Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-26

Thaw seemed 10 be NOR" ln"oh+rent
and inconseQtiential than he has been
a, any time since before the second
| trial, Between puifs OF l"ms black
cigar Thaw, with occasional questions
from the reporters. had THIS To say II
sarding the decision:
II viii Get Out Vet"
Il expected Ii. have read IA. de-.
cision and l counted on ii. am not
al all surprised. II is all b cause of
the way the newspapers reported the
habeas corpus proceedings. They paid
M. attention whatever to III. irSti
monN which had 10 do with my SAM.
~.
Il am sane now: Of course. AIN
sane new. But IN get uut VET
shall Nyt be free. But | don't mind
where they send nae. Matt"awan "
Yes | would just as soon 40 back to
Mattrawan as anywhtrr else. They
treated me very well until the day of
the. habeaS corpus began hut | guess
they would like to hav" IN" back All
right But I'll get Cut Vt.
Yes: it was all b.CauS" of the
newspapers,
Put" asked one of the reporters
You dent mean that you believe III"
justice was affected by thr new spa.
pc r.i?'
.'Well newspapers make pnhlic
opinion. and II was wha, decided This
case. The newspapers paid no 1t
ten,ion to that part OF the testimony
which had anything 10 do with my
sanity. Take the testimony OF Or
George Jacoby. for instance. Jacohy
was there for business. ami h. knew
his business He testified that he
had found no traces in me- of maniac
Oppressive insanity. Jacobv got ,ha:
testimony qui, tly and no one paid any
attention to 1t. The newspapers
didn't pay any attention to it,"
Abuse for Jerome.
Jerome was there with the. not air
and the big yell. He didn't cross.ex,
anime Jacoby on the point of my san
ity. He cross-examined in regard to
other matters. SO the newspapers
didn't pay much attention to that part
Of Jacoby's testimony which had TO
do with my sanity. They belittled
his testimony.
Il don't blame you for playing up
Jerome hot air. but the best ev-
dencr in the case was the evidence of
DR. JaCoby. And to any one who
knows anything about insanity it is
very clear that there was nothing in
NJ wspapers did it, and that is the
reason l expected this decision.
How about the evidence regarding
DR. Weils?" Thaw was asked.
DIR. Wells testimony had nothing
to do with it. The testimony was de-
liver.d at the second trial, and he
didn't testify at all at the habeas
corpus proceedings. And. besides. he
did not treat me for insanity in Lon,
don. He treated me fer ptomaine
poisoning. And. anyhow. DR.. Wells
left me all alone in a tig room in that
place in London with young girl
nurse. Now, do you suppose he would
have left me all alone with young
girl like that If he had thought ! was
a maniac?"
At this point in the interview one
of the reporters mentioned to Thaw
that as II was believed according to
his testimony at different times he
was . homeopath in sympathies. he
could be committed to the state asl-
lum fer the insane AT Middleton.
"IIomeopath-" he said Yes. |
guess | am hOmeopath. At least
I was wheh | was in the TorJbs.
was a homeOpath for the stOmache
there and that's the reason | would
not let them treat me for it. They
wsrn't homeopaths.
His wife's annulment suit was men,
toned In fash Thaw lost his ap
parent good nature He became ex'
cited and half started from his chair
II don't think she can be appointed
q guardian for me" declared Thaw
He SPOKE hotlv. ~ don't think she
can begin annnlment proceedings and
then stop them and ask to be appoint
ed guardian. But il she does. We
will knock II out Colonel Bartlett
one q nv attorneys. and have talk
ed il over. Wen upset IT,"