The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-05-22
Or, RUSSELL ASKED
BR|BE, SAYS TAAW
DECLARES ASYLUM HEAD NAMED
SUM FOR HIS RE.
LEASE,
RlGiDLy CROSS EXAMINED
lntimates Anhut Was the "Go-Be
tween in Negotiations - Says
Nsass7e III Henry-Court Over
rules Objections.

New York, May 17.=-Dr. John w.
Russell, former superintendent of the
Matteawan state hospital for the
criminal insane, first made the sug
gestion to Harry X. Thaw that he
could I've released by the payment Of
large sum, 1haw testified at the
bribery trial OF John N. Anhut here
The Anhut Charge.
Anhut. a young attorney is charged
with Offering DR.. Russell bride of
100000 for an order of certificate
which would result in freeing Thaw
from further confinement in the asy-
Mm
Thaw was brought from Matteawan
to testify. He was subjected to
rigid examination and then cross-ex-
amined Objections OF counsel for the
defense that Thaw legally is insane,
and was not competent TO testify,
were overruled by the court, who,
however, held that his testimony must
be considered as that of an insane
person.
Thaw told of several visits paid to
him by Anhut at Matteawan in 1912,
when he declared Anhut said he
would get me discharged"
Sum Seemed Large.
II asked if DR.. Russell had settled
on something deiinite,'' said Thaw,
land he (Anhut) said he had, and
said the money was much more than
! expected to pay; that | was not in
J a position where | could pay it,
Under cross-examination Thaw said
that in al he had spent $4,000 and no
more, in efforts to secure his release
from Matteawan This sum, he said,
was exclusive of the expenses of his
two trials for the killing of Stanford
White.
81 was pretty well swindled on my
two trials here" Thaw declared. THE
costs We're something tremendous"
The witness said that during con.
versation with Anhut, questions of
raising the money were discussed and
that week later he secured 14O
shares of gas company stock. valued
at about $4,000, and $4,000 cash
from his sister, Mrs. George T.. Car
negie.
Securities for Russell.
Were not the securities to be
turned over to Anhut?" Thaw was
asked
NO: they were to be turned over
to DR.. Russell. We had arranged ev-
erything before | ever saw Anhut."
Thaw declared that his agreement
with Anhut called for the return OF
all or part of the $4,000 if he did not
walk out of the door of the asylum or
was not released by the court by
specified dates. He said Anhut paid
him back $14,70O of the $4,000 Jan.
/, last, when the plan had failed.
During cross-examination Thaw OBJ
jected to being called Harry" say.
ing his name was ''Henry.'
Are you the Henry X. Thaw who
shot and killed White?" the witness
was asked.
Yes" in a low voice.
Did you intend to kill him."
Refuses to Answer.
This is a question outside the issue
and refuse to answer"
Justice Seabury declined to direct
the witness to answer.
IhaW SAID ne was ANXIOUS 10 get
out of Matteawan, but in doing so he
did not desire to injure anyone, He
did not see Anhut as an attorney for
himself, he sail, but as attorney for.
DR.. Russell to conclude the negotia
tions for his release. He added that
he understood the receipts for the gas
stock and $1,000 in cash were writ.
ten by Or. Russell.
DR.. Russell resigned as superintend-
ent at MatteaWan shortly after Gov
ernor Sulzer sent Colonel Joseph F.
Scott, then superintendent of prisons,
letter demanding Or. Russells re-.