The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-25
Slayer, Losing Fight to Get Out
of Asylum, Says 81 Ex.
pected It."
MENTAL CONDITION SAME,
MORSCHAUSER DECLARES
Justice UphOlds Commitment to
Matteawan-Thaw May Be
Sent to Another Asylum.
Especial to the Evening Star. ]


PoUGHKEEPsIE, May 25.-Harry
Kendall Thaw, slayer of stanford White,
has lost his fight for freedom from
mad-house. The young Pittsburg mill
fonaire, by a decision handed down to-
day by Justice Morschauser, is found In
sane ard menace to the community.
Both points brought up by Thaw's
attorneys are decided against him.
The Justice declares that Thaw is now
insane and should not be allowed at
large, and he further declares that the
commitment to the lunatic asylum by
Justice Downing after the last trial of
the case was entirely legal.
Thaw Doesn't Seem Worried.
Immediately after the filing of the
opinion of Judge Morshauser, reporters
called at the Thaw apartment in the
Duchess County court house and sent
in a note. through Edward Haven, a
keeper, asking Thaw for an interview.
Haven had scarcely disappeared when
Thaw himself walked out. He was
smiling and appeared not at all wor-
ried. Passing quickly about the group
he shook hands with all and said:
well, what do you want of me?"
''You have heard the judges decision
and have read it, have you not?' he
was asked
"Oh, yes he replied coolly; 81 have
glanced through it. ana I'm not at all
surprised. in fact, l rather expected
it,"
"Jerome Got Away with Hot Air."
Jerome made loud yell in the
court room and got off a lot of hot
air which was very effective and made
especially good reading, and I don't
blame you boys for writing it up.
don't blame Jerome, either. He's a
lawyer and has to do that kind of
thing
But Mr.. Thaw, your own physician,
DR.. Wells, said you were suffering
from insanity. Why didn't you bring
him on?" was asked
THAT wasn't evidence here at this
hearing" Thaw replied. "And besides
/ don't think that DR. Wells thought
at any time that my mind was dan
gerously affected.
II was suffering from ptomaine
poisoning then. You know that's what
you get when you eat things that don't
agree with you. l must say, however,
that on the whole the papers have
been very fair at this hearing"
Thaw Treats wife's Action Lightly.
How about your wife? What of her
suit for annulment? You know he
was told, "the annulment proceedings
come up tomorrow What have you
done about them? What plans have
you nader"
"Oh, about that, Colonel Bartlett, my
counsel, could have knocked that out
a week ago. I've been told 1t was to
be dropped.
eve understand that Mrs. Evelyn
Thaw plans an action to have herself
appointed your guardian"
"Oh, she can't do that replied
Thaw."
Pending the signing of the papers of
recommitment, Thaw will occupy Sher-
iff Chanler's suite in the county build |
ing here,
May send Thaw to MiddIetown.
Thaw's lawyers will today apply TO
the court for permission to place Thaw
in some other institution than the
Matteawan Asylum, and, by stipula-
tion with the district attorney, the
prisoner will be kept in the Jail here
until Justice Morschauser renders de-
cision The justice is holding court in
White Plains this week. and will not
be able to hear the application before
next week. i
II is believed that Thaw, instead OF
going back to his dreaded cell in Mat
teawan. will be committed to the State
Hospital for the Insane in Middletown,
q homeopathic institution, where the
rieor of detention will be much less
than in the asylum for the criminal in
sane to which Thaw SO strenuously OBJ
jeets.
1t is said that in event OF Mr.. Jerome
Giving his consent to such change no
appeal will be taken from Justice Nor
shauser's decision. Even If an appeal
were taken it could not be argued be-
fore fall
Upon application duly made" says
Justice Nor schauser, "a writ of habeas
cornns was allowed by which Harry k.
Thaw was directed to be produced in
court. In the petition it is alleged that
said Thaw is illegally imprisoned and
restrained of his liberty by Amos T.
Baker. acting superintendent OF Mat
teawan State Hospital, State institu-
tion for the insane.
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