Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-10
HARRY THAW IS HELD
AS LUNATIC BY COURT
Slayer Of Stanford White Is Now
Committed to Kirkbride
Asylum.
DENY SCION is FREE MAN
Attorneys Deny That Wealthy Youth
Has Been Permitted to Roam In
Various Cities and Visit In
Cafes.
DENY SCION IS FREE MAN

HARRISBURG, Pa. July 9-Harry
K Thaw is a lunatic without lucid
intervals. He has been so adjudged
by Pennsylvania court and com
mitted to Kirkbrides asylum. The
Governor of Pennsylvania Is not bound
to honor a requisition from the Gov
ernor of the State of New York for
Thaw's eNtradit.on in the fnce OF the
judicial proceedings that place his
status. The only recourse the State
OF New York has Is t.o get permission
from that court for his removal.
STnat sums up SAttorney-Genera raj
William ]. Schafer's opinion on the
MALE. mailer OF Thaw's extradition to New
against him In a New York court
charging criminal assault against
Herbert Gump. or Kansas City. com
R,55sd York In IN the the Hotel i, 81 McAlpin. New
granted to Robert s. Johnstone and md
Edward p Kilroe, assistant distric,
attorneys of New York by the Attor-
ney-General who acted on benulf o:
don, counsel for Mrs. Mary c.. Thaw,
appeared in opposition TO the New
York man.
Deny Thnv Visits, Cafen.
The charge that Thaw goes about
the country without restraint, having
ir Pittsburgh, once in New Jersey and
mat he IS seen in the cafes OF Phila-
deiphia at night, as stated by Mr.
hilroe at the opening of the hearing.
don.
judge Gordon said that Thaw left
the asylum on only two occasions on
ooth TO visit his mother at Pittsburgh,
by court order and that In each case
ne was accompanied by jailer from
the asylum. Neither of the New York
assistant district attorneys offered
contention.
Mr.. Johnstone argued that the Gov
ernor OF Pennsylvania is bound to
honor honor, the reauisition under the con-
cited the decision of the Supreme
Court Of the United States in the case
OF Charlton who was extradited to
Italy, and said that decision outweighs
Schaffer replied that II is not a mat
ter OF State statute but a matter of a
States Judgment. IT you found
Thaw insane In New FORK you could
Judgment in PENNSYLVANIA is the
same as one entered in New York"
Want TrinI In New York.
To this Mr.. Johnstone replied that
the courts of New York have a right
to determine whether Thaw is a luna
Until the Judgment OF the Penn
sylvania Is vacated" asserted Mr..
Schafrer. mo other court could attack
IT.. This finding Is given full faith
and credit all over the Union under
the Federal Constitution"
Johnstone insisted that New York
is not bound by the Judgment
1T binds the whole world" declared
Mr.. Schaffer.
THE New York court will have to
give full faith and credit to our judc-
ment. Thaw cannot get out OF the
asylum except on a court order ard
cannot be taken out OF the custody OF
the law OF Pennsylvania until the law
has found him of sound mind"
At the conclusion OF the hearing,
Acknowledgement Schaffer said that
his opinions are not final determine
tion of the case and offered the New
York men the privilege of submitting
briefs. To newspaper men later. Mr..
Schaffer said he would offer his rec
concentrations to the Governor along
the lines Of his contentious at the
hearing,