Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-02
Twelve Men Vote for AeQu'tta|
But Justice Bowling DEGREES
That He Should be Con.
fined 10 HaltsWaR.
OBJECTS VIGOROUSLY TO GOING
Littieton and His Wife Had to Argue
fer an Hour That i, Was Best for
Him to Abide by the Courts De-
cIsion = Justice oowIina Lest No
Time in Announcing His Decision.
in Short Order.
tDy Associated pressl

NEW YORK Feb. i-Adjudged not
g,tily of the murder of Sianfo;d
White, by reason OF insanity at the
time the fatal shots were fired. liar-
ry Kendall Thaw today was held by
the court to be dangerous lunaiic
and was whirled away to the state
hospital for the criminal insane al
Ma sewan.
Il was n quick transition from the
dingy little cell In the Tonbs. which
hal becn the young mans home for
more than 10 months. To the white
bedded wards of the big asylum
tucked away on the snow covered.
slipping banks of the Hudson river.
TO miles above the city. The verdict
came after IS hours of waiting and
when everyone connected with the
case had abandoned all hope OF an
agreement ever being reached In this
or any other trial. -Four hours after
the fo-eman's lips Had framed the
words mot guilty with the accom-
panying insanity clause. Thaw. pro-
testing he was sane, was on his way
to Mattewan
A little after nightfall he had been
received IN the institution under com.
mitment papers which directed his
detention until discharged by due
course OF law"
No more unwilling patient ever
made a journey to a state institution.
ThaIw's train. on its way TO Fish
kill Landing. where carrlege waa
taken TO Mattewan. passed the north
wall of Sing Sing prison.
At no time since his arrest on the
night OF June 25. 1906, has The young
millionaire ever held the Thought that
he would see the inside of that ia
nous prison, and he needed 1t not.
The first thrill OF the words OF
acquittal brought Thaw 10 his feet in
the court room, and he awkwardly,
almost haughtily. bowed his acknowl-
edgments TO the ~ )urymen as they
We're discharged by the court. a
sm:la played about his pailid fea-
lures and there was every reason to
believe that he was entirely pleased
with 1.-The outcome. 1t was after ne
had heard the. words of Justice Dow
ling. committing him TO Mattewan
on the ground thai his releese. in the
opinion of the court. would endsn-
ger the public safety. and after the
clation OF the verdict had died away,
that Thaw rcbelIed.
He commaniel his attorneys I'M
mediately to sue cut A writ of habe
as corpus to have his sanity tested
before he was sent away 10 the up
state institution where the insane OF
criminal tendencies were confined
Mis-. william 'rlaw, Il ON hotr hotel.
where she mad received over the tel
cphono the news of the trials end,
Joined in tho demand of her SON.
Martin W. Il'ttleaon, chief counsel
fer Thaw. finally prevailed against
the wishes OF the mother, indicating
10 her that ne believed Il would be
better for The pr sent to obey the
mandate of the court
Justice Bowling. is was said, had
been consulted in the matter aftar he
had signed his order nj commitment
and Informally advised Thaw's coun-
sci against making an Immediate
contest
The. prisoners consent was not won
nhtli after lively seen. VITA his
counsel and mis- wife, the latter plead
ing with him for more than an hour
to be content for a time at least, with
what fate had given him.
Under promise that some action
speedily would be taken looking to
the appointment of commission 10
inquire into his present sanity or for
his transfer to n private Institution
where his wife and ether members of
efs family might reside wiiA him,
Thaw consented to go withou. iur
ther protest
rhaW Dictates Statement.
On his way to MaEtewln. Thaw dis
tatei the following authorized etafe