Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-25
Adjourns Thaw Case Until We'd
nesday Without Ruling on
Lunacy Charge
rHAws RELATIVES IN COURT
Came to Hear the Courts Decision
Whether or Not Commission Would
Re Appointed--DeniaI Made Of Re-
port That There is Dissensioa
Among Attorneys for Defense.

New York, March 25.-Counsel fol
Harry K. Thaw. with the exception Of
Delmas were In court before noon to-
day to take whatever action was pos
sible to convince Justice Fitzgerald
that their client Is not insane. Thaw's
wife, mother, brother Josiah. and sis
ters, were not in the court room.
After waiting in the court a short
time Thaw's counsel and relatives were
Informed that Justice Fitzgerald would
not reach the court room until
p. m.
When Justice Fitzgerald appeared on
the bench this afternoon he merely
went thru the formality OF adjourning
the Thaw case until Wednesday.
No intimation OF his probable action
In regard to the appointment of lun-
acy commission was given out.
Harmony Among Thaw Counsel.
New York, March 25.--Harry K.
Thaw made public last night another
statement this time denying rumor
which he believes is current to the ef-
feet that there Is dssension among his
counsel He also refers to the atfidav-
Its fled with Justice Fitzgerald by his
attorneys in opposition to the appoint
ment of a lunacy commission to exam
Inc him.
A.. Russell Peabody, who gave the
matter to the press after he had had a
conference with other members of
Thaw's counsel, designated 1t as "the
third statement Issued by Thaw since
August 10 last"
.I wish TO deny the rumor that there
is dissension among my counsel" says
Thaw In his statement. lowing to the
limited tfile affidavits We're prepared
simultaneously at the office of Mr.. Del
mas and Messrs. Hartridge and Pea
body. Four that were completed March
% at the latter Office were transmitted
to the former, and all of that date were
printed together under Mr.. Delmas' SUI
pervision.
.Those made March 23 were brought
to me-. as was nearest the court. !
examined the last four from Messrs.
Hartridge and Peabody, and one from
Mr.. Delmas' office, and found them em-
inently satisfactory.
"This method was sanctioned by Mr..
Delmas. Had / considered that any
thing in these last affidavits might be
considered inappropriate for this occa-
sion, they would have been withdrawn
for the time and corrected under Mr..
Delmas' direction.
MY -mother sent her exceedingly
clear affidavit Friday morning, to be
copied at the Office of Messrs. Hart
ridge and Peabody, and proceeded there
later to affix her signature under oath.
1t was written by her at her hotel, with
no suggestions from anyone whomso-
ever, and is filed exactly as she pre-
pared IT.
The monotony Of Thaw's Sunday at
the Tombs was broken by an unex-
pected visit from his wife. This was
the first time since his detention that
the prisoner was allowed to receive
callers, other than his counsel, on Sun
day Mrs. Thaw had come to the
Tombs witts message for her hus-
band, and was agreeably surprised
when told that she might visit him.
The two were together for a half-hour,
and when Mrs. Thaw left she said:
Z Harry is in excellent health and is
rare that everything will come out In
his favor"
When asked if he intended to rebuilt
the twelve affidavits fled by the de-
fense, Mr. Jerome said:
my opinion that Thaw is now crazy
and should not be on trial for his life
has undergone no change since read
ing these affidavits, and certainly ex-
pect commission to settle this point
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