New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24
PARr Or re MLIFRX

These men. many Of them prominent citi-
zens. Thaw fancies are responsible for
the successful efforts OF the state TO pre-
vent him from being declared sane.
The expert opinion that Thaw would
kill II in the mood is not shared solely by
aliensts like Or. Flint. DIR. Russell the
former superintendent Of Matteawan,
testified at one Of Thaw's attempts 10
gain his freedom that the slayer Of Stan
ford White might Kill another IL allowed
at large.
Thaw in his efforts to gain his free
dom attempted TO dominate Matteawan.
BY strange coincidence. almost every
medical attache AT the asylum who let
it be known that he believed Thsw in
curably insane sooner or later found him
self displaced
When Thaw found that affairs at the
asylum were not going along lines that
suited his purpose he tried to obtain his
transfer TO Middletown Asylum but the
courts refused to permit this.
Thaw organized press agent bureau
to help him in his fight for freedom. lie
obtained the highest priced writers, IN
GLIDING Alfred Henry Lewis. TO assist him
in turning the currents OF ink. which
we're always running against Thaw, run
ming the other way" as one OF the writ
ers in his employ put IT,
Thaw. through his paid STAFF OF pub
licity agents. hoped to create public
sentiment against the mon he declared
had 500 TO spend for keeping him con-
fined for every single dollar the entire
Thsw family ever owned
When the inquiry was started last
March. TO get at the bottom of the at
tempt to bride Or. Russell, Mr. Lewis
was called as a witness. on the stand
the writer testified that he asked Thaw
where this almost unlimited wealth was
that was on tap for keeping him locked
up "a a lunatic.
TESTIMONY OF MR.. LEWIS.
Il said Mr.. Lewis testified, where
is this money? Thaw replied: II is In
those two circles OF degenerates that
unearthed around I'D and cath streets.
These people have always been much
afraid | would get out. think you
should emphasize the fact that their
money is against me and there is con-
spiracy to keep me in
At his last legal attempt to be declared
sane II was brought out that he planned
to rule Pennsylvania society after his
marriage to the "Florodora Girl by buy
ing up the State Legislature and thus
obtaining a United States Senatorship
from that state.
Thaw admitted that he intended TO use
money to accomplish this purpose. and
one reason he had for going to Washing
ton. and. incidentally, ruling Pittsburghs
400" with the aid of his wife was to
crush the society people of the Smoky
City who had refused to receive him
and his chorus girl bride.
During the first trial OF Thaw, one
commentator. who was Disguised with the
entire scandal, expressed himself rs fol-
lows:
Had Stanford White been an unknown
modeller in clay. and had Thsw been
a coal drivers son. and Evelyn Nesbit
"a sweatshop worker, the public would
have sickened OF the whole nauseating
story i'm a day. and Thaw would have
paid the penalty for his crime In the
electric chair long before this"
That may or may not be true. But il
is generally accepted as fact that had
IL not been for the Thaw millions Thaw
would never have escaped into Canada
Insane at Matteawan.