The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-27
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ANOTHER EFFORT
!. FOR HARRY THAW
Believed Slayer of Stanford
White Soon May Be
Free.
PLANS CAREFULLY LAID
Said His Wife Will Divorce Hin,
and Wed New York
Doctor.
PLANS
CAREFULLY l.

source tho reliability OF which cannot
DO questioned comos an announce ment
that Harry X. Thaw. tho slayer OF
Stanford White. who hns boon n pa
ticnt In the State Hospital for tho
Criminal Insane hero for several years.
VIII be free man within u few
months. The information came from
one close to the Thaws and to the
hospital authorities. though permits
sion to mako public tho name OF the
informant was etnphatically denied.
For many months the Thuws have
been preparing for another attempt TO
effect the liberty of tho slayer. Do
tectives haVe been in their constant
employ, and prominent New York law
yers, among them Clarence J. Shcarn,
have been in constant touch with
Thaw. Representatives OF the lawyers
have visited tho hospital and have had
many conferences with Tnaw. \ per
son who knows made the statement
tonight that Thaw would be rolcased
from the hospital within couple OF
months.
Plum Decided Upon.
The plan decided upon is to obtain
another writ OF hubeas corpus ana de-
mand trial by jury AS 10 tho sanity
of the patient
The case of Mrs. Frances Onslaught
messy, who murdered her husband. and
who was recently parolcd by New
York Judge in the custody of her law
yer. jeremiah T. Mahoney, and D,.
William Alhbon. superintendent OF
Wards Island State Hospital. will be
used to show that Thaw's case Is iden-
tical with hers and should be treated
accordingly.
" hat
DIR. James V. May. medical supcrin-
tendcnt OF AIatteawan, would be called
to testify as 10 Thaw's sanity, and
that Dr. AIay would state that since
he has been watching Thaw no has
not noticed any evidences of dangerous
insanity. DR.. May was asked some
time ago 10 make statement as to
Thaw's condition. and refused. He
said he would do SO II Thnw ever de-
nandcd another hearing, but as a State
official lie did not think II would be
Just for him TO do so before testify
ing in court.
Or. May assumed the position as
head OF the Matteawan State Hospital
last summer. coming here from Btng-
hamton. whore he was the supcrln-
tcndent Of the Willard State Hospital
II Is DR.. Mays idea that insane per
SONS should not be held in confinement
but should be given every opportunity
to enjoy change OF surroundings ami
conditions. He has suggested that the
yards Of the hospital be changed from
the rear of the building to the front
so that the inmates can have q broad
view OF tho Hudson. tho Eyacon
Mountains and the picturesque scenery
intervening. AZ at present situated
the yards, where the inmates arc
forced To exercise In the open air, arc
penncd in by the hospital building
and tho patients can sec only the blue
sky and the four trick walls.
In carrying out this idea shortlv ar
ter assuming the superintendent OF
the hospital. DR.. May directed that
Lizzie Halliday, who had been in soil.
tary confinement for years, he allowed
exercise in the open air each day. In
the case of Thaw, his liberties were
restricted year or two ago. soon
after Mrs. Mary Coplcy Thaw. lIarry's
mother. announced that she meant to
appeal TO the state authorities churg-
ing disgraccful management OF the
Mutteawan institution. He WAS not
allowed to see his mother every day
as he had been doing this liberty be-
ing only allowed tw'cc week. He was
not permitted the use Of the library
as before, when he was librarian of
the institution. and many other privi-
legcs were denied him.
IIna MANY IIl,rrffr