Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-01-16 | Page 1 | Harry Thaw to be Tried as to Sanity

HARRY HAH THAW TIIA TO BE ilE TRIED AS TO SANITY N ACK N. N Y T. Jan 16 Harry IS-Harry Harry K Thaw w will be bo given a 8 trial In New York CIt City to determine whether he Is sane Bane or In in- Mn sane An Art order to that effect was Voas luu Issued toda today by bp Justice A. A S. S Tompkins to whom hom an appeal asking for a a. triAl was mart mariA b by Mrs Mra rD William IllIam Thaw Hurry's rys mother Under Justice TompkIns TompkIns' direction Thaw will not be bt given Riven A a. trial by jur Jury Mrs I Thaws Thaw's petition requests such a hearing beaning but as S Justice Mills had alread already refused d to grant a a. similar request Justice Tompkins Tompkins Tomp Tomp- kins denied that portion of ot the petition and ordered that the case be bo heard before a court or Judge of ot New York City with n or without th the assistance of or a a. referee as the trial Juri Judge o may n decide The questions question presented to Justice Tompkins for his hi decision Include the va va- va of ot the commitment the pr present mental condition con of ot the prisoner oner and whether h ther It IB is now safe for tor him to he be at large E Justice Tompkins d decided that he ho would not consider th the thA Qu question of ot valid valid- ity tt- as that has hall already been passed upon adversely ad b by Justices Ion l chauser and aud Mills 1 and Is IB now on appeal The question of ot Thaws Thaw's present sanity Justice Tompkins says U is entitled to be fairly tried and determined I