New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-08
THAW VISITS NEW YORK
BROUGHT to Testify in Suit
Growing Out of His Trial.
LONG TALK WITH MOTHER
Case Not Called, He Spends
Hour Debating Before Re-
turning to Matteawan.

Harry Thaw, slayer OF Stanford White.
VAS brought 10 New York yesterday from
Matteawan to testify in the suit brought
against his mother. Mrs. Mary Copley
Thaw. in the Federal Court by John p.
Gleason. Mr. Gleason is suing for $500
which he holds is due him as counsel fee
and for disbursements In the defence OF
Thaw from July = 1906. TO June 6. 1901
Accompa MED by Or. Leak. one Of the
asylum physicians. and David Leach.
keeper. Thaw reached the Federal Build
Ing just before noon yesterday. For
some hours mother and son sat together.
chatting in an animal ted manner. smiling
at each other and apparently rejoicing in
the brief reunion. For some time Thaw
and his mother went over a voldminous
document. seemingly an itemized account
submitted by Mr. Gleason at tho time the
lawyer put IN bis claim. Later Mrs.
George l.. Carnegie. Thaw's sister and
her husband joined him in the courtroom:
brother and sister exchanged Kiss.
When IT became apparent that Mrs.
Thaw's case would not bc called all left
the court and started uptown. Walking
from the Federal Building TO the Fulton
street subway station. Thaw paused fre-
quently. despite the rain &c looK at the
new skyecrspers that had gone up since
lac entered the asylum. But none recog
uized him on Broadway He wore
black SLOUGH hat. a saSging overcOat. and
bis blue trousers did not show the crease
about which he had been so particular IN
other days.
on the steps of the subway station Mrs
Thaw walked very slowly. and many
persons were prevented descending quick
~. TEaw called his mothers attention
TO this and requested her TO stop on the
landing. half way down. that they might
pass.
Thaw sat beside his mother most Of the
way up 10 the Grand Central Station and
avoided doing anything TO attract atten-
ton to himself. Al I'D street and Madison
avenue Mrs. Thaw and Mr.. and Mrs.
Carnegie took leave from Harry and
went TO their hotel in taxicab. Thaw.
with the doctor and keeper. entered the
Hotel Belmont. where he went directly
to public stenographer and said he had
an hours dictatior TO give her. The
stenographer could not give him So much
time. but directed him 10 the Murray llil
Hotel. a block away.
Here Thaw dictated busiiy until nearly
S o'clock. while his keeper and physi-
clan waited In the corridor
When the dictation was over the party
had dinner I'm the Grand Union Hotel
The slayer Of Stanford White ate simple
rcpast and engaged In earnest converse
ton with his companions. lie also mad
short talk with a private detective in the
employ Of the Thaw family
Then. after purchasing several cigars
and waving his hand checriiy TO some IN
the hotel who knew him. Thav went 10
the Grand Central Terminal just in time
10 catch the 40 train for Peekskill.
1t is not thought that Thaw will be
brought to this city again to-day. The
case that is on the calendar ahead OF the
Thaw action IL still uncompeted. and II
will not in all probability be completed
to-day in time TO call the Thaw case.