The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-07
Justice Mills Hears Argu.
m9ntS for and Against
Harry K, ThaW
Continued From Page One)

White Plains. n. Y. Aug G-Harry
K. Thaw's latest struggle TO regain his
freedom will end tomorrow. The sub.
mission of testimony in his hearing
before Justice Mills closed today and
all that remains is the final arguments
Of the attorneys. Justice Mills vii,
file his decision with the county clerk
Thursday, August Il.
Several possibilities confront TEaw
The court may grant bis plea an.
make him absolutely free. 1t may dc
crlc l5st he has lpa established ais
sanity and refuse to Interfere, in
which case the authorities probably
will send him back to Matteawan hos.
pital for the criminal insane. But Jus
tice Mills has further discretionary
powers. He may feel that Thaws men
tai condition Is still in doubt and for
that reason delay the final order,
meanwhile parolng Thaw in the Gus
tody of some officer or possibly on his
own recognizance in the care of his
family. Or he may declare Thaw in.
sane, but, moved BY his mothers com
plant regarding his surroundings at
Matteawan, send him TO some other
state hospital not peOpled with Grim
inals.
Thaw left the court room with
iaunty step. The strain OF the past
four weeks. during which he has SUB
mitted personally TO fourteen hours Of
cross-eXamination, was not apparent.
At no time has he expressed anything
but satisfaction with the results and
confidence in the success Of his case
The evidence presented in behalf of
Thaw closed with a dramatic outburst
by his mother. Mrs Mary Copley
Thaw
Her last words were a denunciation
of District Attorney Jerome. Earlier
In the day she had read list of
names distinguished In New York So
ciety They were guests, she said. at
a dinner She gave in New York. which
Harry attended before his marriage.
Il brought In the names of those
who attended that dinner to my son,
she said. because Of the statements
OF Mr.. Jerome regarding the company
Harry was accustomed 10 keep. | do
not have any especial enmity toward
Mr. Jerome. but he certainly has not
behaved In this matter In a gentle
manly way, nor I'm a Christian way.
Mr. Jerome always talked about Har-
rvs being frequenter OF the tender
loin. when he knows as well as any
one that my boy never went TO the
tenderloin until he met certain per
son"
Mrs Thaws testimony was fire.
Quently 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
The principal new witness today was
Roger OMara, formerly chief of police
of Pittsburg. He cogroborated the
stories about Stanford White.
The greater part OF the day was de-
voted TO a denomination OF Thaw.s
alienists, Jerome attacked the eX'
ports with every device OF the skilled
cross-eXaminer. He aroused the ire
OF Dr. Britton d. Evans by asking If
he was the subject of the denuncia-
tion OF medical expert witnesses deliv-
cred yesterday by Governor Franklin
Fort OF New Jersey DR.. Evans Is su~
perintendent of the New Jersey state
Insane hospital at Morris Plains,
Ihc expert replied that ne declined
To go into personalities
IN lsham G.. Harris OF the PouSh'
keepsie state asylum also received
Grilllng. Both alienists stuck to their