS
hllsreprtsehtaliouS ana gross eNag-
selauoI On lhe supJecl'
me prI''ipdI alltuaNi' haue III
ina" pehall Is signed by - NJ pei-
mas nus 'eaulus counSei; MT beluiaS
dltdoheS 10 ms persona S'alelneut d
score or more or letters ana notes ne
mas received from IhaW curing lhe
ttlaI utse Nri''llss' MI Dettids ue =
cures tiedIlN ilulCd,e MS 6IdsP oI
the pFoceeelnsa ana nave c9h'alneh
Nalu'plc suE6es'lolls'
ing aiiidaVllS "I,lDl ! nav couISel
nope wiz olocN Sir! Jt'oiHeS NOV no {
lor Iuhac! commission were lileu
WIN ttlt c'elk Oh 'he supreme eour.
lhis afternoon ana were turned over
10 justice fllzstr"Iu' Nn1 WI ll an
iouice ms uectSIuh lronaplN Neu',eS-
day morning When the IhaW jury mas
Deeh ordered To report again
justice flt|sefdld VIII indicate 10
the opposing couhsel MONDAY Il ne
desires q tufihef nearing on lhe SUD
JecI Nnelher q commission VIII | |pe
appointed rests soleIE WIN Jus1iVV
pl.IseIaG' .c,,..
Ml. DeIhlaS' III ms alilu"N'l' says
Inc proleSsi"hal reial'"IS Mi''CH
nave hclu win ile ueleIudnt S'ilce I,e
the beginning ol lll' 'IIa' uutu Wy
present IIne, me many inleINIeNs !
nave had WIN MN uuIIhs tlaI pei iou,
the many coIhlhuIlCa'l"IS nave Sen'
10 MN anu ItCSIN'u li"'' H'l"' E'u
pIeG WIN my eNp'IIe'ce az u'e "a a.. .
ehapie me 70 Io'H an o'l'''"" u ~
,dpacl'S oI IlaII n, ia" aH 80, vs. vs.
ms UNDERSTANDING Oh tue P'oVeeul ~ =
aB9iH7' nun anu P'"'' 20 ''"N' no
deLrhse' ..,......,,.
ana l no. upon ~! ""'.,, oo'ot'ii,iS !, =,
state that curing an ne tllne VI NJ
trlal harry ~ lhaN mas pyoil anu -
capable OF Understanding the nature
ana opJect OF lne pIoceeuilss asdiIiat
MN OF cohlpreheHuinb ms own i CoI,-
allIohS III releIeIlce 10 Sucil P,', PipceeG ~,
lhsS ana OF eohuuC'ihs MS ueie"Se III
ra'IoHai nlaIInet; A. NJ
Ine ci.let eNllplt Cl'gu nv, ~ ~ ~
mas - me hote rom nav "ploin'- Nv.
lits l'l''i ti'.vi ,,,iii ~ ,roG
OF the delehse' lt VII ,t ne IeilleiIlpeI',
lhal the iliSt u1S "l all' H',V'i ', 'i','
was declueu'S uiN'si ""9 -" ~ ne '.'1 80
Mr.; Delhlas 1ecldi eu ''l"' ina" "'o''
10 MN as loIipNs, o,, A. er, 80
Dear MI bGIil'"s' va ~ ", W. ~,
'his lhoitn' az tng epue', w my ~, ~,
-. ,...-,. ,,,.t;., I
concurrhg' ana on my own illptlPH' !
app1Hl,eu YOU ny ~, ,',,, t,.;,I
conduct ana manage lhe present tIla'
before justice flIzseIalu' III aecu'
ance win your own views allu plal's'
giving you run authorl'E III the mat
ter Wlsh toaay 70 Iei'eIdte anu
confirm everything that was thell
done IN those premises ana 10 yen you
that no one nut you mas any rlsht OF
authorlty TO MAKE any asreeIlienl W
stipulation III any manner reiatlnb "
the conduct or the trlal OF 10 take any
unauthQrlzed steps tnersih MerA, gu
cerely II. Is ihAN;
The letters Attached To tne a'lloa-
VT contain numerous susgesuohs c"H-
cerning the conduct pt the case II,
one instance Mr.. DelhlaS Is tequesteu
to personally conduct me examination