Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-03


Thaw was acquitted of the charge of
numbering stanford White by jury
today on the ground that he was in
sane when the killing occurred.
Thaw will probably be committed to
an asylum for the insane.
A great demonstration occurred in
the courtroom when the verdict was
returned. Hundreds OF people loudly
cneered and order was maintained
with difficulty Thaw was committed
10 the Mattewan asylum.
Justice Downing Immediately sen.
fenced Thaw to Mattewan in accord
ance with the verdict. Not guilty on
the ground OF insanity" the verdict
of the jury. II means that Thaw will
spend the rest of his life in the
gloomy surroundings of Mattewan. an
asylum for the crimilally insane, un-
less by chance he convinces the
physicians at some future time that
he has recovered his sanity
Tlaw looked his disappointment as
the verdict was announced. The law
yers for the defense took 1t as a vic
tory and reassured the prisoner as
best they could by declaring they
would soon see that he was liberated
from the asylum. The verdict fol
lowed the defense offered by littleton
that Thaw was suffering from iusap-
ity at the time he killed White.
Evelyn Thaw's face was a pnzAlc.
She was pleased at the verdict of act
guilty. but the dark walls OF Matte
wan seemed. if one could Judge. IN
loom cruelty between her and hcr hus-
band. Mrs. William Thaw. the aged
mother of the prisoner, wept weakly
and was lead from the room in a s;otc
of collapse Thaw was under ire
mendous nervous strain as he came to
the court room to learn his fate. Int
bravely squared his shoulders and 10
friends expressed confidence IN the
outcome. Evelyn Thaw looked ike
frightened bird. She was very pale,
but maintained the calm demeanor
that marked her conduct thro, shout
the trial. AS she entered she looked
at her husband and made a brave Al
tempt TO smile reassuringly.
Government thermometer said 3
below this morning
Miss Mable Valiant is in from Igna-
clio spending a couple of days with
her parents.
St Valentines day is two weeks
from today. Get in early for your
pick at the stores.
Local option will be live issue in
many Colorado towns and counties
the coming election
George Gilmore of Denver, manager
of the Tomahawk Mining Co, operat-
ing in the La Platas, is in the city
Hunter Bros. of Pennington have
q shipped 1000 pounds of Navajo blaa
kets to eastern parties the past two
weeks. a.
You will find them at Richey's
:. store. What? Valentines, of course.
- And the prettiest line you ever laid
eyes on.
hn ha1 will
be over this evening to play the Du-
range hign school. First game win be
called at $50
James Turner, president of the Bay
field school district, returned home
this morning after visiting and attend
) ing to business in Durango.
having shown" the visiting cattlemel
the sights of Denver and the latest
, in way of using the branding iron.
Taxes are being paid at lively
q rate-over three times the amount
coming in as compared with the cor
responding month of January yeaI
ago.
o.
u The editor OF the Cortez Journa
says he will exert every effort to have
Cortez voted dry this spring. II
this instance the editor is sincere
But in Durango expressions of this
dotage individual are different.