The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-15
THAW FINAL VERDICT
GIVEN TOMORROW
Judge Hendrick Will Give Decision Fol.
lowing Verdict of Jury Which De-
olared Slayer Of Stanford
White to Be Sane.

New York, July Harry Kendall
Thaw yesterday was declared sane by I
Jury which for nearly three weeks hac
! listened to testimony given in the SUI
preme court here before Justice Petel
Hendrick Forty.eight minutes were
consumed and two ballots we're taker
in the reaching Of verdict
Justice Hendrick on Friday morning
will announce whether the commitment
upon which Thaw was incarcerated in
the state hospital for. the criminal in
sane at Matteawan shall be vacated
thereby giving to the slayer of Stanford
White the liberty for which he has
fought in the courts for nine years.
1t was at the end Of day of address
ing by counsel and the charge of the
justice that the jury retired. Shortly
before o'clock bailiff came from the
Jury room and informed Justice Hend-
rick that a verdict had been reached.
The doors Immediately were locked and
Justice Hendrick ascending the bench
warned the spectators that any demon
straton would be met with severe pun
ishment Then the jury came in. In
reply to a question by the clerk of the
court as to whether a verdict had been
reached the foreman handed over a sheet
OF legal paper which was passed to the
Justice. Justice Hendrick read it and
handed it 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 is yes"
Despite the warning several persons
stood up. The court hummed like a
dynamo. Justice Hendrick and a dozen
court attendants raped for order.
Meanwhile Thaw, who until the ver-
dict was announced sat at the counsel
table with his chin resting in a hand
kerchief. had turned around and grasped
the hand of several OF his counsel Then
be went to his mother sitting a few feet
away and, throwing his arms about
Ter neck, kissed her twice. Mrs. Thaw
1t the same time patted her daughter,
Mrs George L. Carnegie, on the shoul- |
Ter. Thaw later shook hands with his
alf-brother, Joseph Thaw.
As soon as the jury was dismissed /
fhaw crossed to the box and shook /
lands warmly with each of the men.
lis mother also shook hands with the
urymen, saying to each thank you so
much for all that you have done" One
i the jurors asked her whether she
ad ever had any doubt Of the result
{ this proceeding. Mrs. Thaw smiled
nd rapltad In tha ranatfya
II was with great difficulty that court
ttendants and deputy sheriffs prevented
cores of men and women from dashing
p to Thaw in the court room, and the
nte-room and shaking hands with him
Outside the courthouse the. wide stone
teps stretching down into Chambers
treet had been crowded all afternoon.
he street and the sidewalks also were
When Thaw fanked by dep.
ty sherifrs appeared in the doorway a {
reat cheer went up. Ii
Still in the center of the Gordon of {
equity sheriffs Thaw crossed the street
nd went TO the sheriff's office. G
Thaw was taken TO the Office of an a
ptown physician to have a wound on I
is hand dressed. II was said he re. /
lived the injury while playing with {
edicine ball in the Ludlow street jail c
uesday night.