Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-06
FAMILY CHART IN COURT
Only Two Cases Of Insanity Known
Among 208 Members.
BITTER AGAINST DIR. HAMILTON
Declares He Persuaded Her to Con-
sent to Plan to Send Harry
to Matteawan.

The last day of testimony probably at
Justice Mills hearing on Harry X. Thaw's $
application for release from the State
Hospital for the Criminal Insane opened
with Roger O'Mara, former chief of de-
tectives in Pittsburg. and for several
years employed by Thaw as private de-
tective. as the first witness.
Mr.. O'Mara was commissioned by Thaw
to investigate his charges against Stan
ford White. Mr.. Morschauser called him
today to substantiate stories told on the
stand yesterday by Thaw.
The witness related his experience in
1901 with the girl, said to be now promi-
nent actress. whose story was told yes
terday. Mr.. O'Mara said he saw both the
girl and her mother. and what they told
him agreed with Thaw's assertions.
Did you believe this was true?" asked
Jerome.
Yes. 1t looked plausible. and saw nc
reason why she should tell me this story
If it was not true"
O'Mara said the girl told him that White
was preventing her from getting posi-
ton at any theater.
District Attorney Jerome asked the wit
ness if he had ever before the first trial
heard stories regarding immoral practices
by Thaw. Mr.. O'Mara said he had not.
The detective said he had read many
letters from women to Thaw's attorneys
Generally he remarked. they ended
by wanting some money, and | would
tear them up and throw them away.
Not in It for Money.
Il didn't get enough to pay my ex-
penses. l wasn't in it for money.
knew Mr.. Thaw as a boy and l came
down here of my own accord to dc
what l could
But how much did you get?"' persisted
Jerome.
Il did not get over 5000 in all. wa,
here eleven weeks during the first tria
| and during part of the second"
Were you ever called upon to settl,
any matters in Pittsburg in which Harr,
Thaw was involved?'
Never
"Or elsewhere?"
mo. SIR
Did this story of an acress. expert
enced in the ways of New York, that
one of the most prominent men in New
York tried to wrong her In room ir
Madison Square Garden tower seem true
to your sophisticated mind?''
Yes, thought 1t was probable
O'Mara was excused, and Mr.. Mors-
chauser called Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw
to the stand. She was asked to explain
Detective O'Mara's position.
Mr.. OMara came into this case,'' sht
said, because he said he wanted to do al
he could for Mr.. Thaw's boy think hi.
position in this case was like that of Mil
tons angels
And she quoted:
They also serve who only stand anG
wait"
Thaw Family Chart Produced.
Mrs. Thaw then produced chart show
ing o0S members of the family. including
every descendant of the prisoners great
grandfather. The paper was offered il
evidence, She named two cousins o.
Harry-William and Harriet A. Thaw
brother and sister-and said these were
the only cases of insanity she had evel
known in the family. And they She
said. "got their insanity from theil
mother.
Two members 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. She de-
MED that her son had thrown loving cur
out of the window. The cup was thrown
out by some one else. she said, in pur'
suance of an English wedding custom
Harry was very busy that day. she said
looking after the luggage. That's one
of the thousands of stories that were
built up out of distorted facts"
Other tales supposed to illustrate
Thaw's insanity were explained by his
mother. One about playing the piano
late at night resulted from the fact that
Reginald de koven. the composer. was
the family guest and he and Harry played
until early in the morning, while the
others listened to their great delight
Mrs. Thaw continued:
This combination i speak Of in my
pamphlet was very active
Bitter Against DR.. Hamilton.
She spoke with particular bitterness OF
DR. Allan McLane Hamilton. This alien.
ist, she asserted. told her that if she
would submit to the plan of sending
Harry Thaw to Matteawan. he (Hamil.
toni would arrange that Thaw should
have a 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 DIR. Hamilton
persuaded her to- agree to his method
by plausible arguments. She described
his methods of building up an insanity
defense for her son.
Mrs. Thaw asserted that Mrs. Fletcher
the Harvard archeologist and Harry's
former teacher had expressed regret and
shed tears over the manner In which hel
evidence was exaggerated to show Thaw's
unsound mind.
The witness used the word torture ir
referring to District Attorney Jerome's
treatment Of her son.
When she quoted Jeromes alleged
words. This man is now In the place
where 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
She declared that Harry had nothing te
do with the preparation of her pamphlet
THE Secret Unveiled" attacking Jerome
The witness said 1t was not strange
that her sons manner in the courtroom
was seff-consciOus, with every eye fixed or
him.
Harry Thaw's Associates.
Mr.. Morschauser asked the witness tl
name some of Harry's associates prior tc
his marriage. Her answer was read from
list of guests at dinner the Thaws
gave in New York in 1905.
The list included Mrs. Van Rensselaer,
Cruger. Mr.. and Mrs. "A. Townsend Bur.
den, Sir Bache and Lady Cunard. Arthur
Hadley. Lady Paget, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam jay Livingston, Mr.. and Mrs Oliver
H. p. Belmont. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Gerry. Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Astor and
Henry Clews.
The witness self-possession failed her
entirely when she again attempted to
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