Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-02-07
THAW VERDICT
NOT GUILTY"
JURY FINDS THAT HE WAS IN.
SANE At THE TIME HE
SHOT WHITE.
SENT TO AN ASYLUM
PRISONER cHEEREo ON LEAVING
TomBs IN HIS WiFE's
AUTOMOBILE.

New Tork,-Adjudged not guilty of
the murder OF stanford White by rea-
SOU Of insanity at the time the fatal
shots were fired Harry Kendall Thaw
Saturday was held by the court to be
dangerous lunatic and was whiried
away To- the state hospital for the Grim.
inal IEsanc at Matteawan.
ThAW made vigorous fight against
soins tn Matteswan. insisting that his
counsel secure writ Of habels corpus
and imm-diat. action by iunacy com.
mission. hut I.ittlcton oycrrulcd him.
Il VAS Il quick transition from tho
dinsy lltrl. cell In the Tombs. which
has bc"a the young mans home for
more than eighteen months. To tho
white, ,beddcd wards Of the big asylum
tucked away on the snow.covsrcd
banks OF tho Hudson river. ATTY miles
above the city.
Tho verdict came after twenty-five
hours OF waitin. and when everyone
connected with tho case had abandoned
all hope OF an agreement ever being
reached In this or any other trial.
Few spectators were allowed In tho
room and an incipicnt demonstration
was stopped by tho oficcts when they
arrested Theodore Roosevelt Pcll. tho
well known amateur tennis player. for
n burst OF applause. Pcll was nncd
SIS by Justice Bowling for contempt OF
court. lie had only check book with
him and was held In custody until
friends could bo summoned.
Mrs. Evelyn Thnw and Josiah Thnw
wcr. tho cniy members OF the prison.
cr's famiiY In court when tho verdict
was announced. The young woman
thanked individually each member OF
the Jury and followed Mr.. lLtlcton's
example In shaking hands with them.
The first thrill Of the words OF nc.
quittai brought Thnw TO his feet In the
courtroom and with that lack OF grace
Of action which has always character.
lied his movements. he awkwardly. nj.
most haughtiiy. bowed his acknowiedg.
mcnts to the twelve jurymen m they
were discharged by the court
A smile played about his pallid fea-
lures and there was every reason to be-
tho outcome.
II was pftcr he had heard tho words
Of Justice Bowling committing him TO
Mattewnn on tho ground that his rc.
lease, In the opinion OF the court. would
cndunscr the public safety. and after
the elation Of the verdict had died
away. that Thnw rcbcllcd.
He commanded his attorneys immc.
dintcly to sue out writ OF habcas cor.
pus to have his sanity tested before he
was sent away to the upstate institu-
tion where tho insane OF criminal ten.
denotes were confined. Mrs. William
Thaw. from her hotel. where she had
received over the telephone the news
Of tho trials end. Joined IN the de-
mnnd OF her son. Martin W. Littleton,
whose conduct OF the case rs chief
counsel for tho defense has won SO
much favorable comment. finally pre-.
vailed against the wishes Of the mother.
indicating to her that he believed II
would be better for the present to
obey the mandate OF the court.
Thaw was cheered by crowd OF sew
eral hundred persons as he was whirled
away from the Tombs In his wife's au-
tomobile. II he heard. he paid no heed.
The machine was 30 filled with dep.
uties and members Of counsel that
neither Thaw nor his wife was visible
to the waiting throngs.
On his way to Matteawan Thaw die
tated the following authorized state
msns; ...-.-.-.-
e. km perfectly sane now. but i s.i
going to Matteawan on the advice OF
my counsel, who thought It unwise to
sue for a writ OF habeas corpus at this
time. Counsel will proceed in the mat
ter OF my release. and Just as soon as
they can get together the proofs they
will present them that am at present
sane. am confident that my stay at
Matteawon will be for short period OF
time only"