The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-03
CANADIAN OFFICERS
SAL TRAY IS INSANE
THREW BEER BOTTLE.
SMASHING WINDOW
Acted In Excited Manner. But Of
accr admits Iha~ Wasn't Only Ex-
cited Man In Town Al Time of
Decoration


Deportation
New York. July e--Harry X. Thaw
and his counsel who are trying 10
convince Justice HendFick and a tdry
that Thaw Is sane sat up suddenly
with surprised interest today " hen
he states first witnesses were calico
to the stand. and Ter the first time a.
any Thaw trial or hearing told Of
mental outburSts eeY Thaw following
his escape from Matsaewan. Thaw
smashed windows with bottle ana
crashed a cigar box in frenzy. He
thrust his hand out before him while
in the custody Of another witness ana
cried out, the witness 'swore, Take
these men away" when there were
no men. said the witness bothering
him.
And before these statements were
made By Canadian officials the fore
noon session had been begun by plac-
ing two Manhattan policemen on the
stand who testified 10 what they
thought strange behaviour by Thaw
after he had murdered stanford
White
Day after day since the present in
sanity hearing was begun a week ago
last Tuesday acquaintance ana
friends that Thaw made while in New
Hampshire recently have been testi-
flying that for weeks and months they
knew Thaw merely as mild, gentle
manly person. discussed socto-
logical and other questions or went
liahing with them when he was not
buying automobiles from them, rent
sng pianos or officers. or paying them
so much day for their services TO
him.
McFadden Tells Story.
Then when these witnesses and
4 Thaw's aIienists had left the stand
there Followed sessions reading of
tedious testimony sworn to at pre-
v5ons trials and hearings, durinS most
OF which Thaw had been lolling about
the courtroom or reading books or
chatting, Even when suddenly out
Y VI all this courtroom boredom the
krst OF the Canadian witnesses to take
the stand was called the only inter-
est Thaw displayed was one of pleas
ure at sight of the man.
McFadden, a member of the Cam
adam police. was the strapping blg
Canadian officer who had served upon
Thaw the Canadian deportation pa
per. which resulted after Thaw had
1 dad from Matteawan In the summer
Or 1913 in the sending of Thaw from
6herbrooke back across the United
s s a go s,a,,a asksa stata panutv At
= III xsrnsv- General Bromberger. who
q S.sas,sonea McEaddan "deseribe any
a ~ .,so,arca 90, observed ON
. ~. 80 narts,.
ives came MeFaaden's answer.
II wens "a Thaw In the immigra
~. satantt.r roor ana told Thaw
- eat readv M he was To he deport
- NJ annertnr officer read for him
ssse order n denortatton. Then Thaw
n.~.r sho,,tiny - am being kidnap.
"a
Ts,.<....s p..ttte Tarourh Windows.
svrhaw n,c,sea up a beer bottle
B r..rfsrs,@d the witness and smashed
80 f.os,la tbronch the window and
shar Ne grabbed cigar box and
1870 = IA ra,,nded a. the glass
NJ. 60 ~ the aaor and shouted I'm
halrr kisnanned'
n re. s.,strass saia ,ha, hefore 'rhav
vas fstau away for the ride acros.
sha horaer he Expressed n desire tc
----eave renorterx follow along with him
~ ctanrhf,eia then took the witness
s~sr nard for cross minatinn Nc.
RAIDER wcnla not admit that he had
reused Thaw an opportunity 10 con,
~ with counsel ne said in answer
- AZ ataprbf,aldts questions tina
rhaw haa had no legal advice wheY
he5po aenorted ana mn breakfast be.
rcrs he,np bnstlea off early in tho
rorntnr His conduct was irrational
Mcrsdden had testified. whereupor
T,sn rs ronusef had McFadden adm
shs, T-hau, wasntt the only excited
ss .,.er.or ~ Canadian towns when Thew
-. thare
vhathar McFaaden's testimon,
Y wns disnleasinc to Thaw and hi