The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-02
THAW NOT GUILTY
GOES TO ASYLUM
Happy Over Verdict, But
Rebels Against Court
Sentence.
HE INSISTS UPON
WRIT FOR RELEASE
Counsel Have Difficulty in Pre-
vailing Upon Him to Refrain
from This Course-Issues
Statement Declaring
He Is Sane
Now.

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NEW YORK, February 1.--Adjudgcd
not guilty of the murder OF Stanford
White. by reason OF Insanity at the
time the fatal shots Were fired, Harry
Kendall Tliaw was to-day held by the
court to be a dangerous lunatic, and
was whlrled away to the State Hos
pital for the Criminal Insane at Mat
teawan.
1t was quick transition from the
dingy little cell in the Tombs. which
had been the young mans home for
more than eighteen months. to the
white-bedded wards OF the big asylum,
tucked away on the snow-covered.
slopins banks OF the Hudson River,
,nfty miles above the city.
The verdict came after twenty-five
hours OF waiting. and when every one
connected with the case had aban-
doncd all hope of an agreement ever
being reached In this or any other
trial. -Four hours after the foreman's
lips had framed the words mot guilty.
with the accompanying insanity clause.
Thaw, protesting he was sane was on
his way to Matteawan. A little after
Z nightfali he had been received in the
institution, under commitment papers
which directed his detention until dis
charged by due course OF law"
Thnw Bows nnl Smiles.
: No more unwilling patient ever made
the Quincy to q State institution.
Thaw's train. on its way to yFishkili
to sAiatteawan. passed beneath the very
walls OF grim Sing Sing. but at no
I time since his arrest on the night of
June rs. 1906. had the young millions
nire ever held the thought that he
would sea the inside of that famous
prison, and he needed 1t not.
The first thrill OF the words OF ac-
quttal brought Thaw to his feet in
the courtroom. and he awkwardly. al
most haughtily, bowed his acknowl-
edgements to the twelve iurymen as
they were discharged by the court. A
smile played about his pallid features,
and there was every reason to believe
that he was entirely pleased with the
outcome. 1t was after he had heard
the words OF Justice Bowling commit
ting him to AIatteawan on the ground
that his release. in the opinion of the
court, would endanger the public safe
~, and after the clation OF the verdict
had died away. that Thaw rebelled.
Hcbelled Against Asslu III.
He commanded his attorneys immc-
dately to sue outa writ OF habeas cor
pus to have his sanity tested before
he was sent away to the upstate in
sttution where the insane of criminal
tendencies are confined. Mrs. Will
liam Thaw. from her hotel where she
had received over the telephone the
news Of the trials end. joined in the
demand of her son. Martin w. Little-
ton. chief counsel for the defense.
finally prevailed against the wishes of
the mother, indicating to her that he
believed It would be better for the
present TO obey the mandate of the
court. Justice Bowling, 1t was said.
had been consulted In the matter after
lie had signed his order of commitment.
and informally advised Thaw's counsel
against making an@immediate contest.
The prisoners consent was not Won un-
It'll after aslively scene with his coun-
Ssel and his wife. the latter pleading
with him for more than IN hour to be
content for a. time Z least withEwhat
! fate had given him.
Says He ls Sane.
Under promise that some action
speedily would be taken looking to the
appointment Of commission to in.
#Guire into his present sanity&or for his
transfer to u private institution, swher.
Ills wife and other members OF his
family might reside with him. Thaw
consented to go without further pro-
test. On his wayeto Mattcawan ThaW
dictated the following authorized state
8lnrnt to8a representative Of the Asso.
GATED Press: 55.z5 w. 81 nj n 10
X IT am perfectly sane now, but
! am going to GMatteawan6 on Ethe I
advice OF my counsel, who thought
M unwise to slle for a & writ or
beas corpus at this time. Coun-
sci willaprocecd in the matter Of
# my release just as soon as they
can get ogether the proofs they
will present that 1 am@at present
sane. am Econident that my stay
2 ut Matteawan will be for a short
period Of time only"
Thaw was accompanied from III,
< Tom bs to tile Grand Central Station b,
his wife ana ] Josiah .rhaw. his brother
Attorneys a.. Russell Peabody nnt
Daniel GRIZZLY went with him I,
4 Ma tteaWRn..
littletOn Has Shnrn II, Tx.
3s Mr. Littleton is understood 10 hay,
talked very plainly to Thaw while TIL,
subj ect OF suing out a writ OF haben
1 corpus was under discussion. Mr., I4it
tlctons informed Thnw, twas stated
that there isLsuch a thing as 8pnbll
a sentiment In New *. orls CITY y !
But shall not go to MatteaWa,
ThaWss Is reported to have repentt
many times. Al
You vii haye5to 3go, replied NJ,
gllittleton, Daniel REILLY Joined tn8tht
decision,
tss 8 Both he mother and lsvelyn rrhylN
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