Evening times-Republican., 1914-01-12
RELEAsE or NOTORIOUS PRls.
oNER FoREcAsrEp ~ CON-
MISSIONS REPORT.
NEW hAMPsHlRE GOVERNOR
ADVISED ThAw 10 SANE
Jerome Refuses 70 Tell What Next
Move Will Be = Commission Says
Prisoner Will Not % Menace IL
Given Frssdem-Alisnsst, Whe Tssti.
fled Against Thaw. Fears Death.

Concord. N. H., Jan. 12.-Believing
that his early release on bail is prac-
tically assured by the report Of the
special comznission that hs would not
be . menace to public safety. Harry K.
Thaw began today making plans to
visit friends In tho state.
Neither Thaw nor his mother would
comment on tho findings Of the court.
altho the countenances Of both showed
their jubilation. Thaw said that II the
court would admit him to bail he would
NOT leave the state for the present.
Since his detention here he has made
many acquaintanceA He Is planning,
he said. to make his first visit at the
home Of ono Of his oustodians. Sheriff
Holman r. Drew, at Berlin. Drew IL
the official who arrested him near
Colebrooke after his deportation from
Canada.
New York. Jan. 12.-Attorneys.
alienists and others who have been
participants in the trials and insanity
hearings Of Harry K. ThAw received
the news Of the commissions report
which decided that he il sane with
conflicting emotions. some expressing
pleasure at the findings. other reiterat-
ing convictions that Thaw would be q
menace if released on bail.
William r. Jerome. who was district
attorney when Thaw killed Stanfori
White. ana who has since continued TO
oppose every move to have him de-
clared Sane. refused to discuss the
commissions report. He said he did
not care to discuss his next move to
have Thaw returned to Matteawan.
from Rhich he; escaped I've mnnths a.o.
,Dr. Austin Elint, IN alisnist for the
,stats for the prosecution for Thaw.
and who eaid repeatedly that Thaw
was insane, declared that he feared for
his .lffs. IL the release Of the prisoner
were granted without restriction.
oays Thaw 10 Dangerous.
Dr. Flint went over the history OF
Thaw's life and attempted TO show that
he miglat be Q model citissn for . time
but that temptation for drink and a de-
sire for revenge would lead him back
to his dangerous self. He concluded by
saying "Thaw IL highly insane and dan
gerous."
Expressing . directly opposite view
to that Of DR.. Flint, DR.. Britton d.
Evans, superintendent Of the New Jer-
soy state institute for the insane. said
the comnnission's report confirmed his
testimony given at hearings when
Thaw's sanity was at stake. He con-
sidered itAa personal vindicatton. he
said. in view Of the criticism that was
made on his testimony in behalf Of
Thaw both at the murder trials and
sanity hearings.
Kisb 10 Surprised.
DIR. Russell e. Kieb, superintendent
Of the Matteawan hospital for the
criminal insane. expressed surprise
when informed Of the text Of the re-
port.
II have no desire to comment on 1t
for publication" he said. II have said
before that I believe Thaw 10 insane
and my very act Of keeping him con-
fined here 10 an expression Of my belief
that he II insane"
This decision Of the commission,
which was appointed by Judge Aldrich
Of the district court Of New Hampshire,
is the most important victory won by
Thaw In his hight for victory since he
escaped from the asylum on Aug. II.
It 10 generally agreed now that Thaw
stands an excellent chance Of being ad-
mitted to bail by Judge Aldrich pend
ing the determination Of the writ Of
habeas corpus sued out in his behalf.