New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-23
ALL SWEAR THAW SANE
HIS COUNSEL AGREED.
Defence Unafraid of Lun0cy Board
Letters from Prisoner.

4, making 10 obtain tie appointment of a COM
,,ission n lunacy to examine Harry X. Thaw
and decide before the trial proceeds further
rbether he is able 10 confer with counsel may
30 frustrated If the plans mapped out by the
sfenoe go through. The defence. which has
,,n,1 this afternoon TO submit its afiidavits to
Tnsfloe FitzGe-ala in contradiction of those sub
-i,red b. the District Attorney. win offer nearly
dozen sworn affidavits. any one Of which.
counsel think. should he sufficient 10 pre-ent the
appointment of commission
Although several times il has been published
that Dolphin n. Delmas, the principal counsel
Cor the defence would not be able TO make any
oa76a,.it. as he had never conferred with Thaw.
., is understood that his affidavit. which he Will
present to-day, viii be one of the strongest
,oints on which the defence hopes TO defeat Mr..
Jeronne's action for a commission.
ar Delmas. il is understood. has made an
AFFIDAVIT in which he has embodied lettec he
received from Harry K. Thaw. This letter was
received the day after the trial proper opened
end the dav after John r. Gleason made the
onening address Mr. Delmas. after Mr. Glea-
sons weak opening sent word 10 Thaw that he
v,opjd have nothing further 10 do with the case
,rless he took charge. The letter. which is en-
bodied in the affidavit. is the reply TO the one
from Mr. Delmas. and is sad to be the strongest
card held by the defence in the fight against
commission in lunacy.
Afdavits win be submitted by all Of Thaw's
counsel They viii swear he is able 10 confer
,r,e,lirarrly and sanely All the alenists. six
IN number viii also swear that in their opin-
ion Thaw is mentally competent at the present
zine Besides these affidavits. there will be an
other from Or. George F. Shiels. an alienist,
who will swear that Thaw is not suffering from
rararoia ana is bic 10 advise his counsel. The
court viii decide Monday morning whether
or not Thaw should face commission in lun-
NOT AFRAID OF COMMISSION.
II a commission IS appointed and it examines
Tbaw counsel for the defence say that under
tbe s,a-,,tee of this state there are only two
vital questions which it can answer. namely
q-bether il considers that the prisoner is cap
able of advising counsel at the present time and
whether he is entirely capable Of understanding
,be natura Of his act. Thaw's counsel think
that both ansv ers would be favorable
The letters which Thaw wrote TO J. D. Lyon.
of Pittsburg which the defence made an effort
70 produce in evidence. but which was frus-
trated by the prosecution, were made pubic yes
terday According to the prosecution. they point
strongly toward Thaw being monomaniac one
Of them reads in par:
I'm sorry thar the manager Of Miss y : hotel ig
ibe H out was disturbed By street noises.
40 one Was moved. and an meals We're seINeu, e,-
Ms Kane. a friend or her family. .... - ,,,,
You know Of her misforiunes.
IN Holman married her mother three years 700
ls'e. lie i trying TO keep ner qu'e'' anu must
Should the facts come out one but wd be
leve she sold the child 10 the most notorious uas-
Everything proves l..
and very few other persons know she did not
mean wrong but since infancy she was jealous OF
sieyaile extent by this blackguard and ---
sera he ,TT = fat tfev mus say nothing tness
she desires 70 accuse the criminal thereby showing
that she and the girl VAS innocent We inns nj ne
girl not even foolished. onr thrown ty an neon
yo8 in,si know his in case Mr II. is oyerboarE
de desire silencel 50 YOU can hold him dead lie
knows ] could otherwise" glady marry and no
] purposely confuse these pronouns, though this
R5fI 9tferrsee ,z oai> sli iog leT,, 9uI WI
OF course. il is herd on all cdnt resret Il
heart The worst ro'ter in Arnerira -, "a g..
days q week. Nls very sincerely. H. r. III
ANOTHER LETTER FROM THAw-
There are several letters which pertain en-
tirely to financial matters. A second letter
geads:
I'm sorry TO trouble you but don't understand uunde
was overdrswn lSos5sS 99s5 g
Did you make a note for So0o0-leaving my ball
enoe near nine thousand or make note for 1905
J lost almost nothing at N. c playing. Just
10000 for weeks. less than the percentage.
bought some pearls and very strong automobile
was lUnohng vita a girl when / him first
ne asked her 10 dinner, and talked
Next dav fhe had idea it was dishonorable)
ne told the cir! of his enormous admiration. She
told ne and SAID don't mind. She never let him
have she or me with him 10 show his postionD
He said many weird things-Here is one Of the
He wanted t. give the girl 100000 at once and
premise SaQ1ee) year 10 her lawyers 70 draw
W the papers and have them signed before he
came near her (She tod him not 10 talk like that
naa moved over tc where ! was@
.NHh an these revenues he and men friends
tepi m small room lover extra one o. mineD
him? and and the gin dined together with out
He has no notion it was improper as my friend
y Try this Don't repeat. but this may amuse you
Is he dotty. and was one % his friends a keeper?
Another letter read:
Dear Denny
The package arrived safely hut cant send the
s gSre bundle scaled in Gleasons desk until be re-
lse worked exceedingly hard circumventing the
slhta deal between Jeromes first Assistant and
FRIDAY he starts Tor Mexico with - II needed
Sefle6lam will always catch him. then he cd be
81 before ANY other judge-but we believe il viii
Ds hfst week January. All very well.
Yours Very Snly
hoOe those blackrnaiIers try you again
Another was as follows:
Tomorrow Gleason goes Cor Jerome-unfortu-
for our rnoton-Jerornes delav IS yJtI1oit,t e
oenee in important where defendant was
slowly. so II this don't bring him. we call upon the
- r. Atty Gen. Hr w H. X T.
Another letter TO Mr.. Lyon follows:
$3.50 In pencmD
ssolles seems 10 be on strike. We reached a couple
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