New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-15

'It's all right, Mrs. Thaw; we were
mighty glad to do it," one Of them
said.
ITS been long, long penance," Mrs.
Thaw said
John E. Elliott, the ninth juror
nodded at Mrs. Thaw as she said this,
and leaning down from his place IN
the top tier of seats said:
81 know it must have been hard,
Mrs. Thaw. l am sure the boy will be
ell right now"
Believe Thaw Is Eccentric.
But all the jurors, despite their YER
dict, we're not of the opinion that Thaw
is absolutely all right now. Paul j..
Marks, brother of Borough President
Marcus VI. Marks, said afterwards:
81 and other members of the jury
believed Thaw was mentally weak and
eccentric. Several thought the murder
Of Stanford White was justiiable, and
that, while they believed Thaw was
mentally defective, they did not think
he would ever kill any one else
The courts instructions were that
the jury was simply to decide whether
Thaw is sane now, and not whether
he would be a menace to the public If
turned loose.
Following the thanking scene Thaw
and the jury were persuaded by pho
tographers 10 pose jointly for theT
pictures. Thaw demurred for time.
81 want to keep out of the limel'g ht
now" he added. and then consented to
stand shaking the hand Of Mr.. Robin
son. foreman of the jury.
As Thaw left the courtroom he got
q considerable lead on his escort OF
deputy sherif's before they noticed
him lust going through a door They
made a rush after him that started
every one running, so that for mo-
nent il looked like a little stampede.
From the glamour of the fashlight
powders Thaw passed into the greater
glamour of his shouting reception by
the street crowds.
Frank X. Cook, chief attorney for
the state against Thaw, took three
quarters of an hour TO argue the case
before it went to the jury. He ran
over the Thaw story rapidly. When he
came to Stanford White he said:
81 had been led to expect before
came into this case that Stanford
White, in his line Of destroying the
virtue Of American girlhood, was what
the Steel Trust is to the steel line,
but when | come TO get the evidence /
find that White is only village black
smith"
Speaking of Thaw's remark after he
shot White that he had performed an
act of Providence, Mr. Cook said: ~
would give up religion tomorrow II |
thought Providence ever made use of
an instrument like that" pointing his
Of ThoW
Cook Quickly Quits Court.
Mr.. Cook did not finger in the court
room after he finished even to hear
the closing by Thaw's side. He hand
ed the case over to his assistant, Mr..
Rocker. and hurried back to his home
in GeneseO.
Mr.. Stanchfeld took more than two
hours for his closing argument. He
made much of the unwritten law as
justification of the killing of White,
he painted Thaw's relations with Eve
lvn in the glowing colors of the love
lest of romances and he ridiculed the
showing DR.. Flint had made on the
stand
Justice Hendrick took about ten
minutes to charge the jury. He said
they must 90 on the assumption Thaw
was insane when he shot White, since
that was the finding Of the second
murder jury; that he was insane after
each Of the previous habeas corpus
proceedings by which he failed TO OBJ
tain his liberty and that their own
concern was whether he was insane
now. putting aside all consideration Of
sympathy for him or his mother.
Whatever decision Justice Hendrick
gives on Friday morning, there will be
notice Of appeal by the losing side,
which will act as stay Of execution.
Thaw, however, will apply for his re
lease on bail. This has been discussed
in conference, and it is expected that
he will be released pending argument
on the appeal. The amount of bond
mentioned was $4,000. In order for
him to leave the state and take his
trip to Pittsburgh and thence 20 San
Francisco there will have TO be spe-
cial order Of the court.
While Thaw was eating his lunch
Yesterday in a restaurant near the
court rough looking man, with some
thing in his hand that Under Sherlh
Frank Bowers thought was pistol,
edged his way toward Thaw. Bowers
grabbed him and found the pistol to be
a pipe. The man was hustled out be-
cause Of his peculiar actions,