New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-11

Donald, saying. that ne was afraid 70 do.
so. lie asked that some Other attend.
ant DC designated This request was not
granted. on tho same day Thaw was
alone With Mcdonald in the ward and
in the. bathroom. and showed ', no
signs OF fear whatever A day or two
later his mother wanted TO go TO the ward
20 Visit nun. ms Is never permitted except
when a patient is confined to- his bed
Ihaw had simply 10 walk in an omen COR
fldor 10 SEQ his mother, aud this he re
fused 10 do-although he had been doing
this very thing for months past
on october his mother coIled again
lhaW refused TO sec her in the visiting
room except under tho supervision Of
some attendant other. than tho ono reg
ularly designated. His mother thon be
came very much ir1itated-not at her son
Tor ms refusal 70 come and see her-but
et me institution officers because they
would not detail another attendant We
offered 20 transfer Thsw 70 another ward
Wherc he would no under another attend
INT nut This he and his mother declined
u.n ms ,nolnGr, IN petulance, demanded
that she b. allowed the same privileges
as were given other visitors-that Is that
she b" allowed 70 visit I'm the open corri-
DOR, where her son would come She
lurtlcr claimed that We we're unfair and
we're showing discrimination against her
Following this outbreak Of temper on her
rs.t ~ was determined. after q staff con-
corcerned-oven Mrs Thsw- IL her re-
quest was taken literally.
OF course Thav real desire f. 10 be
Joins, and Il ne cannot be free and ct
large, tho next best thing s. 70 have his
people come 10 him hero. But each and
every patient in the house is entitled TO
lust ~ much consideration a. Mr. Thaw.
and the friends Of every patient-even IL
humble ana pOOr-are entitled to Just tho
same polite consideration al our hands as
are the friends OF Mr.. Thaw II Mr.
Ho, bog~
wishes 10 would mean that this forty
ycar-old man would have some outsider to
care Tor and entertain him the major
part OF each day All OF this visitation
would necessarily require supervision
which would mean that the time Of one
emuloye was given specially 70 Thaw and
taken away from other patients equally
deserving
II is for want Of reason and judgment
that Harry K. Thaw is here It Is for
want Of reason and judgment that Harry
Is. InaW asks faVOrs that are not and
can not he given 10 other patients and It
t, IS by reason Of hts domination over his
mother that she demands all that Harry
demands. much Of which cannot be
granted and which IS tho present source
o. friction.
Clarence J. Shearn. counsel for Thaw.
when tho statement Of Superintendent Col
lins was shown him, said
THE bitter spirit or this statement shows
the malicious attitude OF the authorities
toward Thaw. When a supposedly insane
patient is thus assailed outside the asylum
IL is easy 10 guess the kind OF treatment
nc gets inside the walls"
Mr. Shcarn went on to say that It wcs
unfair TO attempt to make Il appear that
any question Of special privilege for Thaw
and his mother was involved The only
question AZ issue. ne declared. was whether
or not a patient in a public institution
should be deprived OF his ordinary rights
simply because he protested against the
brutal treatment Of other patients, and
called public attention TO one case, which
he said pointed strongly toward murder.
II IS significant. Mr.. Shcarn said, that #
was only after this action OF Thaw's that
nc was subjected 10 restrictions. depriving
him Of MS mothers daily visits and pre-
venting him from seeing his counsel unless
an attendant was present 10 overhear all
/ that was said. and even having all his let
+ tiers read before he saw them
III these things are right" M shearn
said. why were they not enforced during
/ tie last three years instead OF beginning
/ after the District Attorney began 10 In
/ vestigate the death Of Nugent? DR.. Lamb
/ resents investigation. Thaw expects no
/ special privileges and asks for none. but
{ he does resent this petty and contemplate
/ revenge"
Mr.. Shearu also showed a copy OF letter
/ TO Mrs. Thaw from DR.. Lamb written last
/ October On which he says that precisely
/ the rules governing visitors 70 other
patients shall apply 70 her. namely. two
visits week IN the open corridor from ?
tll on such days as shall suit her con-
. venience. He says that. therefore. tie
/ present statement mlsrepresents the case
! when II says that the present rule limiting
/ her % two visits each week in the open
| corridor as above, was adopted in her
! case because she broke rules, inasmuch az
/ she is enjoying Just the privileges she asks
/ for. and which others enjoy.