The Washington times., 1908-02-02
Quiyering Man Hears
the Judgment of
Jury Read.
Four OF Jurors Tried
TO Convict in Some
Degree.

NEW YORK, Feb. Harry
kendall Thaw, safe at last from the
electric chair or prison, went TO sleep
tonight in the Asylum for the Crimi-
nal Insane at Maueawan.
Arriving al The institution at 8:45
O'Clock he was registered, given a
bath, assigned 10 q place on the sec
oni floor, and conducted there by
DR.. Lamb, the superintendent and
keeper,
After the most tremendous day
of his life, he pulled himself to-
8ether until he was as calm as the
men at his door. Then he said:
Good night, gentlemen. l hope
We viii get along we'll together. I'm
going to make things easy for you.
won't be here long. In two weeks
or a month, I'll be sleeping at home.
In the meantime I'm going to keep
quiet and show everybody that I'm
perfectly sane"
Thaw Soon Goes to Sleep.
When the keeper made his next
round Stanford Whites slayer was
lying placidly in his new bed. asleep.
He viii remain in the asylum until
a commission in lunacy pronounces
him sane.
Thaw win be kept in the big OBJ
servation ward for a couple of
weeks, and closely watched. On the
report OF experts who will watch
him viii determine the quarters he
win occupy during the remainder of
his term there. The doctors in
charge are great believers in out
door work and exercise, and if his
physical condition warrants, he viii
undoubtedly be given much of this
kind of treatment.
Evelyn Thaw reached her home,
in Park avenue, at 4:3O o'clock from
the Tombs. When asked her i'm
preston concerning the finding of
the jury. she smiled and said;
Evelyn Satisfied.
considering everything. the verdict
was very satisfactory and all we could
expect under the circumstances. Fur
Their than that ] must not say any
"a.
me 10 talk"
Scarcely an hour after the verdict Of
rot guilty because of fsaulty. the mem
beIs of the Thaw family were in con-
ferences with their lawyers as to the
ACCESSIBILITY Ct applying for a writ of
habeas corpus Thaw was greatly en-
ragged over being committed to the
asylum and argued strenuously for the
application to be made. It was finally
decided TO defer this action at least
until next week.
Shortly before four o'clock Evelyn
Thaw's automobile drew up in front Of
the prison. She and Attorneys .O'ReiIIy
and Peabody quickly entered It and a
couple OF minutes later Thaw himself
and the deputy sheriff, in whose charge
he was, followed. AS the machine sped
away there was a cheer from the crowd
OF fully a thousand which had gathered
Taken to Asylum.
The run 70 the Grand Central station
was quickly made and Thaw was hus-
lied into a smoking car Of the local
train for FLshkiu Landing. Few people
learned thar Thaw passed through the
station O'ReUy. Peabody, Detective
Moore. and Josiah Thaw accompanied
Harry TO the asylum.
When Thaw and his party reached
mere at $50 O'Clock Thaw was in a
jovial mood, and the party went TO the
hotel 10 wait for carriages TO convey
them to the asylum, two miles distant.
Thaw smiled at the crowd about the
depot, but seemed worried by the pres
ence Of n big star OF photographers who
bombarled him with flashlights. In the
hotel paTlQr he ordered liquid refresh
melts, and sat down at the piano and
played number OF tunes. he seemed
IN little hurry TO leave, but after half
an hour, he and his friends took the car
.iages for the asylum. Thaw hid his
face with his handkerchief 10 avoid the
photosraphers as he got into the car
riaEe.
Reaching the asylum he was met By
a Jntfu11.d m TaDtb poza