Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-24
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THAW TAKES STAND
AS FIRST WITNESS
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eyes, steady in their gaze. eyes with
a fixed purpose that burn with the fire
fields questions. his voice was we'll
modnlatcd. his manner calm, his
thoughts apparently working under
perfect control The marked feature
of Thaw's whole demeanor on the stand
was that Of one perfectly sure of him
sclf-onc who was no longer trying
TO appear TO be sane. And III he oc-
casionally. NJ the beginning. showed a
trace Of nervousness. he was not more
nervous than any one might reason
ably be whose sanity was under judi
cial consideration.
He Eavc his name and told OF his
birth in Pittsburgh. He said his
mother was in court, pointing to Mrs.
Mary G. Thaw, wcll as to Mrs
George Lauder Carnegie, his sister;
Mrs. benjamin Thaw and Josiah Con-
Icy Thaw. his half-brothcr The
crowd in the courtroom bent forward
eagerly to hear, though Thaw was
speaking in tones that were audible
throughout the chamber. Many women
were prescn,-women with strained
faces, who watched intently every
move the witness made
Thaw told of the habeas corpus pro-
ccedings in his behalf on previous
occasions and their futility
'Afterward were you examined by
physicians and advised that If you OBJ
tanned your escape from Mattcawan by
not violating any law YOU could not
he prosecuted" asked Stanchficld.
TELLS OF HIS ESCAPE
FROM NIATTEAWAN ASYLUM
Il was" replied Thaw, who, continu-
ing. in reply to further questions, said
he left Mattcawan in an automobile in
August, 1913, going to Connecticut,
thence to Massachusetts and through
New Hampshire TO Canada.
My intention" he said, was 10 go
TO Detroit, Mich and thence by train
10 Pittsburgh, having been advised not
10 cross New York State after once
leaving it"
In an animated way, Thaw then told
OF his travels. OF how he was arrested
in Canada. later deported and then
again arrested In New Hampshire. a
smile now and then swept across his
face as he recalled some of his expert
ences in exile.
You were brought before a Federal
judse?"
II was"
"He appointed commission to in
Guire into your sanity?"
"IIc did"
They examined you for how long,"
For more than a month"
Even his slight nervousness had now
disappeared. and he was smiling bland
ly at DR.. Austin Flint and DR. Carlos
Mcdonald his old foes, who sat Just
athwart the witness stand, Watching
him closely.
They reported that you were not
TOO dangerous to be allowed at lib
erty?' continued Stanchfield.
They did" replied Thaw, not smil-
ingly this time, but solemnly and in an
even voice.
Acting on that report. the court adj
mitted you to bail?"
Yes, sir
the best hotels in Manchester and Con-
cord. finally taking a house in Man
chester where he resided until his re-
turn to New York
During the time you were in Man
chester. did another commission an
pointed to investigate whether or not
you were sane enough to draw checks,
examine you?"
''Yes. But only gave a short exam
nation"
las result. the Pittsburgh Trust
Company honored your checks?"
Eyes"
PLAINLY NETTLED
ny COOK'S REFUSAL
This completed the direct examina-
ton of Thaw. He was plainly nettled
by Cooks refusal to cross-cXamine
him at once. but with admirable self
constol. stepped down, and with long
strides returned to the counsel table
To regain his seat he had to disturb DR..
Mcdonald, one Of the alienists who ha IS
pronounced him a paranoiac.
Pardon me. gentlemen" said Thaw,
smiling sweetly.
Lawton Mackall. one Of the jurors at