Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-09
BRYAN MEETS CHAHN HARRY TAAW WILL PAY
Democratic and Prohibition To Settle for Every Penny,
Candidates in Conference Says His Counsel.
BUT POLITICS Is TAB00ED EFFECT OF BANKRUPTCY
Talk Long About May Be Important Question Of
Tolstoi Thaw's Sanity.
PICTURES TAKEN TOGETHER WITH RESPECT TO NEW YORK
of
That HI Remem OF Presi- Not Be By
dentA
To Settle for Every Penny,
Says His Counsel.
EFFECT OF BANKRUPTCY
May Be Important in Question Of
Thaw's Sanity.
WITH RESPECT TO NEW YORK
Evelyn's Income Of $4,000 a Year
Will Not Be Affected By
Proceedings

PITTSBCRG. August S.-Possioly the
most important development today in the
bankruptcy case of Harry *. Thaw, ana
one that indicates better than anything
else the plans of Thaws counsel. was the
declaration by former Gov. Stone, the To-
cal counsel of the young litigant, that he
is proceeding on the assumption that
Thaw Is sane now and the verdict that
cleared him of the murder of Stanford
White on the ground OF insanity referred
only to his mental condition at the time
the crime was committed. 1t is said
Thaw's friends seek to have him brought
here within sixty days. when they Will
ask that I've be declared sane. Such an
action would not invalidate his commit
ment to Matteawan. but would. 1t Is be-
lieved. have a great moral effect on the
New Yor!: courts
Thaw Must Show Up.
Referee in Bankruptcy William r. Balir
today notified Thaw to appear on August
81 to be adjudicated bankrupt. The an
pearance will be entered by his counsel.
former Gov. William A. Stone, and Thaw
will be kept at Poughkeepsie until later
developments necessitate his presence
here Ii Is said Thaw must attend at
The bankruptcy proceedings Will now
take the following course:
Counsel for Thaw will appear before
Referee in Bankruptcy William r. Balir.
on August II when the petitioner will he
| declared bankrupt and within thirty
| days thereafter there will be meeting of
| the creditors.
| The claims of all the creditors must
then be filed and Roger O'Mara, as re-
| cever for Thaw, will contest all the
claims now in dispute.
Question of Sanity.
After their claims have been approved
the creditors may raise the question Of
Thaws sanity at the time the petition was
filed and the federal court will then ap-
point a commission to examine the bank
rupt.
Gov Stone today denied the statements
attributed to him that the bankruptcy
proceedings would be great blow TO
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and would shut or
| her demands. Mr.. Stone said that Mrs.
Harry X. Thaw could not be considered
| as a preferred creditor but that her in
come would not be impaired. He further
| stated that the proceedings would safe
guard Harry X. Thaws income from the
Thaw estate. as all that is available I'M
der the law is his personal estate.
A close friend of the Thaw family. who
is in position to know, today said that
the income of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw would
not be affected by the bankruptcy pro-
ceedings. According to this informant
after the first trial a trust fund was
| created for young Mrs. Thaw, from which
she derives an income OF about $4,000 a
| year. This fund was created by Mrs.
Mary c. Thaw. Harry's mother. and for
| this reason cannot be considered an asset
OF Harry X. Thaw
On account of the Thaw case and the
questions involved, Judge r. w Arch
bold of Scranton. Pa. will come here
next week to sit i'm the United States
district court during the absence OF
Judge James s. Young. who is i'm Europe.
No Intention to Defraud.
"There is no intention on the part OF
Thaw to defraud any of his creditors. -
said a. Russell Peabody today. Mr. Pea
body is still the personal counsel of
Thaw. and with Clifford w. Hartridge is
named as one of the claimants i'm the
proceedings. Mr.. Peabody added:
| Every one will be paid what is COM
| ing to them. Some of the claims. he
thinks. are bit exorbitant, or the claim
his services. This. he thinks. applies
both TO some of the alienists and to some
of the lawyers as well.
Claims to Be Pared.
when these claims have been pared
down to proper proportions Thaw means
to pay them. / have no doubt that
Thaws going into bankruptcy was "A sur
prise to some of those who remain UNI
paid. but il appears to have been the
only proper thing for him to do under
| the circumstances. But he has no inten-
ton Of depriving any of his creditors OF
a penny to which they are entitled"