Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-12
Commissioners Do Not Find Him Sufferinq From
 Any Form of Mental Disease Now
WILL so REPORT TO JUDGE OF FEDERAL COURT
Express No Opinion His Mental Condition the Time oe Stanford Whites Muder-Inspection Made of Letters, Documents and Prisoners Cross-Examinations Buf Opinions of Experts Were Given Scant Consideration.

Concord, N. H., Jan- Hilary K. -Thaw's release under bail would not be a public menace. in the opinion of the commission appointed by Judge Edgar Aldrich of the federal court The find ing announced today says that Thaw IS not suffering from any of those forms of mental disease alleged at the time of his trials for the killing of Stanford White
 While the commissioners say that they have reached "a definite and posi- i've agreement as to the present mem tal condition of Thaw, and his prob able state of mind at the time of the homicide" they refrain from express ing this opinion in view of their in structions from the court not to "em- barass any subsequent litigation where be inyolved''
 Not Now a Menace.
 Upon the questions of menace or danger through the granting of bail, We may. however, be permitted, and probably are compelled" concludes the report. ito record our finding that whatever may have been the mental condition of Harry K Tnaw, at the time of the homicide, upon which question We express no opinion he is not now suffering from any of the forms of mental disease alleged by the prosecution at the time of the trials, or subsequently thereto, namely maniac -depressive insanity, paranoia, dementia, praecox or delusional insan- ity.
 In our opinion. 1t is reasonably probable that Harry Kendall Thaw s liberty under bail would not be dan gerous or menace to the public peace and safety"
 Report Ready for Judge AIdrich.
 The iSS pointed Dec. l. last, consisted of Gen eral Frank $. Stree; CT, d lawyer of this city, as chairman; pr. Morton Prince of Boston. DT. ti. Alder Runner superintendent of EutIer hospital for the insane, Providence, k. l., and Dr Charles P. Bancroft superintendent of the New Hampshire hospital for the insane, of this city. The report is now in the hands of the clerk of the court and will be considered by Judge Aid rich early in the present week in con- nection with the petition of Thaw foI admission to bail under habeaS corpus proceedings. In the rescript naming the commission the judge said that after the presentation of the report the interested parties would have an op- pOrtunity to be heard further before the question of bail was finally passed upon. No date for such a hearing has been set as yet.
 Thawis Cross Examinations Inspected
 As referring briefly to Thaws second trial and his committal to MatteaNan state hospital as a victim of manic depressive insanity" the report says the commission examined all the en- tries in the official record of the hos pitsI relating to Thaw from Feb. | 1908. to the date of his escape from the institution, Aug. IT. 1913 Transcripts of three cross examinations of Thaw by counsel for the state of New York on habeas corpus proceedings insutut- ed in his behalf were also inspeSfed-
 ''AiI these cross examinations" says the report except that before Justice Morschauser, which was brief were of great length and covered the most