Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-15
THAW MAY GET JURY TRIAL
ON QUESTION OF SANITY
Deputy Attorney-General Declares
This VIII BE Next Move of
Prisoners Counsel.
FORMER WIFE WILL TESTIFY
State Will Not Oppose Effort, Be-
lieving That Witnesses Enough
Can BE Called Who Will Prove He
Is Menace to Public.
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Is Menace to Public.
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NEW YORK, March 14.-Whether
Harry X. Thaw Is sane or insane will
be decided by a jury next month, ac
cording to Frank X. Cook. deputy
attorney general. and Evelyn Nesbitt
Aa Wa 'aed- ga, Witness for
the. State vi'siyll ls7fS'ic ) D
According to Mr.. Cook. who spok 9
rs though it were thoroughly under
stood that Thaw's lawyers would aban-
don their attempt to have their client
returned to New Hampshire. all the
evidence on the sanity question ruled
out by Justice Page during the con-
spiracy trial will be presented. and
Thaws entire life Will be reviewed by
alienists and laymen for the State.
MIR. Cook declared that he looks for
Justice Page to deny the motion to
give Thaw IA reasonable time" to get
back into New Hampshire. and, rather
than waste time lighting for this priv
ilege, Thaw will nt once demand a
jury trial on the question of his sanity.
Mr.. Cook declared that Justice Page
would sign the habeas corpus writ, and
that the writ would be made return
able before Justice Gavigan. He said
he would oppose neither the applica-
ton for jury trial nor place any
block in the way OF any move on the
part OF Thaw. except to get out OF the
jurisdiction of New York State until
the Bowling commitment had been set
: aside.
THAW VIRTUALLY DEMANDS
THAT JURY TRIAL BF; OBTAINED
Thaw. deciding frol the outspoken
members of the conspiracy Jury who
declared that they considered him sane.
has virtually demanded Of his numer
GUS counsel that they obtain for him
jury trial. John b. Stanchfleld.
Thaw's chief of counsel. declares Thnw
is now director OF his own case. and
that he, Stanchfleld, will fight for the
return TO New Hampshire or.,the iurv
trial here in New York-just as Thaw
elects
Despite the fact that there is but
little actual hope that Justice Page
viii assume the responsibility Of send
ing Thaw out OF the State. all OF
Thaw's counsel searched the records for
eXtradition precedents to-day. and. ac
cordinE to Morgan j. O'Brien. Jr..
round one which deals with the case
OF man cxtraditcd from Kansas
found innocent and returned to his
adopted state after n fight by his
lawyer
Ihe State will call Evelyn Nesbitt
Thaw. and. she will be asked to tell
what she knows about Thaw's mental
state" declared Mr.. Cook "Dr. Raw
mond kicb. superintendent of Mat
teawan. will testify that Thaw Is a
hopeless paranoiac. We shall call at
tendants from Matteawan and a score
or laymen. who will prove that the
man is menace to the public and
should not be liberated
What experts we shall call is proh-
lematicaI Whether we will have the
services of Drs. Carlos Macdonald md
Austin Flint cannot be foretold. All
Thaw's past Will be reviewed, and we
will produce testimony that has never
been uncovered. We shall prove be-
yond all doubt that the man is in
curably insane. The State Will do
nothing to prevent a jury trial IL Thnw
wants IT, In fact. We shall welcome II.
and settle once for all this question"
Thaw was extremely optimistic to-
day. iie declined to talk about his
case. but to note sent to his cell In
the Tombs. no replied:
To-day I'm taking rest, and sim
ply reading Stubbs's Germany in the
Latter Middle Ages Have no, news
for publication"
He had no visitors. nor did he hear
from his devoted mother. He. declared
that his rheumatism has almost dis
appeared. and that lie was in most ex-
cellent spirits. tl