The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-02
HE PROTESTS AGAINST.
GOING TO MATTEAWAls
Girl Wife Accompanies Him to
Railroad Station.
Thsw Was Cheered by Crewa Of sew
eral Hundred Persons Al He
Was whiried Awsy From
Tomss I'm His wife's
AutomsbIIe.

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New York, Feb 1---Adjudged not
guilty of the murder OF Stanford
White. by reason of insanity at the
time the fatal shots were fred. Harry
Kendall Thaw. today was held by the
court TO be dangerous .lunafic and
was whirled away to the State Hospit-
al for the Criminal Insane at Matte
wan.
X was a quick transition from tia
dtngy little cell in the Tombs. which
has been the young mans home for
more than eighteen months. to the
tucked away on the snow-covered sicp-
ing banks OF the Hudson River. nktv
miles above the city.
The verdict came after. Twenty-Five
hours Of waiting and when every enc
connected with the case had abandenea
all hope OF an agreement Four heurN
after the foremank lips had said this
words Not guilty." with the accom-
panyfng insanity clause. Thaw. protnSs4
ing he was sane, was on his way to
Mattewan. little after ntghtfmli. he
had been received in the institution
under commitment papers which a..
rectsd his detention until dischaseea
No more unwilling patient ever made
journey 20 g State institution. Tnmw's
train. en- its way to EJahkill landing.
where q carriage was taken to Matte
wan, passed beneath the very walls 81
grim Sing Sing. but at no time since
his arrest on the night OF June S.
1905, had the young Pittsburg niiliQn-
aire ever held the thought thar ~
would see the inside &c that famduH
prison, and he needed u not.
The arRt thrill ef sthA words Of A1<
quittai brought Thaw 70 hts feet III
the court reem. and with the tack ef
grace % action which aIMaxa has char
acterized hin movements. he awikwpfa
~, almost haushkily. bowed his ae4
acknowledgements is the fw4fee guxN&
mon ne thNy ware NlNeaArH8d bS kifH
court. "A ensf1c played shout hts raIl.H
features ana there vas evekx Tsaepn N
believe that he was snliresy pleasA4
heard the words OF Justice pqwtAna
committing him to Matfewan on the
ground that his release, In the opinfem
70 the court, would endanger tbs p1ibr
lie safety and after the elation OF tho
verdict had died away that ThMw re-
belled. He commanded his attorneys Inn
mediately to sue out a writ OF hafseaa
corpus to have his sanity tested heforo
he was sent away 10 the upstate 1nHti-
tuition, where the insane OF crlnina1
tendencies were confined. Mrn. wiz
liam Thaw. from her hotel, iotnsd IN
the demand OF her son.
Llttleton,s Wishes Prevail
Martin w. Littletou, whose conduct
of the case as chief counsel for eha de-
Tense, has won so much favorable cnEn~
ment, finally prevailed against ms
wishes OF the mother. indicating thak
he believed II would be better Tor thA
present to obey the mandate ef the
court.
Justice bowling. IL was sid. had
been consulted In the matter after ha
had signed his order OF commtttnieux
and informally had advised Thmwsn
counsel against making any immediate
contest The prisoners consent vas.
not won until after a lively scene with
his counsel and his wife. the latter
pleading with him for more than an
hour 10 be content for time at leaA&
with what fate had given him.
Under promise that some action
speedily will be taken looking 70 ap
pointment OF a commission to inoufEa
into his present sanity or Ter his
transfer to a private institution whera
his wife and other members q htA
family might reside with him, Thew
consented to 90 without further pro-
test.
On his way to Matteawan. Thaw
dictated the following statement 20
representative OF the Associated Presgs
II am perfectly sane now but arm
going to Matteawan on the advice Of
my counsel. who thought 1t unwisa 20
sue for q writ OF habeas corpus at thin
time. Council will proceed In the matt
ter of my release Just as soon IS they
can get together the proofs they Will
present that 4 am at present sane
am confident that my stay at MAftea-
wan will be for a short period OF time
only.
Thaw was accompanied from the
Tombs to the Grand Central railway
station by his wife and Josiah Thaws
his brother. Attorneys A. Russell
Peabody and Daniel o'Rellly went
with him to Matteawan, Mr.. Liktleton
is understood TO have talked very
plainly to Thaw while the subject q
suing out a writ OF habeas corpus was
under discussion. Upon one exception
filed by Mr.. Littleton. Justice Bowling
had granted a delay until 3 o'clock IN
the execution Of the commitment pa
pers so that counsel might consult
with the defendant.
Mr.. Littleton informed Thaw. IL was
stated, that There is such thing as
public sentiment In New York City.
"But I shall not so to Matteawau.a
Thaw IS reported to havs repeated
many times"
you win have to co. replied Mr..
Littleton. Daniel o'Reilly Joined IN
this decision.
Counsel Tired Out.
1t was remarked later that Mr.. Lit
Teton went neither to the station nor
to the asylum with his client. He was
said to be well nigh worn out. how
ever. from his arduous work during
the trial which was rushed TO its eon-
clusion at highest possible speed ana
with the trying wait for verdict.
Thaw had no opportunity 60 bid his
mother farewell. The court order c0En-
manded Forth with" and Deputy Sher-
IN Bell, who had him In charge. was
anxious to take the frst train leading
up the Hudson. Both the mother ana
Evelyn Thaw will visit MatteMwan on
fr-o~ss.m.A o,. paa. E,n-.-tes,. 4