The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-12
THAW IS SANE
AND NO MENACE
Commission Finds That No
Matter How Crazy He
Was, He is Not
So Now.
BUT HE rs NOT FREE YET
Jerome VIII ResIst Releasing Of the
Escaped Man and VIII Insist
on His Return to tho
Asylum.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
BOSTON, Mass, Jan. I2.-Copies Of
the report Of the Thaw commission
which found Harry K. Thaw, slayer Of
Stanford White. sane and declared he
will not be menace If released under
bonds were today forwarded to attor-
neys for the prisoner and for New
York state on order o6 Federal Judge
Edgar M. Aldnch, who Is Ill with =
severe cold at the home OF his son In
Brookline. Before Judge Aldrich re-
turns to Concord. N. H., to render his
decision on bail. VIM. T. Jerome who
led the fight for New York state to re-
turn Thaw to Matteawan, and aftor-
neys for Thaw will be given opportun-
ity to argue the bail question and to
present additional evidence in the
United States district court. The re-
port Of the alienists decided what
ever was Thaw's mental state at the
time Of the murder, no traces of insan-
ity now remained. That Jerome will
again enter the fight now that the case
Is back In the hands of JudgeAldrich.
is indicated by statements from him
that the real issue is extradition and
that whenever that question is up for
consideration he will fight the case.
Evelyn Says Look Out.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 12.- Some
thing terrible will happen soon." ex-
iclaimed Evelyn Nesbit Thaw in her
dressing room at a local theatre Har-
ry Thaw will soon be at liberty and
she paled at the thought. Il will not
tell what will be the nature Of the
thing but you will not have to wait
long. No one can understand the vag-
aries OF the mind of Harry Thaw.
"He will make for the bright lights
and champagne on the first opportun-
fly and when he does, you will hear
from him"
Has His Picture Taken.
CONCORD, N. H., Jan. 12.-Harry
X. Thaw posed for photographers to-
day and it was apparent that he is
jubilant over the finding of the COM
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for once he was reticent about COM
m snting on court action in his case.
He will not leave New Hampshire II
admitted to-bail. he stated. 1t is un-
derstood he will go into the noun.
tains for a holiday far from his
guards and VIM. Travers Jerome who
Is expected to resume his hight to re-
turn the slayer of Stanford White TO
Matteawan now that the case is again
before the United States district
court.
Merrill 5hurtleff, attorney for Thaw
today asked the clerk of the federal
district court to set date for hear
ing at which he may petition Judge
Aldrich to AK the amount of Thaw's
| bail Shurtleff also was In communi-
cation with Judge Ald1ich by tele-
phone and learned that he is III at
the home Of his son in Boston and
that the bail hearing cannot be held
for several days. Thaw was mani
testify disappointed by this news,
Mary Coplsy Thaw, mother OF the
prisoner, left for her home in Pits.
burgh last night. His attorneys and
his guardians Joined in the jubilee
over the commission decision today
Thaw attorneys will file at once an
application for an extension OF time
for the fling of briefs in the main
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