The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-30


mission III lunacy whichtis examining
the present mental condition of Harry
Is. Thaw may finish It's work to-mor-
row and be ready to report to Justice
Fitzgerald by Monday.
Tho Tilaw Jury Will report IN court
once more ut 1890 o'clock Monday
morning, and 1t is the hope Of the
presiding judge. as well as the COM
mission, that the matter OF the de-
ffendant's sanity may be disposed OF
by that time.
u II the commission should submit a.
report TO the effect that Thaw fully.
understands tho nature OF the pro-
reedings against him. and has ration
ally advised with his counsel, Justices
Fitzgerald will simply direct that the
lria- proceed without making public.
the commissions findings. II the re-.
port should be against Thaw, Justice
4 SEttzgcrald will announce the decision
from the bench: and II he deems the
prisoners release to be- dangerous to
Sthe public peace and safety. he will
sign an order directing the confne-.
ment In some State hospital for the
insane, probably Mattcawan.
Will Likely Report To-Day.
To-day being Good Friday. there was
Thaw spent a quiet day In the Tombs
y preparing for q renewal Of his mental
test tomorrow morning Mt 10 o'clock
Tho session Of the commission at that
hour again will be private, and there
will be no public hearings at all unless
the commission decides to call witnesses
other than the defendant. There
/. is Just q possibility that several
OF the doorkeepers In the Tombs may be
~ ~, 1o1, as Ia >hSxl ~ 'E
conduct since his Incarceration. The
district attorney. 1t was said. might make
one more effort to introduce testimony
4 before the committee, but II the board
holds to the narrow limits laid down for
its inquiry on yesterday, Mr.. Jerome
seems doomed to disappointment.
The commission yesterday indicated
that 1t had reached the conclusion that
its members could decide from their own
examination OF Thaw the simple ques-
tlons placed before them by Justice
Fitzgerald.
Lawyer Ruled Out.
II was reported again to-day that
neither Thaw's own lawyers nor Dis
trict Attorney Jerome would be al
lowed to question Thaw or any other
witness who may be called upon to
testify at the inquiry. Chairman
David Mcclure practically told
the distrlct-attorney In the af-
ternoon that the question as
to whether Thaw Is capable Of nppre;-
ciating the nature Of the court pro-
ceedinEs and Of nationally advis-
5sing his counsel Is a matter subject
wholly to d lay opinion, Any medical
opinion which the commission may de-
. sire will come from DR.. Leopold Put
zel. one of its members. However, ex-
pert testimony may be called II q
majority OF the commission demand
1t. q,
Thaw's attorneys are 80 sanEulne
as to the outcome OF the lunacy In
quirys that they were to-day making
plans for the resumption Of the trial
Il next week.
1t seems now that3if tho TRAILS taken
up again the defense probably will
announce that 1t rests without further
testimony, DIR. Allan McLnne Hnmil-
ton. the alientst. who examined Ihaw
last Juno and July was on the stand
when the trial was interrupted. 9
IL Thaw is declared to be OF
sound mind to-day, and the tGial
Is resumed, it should not last
more than three or four days The at
torneys. In their summing-lp addresses
will not be allowed to refer In any way te
the lnnncy commission for It's appoint
ment and proceedings are not part o.
tho trial record.
While the trial was in progress all O
the alenists who had examined Tlav
and who were called to the stand pait
n ~ tribute to the prisoners remarkabl;
memory, 1T was this memory. It wa.
y said, which served hlnllin such good tsteat
before the commission on Thursday, allt
which led Attorney Hartrldge to max
Ahe statement; &