The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-25
D|SSENS|ONS ARE
DENIED BY THAW
Makes Third Public Statement
Since August |
DISCUSSES THE AFFIDAVITS
Mrs. Thaw Spends Half Hour With
Her Husband at the Tombs-Je-
rome Prepares Statement
For Court.

New York, March 4-Harry X Thaw
tonight made public another statement.
this time denying a rumor, which he be-
lieves is current, to the effect that there
is dissenslon among his counsel He also
refer 10 the affidavits filed with Justice
Fit. id by his attorneys in opposition
toN : appointment of lunacy commits
so > examine him.
- Russell Peabody, who gave the mat
s O to the press after he had had con-
ence with other members of Thaw's
,SSSansei. designated 1t as "the third state
Yment issued by Thaw since April l."
1t follows:
Il wish to deny the rumoc that there
is dissension among my counsel. Owing
to the limited time affidavits were pre-
pared simultaneously at the office of Mr..
Delmas and of Hartridge & Peabody.
-Four that were completed March % at the
latter's office were transmitted to the
former. and all of that date were printed
Those made March % were brought to
me as l was nearest the court.
Examines Affldavits.
Il examined the last four from Messrs.
Hartridge & Peabody and one from Mr..
Delmas office, and found them eminent
ly satisfactory.
This method was sanctioned by Mr..
| Delmas Had I considered that anything
in these last affidavits might be consid-
cred inappropriate for this occasion they
would have been withdrawn for the time
and corrected under Mr.. Delmas' direc-
| tion.
My mother sent her exceedingly clear
affidavit Friday morning, to be copied at
the office of Hartridge & Peabody, and
proceeded there later to affix her signature
under oath. 1t was written by her at
her hotel with no suggestion from any
one whomsoever. and is filed exactly as
she prepared it."
Visited by Wife.
| The monotony of Thaws Sunday at
the Tombs was broken by an unexpected
visit from his sv1fs. This was the first
time since his detention as a prisoner
! that he was allowed to received callers
other than his counsel on Sunday. Mrs
| Thaw had come to the Tombs with @
| message for her husband and was
| amiably surprised when told that she
might visit him. The two were together
for a half hour, and when Mrs. Thaw
| left she said:
| Harry is In excellent health and Is
sure that everything will come out In his
| favor"
The prisoners attorneys did not visit
| him today.
| During the afternoon, which he devoted
chiefly to his correspondence, Thaw re.
| ceived letter from his lawyer, DAME
O'Reilly. stating that none of the law.
yers would call that day, and adding
| that Hartridge and the writer were bust.
ly engaged in preparing briefs to be pre-.
sented to Justice Fitzgerald tomorrow.
District Attorney Jerome and his chief
assistant on the Thaw case were at theil
offices today and Mr. Jerome for abou,
two hours dictated to stenographers q
long statement, which took them until
late in the day to transcribe.
Prepares Statement.
! Mr.. Jerome said it was a statement to
| be submitted to Justice Fitzgerald anc
would not be given out in advance of its
presentation to the court. The district at
| torney would not say that this statement
was to be used in rebutting the state
ments sworn to by Thaw's mother, his
lawyers and his alienists, and contained
| in the twelve affidavits filed by the de-
| Tense yesterday.
1t was reported, but not confirmed thai
| Mr.. jerome intends to present not only
facts refuting the affidavits presented By
the defense, but to submit to Judge Fitz
gerald new and corroborative facts sup
| porting the affidavits on which he orig
inally made his suggestion to the cour
| that Thaws sanity should be inquired
| into.
| When asked if he intended to rebut tn,
twelve affidavits filed by the defense, Mr.
| Jerome said
1T is my opinion that Thaw is nov
crazy and should not be on trial for hi,
| life. 1t has undergone no change sine,
reading these affldavits. 1 certainly ex
| pect to see a commission settle this poin
| definitely"
Even If Mr.. Jerome makes an answer t.
| the affldavts filed by the defense there
| will be no further developments until
| Wednesday morning, when court will re
/ convene.
| When court adjourned last Friday tn,
volumes containing the typewriter tran
| script of testimony were filed with mor'
| than 5000 pages. The pages average 25
words, the total to date exceeding 1,500.
600 words. The people have made use o
| 119 exhibits to support their witnesses
testimony, and the defense have intro
| duced sixty-nine exhibits for a simila
purpose. Ninety-seven individuals hav,
been examined on the witness stand.