The evening world., 1908-02-03

CeCluculN u'luSuhl lIlIHH III lne case VI al
patient who had been in the asylum
less than forty-eight hours-has added
renewed impetus to the reports that
Harry Thaw's family believe he will b.
freed from confinement at an early
date through haOeas corpus proceed
ings, at which they expect TO show
that Stanford w ties slayer is now a
sane man.
Favors Come Socn.
TIE privilege of having his own food
served to him from the New York mar
kets was also extended to Tnaw this
forenoon, very mitch TO his own sur
prise. as he had reen told that weeks
or even months OF good behavior on his
part would be an essential 10 the grant
ing OF such favor.
For the time being. however he must
spend his waking hours with a big room
full of lunatIc murderers and hrebugs.
and he must eat his meals under a
keepers eye at a long table. where he
sits between crazed preacher who
burned down n church and Bowery
run-fighter who killed his man and
LLcn went mad.
II Thaw thinks the milder treat
mpnt
ly the second stage OF n weekend out
ing up the Hudson he is mistaken. HIS
LAWYERS have not vet conferred with
his family regarding the advisabiiity
of securing his release on habeas cor.
pus proceedings. There was no Son-
ference to-day between his mother and
the lawyers who defended him for the
murder of Stanford White.
In few days his chief counsel. Mar
tin w. Littleton. will go to Florida to
recover from the strain of the late
trial. 1t may he that nothing will be
done until Littleton's return. or it may
be that local upstate lawyers vii! be
chosen. on his suggestion. 10 make APP
plication before some Supreme Court
Justice at Poughkeepsie for a writ.
1t had been stated that Thaw would
sleep for at least :. month in the public
ward. Consee Lently the announcement
Of his TRANSFER TO small bedroom and
OF the new arrangement as to his fare
came as a decided surprise True. the
meats and vegetables and fruits which
he is hereafter to enjoy N lieu OF plain
asylum food will be sent to Matteawan
uncooked. but his purse will provide
Thaw with a competent chef from
Antics of Others Amuse Him.
The slayer of Stanford White appears
now to be content with his surround
ings. This morning he told the asylum
ply sicians that the antics of his fellow
prisoners amused him as much as
vaudeville show
His new room is about the size COM
faI al1 hnI
measures S by u feet, with not single
piece OF furniture in it except the iron
bed. The two small windows are COW
cred with neat Swiss curtains, and
through the bars which guard them he
can see Mount Beacon and other Fish
kill mountain tops.
Thaw was awakened at 5.i5 o'clock
this morning. He asked the attendant
for permission to go TO the bathroom
He was politely informed that bathing
hours for inmates were from ) TO L.
NJ He raised a small objection TO the
extra large size suit OF asylum pa
jamas that was given him to wear
But he smiled when he told the keeper
that ne would have few suits OF
silken yajamas sent TO him by Dan
O'Reily.
Got Into the "Quiet Division"
At 6.15 the millionaire inmate was
placed in line with the other fifty-seVen
men In Ward No. / North. to which he
had been assigned on his arrival Satur-
day night. After an inspection by the
head keeper. the march to the dining
room started. Thaw tramped along like
an old stager. but 1t was noted that he
was one of three out OF the tiftye
in line who wore a garb other than the
asylum suits OF blue flannel. Keeper
Fox showed him his place at the table.
The particular mess TO which Thaw was
assigned is called the quiet division"
The noisy and dangerous lunatics dine
at another hour.
on Thaw's right sat Charles Balm,
formerly a Protestant Clergy man at
Waterloo. y. y. Bain set fire to his
church during evening service a few
years ago. Several people were burned
to death and the structure was
destroyed. He was convicted of arson
examined by a commission and com
mite to Matteawan. While dangerous
If not watched, Balm is quiet as
rule at the dining table and in the
ward.
The young Pittsburger's companion on
the left was Mike" ODonnell, an east
side character VIII has been a bad
man" and killer" dating more than
forty years. In the seventies O'DonneM
was convicted OF murder in the Bow
cry and sentenced to Sing Sing for
thirty years His brother made dying
confession of his own guilt OF the muir
der. and Mike" O'Donnell was par
doned by Gov. Flower.
Roth Interests Thaw.
In 1902 O'Donnell shot and killed II
man over a card game in Manhattan.
He was then sent 10 MatteaWan. Near
Thaw at the dining table was Severva1
de Angels. a brother OF Supreme
Court Justice OF Utica, y. Y. Angels
had been for the past two years a
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