The Washington herald., 1909-07-13
THAW In NEW FIGHT
TO REGAIN LIBERTY
Witnesses Declare Prisoner
Now a Sane Man.
PRISON CHAPLAINs CALLED
others Associated with Slayer of
Stanford White Do Not Find Him
DaHgerOus-Evelyn ThRw Not Pres
ent-Defense Preparing TO Resist
Motion When Turn Comes.

White Plains, N Y, July 12.-This was
distinctly a day for Harry X Thaw IN
the proceedings that are on before Jus
tice Mills. in the Supreme Court. at White
Plains. to prove that the slayer of Stan
ford White has regaiOed his sanity since
his commitment on February l. 1908. TO
the Matteawan State Hospital for Insane
Criminals.
The prisoner sat all day besides his
counsel. Charles Morschauser, helping 10
prove himself sane by making suggestions
regarding the questions to be asked the
witnesses. Of whom there are sixty FOR
Thaw alone
The witnesses examined were ali for
Thaw, but Il IS said that Rogers Clark,
assistant attorney general and John
Mack, district attorney OF Dutcisss COun-
", who are representing the people. win
at the finish put the doctors and medical
attendants from Matteawan ayslum on
the stand. and are confident that they viii
smash Thaws evidence TO pieces and
prove that he is still a lunatic and dan
erous TO be at large.
Got Hostile TO Jerome.
Lawyer Morschauser evidently anticI-
pated the plan Of the battle to-day, and
put on several witnesses by whom he en-
! ldeavored TO prove that Thaw had never
threatened TO kill District Attorney Je-
rome OF any one else should he succeed
in gaining HIS freedom II was stated
/ by two Of the witnesses that Thaw re-
CARDS Jerome as a friend. and that his
efforts IN the case have been only in line
/ with his duties as a public prosecutor.
An entirely new feature Of the case was
/ the introduction ty Thaw's attorney OF
/ Rev. Luke J. Evers, OF New York, and
/ Rev. John A. Wade, the Roman Catholic
1 and Protestant Episcopal chaplains OF the
Tombs, 70 prove that Thaw was not only
model prisoner, but that he had fre-
quently assisted unfortunate men who
were locked up In that institution.
Wanted Copy OF Poem.
/ Richard f. Lansing. an aged citizen OF
/ POughkeepsie. who Is interested IN chari-
table and church work In that city and
frequently saw Thaw at the gospel meet
ings held for the Jail inmates. testified
how, after he read a poem al one OF the
meetings. entitled "Out Of Touch, Thaw
/ thanked him cordially and said that he
had enjoyed IT very much. and wanted q
get a copy OF it 70 send 10 his mother.
Almost the entire Thaw family. consist
Il ing Of the prisoners mother, Mrs William
Thaw; his sister. the former Countess Of
Yarmouth; Mrs. George l. Lader Car
/ negie. and his brother. Josiah Thaw, were
I In court
AT the afternoon session the court room
was crowded with spectators. many OF
whom were women.
! Despite the report that Evelyn Thaw
\ had received a summons 70 attend. she
was not present II was afterward said
that no summons had been served on her,
at least not by any one representing the
/ prisoner.
District Attorney jerome was also ab-
sent.
Owing TO the large number OF witnesses
/ called, the case viii probably be on for
/ several days. After that the testimony
will have 20 be Transcribed and read over,
/ so that IL may be a week or more before
/ the fate Of the prisoner is decided by
| Judge Mills
/ At the close Of the days session Justice
/ Mills said that he would limit the insanity
1 experts TO three for each side and give
/ the witnesses for the State authority tC
examine Thaw I'm the White Plains Jail.
! When Thaw heard this he jumped VI
and said that before he was examined he
wanted an opportunity to get some phys
! icaI exercise. Justice Mills said that the
| counsel and jailers would have 20 arrange
this.
The experts for the State viii be DR.
/ Baker, OF the asylum; Dr. Flint, and Dr
| Carlos Mcdonald.