New Britain herald., 1917-01-12
THAW 10 BE TRIED
 FOR HIS ATTEMPT
 TO SLASH THROAT
Slayer Of Stanford White Will
 Leave Hospital in About Two Weeks
DETECTIVE MUST EXPLAIN
 OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE

Private Sleuth Says He Intended to 2. Present Former Maniac to New
 York Authorities But Philadelphia
 Police Arc Not Convinced by State
 mcnt-Physicians Find No Symp-
 toms of Poison Pills.
 Philadelphia, Jan. i2.-Harry K.
 Thaw, who attempted suicide yester-
 day while in seclusion in the house Of :, West Philadelphia family, was inn
 proved today and, according to phy-
 sIic'ans, he will be able to leave St. Mary's hospital within probably two weeks. pr. Ellwood R. Kirby of this arity, who was summoned by the Thaw
 family tc attend him, said today he felt sure Thaw had not taken poison. .s The finding of slow poison tablets in TThaw's pocket gave rise to the fear that he may have swallowed one: ssrhe physician said Thaw showed none fof the early symptoms Of the poison. 5 The patient under guard of two ldetee tivcs and q nurse, spent good B. night and slept well. He has had
 little to say since he was brought to Salhe hospital Thaw asked for his doctor during the night but did not
 make any reference to the charges sJodged against him by the New York @authorities, who accuse him of kid Tnapping and beating Frederick Gump, @Jr. of Kansas City.
 ~ Dr. Kirby said he found Thaws S # mind still somewhat hay this morn
 ing as though he were serving the after effect of a drug
 @ Captain of Detectives Tate said that E later in the day he will question Thaw !, If his condition permits, regarding the S Gump charges. Captain Tate probably ! will be accompanied by Assistant Dis r trict Attorney Black zAeW.y yQrk. r. When Thaw is able to leave the hos
 ptal. Captain Tate said, he will be
 a7raigned before a police magistrate
 on a charge of attempting suicide. !. B1ackmail Charged.
 Whether the family will contest the
 efforts of the New York authorities to have Thaw surrendered to them is not definitely known here.
 According to private detectives in the employ of the Tnaw family, the C;ump charges are looked upon as an /
 Tine Philadelphia detectives are not ! satisfied with the story told by Samuel Maloney, the Philadelphia Representative of New York detective agency, that he had made arrange ments to have ThaW turned over to < District Attorney Swann in New York < Maloney said Thaw had been making the rounds of cafes here and when he got word from New York that Thaw was about to be arrested he thought the best thing to do was to keep in exclusion for few days.
 tsss Ca ptain of Detectives Tate made 1t @ known that he purposed questioning Maloney to learn whether any one was guilty of an attempt to obstruct jus tice in hiding ThaW
 Mrs. Thaw, it is said will not come here unless her sons condition de- mands her presence or unless he in grsists that she be sent for. The hos pital authorities are keeping her in- formed of his condition.
 Refuses to Ma;1e Statement.
 Thaw said he was hungry during
 the night and was given food several stimes, but efforts of the detectives to . get him to talk proved futile beyond slthe statement that he was glad he had not succeeded in ending his life. In- ' Guiries as to whether he had taken x poison met with no response.
 Thaw spent a very good night and
 is resting quietly, according to the < resident physician of St. Mary's hos rital. He seemed to be cheerful. < Detectives are on guard at the hos pital and a warrant for his arrest is ready to be served the moment he IS considered out of danger
 a., Thaw's attempt at self destructi on < Twas the climax to a search for him S which began here Tuesday. He had been at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth
 A Tacot in West Philadelphia, where he was found.
 Friends of Thaw here advanced the theory that his attempt to end his life may have suggested itself to him through the suicide at Atlantic City of Bernard w Lewis as he was about to be arrested for the murder of Mazie Colbert, the Philadelphia advertising
 art r" Odel.
 3 May Delay Return to New York. ss It was said among Thaw's friends
 here today that advantage may be taken of the police purpose to have ! him arraigned on a charge of at ] tempting suicide in order to delay his removal to New York until pub x lie opinion about the Gump case be- comes settled. It IS pointed out by ! them that only one side of the case : has been made public.
 tThaw positively will be arraigned
 on the attempted suicide charge just
 like any offender" said Captain Tate,
 but we may decide to have the ac-
 tion dismissed later in view of the
 graver offense charged against Thaw