The Washington herald., 1908-02-06
THAW MUST REMAIN
Protests Of MatteaWan PriS-
Oner Are Ignored.
LITTLETON OFF FOR SOUTH
Slayer of White Threatens to Dis
charge His Present Counsel and
Get other Lawyers Unless lie Is
Sent To Private SanatOrium In
Few DayS-Wife Pleads for Him.

New York, Feb. 5.-If the wishes Of
Harry X. Thaw are followed out an eff
fort viii be made TO have him released
from the asylum for the criminal insane
at Matteawan- Thaw insists. and has in
sisted since the first night he was in the
asylum, that he should be taken TO some
place where he will not be bothered by
insane men. A few of Thaws lawyers
have had a very disagreeable time since
he was acquitted on the ground that he
was insane at the time he killed White.
Martin W. Iittleton, who was chief
counsel for Thaw during the trial, left
to-day for a Southern trip. Mr.. Littleton
has held 10 one course. that there was
only one thing for Thaw 10 do after his
acquittal, and that was for him TO stay
i'm Nattcawau for about month before
any effort was made 10 get him out on
habeas corpus. Mr. Littleton knows that
the principal witness on any proceeding
TO have Thaw released would have 10
come from the asylum, and those Wit
nesses it is not believed expected TO tes-
tify until they had sufficient time 20
observe Thaw.
Angry at His Lawyers.
Thaw has not been very gentle with the
lawyers Peabody and O'RCiIiy, who have
visited him at the asylum. lie has told
them that unless they got him out In a
few days he would discharge them and
get other lawyers. They have been try
ing 20 convince him that az the proper
time they viii take the proper action To
have him released, but he declares that
he should be released at once and taken
10 a sauatoriUm where he may do as he
pleases.
The lawyers are having a difficult time
because Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, his
mother, and Evelyn Nesbit ThaW cannot
see why Thaw should not be released at
once. Young Mrs. Thaw got a horrible
picture Of the conditions al the asylum
She says he cannot last there
He should De removed al once she
said to-day 1T VIII drive him mad TO
stay there He ia not i'm condition 20 be
left in that place. II VIII impair his
mind"
Young Mrs. Thaw did not go to Mat
teawan to-day 10 see her husband The
lawyers stayed away. too Lawyers
OReilIy and Peabody had talk with
Mrs William Thaw at the Hotel Lorraine.
Ignore Thay,'s Threats.
From what could be- learned during the
day it is not likely that the lawyers will
make any immediate effort TO have Thaw
removed from Mattcawan. Although Thaw
may fuss and demand 20 be taken out
the lawyers VIII oppose his idea. Mrs
Thaw, his mother. does not think that ne
should De i'm the asylum, bur il is doubt
fui that she viii oppose the wishes 81
the lawyers.
Thaw has taken a great dislike to some
of the lnaucs .u the ward with him.
one OF them spends his time trying 20
pick off the wall bugs which are not
there. Another believes that ne is the
great baseball pitcher Rusie. and that
there is $40 one iu the ward who can play
baseball with him. when he is not initial
INK man throwing a ball he is demon
s-Tating how home run b. made
Dr- a. W. Ferris president Of the state
luuacy commission, is II the opinion that
Thaw had too much liquor and tobacco
when DE was in the Tombs Thaw VIII
not get these things in Matteawau. When
Dr. Mcclure, who is In charge of the
Tombs, was asked to-day what he had 20
say about the statement of Dr. Ferris.
he said that Thaw had had very little
stimulant H the Tombs. lie was allowed
to have some liquor because Il. was
thought it would be good for him. He
smoked quite a good deal but not as
much as before Ha was arrested