The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-01
Great Demonstration in Court
Room Over the Jury's
Verdict.
CHEERING IS PROLONGED.
Judge at Once Orders Him to
Asylum But Gives Law
yers Time to Consult.
ny Assoslatoa Prsss.1

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NEW YORK, Feb. Harry X.
Tiaw was today declared not guilty
ON the ground of insanity at the time
he killed Stanford White.
There was great demonstration
in the court room and the verdict
was cheered several minutes.
Justice Bowling committed Thaw
to the Mattewan asylum for criminal
insanity, and ordered him there ut
once for an indefinite period.
Judge Bowling said he deemed
Thaw's discharge to be dangerous to
the public safety.
Attorney Littleton filed an excep-
ton to Dowlings decision retaining
Thaw in custody and committing him
to the asylum. At the request of
Littleton Justice Bowling decided not
to order execution of the order com
uniting Thaw to the asylum until 3
O'clock this afternoon to allow coun-
sci TO confer as to whether or not a
writ of habeas corpus would be sued
orn g have Ills sanity tested by a
commission before ne is taken to
AIattewan
The Jury came into the court room
about 12:4b and announced the YER
diet. Only few spectators We're al
lowed to enter the court room, when
the jury reported. Both Thaw and
his wife, the latter being the only
member OF the family present, were
In the court room when the jury re-
turned the verdict after delibera-
ton of twenty-five hours. Both
seemed pleased and satisfied with the
outcome of the case.
Thaw stood smiling, and bowed
acknowledgement to the jurors as
they filed out OF the box Jerome al
so seemed satisfied. he contended all
along that Thaw was medically If not
legally insane.
The jury all refused to divulge the
secrets OF their deliberations further
than to say fourteen ballots were
taken. One man. Theodore Roosc-
Welt Pell, q noted tennis player, who
shouted his approval when the ver-
dict was read, was fined $25.
After having argued and balloted
all night the jurors were taken up
town for breakfast shortly before S
o'clock.
The opening of court at 1890 was
awaited with anxiety as it was be-
lieved the jury might have some
communication to make to Justice
Dowling.
Thaw spent a restless night and
was up with the gray OF dawn. He
was thoroughly convinced before re
tiring last night that the jury woult
agree on verdict of acquittal on the
ground of insanity, but this morning
he seemed reconciled TO the fact tina
the best he could hope for was tern
of confinement in the asylum. HI
was convinced, however. he would b'
able to prove his soundness of mint
after a short while, and be given hi
liberty.
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw visited her hus
band during the morning and was re
ported to be quite detected over th'
outlook.
Justice Bowling arrived in cour
at 1880. No word was awaiting
him and he announced he would no
send for the jury until he receivet
some definite word from them.
In committing Thaw to Mattewar
Justice Bowling said: THE only ties
timony in this case upon which f;
verdict of insanity should be base,
was that the defendant is sufferinl
from a naniacal and Oppressive form
Of mental arrangement. 1t also ap
pears from the testimony that a re
currence of these attacks is reasona
bly, certain and the person sufferinI
this form OF disease would likely
commit dangerous assaults or mur
der. There is also danger of sui
eide. Therefore. the court deem.
that to allow the defendant to go a
large would be dangerous TO the pub
lie safety
THE decision Of the court is tn
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