The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15
\, THAW AGAIN
DECLAREDINSANE
Successfully Works Old Dodge
in New EsCapad0.
new YORK KEEPS AFTER HIM

Can't BE acknowledgements NOW
Is: Insane to Escape Electric Chair;
Sane to Escape Asylum; Again In
sane to Escape Assault Trial.
Philadelphia. Mar 14.-Harry K
Thaw was adjudged lunatic by the
Common Pleas court of this city, anG
under the law cannot be taken to New.
York on requisition to stand trial on
charges of assaulting Frederick Gump,
Jr., high school pupil of Kansas City,
Mo. Thaw will be kept in st. Mary's
hospital here pending his removal to
q Pennsylvania asylum. The courts
action was based on the report pre-.
scented by a lunacy commission which
took the testimony of Thaw and his
mother
Statement by Mrs. Thaws Counsel.
In announcing the conclusion of the
lunacy commission James Gay Cor
don, counsel for Mrs. Thaw, on whose
behalf the lunacy proceedings were
begun, made this statement:
1.-The inquisition which met Monday
and heard the case of Harry K. Thaw
adjudged him to be lunatic and the
finding was filed in the court of COM
mon pleas.
Steps Extradition Proceedings.
Judge Martin made the usual ap-
propriate order touching his person
and estate. Thaw is now in the Gus
tody of the sovereignty Of the state of
Pennsylvania, represented by its court
of chancery and under the control and
protection of the court AMI laws of the
commonwealth. This necessarily set
ties the question of his extradition and
rings down the curtain on that pro-
ceeding.
Mrs. Thaw and her family all de-
sire, If possible, that the matter may
be dropped for public exploitation.
Thaw is now safe from harm to him
self or others and the court will hold
control and guard him. Anything with
respect to him hereafter can only be
done with the sanction of the court"
Mother Custodian of His Person.
BY the courts decree the police
guard at Thaw's bedside will be with
drawn and a private guard substituted
The decree orders that Thaw stand
committed at the hospital for the time
being, pending his removal to another
institution In another decree Judge
Martin appointed Thaw's mother Gus
todian of his person.
New York to Keep Up Fight.
New York, Mar 14.-The decision
of the common pleas court of Phila-
delphia declaring Harry K Thaw in
sane, which it is believed there will
Illustrate attempts to bring him to this
city for trial on charges of assaulting
Frederick Gump Jr., will not deter
District Attorney Swami, it was learn
ed, from making application to Gov
ernor Brumbaugh for Thaw's extradi.
ton. This step will be taken, it was
said, just as soon as the district at.
torney's Office has been informed Off
cially of the lunacy decision.
The impression that Thaw cannot
be brought to New York for trial does
not agree with two decisions of the
United States supreme court, accord
ing to Assistant District Attorney
Black. The Porter Charlton case was
one instance, Mr. Black said, and the
other was that of Drew versus Thaw
in New Hampshire, when under SUI
preme court ruling Thaw was extradl-
ted from that state under conditions
similar to the present one.
District Attorney TO Act.
II intend to get in touch immediate
ly with Governor Whitman and the at
torney general" said District Attorney
Swami, "and find out if the governor
of Pennsylvania intends to refuse OF
abide by the requisition made on him
by the governor of New York for the
surrender of Harry Thaw"