Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-06
INSANITY
IN 1HAN FAMILY
MOTHER OF PRISONER BRINGS
FAMILY eENEAoLocx INTO
COURT.
MRS. TAAW SCORES JEROME
FOR HIS RELENTLEssNEss
Detective o'Mara, Employed BY Thaw
Family, Examined at Length A. to
Stories Of Abuse Of Girls BY Stanford
White-Jerome Attempts to Show He
is Merely a HireIins.


White Plains. N. z, Aug. e-The last
day of the testimony, probably, at JUS
tice Mills hearing on Harry K. Thaw's
petition for release from Matteawan
hospital opened with Roger O'Mara,
former chief of detectives of Ptttsburg,
and for several years employed by
Thaw as private detective, as the first
witness. O'Mara was commissioned by
Thaw to investigate his charges against
Stanford White. Witness related his
experience in 1901 with a girl, said to
be now prominent actress. whose
story Thaw told yesterday OMara
said he saw both this girl and her
mother and what they told him agreed
with Thaw's assertions.
did you believe this was true7"
asked Jerome.
Yes, it looked plausible. saw no
reason why she should tell me this
story II 1t were not true"
OMara said the girl told him White
was preventing her from getting a po-
Denies Money Is Object.
Jerome asked witness If he had ever
before the first trial heard stories re-
garding immoral practices by Thaw.
O'Mara said he had not. The detective
said he had read many letters from
women to Thaw's attorneys. "Gener-
ally" he remarked, "they ended by
wanting some money. 1 would tear
them up and throw them away"
'Hows much were you paid?'
II did not get enough to pay my ex-
penses. / was not in 1t for the money
I knew Thaw as a boy and I came
down here of my own accord to do
what could"
But how much did you get?" per-
sisted Jerome.
II did not get over $1,000 In all.
was here eleven weeks during the first
trial and during q part OF the Sec
ond."
Were you ever caYfed upon to set
ltle any matters In Pittsburg in which
Thaw was involved" 2"
Never"
cor elsewhereT'
mo, sir"
"Did this story of the actress, ex-
perienced in the ways of New York.
that one OF the most prominent men In
New York tried to wrong her in a
room In Madison Square Garden tower
seem true to your sophisticated mind?"
Eyes, I thought 1T was probable"
Thaw's Mother Recalled.
O'Mara was excused and Morschau-
ser called Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw to
the stand She was asked to explain
Detective O'Mara's. position.
Only Two Insane in Family.
"O'Mara came into this case" she
all he could for Mr.. Thaw's boy. I
think mis- position in this case was like
that of Millions ange1-They also
serve who only stand and wait" Mrs.
Thaw produced chart showing 20S
members of the family. Including ev-
cry descendent Of the prisoners great
grandfather. The paper was offered In
evidence. She named two cousins Of
Harry, and said they were the only
cases Of Insanity that she had ever
known in the family.
"And they" she said, "got their IN
sanity from their mother" Two mem
bers of the Copley family. she said,
were epileptics. The witness explained
Harry's alleged wild actions at the
wedding Of his sister. Alice, to the
Earl OF Yarmouth. Other tales sup
posed to illustrate Thaw's insanity
were explained by his mother.
Assails Dr.. Hamilton.
She spoke with particular bitterness
Of DR.. Allan McIIane Ham tlton. This
alienist, she asserted, told her that II
she would submit to the plan of send
ing Harry to Matteawan, he (Hamil-
ton) would arrange that Thaw should
have suite of rooms and "every COM
fort" and that she and her daughters
might visit him as often as they chose.
Mrs. Thaw declared that Hamilton
persuaded her to agree to his methods
by plausible arguments. She described
his methods OF building up an insanity
defense for her son.
Mrs. Thaw Scores Jerome.
Witness used the word torture" In
referring to Jerome's treatment Of her
son. When she quoted Jerome's alleged
words, This man is now in the place
where 1 hope he will be kept the rest
Of his life" tears came to her eyes, and
she had to pause to recover her self
control Witnesses possession fail
ed her entirely. when she again at
tempted to describe what she saw dur
ing her visits to her son at Mattea-
wan. ut seemed to me like vestibule
to the Internal regions" she said. Dur
ing the witness denunciation, Jerome
SAT without "a word or 9 trace of re-
sentiment. DIR. Britton d. Evans was
recalled by Morschauser, and declared
that Thaw had never been coached for
his appearance on the stand.
DR.. III. Ernest Schmid, of White
Plans, and DR. Isham g. Harris. OF
Poughkeepsie. an asylum expert, testl-
fed that Thaw was sane.
THIEF CAUGHT D.HANDED.
Dss Moinss Saloon Wrecked In Pistol
Oud With Officers.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Aug. 6.-Harry Stewart