The Dolores star., 1908-02-07
THhW verdict
NOT GUILTY
JURY FINDS THAT he WAS IN.
GAME At THE TIME HI
sHoT WHITE.
IS SENT TO m ASYLUM
PRISONER cHEERED ON LEAVING
ToMBs IN HIS WlFE's
AUTOMOBILE

New York.-Adjudged not guilty Of
the murder Of Stanford White By rea,
son Of insanity at the time the fatal
shots were fred Harry Kendall Thaw
Saturday was held by the court to be .
dangerous lunatic and was whirled
away 10 the state hospital for the Grim
inal insane at Matteawan.
Thaw made . vigorous nght asainst
going to Matteawan. insisting that his
counsel secure q writ Of habeas corpus
and immediate action by iunacy com
mission. but Littleton overruled him.
It was quick transition from the
dinsy little cell in the Tombs. which
has been tho young mans home for
more than eighteen months, to the
white-bedded wards Of the big asylum
tucked away on the snow-covered
banlu Of the Hudson river. afty miles
above tho city.
The verdict came after twenty-five
hours OF waiting and when everyone
connected with the case had abandoned
all hope of an agreement ever being
reached In this OF any other trial.
Few spectators were allowed in the
room and an incipient demonstration
was stopped by the onlcers when they
arrested Theodore Roosevelt Pell, the
well known amateur tennis player, for
. burst Of applause. Pell was fined
925 by Justice Bowling for contempt Of
court. He had only . check book with
him and was held In custody until
friends could be summoned.
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw and Josiah Thaw
were the only members Of the prison.
er's family In court when the verdict
was announced. The young woman
thanked individually each member Of
the jury and followed Mr.. Littleton's
example in shaking hands with them.
The first thrill Of the words OF ac-
Quittal brought Thaw to his feet In the
courtroom and with that lack Of grace
Of action which has always character
ised his movements, he awkwardly. al
most haughtily. bowed his acknowledg-
were discharged by the court.
A smile played about his pallid fea,
lures and there was every reabDa - ~
lieve that he was entirely pleased with
the outcome.
It was after he had heard the words
OF Justice Bowling committing him to
Mattewan on the ground that his re-
lease. in the opinion Of the court, would
endan~er the public safety, and after
the citation Of the verdict had died
away, that Thaw rebelled.
He commanded his attorneys imms-
diately to sue out writ OF habeaA cor
pus to have his sanity tested before he
was sent away to the upstate institu-
ton where the insane Of criminal ten
denotes were confined. Mrs. william
Thaw, from her hotel. where she had
received over the telephone the news
Of the trials end. Joined IN the do
mand Of her son. Martin W. Littieton,
whose conduct Of the case as chief
counsel for the defense has won 90
much favorable comment. finally pre-
vailed against the wishes OF the mother,
indicating to her that he believed It
would be better for the present to
obey the mandate Of the court
Thaw was cheered by . crowd Of ser
eral hundred persons as he was whirisd
away from the Tombs In his wife's au-
tomobile. II he heard. he paid no heed.
The machine was 20 filed with dep
neither Thaw nor his wife was visible
to the waiting throngs.
On his way to Matteawan Thaw die
tAted the following authorized state
ment:
II am perfectly sane now, but am
going to Matteawan On the advice Of
my counsel. who thought Il unwise to
sue for writ Of habeas corpus at this
time. Counsel will proceed in the mat.
ter OF my release, and just as soon ~
| they can yet together the proofs they
win present them that am at present
sane. I am confident that my stay at