Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-08
TKAW, ALL SMILES,
APPEARS FOR TRIAL
Slayer of Stanford White in
Court to Answer Charge
of Conspiracy.

NEW YORK. March s.-Harry Ken
dali Thaw, slayer OF Stanford White.
smilingly came into the criminal
branch Of the supreme court here to-
day to stand trial for conspiracy 10
escape from the state hospital for The
| criminal insane at Matteawan. Five
men, charged with assisting in the
conspiracy. were placed on trial with
him. In the examination of talesmen
Justice Page said he would allow all
the defendants five peremptory chaI-
lenges.
Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw. the chief
defendants mother. accompanied by
Mrs. George Carnegie, Thaw's sister.
appeared in court early. Thaw ap-
peared to be In excellent health Els
face was rudy and he was stouter than
when he was brought from New Hamp-
shire
When the names of Thaw's code
PENDANTS we're called none of their
answered. Deputy Sheriffs were sent
into the corridors of the COURTEOUS,
and finally came back with Roger
Thompson and Eugene Duffy. Five
minutes elapsed and Thomas Flood
was brought in. Butler and Okeefe
| hurried into court ten minutes later
When they were all seated Justice
Page warned them that If they were
tardy again he would discharge them
from bail and have them confined in
the Tombs during the trial.
Contentious Of the State.
The contentious Of the state were
partly outlined by Assistant District
Attorney O'Malley In questioning the
first talesman. S. D. Fitch. public ac
countant. These questions indicated
that the prosecution would request the
court to instruct the jury that not
outstanding Thaw's insanity he might
have a capacity to conspire. The tales
man was excused because he admitted
| that he had formed an opinion about
the case.
Frank F. Bailey. a salesman. the sec
ond talesman examined, was accepted
by both sides and became foreman OF
the jury. Two other jurors were then
accepted within few moments.
Thaw may testify in his own defense
It is stated he is anxious to TESTIFY.
After conference of his counsel in
do SO was discussed. Morgan J. OBrien.
one of the counsel. was quoted as say
ing that II was not at all Improbable
that he would be placed on the witness
stand. This. however. is subject to re
vision in case developments of the
states case make 1t inadvisable to al
low the prisoner to give evidence.
Thaw's Sanity May Be Issue.
Every effort. 1t is stated, will be
made by Thaw's counsel to inject ito
the trial the issue of Thaw's sanity.
Whether convicted or acquitted of the
conspiracy charge. II Thaw is treated
as a sane person by the court, 1t was
said that he hoped to be able to use
that fact in a final effort to obtain
reversal OF the order committing him
to the asylum.
Fifty witnesses for the prosecution
are here ready to testify. Mr.. O'Brien.
who recently returned from Concord
and Manchester. n. H., with a long
list of witnesses for Thaw, said that
hundreds Of prominent men and woni-
en-" are prepared to come to New
York and testify for him IL desired.
Among them. it was said, are Sheriff
Holman Drew of Coos county. N. H..
and Del Stevens of Colebrook, N. H., a
policeman who had charge of Thaw
after his arrest.
The trial is expected to occupy not
more than a week IL Thaw's counsel
are unable to obtain a test Of his sanity
at this time.