The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-07
Strain Of Trial Does Not A.
feet the Prisoner
MRS. THAW ON The STAND
Thaw's Mother Makes Dramatic Out
burst in Denunciation of Jerome
and His Attitude Toward
Her Son.

White Plains, N. Y, August 6-Harry
K. Thaw's latest struggle to regain his
freedom will end tomorrow The sub
mission of testimony in his hearing be-
fore Justice Isaac N. Mills closed this
afternoon and all that remains is the
final arguments of the attorneys. Justice
Mills will file his decision with the coun-
ty clerk here on the morning of Thurs
day, August H.
Several possibilities confront Thaw. The
court may grant his plea and make him
absolutely free. 1t may decide that he
has not established his sanity and refuse
to interfere, in which case the state au-
thorities will probably send him back
to Matteawan hospital for the criminal
insane. But Justice Mills has further dis
cretionary powers. He may feel that the
young mans mental condition is still in
doubt and for that reason delay a final
order. meanwhile paroling Thaw in the
custody of some officer or possibly On
his own recognizance in the care of his
family. Or he may declare Thaw insane,
but moved by his mothers complaint re-
garding his surroundings at Matteawan,
send him to some other state hospital not
peopled by criminals. Thaw left the court
room this afternoon with a jaunty step
The strain of the last four weeks. dur
ing which he has submitted personally to
IA hours of cross examination, was not
apparent either in his face or his bear
ing. AT no time during the proceedings
has he expressed anything but satisfac-
ton with the results and confidence in the
success of his cause. This afternoon he
was as hopeful as ever.
am sure, he said, '.tharSI shall be
free.''
Inc evidence presented in behalf of
Thaw closed today with a dramatic out
purst by his mother. Mrs. Mary Copley
lpa~, who was the final Witness Her last
words were denunciation OF District At
torney jerome. Earlier in the day she
mad read list of names distinguished in
New York society. They were guests. she
SAID, at a dinner she gave in New York
Whlch Harry attended before his mar
rage In concluding her testimony she
referred to this list of namese
i brought in the names of those who
attended that dinner to my son." she
said, because of a statement of Mr.
Jerome regarding the company Harry was
accustomed to keep. l don't have any
special enmity toward Mr.. Jerome, but
a
gentlemanly way, nor in Christian way
Mr.. Jerome always talked about Harry
being frequenter of the Tenderloin when
he knows as well as any one that my
boy never went to the Tenderloin until
he met a certain person who dropped
him down..
That said Attorney Charles More
chauser, lends our testimony
On the stand today Mrs Thaw's testi-
mony was again frequently interrupted
by sobbing, as she described Harry's
surroundings at Matteawan. THAT place
seemed to me like the vestibule to the
internal regions, she said solemny
The principal new witness today was
Roger OMara, formerly chief of police
of Pttsburg, and secretly employed by
the Thaws as detective in Harry's case.
He testified in corroboration of the stories
about Stanford White.
The greater part of the day was de-
voted to discrimination of Thaw's
alienists. Jerome attacked these experts
with every device of the skilled cross
examiner. He reused the ire of DIR. Brit
ton D. Evans by asking If he was the
object of the denunciation of medical ex-
pert witnesses delivered yesterday by
Gov. Franklin Fort of New Jersey. DR..
Evans is superintendent of the New Jer-
sey State Insane hospital at Morris
Plains. The expert replied that he de-
cined to go into personalities.
Dr. Isham G. Harris of Poughkeepsfe
State asylum also received a grilling,
but both alienists stuck to their assertion
that whatever Thaws mental condition
might have been when he shot White he
was now sane. They left the stand un-
shaken.
Jerome will sum up first tomorrow and
Mr.. Morschauser will follow. Both say
their closing speeches will be brief and
the case will probably be in Justice
Mills hands by noon.