Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-02

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itors being barred from the institution on
Sunday.
Went in a Special Car.
Daniel O'Reilly announced at Fishkill
Landing tonight that when a writ Of ha-
beas corpus is sued in Thaw's behalf-if
such action shall be decided upon in the
near future-the application probably will
be made at Poughkeepsie. N. Y, the
county seat Of Duchess county, in which
Mattcawan is located.
Thaw was cheered by crowd Of sew
eral hundred persons as he was whirled
away from the Tombs in his wifes auto
mobile. If he heard he paid no heed.
The machine was so filled with deputies
and members of counsel that neither
Thaw nor his wife was visible to the
waiting throngs. 1t was at first planned
to have Thaw enter the automobile from
the Criminal Courts building, but the
crowd In White street became so dense
the chauffeur was directed to drive into
the Tombs yard. The party then crossed
the Bridge of Signs leading to the prison
and entered the waiting vehicle without
trouble. Few people at the Grand Cen
trail station knew of Thaw's coming, and
the party was little noticed in the rush of
the weekend throngs bound, for the SUBJ
urbs. special car was attached to the
regular 80 express over the New York
Central but there was fifteen-m minute
delay In the departure of the train. Thaw
smoked and talked with his counsel
throughout the journey.
Made Whirlwind Finish.
From the moment that word came from
the jury room at 1910 pm. that a report
was about to be made the closing events
of the famous case moved with almost
cyclonic rapidity. For a day and a night
there had been absolute silence on the
part of the jury. Not a suggestion or re-
quest of any sort had come to the court,
and Justice Bowling came down to
his chambers late in the morning, after
ne had announced that he would not send
for the jury until it sent for him.
The report of last night that the jury
stood to for acquittal on the ground
of insanity persisted up to the very time
IT announced its intention of coming into
court, and all concerned with the case
had abandoned hope of definite conclu-
sion of the second trial.
Few spectators were allowed in the
room, and an incipient demonstration was
stopped by the officers when they arrest
ed Theodore Roosevelt Pell. the we'll
known amateur tennis player for a burst
OF applause. Pell was fined $25 by Justice
Downing for contempt OF court He had
only check book with him and was held
in custody until friends could be sum-
moned.
Mrs Evelyn Thaw and Josiah Thaw
Wer- the only members Of the pris-
oner's family in court when the verdict
was announced. The young woman
thanked individually each member of the
jury, and followed Mr.. Littleton's exam
pie in shaking haids with them. All of
the defendants counsel were elated with
the verdict and declared it was just what
they had hoped for. District Attorney
Jerome was almost as well pleased him
self. He has commended from the first
that Thaw was medically. II not legally,
insane, and his efforts this year had
plainly not been directed toward a verdict
of murder in the first degree. Mr. Jerome
congratulated Mr. Littleton, and both
counsel and jury Joined in congratulating
Justice Victor J. Bowling, who presided
at the trial with 50 much satisfaction to
both sides. The jurymen expressed their
thanks to the judge for his kindly inter
est in all matters affecting their comfort
and declared it had been a pleasure to
serve under such fair minded, just and
considerable jurist.
Verdict of Stanford White.
The proceedings in the courtroom were
brief and businesslike, and at no time
was there the semblance Of a dramatic
effect.
Mrs. William Thaw, it was said to-
night. had confidently expected that her
son would be committed to some private
sanitarium. and it was to effect this end
thats she insisted upon habeas corpus
proceedings being Immediately begun. So
far as lies within his power District At
torney Jerome will resist any effort to
have. Thaw liberated at any time in the
near future. Neither will he willingly
consent to his transfer to a Sanitarlum.
The verdict of insanity returned by the
jury lent striking interest to q letter
written some years ago by Stanford
White to Howard Nesbit, a brother of
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, and given out at
the Criminal Courts building today. In
this letter the architect declared Mrs
Nesbt. the mother Of the girl in the
case, should not worry over stories Thaw
had told.
He is not worth It," declared White.
He still continues to circulate the most
terrible ones about me, but where there
is no foundation for them silence is the
best answer to such a crazy person, for
he surely must be that"