| Show RATIONAL VIEWS I Vr SHO IN LETTERS Thaw Declared Perfectly Able to Confer With His Counsel a SUBMIT MANY AFFIDAVITS I W Well Well- lI Advised Ones Believe Justice Will Not Appoint Lunacy Commission I I fly 11 Hosier New le leYork York Marcia March 23 Today J.-Today Today was Wl struck tie the Y which will probably sol set ct Harry lIarI Thaw free A series erle of ur remarkable affidavits front from I Thaws Thaw's moth molher r from Crom Delmas the thue rest of or I I lila and from the alienists was I filed with Clerk Carroll or of of the criminal bra branch of ot the lie supreme court which seem effectually to 10 dl dispose poso of or all question to tilt the it of tho the slayer of oC Stanford Stan Stan- present san sanity cr ford White Convincing Con as aK are arc the affidavits themselves them them- selves Ivl notes flote letters aind sU suggestions In Thaws Thaw's own handwriting which he ht ha has to lo his attorneys the th trial put pul thc lie finishing touches touche lo to the crushing reply to Jeroms Jerome's suggestIon U that thata a l comm commission In lunacy be 10 appointed d lo to decide upon his Ids ability lo to confer with his 1 counsel lI Here re Is proof not nol only that Thaw conferred con con- with his counsel but has offered red suggestions with wisdom which have l hem hee been n adopted l by them pertinent observations he ht has mude made lh during The progress of t the c trial to the tho counsel el and und the thc allo alien 1 I ts which show a quick appreciation of conditions avid and a u h appreciation of his position There Is a strong affidavit affi davit from Crom Mrs Ir William Thaw Than In which t the be much mooted Insanity In the tho Thaw 1 i family I is it denied I Conclusive I Finally there Is IN the lie report of or Dr j George c Franklin Shields an un alienist who iho a a. week has made a mental and i physical examination of Harry Thaw In th hue th Tombs Tomb and pronounces him free tree from U C any amy ol organic mental or nervous disease and absolutely able alile to confer canCer rationally with his counsel as to his plans for h lis I s I defense defence There Thele arc are of tho the affidavits nn and I they the cover O every j te feature of oC the thc cut case They rhey cover every tf point pohn made fOndI 1 by Jerome In iii th the h affidavit lt which he has flied filed In n support of or his hIli xue suggestion that a lunacy commission bo In appointed d utah and It tt WiltS was the the- hue opinion today loday tiey-leav- tiey lC vt i to- to ton n S l d I l r. r Tt Ife 6 n ai b WJ f SS J Jcl cl he C loW tal ch t frt 4 out o anI e nit 1 fey Th hR tu me nut that the defendant has Tiis ofT to III his bis attorneys many any of till the whIch were used In Jn tho the prep prep- p- p of the lie Tim Thaw worked nil da lay yesterday until ami late late- Judo till the night ami anit again this thorn thorn- Ins Inc Inson on out a u long InnE s statement for fou hl his counsel In Iii connection with will the he affidavit It DurIng During During Dur Dur- ing the he early morning he lie sent the staci state state- mont mont- i to by bv a It m an and lat later Intel he hl received erl j bl-j wife er d' anI and anil brother brother- In lit 1 where the lawyer l' l road lead to hint hIm the thc affidavits H Thau Sets Set's The prisoner was In tine fettle fettle- I Ho HoateS Ie Iet sec eS t freedom Just and anti Is already pl planning for Cor it il with hl lila his young wife Counsel oum hate haXe no hesitation In lit uJ ll In log him blat In III this belief helleC Amons till the general public there Is II a belief that the hue Thaw affair is approaching till the Ia end cud With the th kublo l showing that hat I Imade M hi made In th aJila it Ill is not nol r ns n's jj 1 that a n It In fit lunacy will Ill be he rJ anti and after afler the lie positive c stand which J Jerome I hits has taken ut In the O. eIL It H Hu Itis u is iI not nuL believed td that he ha will be able ahle I to ti rc the hue trial and anid pul t anly Limit inlo hilI a list thal the Inc Jury jUly convict the lie tie de- Delmas enas presented 1 In lut hil hi his ll alhIa a a. t lf-t- ler If OF II by lay Thaw uchI rationally 1 with u lila his ou t the trial But the accompanying letters alii and lI notes h were wr of If f a. a strength I that thai lila t had hall not been anU In Tn Thaw fic frequently a aska anck k for rOl a 1 ac c consultation with Td his norn attorneys I. I lulls calls a al- al I i to 10 points that mu may Ii be I out sends hits hIlts of Information to lo Delnia- Delnia to 10 assIst assIM In the Ito examination of witnesses objection objection- decisions lont of I lie court of appeals and anti S 'S iii lion to the time defects In the tue t testimony 11 H rIef of iii lilt III Wife ie Ie for lila Ills wife wil the the- anxiety for fur her phy physical Ical up- up peals for or her hiet protection all are arc cIted Also hu Ito could riot not have laud hall any uny Idea that thul the brief paragraph would 1 ever p. i reach u tile the public eye eC Writing to Del- Del of r his 1118 wife urns nus about thin thu ho hu ba ta s' s Not N t as principal but us as hu I II must hi h hoar ul l In my wife's testimony as us I L i ishall shall permit nothing bul but tho thu truth and und unintentional mIs- mIs wish to 0 prevent all any auy re I ii III In on un letter leller he Ito asks for a u. consultation consulta tion with counsel In Iii another he lie asks for fUI t bomo om papers In lii the hue case cas using the lie proper technical terms In designating what ho ie wants j I My Ml J wife's strength Is ebb ebbing I he lie says sas In iii still another letter Silo Sho cannot can call I not recuperate until after acter the cross cross- examination It Il would bo hl unfortunate If she sho broke broko down and anti tier her testimony was wan stricken out On February g S. he lie writes writes' tills his letter to Delmas Delmas- wish that conduct It Is my you personally per tho examinations of ot all the tho witnesses In rn this case |
