The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-05
II UNANIMOUS VOTE
LFnacy Commission Decides That
Harry K. Thaw Is Sane.
JEROME AGAIN CAUSES DELAY
Asks to See Complete Minutes Of tho
Commission and When His Request
Is Denied He Secures Until Monday
to Appeal From Decision.


to Appeal From Decision.
New York, April 5.-The lunacy
commission appointed to pass On the
present mental condition of Harry X.
Thaw by unanimous vote decided that
he is at present sane; that he fully
understands the nature of the charges
against him and that he is fully able
to confer with his attorneys and d.
roc. his defense. After the report was
submitted to Justice Fitzgerald Dis
trict Attorney Jerome demanded to
soc tho complete minutes of the CON-
mission. especially the record Of the
secret session when counsel was
barred. His request was overruled
and an adjournment taken until Mon
day In the meantime Mr.. Jerome is
expected to appeal from the decision
Of Justice Fitzgerald.
The finding Of the lunacy commits
sion was couched In the language Of
the order by Justice Fitzgerald order
Ing the inquiry. The commissioners
declared 1t to be their unanimous be-
lief that "the defendant, Harry X.
Thaw, Is capable of rightly under
standing his own position, Of appre-
ciating the nature of the charges
against him and Of nationally confer
ring with his counsel at the time Of
DO ntVaa I'D
paragraphs Of the report are as fol-
lows:
after careful examination Of the
defendant personally and Of all the
evidence We find the following facts:
Thaw's Conduct Rational.
"In the frequent and In some cases
daily Intercourse had by the defend
ant with the Tombs physicians, chap
lains. keepers. other attendants and
the probation officers these persons
failed to discover anything irrational
In hts conduct or speech.
''The defendant has taken an active
part In the conduct of the trial. has
made numerous suggestions orally in
court and by letter as to the selection
of Jurors and the examination Of wit
nessos. Many Of these suggestions
were deemed valuable and were adopt
ed by his counsel and examination of
the letters referred to shows that gen.
orally the suggestions contained In
them were material, sensible and ap-
parently the product Of sane mind.
Whilo tho focftm0pv oP D,,mnr pY.
perts called by the district attorney
and the defendants counsel Is irrecon-
cilable that given by certain experts
who personally examined the defend
ant during the trial and since the ap-
pointment of the commission and who
Of all the alienists examined had
greatest opportunity of observing dis
closed the fact that no indication Of
insanity at the present time could be
found in the speech, conduct or ply
steal condition of the defendant
"The direct oral and physical ex-
animation Of the defendant by the
commissioners themselves disclosed
no insanity in the defendant at the
present time. Upon oil Of the facts 1t
Is our opinion that at the time OF our
examination the said Harry K. Thaw
was and Is sane and was not and is
not III a state of idiocy, imbecility.
lunacy or insanity so as to be incapa-
BILE Of rightly understanding his own
condition, the nature Of the charges
against him and Of conducting his de-
tense In a rational manner"