The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-15
JuRY'S VERDICT

again when he left the courthouse In
triumph.
F1ashlieht after fiashlight had beer
taken before this In a courtroom ad-
joining the one in which the jury had
decided him sane. He was flashed
standing with the jury. carefully
posed In the all-absorbing act of shak.
ing hands with the foreman OF the
jury, David Robinson. In that pic.
ture the jury was pictured also as q
standing background.
Smile pretty. Harry" laughed q
girl as the fiashlight men carefully
posed Thaw and the foreman during
this first picture taking, and everybody
laughed.
Look at the biuebird, Harry" g
blue uniformed court officer said face.
tfousiy about the same time.
Reads Like Hysteria.
They took him sitting down--ts1is
was while the thousands were waiting
outside to whoop things up for him
and they photographed him standing
up. The fiashlight powder banged
again and again, and the smoke huns
heavy In the hot room. Jurors were
having the time of their life: and al
though none of them, SO far as could
he learned, had addressed a word 10
him in their lives until few minutes
before he had walked to the jury box
to shake their hands in turn, all OF
them during the picture taking were
addressing aim as Harry"
And" said Sheriff Grifenhagen In
worried way while the congratula-
tions and photograph making in the
empty courtroom was going on, 'the
judge will give me hell for this. This
man Is not yet out of the jurisdiction
Of the court"
The sheriff seemed to be the only
unhappy person in sight. Squads OF
reporters, standing to one side and
taking II all in, were gieefui. So were
the camera men, who were having the
time of their young lives as they made
Thaw hold poses-and the .'relatorr
did not object to holding them--which
were strongly suggestive of an East
Side wedding group. The Jurors. who
five minutes earlier had asked u1e
court for extra compensation because
three weeks of Jury duty had taken
them away from their various jobs
seemed happiest of all as they called
iaughingly to Harry" 10 .'sit next 70
me- during the picture taking.
And then there was the triumphal
march to the outer world. down the
various flights of stairs between solid
ranks Of admirers. VINO suaacked their
hands together as Thaw walked PAST
them. his straw hat dotted and gra-
cious smiles and bows showing his
appreciation Of the fuss being made
over him.
WIN They Eject Him Presidenfe
Policemen tried to push back the
hundreds who tried to squeeze through
nae door with him as he started for
the sunlight. Cheers arose outside as
the great crowd on both sides OF
burg's best known citizen was about
to emerge. Straw hats were knocked
OF. disappeared under scuffiing feet
and were smashed.
Everybody knows he's been de-
ciared sane except Stanford White"
cried fat and perspiriEg man, where
upon this sentiment was applauded
also.
The fat mans remark was inter-
rupted by the big cheer of the day
the throaty and palm smacking ap-
plause of greeting which arose 10
Thaw from the sidewalks as he walk
ed out to the top vt tire long flight
OF stone steas leading down 10 the
street.
Z Sheniss GFsSesshagszs was tegsvsnsm,g
10 show a BIT OF relief. now that
he knew he had Thsw safely started
toward the sherifrs ,tTice across the
street. But everybody else In the
cane rush stiil was excit III. frcm the
cheering crowds and the overworkei
movie men down to East SIDE Wire
less Louis zeltner. who led the way
and was trying to clear a passage
for Thaw-Looie In also a deputy
sheriff-with voice and arms
Regular sConquering Hero.
Policemen at the entrance to the
sheriff's office had to do about every
thing except swing their clubs in or
der to keep the crowd from fighting
its way into the Office building and
escorting Thaw to and into the ele-
vator on the way mp TO the sher-
iff's suite of offices. Only the report
ers who had been in daily attendance
at the hearing. however. were per-
mitted to go into the Building while
Thaw was waiting for the elevator.
The minute he had got away from
the crowd and was seated In an easy
chair In an inner Office of the sher-
ifr's suite. Thaw hurriediy pulled or
his coat and lighted one of the CT
gars which the sheriff passed around.
Not thing to say except this
said Thaw as reporters, who, after
years of close association have come