Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-13
FORMALLY ABUSED BlIkRBPl
Effort to be Made to Have Him
Taken to Pittsburs. Where Question
Ct His Mental Fitncss to Testify
in Bankruptcy Will be intro.
duced.
(By Associated Press).

X. Thaw was formally adjuaged u
bankrupt n, IL O'Clock today by the
referee In. bankruptcy. W. X. Blair
This action was a surprise TO those
interested In The case, as United
States Commissioner Lindsay had
set August II as the date for the adj
Indication. No explanation of the
change of plans has been made, but
It is believed that Receiver Roger
O'Mara's visit to Thaw at POngh-
keepsie may have had something to
do with todays move. OMara was
hurriedly summoned by Thaw Oh
Monday.
No hearing was held previous to
the ntering OF the formal order OF I'D
Indication and Referee Blair has not
announced the date of the first meet
ing of Thaw's creditors.
No Effort to Stop Proceedings.
At the Office Of Referee William X.
Blair It was stated today that no
moves have been made to contest
the bankruptcy petition Of Harry X.
Thaw. Usually it IL said, efforts 10
contest the bankruptcy proceedings
are made before the adjudication.
Under the law. meeting OF
Thaw's creditors must be held not
sooner than ten, days and within
thirty days. Referee Blair will prob
ably announce the date for the meet
/ ing OF creditors tomorrow.
An effort will be made to bring
Thaw to Pittsburg for the first meet
ing of creditors and unless District
Attorney Jerome. OF New York is
able to prevent his coming II Is be-
lieved that Thaw will be in Pittsburg
within thirty days. y
Thaw's petition in bankruptcy was
filed August and Roger O'Mara was
named as receiver. The petition
sets forth that Thaw's liabilities are
$453.140.43 and his an IT'S $12s.,
l0I2.3S.
In order to have the proceedings
/! in this case get aside II was said,
| IL will be necessary to bring n peti'
ton for the revocation of the order
of aG Indication. In the absence oil
Federal judge from the district this
! would be done before Referee In
Bankruptcy Blair. =
Try to Take Case to Pittsburs.
Every move in the Thaw proceed
ings has shown the determination o!
Thaw and his counsel to take his
case out Of the New York courts anh
force a hearing on the question Of his
:menta. condition in the courts at
!Pitisburg. Thaw's attorneys say fha;
any creditors have the legal right 70
appeal to the United States court
here to have Referee Blair's order Of
Adjudication set aside on the ground
that Thaw Is insane. This woui'
carry the question Of Thaws sanity
before the United States District
iCJurt. which would decided whether
Thaw has a right TO proceed as
bankrupt.
The question Of Thaw's sanity also
can he raised at the first meeting o'
the creditors. Any creditor has the
righ, TO demand Thaw's appearance
At this meeting aud when he Is pro
drccd the question Of his mental con
ditiou can he raised b. an objection
to his icing allowed TO testify on
the ground tina, he is insane and
therefore not competent witness
This also would require ruiins
from the United States District
Court
By those following the cage II Is
believed that Thaw viii BE- able &c
secure a ruling on the question o'
hi.h sanity In the Pittsburg courts
a. soon as be is broaghr: within
the jurisdiction of this state.
Similar e. Chsnier Case.
Among attorneys there seems t'
he a belief that ihosct IN charge ol
Tkaw's case will ~ CONTEXT tn have
the sanity case passed. upon only
Nv the Federal court a. an ipcidcn:
in the bankruptcy proceedings. BE-
causc such decision. 81 - said. would
have nothing more than moral
c1ect npcn his case In Ncs York
Tbcsc WIZ take this ys-~ say thai
soyu after Tbax u brcugai bcrc ~
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