Salt Lake Herald | 1908-05-09 | Page 1 | Depend on Technicality

DEPEND ON TECHNICALITY Thaws Counsel Raise the Question of the legality of His Commit Commitment Commitment ment tp Poughkeepsie N X Y May 8 Counsel for Harry K Thaw today filed a traverse to the time return on Thaws writ of habeas corpus The chief question raised by b the traverse is the constitutionality of Thaws commitment to the tIme state hos hospital hospital hospital pital It Is alleged that the return made by Dr Amos T Baker Balter Is invalid null and void It Is claimed that the commitment is insufficient for Thaws further detention detention detention tion because it does not show shOt that Thaw wits was ever er arraigned before Justice Dowl Dowling Dowling ing ins who milo made the commitment or that any witnesses were produced or examined in his presence or that Thaw had any an opportunity to deny the charge of insanity insanity ity it or that his hi going at large would be dangerous to public peace and safety The form of the ihie traverse Indicates that the question of Thaws sanity will wiil be subordinated su minted at the outset of or the proceedings next to the validity of or his commitment nt Should decide deel that Thaw was not constitutionally committed to att aan he probably would order ThavA discharged without any inquiry as asto asto to his sanity n