The Washington times., 1908-02-03
Character Sketch of Thaw.

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Character Sketch Of Thaw.
He not only discussed his case, but
he discussed music; he showed dozen
different Harry Thaws-an excited man
this minute. a cool man the next, when
some incident on the trip had excited
everybody else in the party; an almost
incOherentIy volublc man who could
change suddenly into a lacomc. humor-
oUs, and even witty companion.
once ne said with a grin.
'' This interview / am givlnS you may
raise the deuce. and il il does, II puI
il all up to you, I'll say you are llilT-
Just keep on giving me the inter
view and 1 don't care what you 90
afterward." I said, You can say any
thing YOU please afterward.'
"Ch but / will not he answered.
"And I VIII not say that you are not
a very bad sort OF liar. I'll Just say
NOU are liar that does not know the
nature and quality of his act
That's on me-" ] said. Have
@Thanks. no." said Thaw.. a cigar for
mine. I leave the cigarettes for jerome
and" he concluded with q wink in his
lawyers direction, Peabody"
Thaw in Laughing Humor.
As the train get under way Thaw's
manner was excited, but there was not
the betrayal of the least irrationality.
He seemebd very happy at the outcome
Of his case. He laughted a great deal.
some times one might have thought he
did too much laughing
jerome" said Thaw with ire
1rendous earnestness, as he pulled at a
cigar. made a great speech for me.
Truly he did In a way he has taken
all the wind cut of my sails. Because
he has admitted that the things ] de-
Clared about Stanford White and his
crowd were true. / am no Sir .Galahau
myself, but White and his crew wee
little less than fiends.
when l found L had killed White I
had made up my mind that 1 would
probably suffer the death penalty l
really did ] knew little of law. /
knew that II one man killed another
he was usually killed himself I as
sure you at that time / did not much
care When ] made up my mind to
fight for my life as hard as / could
was when things Were shaped TO push
me into madhOUse and protect from
just exposure the ~illainies of the gang
OF men the vile actions Of whose chief
had driven me insane.
Determined to Expose White.
The effort to throw the cloak of
suppression over the facts that called
forth the Indignation Of every decent
man was a thing which I made up my
mind To resist. was willing that the
world should know these things had
made me mailman, but / did not want
the worlG TO regard me as fool
When / went TO Comstock and Jerome
and laid before them the uuutJeTable
crimes against innocence that had come
TO my knowledge, knew what 1 was
talking about.
4 cannot understand how Jerome de
cIared that 1t Is only natural that he
has come to believe that these charges
OF mine were true All these things had
been laid open for his investigation at
the last trial, have they not2 If he had
merely read the newspapers he must
Lave known.
',Of one thing 7 had made up my mind
] would not die before the world knew
that IL was neither idiouC notions nor
mere sensual jealousy that drove me 10
an insanity out of which came the kill
ing of Stanford White.
LAS to those hideOus stories that were
circulated about me ard which Ar. De
rome from his deuunciation Of me seems
public that they were all lies. ! am
no saint. ] suppose have been some
what wild. But let me tell you some
rbtng-in some ways the rich are as
helpless as the poor.
ANY young man OF wealth will ind
himself subtly and vilely slandered by
Creatures like Abe Hummel with q
Matchmaking end in view.
W dulcQ E1ANdLG NuVLu.
Thaw is declared to be emphaticaI. g
disappointed over the failure Of his law
yers to secure him the privilege of a
private room at Matteawau- Then, too,
me had an abundance of alcoholic stimu-
Iants prior To his arrival there and was
somewhat worked up when he was told
Sunday he could have no more while he
remains here a prisoner.
Thaw brought a large sum OF money
one report is that IL tOtaled S6,0OO-but
much of il was taken from him and
turned over 10 his attorneys. If he
wants deliCaCics from the Fishltiu stores
he can have them sent here and
charged.
Thaw's measurements and photograph
for the asylum records were taken to-
day. To the guards who had charge of
him he boosted that his lawyers would
have him out of there in a week
Littleton May Withdraw.
Mr.. Ldttleton. having done his duty
as agreed. and having saved Thaw from
the electric chair, has side-stepped for
the time being any further duties in
the case. Today, however, he again
emphaticaIly denied that he has with
drawn as special counsel for the young
millionaire
Despite this fact. though, there IS a
widespread belief that following today s
conference between Mrs. William Tnaw.
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw, and Littleton, the
latter viii withdraw from the case