Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-25
Late Harvard Head Will Be
Asked to Tell Why He
Expelled Harry.
SIX WITNESSES SAY
HE ACTED RATIONAL.
ThaW Asserts He Is Not Fearful of
Dr. EliOt's Testimony, and Inter-
prets State Attorneys Act as Sign
Of Weakness and Prejudice.

New York, June ga new sensa-
ton was sprung in the Thaw case to-
day by the announcement by Deputy
Attorney General Cook that he will
delve into the reasons for Thaw's ex-
pulsion from Harvard university m
present insanity.
Scandalous details never before
brought to light, which will material
ly aid the states contention of insan
ity, are alleged to lie behind the
abrupt termination of Thaw's univer-
sity career.
"Thaw was called into President
Eliots office at noon one day." said
Cook today, land told to leave by 3
O'Clock, and | understand that he did.
Unofficially, l am in possession Of the
details, but | desire to have them in
legal form to lay before the jury"
Justice Hendrick will tomorrow
morning pass upon Cooks .applica-
tion for the appointment of commits
sion to take the testimony at Cam
bridge of former President Eliot on
his reasons for dismissing Thaw from
The university.
Attorney Stanchfeld, counsel for
Thaw, declined to join in a request
Cor the appointment of the commits
sion. Cook, however, asserted that
the judge had intimated purpose to
grant the motion.
Thaw Undismayed.
Thaw's reasons for leaving Har-
a
Thaw, however is undismayed by this
latest development in his fight for
freedom, At the conclusion of the
session today, a day strongly favor
able to the legal establishment of his
sanity, he said regarding the Har-
yard incident:
"This commission matter simply
shows that Cook is waving the white
flag preparatory to surrender. He
has not been able to get anything new
that dates within the past 20 years.
He is simply showing that he is vigil
ant in the eyes of AttOrney-G General
Whtibury. He is starting on fishing
expedition, that's all the commission
amounts to.
1T is absolutely untrue that DR..
Eliot called me to his lff-ce at noon
and asked me to leave the university
by 3 o'clock. What occurred I pre-
fer not to say. I prefer to leave 1t
to DR.. Eliot. I am entirely willing
to accept his statement, ard content
myself with pointing out that Mr..
Cook shows in this course that he is
not interested chiefly in the question
Of my present sanity"
Six Think Him Sane.
Thaw was placed on the witness
stand for cross examination by attor-
news for the state here today. At
torney Cook conducted the inquiry.
Thaw said before the taking OF tes-
timony began that he had no fear OF
Mr.. Cooks examination. ;,
81 do not care what he asks me-
Thaw said before the taking OF tes'
Umony began.
G. c. Roeder, a newspaper men.
was the first witness today.
thought at first that he was not quite
himself, he said, "but Thaw TO-DAY Is
an entirely different man."
William L. Shurtleff, an attorney
Of Coaticook, Quebec. where Thaw
was arrested in his flight to Canada.
who has acted as Thaw's attorney.
testified that Thaw's conduct I'M
pressed him as rational.
job: E. Smith of Sheerbrook, N.
Y. a newspaper man, and Andre RIOS
seau. hotel proprietor at Coaticook'
gave similar testimony.
Robert A. Ewing, Sheerbrook AID
erman. said he had overheard q con-
ycrsation among q number OF stfans-
ers in his city that led him to believe
there was a plot afoot to take Thaw
across the line by force. Thaws at
torneys told the court he wanted to
bring this evidence out in order to
show the possible existence OF SUCH
4 scheme was mo mere delusion OF
Ihaw's.'
was expressed by Thomas r Jonn-
son his attorney at Colebrook. N ~
and Irving A. Hinckley. head or
preparatory school at Groton, N. y !.
who interviewed Thaw while acting
as a newspaper man.
Thaw's attorney also read into the
record testimony of an orderly At
Matteawan, given at Thaw's trial TOT
conspiracy to escape from that m
stitvtion.