Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-16
t Thaw is Declared Insane He
IS Willing 10 Give Up the
Prosecution Of Case.
THAW'S COUNSEL OUTLINES PLANS
Says II the Case is Continued That
After More lnsanl.y Exper.s Have
Been Examined, Mrs. Thaw, Jun
ior, VIII Continue the Telling of
Her story.
lRy AssocIatcd presa. !


NEW YORK. Feb. 15.--Tho follow.
Ing statement as TO District Attorney
Jcrome's position as to the insanity
oil Larry Thaw was made today:
MIR. Jerome does not know wheth.
or or not Thaw is insane. None OF
his assistants know. None of the ex.
perts retained for the prosecution
know. None OF the experts retained
Tor the prosecution know. These OK
pcrts nave not had nm opportunity to
examine either as to his physical
condition or his mental calibre. They
are present In court Mt the trial with
an open mind They would Ike To
know If any experts retained for the
defense, some Of whom have already
testified, will say authorltat!ycIy
that In their opinion Thaw is now
insanc the district attorney will Join
with them In the request to the court
Tor nm appointment of commission
IN lunncS to decide on the question
or the defendants sanity"
Harry McPlke OF counsel for Thaw
snld today:
when the trial Is resumed next
week Mr.. Evans will conclude Ills
testimony and Dr.. Wagner will he re.
called to tell of his conversation with
Thaw, which were ruled out last
week. Then Mr.. Thnw's wife
will finish her story, and his
mother will lie called rs witness
for the first time. Finally, after Mr.
Fhaw's will nas been introduced NIX
evidence, IL is probable that the fnmi,
~ physicians OF the Thnw family will
complete their testimony Tho alien.
lists will be asked few final oucs.
lions in order to round out tho cnse
and then, unless something now de,
veiopes, the defense probably will
rest
Wanted to Raid Apartments.
Dr. josiah Strong, president of the
american Institute for Social Service.
SAID today that Harry X Thaw con.
suited him more than two years arc
about breaking up den or vice" m,
ihls city which was protected by
wealthy and Influential man. Thuw
did not say where 1t was located, hut
pr. Strong said the young man told
MIN such story that IL made his
blood boll!'
Dr' Strong added that he referred
Thaw to Anthony Comstock. Death
mas again invaded Harry Thaw's en-
Yircnmcnt, Close on the passing of
ne wife Of Juror Bolton. ono of the
Jurors who have TO decide the ures-
ton of his guilt or Innocence of tho
murder of Stanford White, came the
announcement today Of the death last
night in hospital OF Michael u.
l1o"nry, who for months hah been
'Thaw's night keeper on the second
tier of cells in the Tomhs. which Is
known MS ''murderers' row Dowucy
mad been Keeper in the Tombs for
more chan 2S years. When Harry
Thaw first came to the Tombs Dow.
nev va not look with favor on The
new prisoner. but during the long
watches of the night, when Thaw
naced up and down the narrow con.
fines of his cell, warm friendship
sprang up between the keeper and
The prisoner. When Downey is bur.
ied tomorrow a wreath bearing
fhnw's card will rest on the casket.
Thaw sent the order for the flow
ers to Warden Flynn soon after he
heard OF the keepers death.