Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-15
Demonstration Occurs in Court
Room When Verdict Is Re-
tur1edi Slayer Of Stanford
White Is Near Freedom,
APPEAL MAY BE TAKEN
BY STATES ATTORNEY
Arguments Are to Be Heard
BY Judge This Morning on
Motion Of StaochfieId to
Dismiss Commitment

New YORK, july I4.-ftaffY Ken
dal Thaw today was declared sane
by jury which for nearly three
weeks listened to testimony given i'm
the supreme court here before Justice
Peter Hendrick. Forty-eight minutes
were consumed and two ballots We're
taken in reaching a verdict
Justice Hendrick on Friday morn
ing will announce whether the COM
mitmeut upon which Thaw was in
carcerated in the state hospital for
the criminal insane at MatteaWan
shall be vacated thereby giving to
the slayer Of Stanford White the lib
erN for which he has fought in the
courts for nine years
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 celebrating the
crowd i'm the court room and about
the court house was augmented by
scores Of people who believed that
verdict quickly would be found.
Shortly before A o'clock baliff came
from the jury room and informed JUS
tice Hendrick that verdict had been
reached. The doors Immediately were
locked and Justice IIendrick, ascend
ing the bench warned the spectators
That any demonstration would be met
with severe punishment Then the
jury came i'm. In reply to a question
Boy the clerk Of the court as to whether
a verdict had been reached the fore
man handed over a sheet of legal pa
per which was passed to the Justice
IN the bench Justice Hendrick read
it and handed it back to the clerk.
Demonstration in Court Room.
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. De
spite the warning several persons
stood mp in front of their seats. The
court room hummed like a dynamo
Justice Hendrick and a dozen court
attendants raped for order.
Meanwhile Thaw, who, until the
verdict was announced, sat at the
counsel table with his chin resting i'm
Gre hand had turned around and
grasped the hand Of several Of his
counsel Then he went to where his
mother was sitting a few feet away
and throwing his arms about her neck
Kissed her twice. Mrs. ThaW at the
same time patted her daughter. Mrs.
George /. Carnegie, on the shoulder.
Thaw later shook hands with his half
brother Josiah Thaw.
Judge Reserves Decision.
The verdict recorded, John b.
stanchfield, chief counsel for Thaw,
made a motion that the commitment
signed by Justice Bowling, following
a verdict of mot guilty on the ground
Of insanity" which was returned by
tho jury at Thaws second trial for
The murder of White. be vacated. JUS
tee Hendrick asked Deputy Attorney
General Becker what he had to say to
such a motion Mr. Becker, in reply,
requested time in which the state
might prepare an appeal. Justice
Hendrick reminded the lawyers that
ne had not given his decision and that
consequently it had not been finally
decided which side might desire an
appeal. He then set IL o'clock to-
morrow morning as the time when ne
would receive briefs and hear argu-
ments in his chambers upon the mo-
uon to dismiss the commitment. The
jury was discharged and then court
adjourned
As soon as the jury was dismissed
lh3W crossed to the box and shook
hands warmly with each of the men.
ms mother also shook hands with the
Jprymen, saying to each THANK you,
SO much for all that you have done.
One of the jurors asked her whether
She had ever had any doubt Of the re-
suit Of this proceeding Mrs. Thaw
smiled and replied in the negative.
Jurors Photographed
The jury and ThaW then filed into
room adjoining the court where
photographers were waiting. ThaW
himself moved the benches and chairs
around in the room so that he and
ali the jurymen might get into the
picture.
II was with great difficulty that the
court attendants and deputy sheriffs
prevented scores of men and women
from dashing up to Thaw in the court
room and the anteroom and shaking
ms hand in congratulation Of his legal
victory II was with much more diff
liculty that the crowd was cleared
from the room.
outside the court house under the
shadow Of the towering municipal