Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-02-06


urday Of the murder Of Stanford
White on the ground that he was In
sane, from the commission Of homi-
eide. Harry X. Thaw was ordered by
Justice Bowling to be committed to
the Matteawan asylum for the Grim
inal insane until such time as he can
convince the state lunacy commission
that his being at large will not endan'
ger the public safety.
The law provides that once de-
PENDANT is found guilty, even with the
insanity clause attached, he may not
again have his life placed in jeop-
ardy So soon as Thaw can convince
q commission, especially appointed for
his examination, or the state board OF
lunacy, as may be the case, that he
IL sane and no longer to be regarded
as a menace to the public safety, he
will be given his liberty
1t is said District Attorney Jerome
would personally oppose any mo = for
the liberation of Thaw, either at the
present time or at any time In the flu.
tnre.
Mattewan, N. Y, Feb. 3.-Harry X.
Thaw. began Sunday the routine Of a
simple life which the authorities at
the state hospital for the criminal In.
sane say will make his long stay In
the Tombs prison in New York City
seem like the height Of gaiety in COM
parison. The new patient in the OBJ
servation ward slept soundly Satur-
day night, the presence Of the so other
men In the dormitory mot giving him
the slightest concern. 1t was after
the usual retiring hour when Thaw
reached the hospital and he immedi-
ately went to bed. He had enjoyed
the trip from New York with his coun-
bel, as we'll as the dinner at the Hotel
IN FishkilI landing with his counsel
and one or two newspaper friends.
Although the two deputies who ac-
companied him were guests at the
dinner there was no suggestion Of
prison or asylum restriction during the
repast and Thaw found the occasion
much to his liking. He arose Sunday |
morning at 6 O'Clock and ate.a hearty
breakfast at the knife ahd Fork |
table"
Only "a men out Of the more than |
700 in the institution are allowed this
privilege, the others being restricted
to spoons. Thaw seemed much re-
freshed from his sound sleep and de-
clared that he needed the rest after
the trying hours Of Friday night and
Saturday while the jury was out and
seemingly unable to agree upon
verdict.
During his stay in the observation
ward prior to being assigned to some
particular division or to private quar-.
tiers, Thaw will be under the immedi.
ate supervision of DR.. A. T. Baker,
one Of the medical assistants to
Superintendent Lamb. DR.. Baker said
Sunday he would not allow Thaw to
have liquor and tobacco unless his
condition seemed to demand them for
q time in medical moderation.
At o'clock Sunday afternoon, DR..
Britton D. Evans, Of Morris Plains,
N. j., and DR.. Smith Ely Jelliffe, Of
New York, alienists, arrived at the
hospital. They were employed by the
defense In both trials Of Harry Thaw,
and while both evaded questions re-
garding their presence here, 1t is said
they came at the instigation Of Mrs.
William Thaw, to examine her son
and be prepared with evidence when
habeas corpus proceedings are begun
to liberate him.
"We Just had Sunday off," said
D.. Evans, who declared at the first
trial that Thaw had a brain Storm"
so we came up to see Harry"