The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-16
WHOSE MILLIONS
WILL WIN--ISSUE
AT THAW'S TRIAL
Paid AIienist Denies
Harry Is Batty
Especial to The Daily Worker

EF1lIAOLLI lila, April 10. hO
fight which Harry X. Thaw and his
millions are waging in the city hall
court room for his release from the
Pennsylvania hospital for the insane
is attracting the attention of thou
sands of eyes which have seen the
Thaw millions win before. The ques-
ton is whether Harry's millions-es-
timated at six-will be as heavy ar
tillery as the millions of the Thaw
family which are now opposing his
release.
Counting heavily against the mil
lionaire paranoic is the fact that his
last period Of freedom was brought
to a sudden termination by his antics
with the Gump lad, which led to his
arrest and subsequent return to an
asylum.
Scoring against him again is the
fact that his former wife, Evelyn Mes
bit, whose former relations with Stan
ford White led to his Staying the
brilliant architect, is this time tes-
tifying against him and demanding
his continued Incarceration on the
ground that she fears he will kill her.
Harry X. Thaw's intense interest in
sex matters was further discussed as
the trial Of his sanity was resumed
today.
Arthur Dickson, attorney for the
committee Of the Thaw estate, also
opposing the release, opened the
days proceedings with resumption of
cross-examination of DR.. Mills, octo-
genarian alienist, who testified yes
terday that Thaw was sane.
The rabbits which featured yester-
day afternoons session. again were
discussed. A hospital record telling
of Thaw's interest in his rabbit pets
and their mating was read.
Nudity and Rabbits.
Dickson also quoted from record
taken at "Kirkbride's," where Thaw
has been incarcerated for seven
years, telling of an attendant finding
Thaw in his bedroom one morning,
nude, with rabbit on each shoulder.
Thaw was forbidden to take the
rabbits to his room after this.
Harry's interest in young girls while
on walks with hospital attendants
also was described in the record.
DR.. Mills was asked about these re-
ports and what he thought they indi-
Gated at the time he found Thaw
sane. The alienist said he didn't
change his mind.
Attack on cump Boy.
The Gump case was dragged into
the morning session. Thaw's attack
upon the Kansas City boy was de-
scribed to DIR. Mills by Dickson and
the witness said he had ignored it in
his finding Thaw sane, because it
never had been matter of court
record.
1t was decided that William Gray,
representing Miss Nesbit. also should
be permitted to cross examine DR..
Mills.
Gray also asked if the fact that
Thaw had been adjudicated insane by
seven different tribunals, would not
affect the witnesses opinion.
Beating Of Girls.
The case of a certain Mrs. Merrilt
alleged to have procured young girls
for Thaw to beat, was recited to the
witness and asked if this would not
cause him to reconsider. He said he
didn't consider sexual perversion a
sign Of insanity.
Rabbit Perversion.
Don't you consider Thaw's actions
towards the rabbits indicative of sex
ual perversion" Dickson asked.
mo sir, do not"
WAS he sane or insane when he
shot Stanford Winter" Dickson asked.
At the mention of White. whom Thaw
! shot to death in 1906. light perspir-
alton stood out on Harry's forehead
and he wiped his brow and shifted un.
easily in his seat DR.. Mills said he
didn't know Thaw Of fba time