Arizona republican., 1915-07-15
Slayer of Stanford White, After Nine Years Fight for Freedom, Wins Sional Victory and Commitment May Be Vacated
JUDGE IS TO
 DECIDE TOMORROW
ThaW Thanks Jurors, Kisses His Mother and Then Poses With Juymen While Pinot otograph is Taken of the Group
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NEW YORK. July 14.-Harry Ken daH Thaw was declared sane by fHe , jury which for nearly three weeks has listened to testimony in the supreme court before Justice Peter Hendrick. Forty eight minutes Were consumed
 and two ballots taken. Justice Hen
 drick on Friday morning will announce
 whether the commitment upon which
 Thaw was incarceraJed in the state hospital for the criminal insane at Mat
 teawan will be vacated, thereby giving
 to the slayer of Stanford White the
 liberty for which he has fought in the courts for nine years.
 When the verdict was returned Thaw grasped the hands of his attorneys, then threw his arms about the neck of his mother. kissed her twice and thanked the jury. He later had his picture taken with them. When he ap- peared on the street on the way to the sheriffs office the throng cheered and clapped their hands
 It was at the end of day of ad dresses by counsel and the charge of the justice that the jury retired. While the twelve men were deliberating' the crowd in the court room and about the court house was augmented by scores Of persons who believed a verdict would quickly be found
 Shortly after four o'clock bailiff came from the jury room and informed Justice Hendrick that verdict had been reached. The doors were locked and the justice ascending the bench warned the spectators that any demon stration would he met with severe punishment Then the jury came in.
 In reply to a question by the clerk as to whether q verdict had been reached. the foreman handed over sheet of legal paper which was passed to the justice on the bench The justice read it, and handed it back to the clerk who read the verdict. Despite the warning. several persons stood up in the front seats. The court room hum med like dynamo. The justice and dozen court attendants rapped for ord CT In explaining why two ballots were taken. one juror said that on the siFst ballot the vote was eleven to one that ThaW was sane The dissenting juror said he had cast his ballot that way more as d matter of form than any thing else so the verdict would not be rendered without formal discussion The vote was unanimous on the second ballot.
 When the verdict was recorded, John Stanchfield. chief counsel for Thaw. made motion that the com mitment signed by Justice Bowling, following the verdict of not guilty on The ground O. insanity which wa re turned 3y the jury, Thaws second trial for the murder of White be va csited. herdrick asked Deputy Attor- ney General Becker V hat he had to say to such motion.
 Becker. in reply requested time in which tine state might prepare an appeal The Justice reminded the lawyers he had not gwen his decis- ion. and that consequently it Was nOt finally decided which s.de nigh. desire to appeal He then set II o'clock tomorrow morning as the time when he woul5 receive briefs and hear arguments in chambers upon | inc motion to dismiss the commit