Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-03
TWO CANADIAN OFFICERS
TELL OF THAW'S ACTIONS
Declare He Threw Bottle Through
Window and Howled In Rage
When Ordered Deported.
CALL HIM DANGEROUSLY MAD"
First Concrete Blow at Case Built Up
by Counsel for Stanfori's Whites
Slayer-f'avOrable Facts Brought
Out on Cross Examination.
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Canada was laid before the jury which
will pass upon his sanity in Justice
hendricks court to-day.
Frank NJ. McFadden and Harry
| Giroux. Canadian policemen at Coati-
cook. who served the deportation notice
on rhaw in the early morning of Sep
TENDER s. 1913, at the Coaticook Jail,
called by the State. described the al
legged brain storm from which Thaw
suffered. Thaw laughed all the while
they were tcstifying, and then went
from the witness stand to where they
were sitting and shook hands with
them.
Good fellows and friends of NINE"
said Thaw in an aside.
Examined by Deputy Attorney Cen
eral Bramberger, McFadden said:
When entered his room in the Jail
ordering his deportation at once. he
seized beer bottle and hurled il
through window. at the same time
crying that he was about TO be kid
mapped. Then he took up cigar box
and smashed the remaining glass with
that. They are kidnapping me- he
cried"
Did his actions impress you as ra-
tional or irrational?" he was asked.
would say irrational"
This testimony was the first concrete
blow at the case which the Thaw forces
have built up for their client. and
Stanchfeld went at the winess sava ge-
~ on croSs-cXamination.
lie brought out the fact that the
order of deportation was served on
Ihaw without any notification to his
counsel and that Thaw was not even
given chance to get his breakfast.
IDA DANGEROUSLY MAD"
ON THAT OCCASION
GirouN. who took the stand after Me-
Fadden. had explained that Thaw looks
ba III,
morning of the deportation. described
! Harry as being dangerously mad" on
that occasion. He also told OF the bot
tle-throwinE incident.
As Thaw was going downstairs in
the jail he said. he threw his hands
before him and cried Take those men
| away. There might have been one
or two mon standing about the steps.
! put they were not bothcring him in any
way"
Thaw. according to the witness asked
about going TO Montreal. and wanted
the papers served on his counsel
What was his condition at that
time?''
II" was dangerously mad"
Such as TO inspire one with fcar"''
l.. es When he cried out They are
KIDNAPPING me- / thought him danger
4 GUS ana had 10 quiet him with a hand
OH ms shoulder was in fear of him
discrimination brought out the
TACT favorable to Thaw that among
those standing nearby when rbaw.
cried that he was being ktdnaned vs.
captain Lanyon, detective EMPLOYED
/ by jerome. and the broad Inference
| nhde by Stanchneld was that Lanyon's
! presence gave Thaw just cause for his
! rear or KIDNAPPING, in view of Jcromc's
; threat TO take Thaw back to New York
| by force.
Stanchfield also turned a laugh on
Thaw's irrational actions on the morn
Ing in question.
"Thaw was excited?" began the law
Yes
"Anybody else excited that morn
oh. yes"
Tho whole town was excited over
the affair. wasn't it?"
Yes"
And the whole town was probably
missing the witness
SAID HE HEARD VOICES
OF CRYING CHILDREN
PREVIOUS 10 this the state introduced
! the testimony of two policemen who
wc'c OH duty at the West Thirtieth
street police station the night Thaw
was taken there under arrest for the
murder OF Stanford White Both Off
Gers repeated the testimony presented
at tho murder trials that Thaw as
serted no heard the voices of children
being whipped during that night
James Barrett. the first OF these no.
licemcn. said when Thaw entered the
station his head WAS rocking from side
- SIDE. He closed his eyes as he was
being searched and his pedigree was
| being taken.
Il saw him every ten or fifteen min
utcs until o'clock the next morning"
said tho witness I'm the carly part
Of the night he asked me, Where's all
those lille girls hollering and scream
| ing" He asked me twice. hap
roncd 10 he on the bridge which looks
down on tne cells. and there was a
colo'cd woman locked up who said she
couldn't a,ecp and didn't intend any
ono els" should When | went down
/ stairs Thaw asked me again about the
I little girls screaming. told him they
were not girls. but women who had
been picked up on the street"
. on examination. Barret admit
/ tod that ne had testified before Judge
/ Nco2h in the habcas corpus proceed
/ iugs that he had told Thaw the noisy
! persons were little girls"
"But I meant young women" he cx-
/ planned.
MS matter of fact" said Stanch-
{ field whether they were little girls
or big girls. old girls or young, they
7 worc making 10, Of nosc?"
4 Yes"
When he made his rounds at about
! half past 4 that morning, witness said.
Z Thaw apparently was sleeping soundly.
/ TIIAW'S LETTER TO EVELYN
LAID BEFORE JURY
Thomas j.. Lynch gave similar tcs-
timonv. Previous TO the Introduction
Of this testimony. Thaw's letters to
Evelyn Ncsbit. both before and after
She became his wife. were laid before
the jury. the idea being that their
peculiar phrascoloRy shows insane ten
denotes II was in one of these letters
that Thaw expressed desire to be-
come II Senator from Pittsburgh" and
predicted great social success for the
;;irl when she became his wife.
Thaws will also was read in evil
dcucc, including the provision made
therein for the prosecution OF White
and tho protection OF young girls, af
well as numerous charitable requests
Finally. the testimony of Susan Mcr-
rill given before Justice Kcogh. was
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