The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-10
SANITY TESTIMONY
 BARRED BY COURT
FLAWS ATTORNEYS UNABLE TO GET QUESTION BEFORE
 THE JURY.
ThaW's Attorneys Declare They Will Not Call Evelyn Nesbit Thaw to Testify, Although She Has Ex. pressed a Willingness to Do So.

NeW York, March 9.-Attornevs for Iiarry Kendall Thaw, slayer of Stan. iord White, today made their first at- tempt 10 get testimony copcerniug lis sanity into the record Of his trial TOT conspiracy 10 escape from tbe state hospital for the criminal insane at MatteaWan. The attempt was m successful.
 It was while William Gorden. a motel keeper at Beacon N. Y. was on the witness stand that Justice Page. beiore whom the trial of T1aw and i've co-defendants is in progress in the criminal branch of the supreme court, sustained the prosecutions ob. lection against the introduction of such testimony It was understood. however, that the ruling of the court applied solely to the testimony of Gorden.
 Gorden, after telling of the many visits ThaW made to luis lOtel while on hi- way to and from habeas corpus proceedings which he instituted and declaring that he convered with Thaw as he did with any other man, was asked whether the defendant ap. peared 10 be fully rational at all times. The question was put to him on crosse examination by John D. Stanchfield, chief of Thaw's legal advisers.
 The prosecution immediately oh- jocted. pointing out that the witness had admitted it was some time prior 10 the day of the escape that he had last talked with Thaw.
 Moreover. the prosecution contend ed the sole issue to be decided was the guilt Of the defendant and the al- leged co-consprators.
 In upholding the objection Justice Page said that if it was the idea of Thaw's counsel to show through the witness Gorden that Thaw was of sound mind at the time of his escape, ne thought his testimony on that sub- ject must necessarily be remote"
 Mr. Stanchfield asserted after the late today that he he would make further attempt to- morrow to get testimony concerning Thaw's sanity before the jury. The defense of Thaw hinges upon the claim that he was sane at the time of lis escape and therefore was being illegally detained.
 Franklin Kennedy, special deputy attorney general in charge of the prosecution. announced tonight that he expected to complete the states case by tomorrow afternoon. Aside from Gordon's testimony virtually all he evidence today had 10 do with the renting of the big automobile in which Thaw fled as far as New the presence and actions n the Holland hotel at Beacon, N. r., which adj0ins Mattcawan, Of the CO., defendants, the ownership of the lan- laulet which figured in the escape, 1 md the identification of court records. 1 The usual motions to dismiss the l against the defendants were made and denied.
 MT. Kennedy. in outlining the case If the state to the jury at the open ng of the proceedings today, asserted hat Thaw was insane at the time of lis escape and that to allow him to }e al large at this time would still ,on titute menace to the public safety.
 Although it was said early in the lay that Evelyn Nesbit Thaw had stated her intention to testify in her husbands behalf. Thaw's attorneys lecIared they would not call her.