Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-15
JURY DECLARES
HARRY K. THAW
IS A SANE MAN
Twelve Men Vote Slayer of White
to Be of Sound Mind, but His
Freedo mWaits on Judge
Hendrick.
COURT DECIDES ON FRIDAY
Will Then Announce Whether Order
Sending Defendant to Mattea-
wan Stands.
CROWDS GO WILD WITH JOY

NEW YORK, July 14.-Harry X.
Thaw today was declared sane by a
Jury, which for nearly three weeks
listened to testimony given in the
supreme court here before Justice
Peter Hendrick. Forty-eight min
utes were consumed and two ballots
were taken in reaching a verdict.
Justice Hendrick on Friday morn
ing will annouce whether the COM
mittment upon which Thaw was in
carcerated in the state hospital for
the criminal insane at Matteawan
shall be vacated, thereby giving to
the slayer Of Stanford White the lib
erty for which he has fought in the
courts for nine years.
Judge Warns Crowd.
II was at the end of a day of addresses
by counsel and the charge of the justice
that the jury retired. While the twelve
men were celebrating the crowd in the
court room and about the court house
was augmented by scored of people who
believed that a verdict quickly would be
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came from the jury room and informed
J,,atioe Hendrick that a verdict had been
) reached. The doors Immediately were
looked and Justice Hendrick. ascending
the bench. warned the spectators that
any demonstration would pc met WIN
severe punishment
Then the jury came in. In reply to a
question by the clerk Of the court whether
a verdict had been reached, the foreman
handed over a sheet Of legal paper, which
was passed to the justice on the bench
Justice Hendrick read it and handed 1t
back to the clerk.
Gentlemen Of the jury" said the clerk
''the question you have been asked Is
this: Is Harry X. Thaw now sane? Your
answer 10 yes"
Despite the warning, several persons
stood up In front of their seats. The
court room hummed like dynamo. JUS
tice HendIick and a dozen court attend
ants raped for order.
Kisses Mother.
Meanwhile Thaw. who. until the ver-
dict was announced. sat at the counsel
table with his chin resting in handker-
chief had turned around and grasped
the hand Of several Of his counsel. Then
he went to where his mother was sitting
a few feet away and, throwing his arms
about her neck, kissed her twice Mrs
Thaw at the same time patted her daugh-
ter. Mrs. George l.. Carnegie, on the
khoulder. Thaw later shook hands win
his half-brother, Josiah Thaw.
The verdict recorded. John b. Stanch-
field. chief counsel for Thaw. made
motion that the commitment signed py
Justice Dowling following a verdict OF
mot, guilty on the ground of insanity
which was returned by the Jury at Thaw's
second trial for the murder Of White be
vacated.
Justice Hendrick asked Deputy Attor-
new General Becker what he had TO say
10 such a motion. Mr.. Becker, in reply
requested time in which the state might
urepare an appeal. Justice Hendrick re-
minded the lawyers that he had not
aiven hts decision, and that consequently
A. had not been finally decided which sioe
might desire an appeal He then set IL
sJclock tomorrow morning as the time
~vhen he would receive briefs and hear
arguments IN his chambers upon the mo-
tton 10 dismiss the commitment me
sury was discharged and then court ao-
5ourned.
shakes Hands with Jurors.
A soon as the jury was dismissed
rhavv crossed 10 the box and shook hahos
warmly with each of the men ms
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