The Washington herald., 1907-04-01
THAW MORE HOPEFUL
Prisoner Has Long Confer.
ence with His Wife.
WILL NOT CALL ALIENIsTs
Defense Expects Lunacy Commission
to Be Discharged by Wednesday
and the Trial ResuIs,ed-Plan Fight
Against Admitting Testimony of
DIR. HamiIton-Hartridge i'm Charge.

New York. March 3l.-Lawyer Daniel
O'Reilly, one Of the counsel in the defense
of Harry K. Thaw, made the rather start
ing announcement to-day that the plan
Of the defense was not TO call any OF
lheir alienists before the lunaey commits
sion. consisting of David Mcclure. Peter
B. Olney. and DIR. Leopold Putzel. when
che commission resumes its inquiry on
Tuesday.
O'ReIly predicted that the commission
4vould refuse TO take testimony from Dr.
Allan MeLane Hamilton ON the ground
that his knowledge in the matter was too
remote. DR.. Hamilton is the authority in
lunacy who testified that Thaw was d
I,aranoiac and his case was incurable. 1t
was as a result of this testimony that
Judge Fitzgerald adjourned the trial and
appointed the commission in lunacy.
Harry Thaw had a conference Tor two
hours in the Tombs this afternoon with
his wife, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw He told
her that he was confident that the com
mission would decide ne was sane and
that the trial would proceed. Thaw also
saw Clifford ". Hartridge, one OF his
lawyers. and the one 10 absolute control
Of the present proceedings before the
lunacy commission.
The defense will offer no Witnesses be
fore the commission, said Lawyer
O'Reiny. We viii not call any Of our
seven alienists. although we are aware Of
the fact that District Attorney Jerome
has secured the promise Of the commits
aff ST he
points of issue That is the writings of
Thaw. especially the J. Denniston Lyon
letters: the evidence in the trial and the
observations of his alienists in court"
AIienists Not TO BE Called.
Mr. O'Reilly said that Drs. Gregory.
Pilgrim, and White. who had been called
by the defense and whose afhdavits were
not as yet submitted. would not be
called He said that their evidence would
not be needed and they would not br
examined, as they had not examined the
defendant.
That DR.. Allan McLane Hamilton would
not be called before the commission was
the opinion of lawyer O'Reilly. He said
that DR.. Hamilton had not examined
Thaw since July, and therefore his tes-
timony or knowledge would be too re-
mote. Mr.. O'Reilly stated that it was
the opinion of the lawyers for the defense
that the commission would complete their
inquiry by Tuesday evening and in all
probability would be able 10 announce
their decision by Wednesday at the latest,
District Attorney jerome stated that he
thought Mr. OReilly and his colleagues
in the defense were assuming too much
in predicting that the commission would
have completed their work By Tuesday
night. Mr.. Jerome thinks the inquiry
will last for some DAYS longer. and he
feels confident that the commission viii
hear Dr. Hamilton Other than this. the
district attorney refused to discuss the
ease to-day.
The visit of Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
10 the Tombs to-day was unusual To
do so it was necessary for her to obtain
from Commissioner Of Correction John v.
Coggey. "a special permit Mr. COggey
granted il when Mrs. ThaW explained
that she had been unable 20 see much Of
her husband during the week and that
she wanted to be with him some time
on Easter Sunday. Commissioner Coggey
went to the Tomhs himself and remained
there during the time that Mrs. Thaw
was with her husband.
Visits Husband ON Easter.
Before leaving the Tombs. Mrs, Thaw
told your representative that there was
no significance attached TO her visit. She
said that she wanted To visit with her
husband on Easter.
Harry is very cheerful. and feels con-
fident that the commission win decide
in his favor said Mrs. Thaw.
Mrs Thaw looked exceptionally pretty
to-day. She was dressed in a plain. brown
tailoT-made suit She wore a fiat, round
hat of black straw, such as women wear
ia riding costume. Her veil was white
and a very heavy one. She looks just
a little pale and her expression is a sad
one. She said she felt quite well. The
trip to and from the Tombs was made
in the electric hanson that Mrs. William
Thaw, mother of the prisoner uses in
going TO and from the courthouse.
A story has been going the rounds TO tne
effect that Thaw made considerable
money in the recent rise in the stock
market Mrs Thaw said that this story
was made out Of the whole cloth Harry,
she said, has not been in the market
since he went TO the Tombs, and devoted
all of his time TO working over his own
case.
Thaw to-day devated from his usual
custom, and attended the special Prot
estant Easter services conducted in the
Tombs Chapel by Rev. Mr. Sanderson
a special choir and orchestra was en-
gagged for the service to-day Thaw
seemed 10 enjoy greatly the music and
the remarks of the minister.
Thaw told his wife and Lawyer Hart
ridge that he was quite well satisfied with
the showing he made when before the
lunacy commission