The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-27
To Complete Its Investigation
by Next Monday.
FAMILY WAS IN COURT
Attorney Delmas Absent From
the Morning Proceedings.
Hartridge will Represent Thaw
I'm Lunacy Hearing.

gerald today excused the Thaw jury
until next Monday morning by which
time he anticipates that the commission
in lunacy which he appointed yesterday
10 inquire into the present mental state
of the defendant will have reported its
conclusions.
The commissioners who will judge
Thaw had two long conferences with
Justice Fitzgerald today, one preceding
the brief court session at which the
prisoner and all his family appeared
and the second following the temporary
dismissal of the jury.
After the second conference the COM
mission notified District Attorney Je-
rome to appear before it at o'clock
this afternoon. The committee will or
ganize n that time and arrange as to
future hearings, etc 1t was rumored
that some of the sessions would be pub
lie and some behind closed doors
Proceedings I'm Detail.
New York. March 27.-FOr what may
be the last time Harry K. Thaw was
in court today to face the jury before
which he has been on trial The jury
had been excused while the appointment
of a luncy commission wes under con-
sideration, actual sessions of the court
being adjourned until today. 1t was
expected that in view of lunacy COM
mission the court would again today
excuse the Jury from further attend
ance until the commission has complet-
ed it's work.
Thaw prepared for the day with more
than usual care believing he would be
under the scrutiny of the members of
the commission at some time during the
day. After breakfast he read over the
newspaper taking keen interest IN
the various reports of the appointment
of a commission to examine into the
question of his sanity. He appeared
puzzled at the different conflicting
stories told as to the method of proceed
ure and asked A. Russell Peabody or
his counsel to explain the procedure
prescribed by law.
Mr.. Peabody remained for an hour
with Thaw No other visitors called
As Thaw appeared in the court I
rccm his wife, mother and sisters en-
tered the building together. They went /
to the ante-rOOm.
Justice Fitzgerald. accom- panied by !
former Justice Morgan j. o 'Brien, the !
head of the Thaw lunacy commission, |
arrived at the court a few minutes /
later Dr. Leopold Putzel. the medical /
member of the commission, was al !
ready in the court room. Peter b. |
Olney. the third commissioner. was not /
in the building. but was expected |
momentarily-
Jury Comes In.
The jury reported at the criminal |
courts building at 1880, but were kept |
waiting for more than an hour by JUS
conference IN his chambers with the !
commission in lunacy. Mr. Olney |
reached the court room shortly after
the others. and. with the other mem
bers Of the commission. went into con-
ference with Justice Fitzgerald in the
Judges chambers. It was announced
that the conference would continue
half an hour or more. and that at its
conclusion court would be called to
order and adjournment taken almost
I'm ediately.
Justice Fitzgerald. il was stated.
went over all the details of the case
with the commissioners. and also dis
cussed with them the scope of the in
quiry thew are to undertake
Following the consultation with Jus
tice Fitzgerald all three commissioners
filed into the court room and took
places by the clerks desk. The jury
entered a little later, and Harry K.
Thaw was called to the bar. The pris-
oner looked better physically than for
som time past.
All the members of his family were
IN court. Ms William Thaw and Eve
lvn Nesbit Thaw entered together and
then came the Countess of Yarmouth
nnd Mrs. Carneeie ard the two BROTH
FRS. When Justice FTitzgerald took his
Race on the bench he turned ut on-'s
to the jury and announced that they
would be excused until 1870 c'clcck
next Monday morning
Back to the Tombs.
The jury withdrew and Thaw was
taken back to the Tombs.
Justice Fitzgerald then summoned the
lawyers to his desk and consulted with
mem for several minutes. after which
1e ordered the adjournment Of court /
Until Monday thereby Indicating /
hat he expects the inquiry into Thaw's t
present mental state to be brief. {
The conference at Justice F'itzgcralS's ,
lesk. it was said. had to do with fixing
ipon some member of Thaw's numerous
'ounseI, upon whom all official notices
n the future should be served Clerk :
Penny was ordered to note upon the
ecords of the court that all such nc
ices in the future shall be served upon t
.1r. Hartridge. I
Mr.. Delmas was not in court today. i
His law partner, Mr.. McPike, how Il
ver. was al the counsel table. c
While the conference at the judges
esk was in progress, Thaw's mother a
nd wife entered into a lively CONVEX d
alton C
Thaw Is Ready. a
New York. March 27-Harry K Thaw, !
through his counsel. has stated that he L
will grant the commission appointed a
esterday every possible facility to "a
AIRY on it's work that no trouble is :,
expected when the commissioners seek - =
o make a personal examination Of the "
risoner. 1t will be remembered that ~
'haw rebuffed the medical men, both =
hose selected by his own friends and n
hose chosen by the state, when they it
ried to examine him subsequent to the II
hooting of Stanford White. Thaw now
as evidently decided to bow to the in
vitable.
Whether the trial will again
e resumed depends of course
n the report of the commission. K
an J. O'Brien, ex-District Attorney ii