New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-19
CAREER AS KILLER At
END, SAYS DR.. FLINT
AIienist, Against Whom Mad.
man Holds Grudge, Doesn't
Fear Vengeance.
TOO CRAFTY TO COME HERE
Physician Does Not Believe
Wife Will Prove Strong
Enough Lure to Bring
Thaw Back at Once.

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DR.. Austin Flint. the aienist whose CT.
animation of Harry Thaw's mental con.
dition had grea: weight i'm inducing Jus.
tice Bowling 10 commit the SLAYER a,
Stanford White, yesterday discussed
Thaw's attitude of mind and the physca,
methods he might employ to carry Oh,
this attitude. now that he is a free man
after being under restraint for five years
He does not fear the vengeance Thaw 4.
said to have planned.
Il am the one against whom Thsv
holds the greatest resentment" said DR.
Flint. II have good grounds for arriving
at such a conclusion. He believes that (,
was very largely due to the results of my
findings that he has spent years in 70.
straint. I was authoritatively Informed
when | took the stand during the last er.
animation at White Plains that Thav
expressed himself as much disappointed
to behold me looking 81 well
He has stated that he was simply wait.
ing for me to die natural death Tha.
implied enough.
As TO Thaw's possible movements now
that he is free. have reason TO infer thu,
he will first 20 to Pittsburgh and then n
Europe before he arrives at any plan for
wrcaking his resentment for what he
would consider wrongs. He Is crafty
ei ough to wait for a time, possibly mag
lining that later, when this affair has be.
come old. he may dare TO venture into
New York
He will undoubtedly, at some time.
make this venture, unless i'm the mean
time he starts 10 drink. This will inevi-
tably lead him into such resorts as he has
been in the habit Of visiting. The out
come might very likely be a quarrel with
some ruffian, possibly some ruffian who
knew OF his career. and who would glory
in.the fame OF killing Harry K. Thaw.
ION the other hand, if he was not suff-
GENTLY restrained by guaros from drink
ing. he might attempt 10 carry out the
vengeance he has been nursing 50 long
and then return 10 America His ATTEMPT
at murder would be no quick, impuislye
assault such as made by sane men when
laboring under the heat OF passion The
paranoac does not Kill In that manner.
roundings. My study OF the killing q
Stanford White bears all this out. When
he could have tracked White and shot
him down without witnesses, in the way
sane murderer. II we may use such an
expression, acts. what did he do? He Sc
lected a brilliantly illuminated public re-
sort. crowded with an audience 10 Wit
ness the dramatic taking of. Paranoa re-
peats itself And this will he the fashion
Of Thaw's act. IL ii ever comes to pass.
But such contingency 70 my mind
and most minds is remote While legally
insane I'm this state and an irresponsible
anywhere. he will hardly run the risk.
He is very likely TO be watched and pre-
vented If his disease progressed 10
point where he lost sight Of personal
safety I have heard Of possible pro-
ceedings being instituted 10 have his COM
mtment set aside, but / believe this to
be even more remote as possibility
The principal reason is that no judge
would act I'm such a matter without
Thaws presence. and how can he be
present without being instantly returned
10 the asylum from which be escaped?
There is no way OF reading his mind
on the score Of whether his wife miSnt
prove strong enough lure 10 nrins MIN
back She is done with him. There IS no
safety for her In trusting herself 70
such a man and she fully understands
this. Proceedings may De- started OF
such a character as layman may not
now conceive. There are always LAWYERS
afT
and they might institute technical pro-
ceeding that would set ThdW loosr upon
the community But this Is remote con.
tingency. with the history Of TINS case
back OF such an attempt 40: 10 ~!
mind. the career Of Thaw, the Killer 3
at an end. -,
Or. carlos +. Macdonald, state expert
who was in the Thaw habeas corpus pro-
ceedings at White Plains i'm july lsi+
said last night that Thaw was as dan
gerous as the night he killed White
"a few drinks fire his brain said DIT
Macdonald 80 that he loses All eontTo'
OF himself II free he will revert 10 MS
former moral perversions He was born
potential lunatic. and has never been
really sane. though there are times when
his insanity IS not SO apparent. ! consider
him a constant menace 10 public peace
and safety. one OF the symptoms OF MS
malady is his desire for notoriety and Ms
passion for seeing himself in print
The only way "a apprehend him, Il ne
has taken refuge I'm another state is 70
have him arrested on a charge of INSANITY
and then have him sent back 70 Nee
York as an undesirable. The wording OF
the verdictS brought In i'm such cases
should be changed from not guilty on
the ground of insanity" 10 guilty. ou'
insane as such change would make
extradltion possible. proposition p"
this effect Is pending before the Bar AS
ISOLATION. Bu;, at any rate, II Thaw
lunatic in New York he is lunauc OUT
OF IL. and should be apprehended a.