Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-04
VERDICT RETURNED INTO COURT
THIS MORNING AFTER TWEEN
TY-FoUR HOURS DELlBERA-
TION-FlNDiNG is CHEERED.
LITTLETON EXCEPTS
TO INCARCERATION
WILL BE TAKEN TO MATTEWAN
AS SOON AS SHERIFF CAN PLAN
FOR TRANSFERABLE If
PROVES SANITY.

New YORK, Feb, Acquitted today
of the murder of Stanford White on
the ground that he was insane at the
time Of the commission Of the nomi-
eide, Harry K. Thaw, was ordered by
Justice Bowling to be committed to
the Mattewan asylum for the criminal
insane until such time as he con con-
vince the state lunacy commission
that his being at large will not endan-
ger the public safety. Thaw was led
back to the tombs and will remain
there until the sheriff can plan for his
transfer to the up state institution.
Both Thaw and his wife, the latter be-
ing the only member of the family in
court when the jury Unexpectedly re-
turned its verdict after a deliberation
of 25 hours, seemed pleased and salts
fed with the outcome of the case.
Justice Bowling committed Thaw to
the Mattewan asylum for the criminal
insane and ordered him taken there
at once for an indefinite period. Dow
| ling said he deemed Thaw's discharge
would be dangerous to public safety.
LttIeton Excerpts the Penalty.
Thaw stood smilingly and bowed
his acknowledgment to the jury as
they filed one by one out of the box
jerome also seemed satified as he has
contended ever since the crime was
committed that Thaw was medically if
not legally insane. Thaw's counsel
| thanked the jurors WITH hearty hand
shake for each one of the twelve
Attorney Littleton filed an excep-
toin to Justice Dowling's decision in
/ lfain ir i,,
l hitting him to the asylum
Begin Fight for ThaW's.
AT the request of Attorney Littleton
Justice Bowling has delayed executing
the order committing Thaw to the
asylum until 3 p. M, to allow the
counsel to confer as to whether or not
a writ of nabeas corpus will be sued
out to have his sanity tested by com
mission before he is taken to Mattea
wan. Thaw was called back from
prison and had luncheon with his wife
in the antechamber of the court room
The jurymen all refused to divulge the
secrets of their deliberations further
than to say fourteen ballots were
taken.
When the news of the verdict wa!
communicated to Mrs. VIM. Thaw, thu
prisoners mother at the Hotel Lor
raine, she said:
, THANK God, my son is saved. an
perfectly satisfied
At o'clock the counsel for Thav
announced that they would make NJ
move for commission at this time o
for the transfer to another asylum
Thaw Will be taken to Mattewan OF
the 4:40 o'clock train this afternoon.
Jury Felt Better After Breakfast
d When the Thaw jury left the roor
$ in which they had spent the night il
5 ; a vain attempt to reach verdict 70
u breakfast this morning many of Their
, looked tired and jaded, but upon tn
!, return from the hotel they all SCENE
t physically fit to continue deliberation
It for some time to come. No index a
It to how the jury stood was ascertain
i able Thaw passed the most restles
e night since the killing of White. H
: could not sleep and appeared muc
y depressed because the jury had NJ
# arrived at definite conclusion.
20 When Justice Bowling reached tn
i, court room at 1875 o'clock there wa
a no word awaiting him from the Tha'
jury. The justice announced he woul
- not send for the jury until he receive
n some definite word from them.
q Thaw Feared Conviction.
Mis-. Evelyn Thaw visited her hui
band during the morning and repor
" ed he was quite detected over til
t, outlook Thaw is reported to hay
said
III Il am afraid DESPITE the vigilane
OF of my counsel there are two or thrc
Al men on the jury with innate pref
dices against me. | have in mind or
~ particular juror whose name | sha
IS not mention But no one who has fc
70 lowed the trial with any degree of i
lie terest can have failed to notice ii
as significant glances this juror exchan
ze ed with member of the prosecutio
10 This was particularly noticeable
er the conclusion of Littletons address