The Irish standard., 1909-07-10
VICTORY FOR THAN.
LEAVES MADHoUsE FOR JAIL
PENDING SANITY.
PROBE.
is FAVORED. BY WITNESSES
Former Gov. Stone Of Pennsylvania
Tells Of Rational Conversation
Prisoner Carried on About Going
Into Business as Lumber Dealer.

White Plains, N Y, July. HAIRY
K. Thaw won another victory which
may ultimately result in his freedom
when Justice Mills granted the mo-
ton of his lawyer, Charles Morschaus-
er, to allow Thaw to stay in the White
Plains Jail pending the inquiry into
his present sanity. 81 =
Lawyer Morschauser said he de.
sired to. consult with his. client fire.
Quently and that it was impossible for
him to do so at the Matteawan asy-
lum. Justice Mills added, however,
that if Justice Gaynor Of the appel
late division decided to transfer the
insanity trial to New York county he
will order the retransfer of Thaw, to
Matteawan. -
After Justice Mills had heard the
testimony Of two witnesses produced
by Lawyer Morschauser he adjourned
the hearing until Monday.
The point which Justice Gaynor
must decide is whether to take the
case into jurisdiction where District
Attorney Jerome can oppose Thaw's
| application. -;
Ex-Gov. Stone Witness.
William A. Stone, former governor
| of Pennsylvania, was called by Law
yer Morschauser to prove that Thaw
showed Il normal state Of mind in
connection with tho bankruptcy pro-
ceedings. in which the former gov
'ernor acted as his attorney. Ex-Gov.
| Stone swore Thaw acted in a perfectly
rational manner in all dealings with
him.
The testimony of Mr.. Stone was
taken out of courtesy to him because
he could not be present in court for
some time owing to business engage.
ments.
Justice Mills asked Mr.. Stone II
Thaw in talking to him about his "a
theirs will. spoke from memory. !,
Talks Nationally of Business.
| Yes, he spoke of his fathers will,
named the trustees and various
items of property his father had de.
vised." replied the witness.
| The witness said Thaw talked to
him about timber lands and discussed
with him the advisability of going into
the business Of buying and selling
timber when he got away from his
confinement in the asylum. He de-
clarod Thaw would like to go into
business In Pittsburg when he was re.
leased.
At that time (about n year ago.,
Thaw told the witness he did not think
it was the proper time to embark in
business because OF the general de-
preston in trade.
did his acts and conversation ap-
pear to be rational or irrational?"
Lawyer Morschauser asked.
Perfectly rational" the governor
replied.
Sane, Says Robert Good.
Robert Good, glass manufacturer
of 'Poughkeepsie, testified that he bad
| visited Thaw frequently in the POUCH.
keepsie Jail and that Thaw impressed
him as being sane. He said Thaw
talked about various authors and
seemed to take great delight in the
poems Of Robert Burns.
did he ever show any grievance
against anyone, or speak of any
wrong" Justice Mills asked.
mo, SIR replied the witness.
Thaw, who appeared the picture Of
health. was accompanied in. court by
his mother, Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw,
his sister, the former countess of
Yarmouth; his brother, Josiah Thaw,
and Roger O'Mara. -
The prisoner was In good spirits
and said he was hopeful Of. release
/ from the asylum.