| Show THAW NOT GUILTY fULTY SENT TO ASYLUM Jury Arrives at Verdict Aftel Many Hours of Dis- Dis Dis Dis- INSANE AT TIME OF DEED Slayer of White Ordered to tc by Justice Dowling BY DY LANGDON SMITH S New York Feb I. I I. After After deliberating deliberating deUber aUng 25 hours bours the ju jury having ing under consideration the case of or Harry Han Thaw for the killing of Stanford Stanford White le brought In a n verdict of ot not guilty shortly shorty before 1 o'clock this after after- noon f I IThe The verdict was arrived at on the ground that Thaw was Insane at the time the tho deed was committed Although practically cleared of ot the charge of murder Thaw Is not yet ret a afree afree afree free man On the recommendation of Justice Dowling he was taken to the Insane asylum at as a dangerous dangerous dan dan- erous pert person ou and one whose malady la Is I likely to recur at any moment moment Thaw slept tonight surrounded b by the Insane and ond here he ho will remain until pronounced permanently sane by the tie proper authorities or writ of habeas ha ha- beas corpus And so after al all In ful- ful of ot a thousand prophecies s th theold the tho gold old of ot Harry Thaw will wi eventual eventually pave pave his Ills way to freedom When the hea heavy doors at an clanged upon him the ghost host of Stanford White was laid but Horr Harry Thaw will wi come rome among us again with his swagger swag swag- ger and his strut his millions and his mania nania Steps are now being taken to tu that hat end Had he been a poor man roan he would have tavo been shocked to death burled and a year n ago o What a strange commentary upon I Mr Littleton announced to Justice Dowling that no writ wrt of 01 habeas corus corpus corpus cor cor- pus us would be bo applied for at this time ind nd that Thaw would obey tho the order jf at f the tho court So it happened P t that Thaw took the I 30 o'clock Cl train r for rt ac- ac companied by Daniel OReilly and ont Depty Deputy Dep- Dep uty ty Sheriffs and Doll Boll Dol On Monday another conference wil will be 10 0 ha hind had haat at which nil all nl of tho the Thaw rein rela- reIa- reIa U Ivos At will 10 I o'clock be g present oh his wife arrived Sh ShA to the tho tl bars bara of or hl hi coil coll cal u. u u small amaH blo object by tho W rl nt on n l i- i Ir l or r- r molt c on oU onlie L J Ji l lie last hf In Inalien aye Rico alien no one one can en say that she ahe has lias not lyon gl to tho lie sallow faced salow weakling she cala rails aIls husband husban every over devotion Mother Av Verdict tho Hotel Lorraine l lay layhA layhe Up town at ot he hA acred 1 of nt tho Ill HI and n sustained t s-t l d. d only iy by her t r daughter gi dau-gi erand ant and nurse A telephone was at her bedside I connected with wih tho the criminal court build building building ing Ins where a messenger was as stationed I ready to appraise her of tho the verdict the moment It was given Alt All Al night th the jurors had lain on th the floor or on top of the long tables They rhey signified a a. desire deslie to eat breakfast They Thoy were tal taken en to the Knickerbocker ho ho- tel tol They returned at 10 o'clock and the battle batte over Thaws Thaw's life Ita Rumors flew thick and fast tast Seven to five for conviction came a a. whisper The Thc jud Judge e will wi hold them thorn over Sunda Sunday Sun Sun- da day came another They ha have 0 practically arrived at a 3 verdict of or murder In the first degree degree the tho came a 3 more rumor from Jury j u r guard gu a rd At the door of ot the deputies deputies' deputes deputes' room Evelyn Thaw stood for tor a 0 moment She was whiter than ever evor Her nerves seemed about to give o o gl way under the thc strain I wish It were all over one ono way or another wih she said sail al Noon came and without a sign from the tho Jurors that they wanted 0 luncheon A buzz and rattle ratte of voices from their room continued Suddenly from tho the courtroom came the Jury guard He asked for tor a n glass glassand glassand and went back Into the tho corridor A moment later quick footsteps were heard In the hall hal leading to the Jurors jurors' chamber Another guard Cuard entered and h held ld up his hand Now everybody sit sti still he called le out The effect was electrical Everybody did Just the other thing They knew Just what the words meant With Ith in- in creditable rapidity the news flew ew through the building I Scene ID in Court Room The Jury had arrived at a verdict verdict I Into tile the court room poll pell pel mell mel like a stampeding herd of ot cattle rushed the I crowd Quickly the stage was set for tor the drama Tho The doors were locked and arid the crowd quieted down Through asido a sido door Evelyn Thaw slipped Into her seat Beat Mr eat Littleton senior counsel for the tine defense came in followed by Daniel OReilly Both Doth looked worn and heavy e eyed e Next came Jerome pale face as though he lie had slept badly badty There wore hoarse voices In the corridor corridor cor car rider leading to the tho A loud rap announced the arrival of ot Justice Dowling After Ater the manner at of court etiquette everybody e rose to his feet until the Justice was vas seated I Then the door In the rear of ot the court courtroom i room swung open and tho the Jury api ap- ap i When Thaw was called cled Into court this afternoon his face became leaden He lie sat down by Daniel onel OReilly and began le to gnaw naw his fingernails Ho looked neither to tho the rl right ht nor left let but stared straight ht at ot the Jurymen terror in his with wih a 0 sort of defiant eyes ees Clerk Penny called cled the Jurors juror names rames rames Gentlemen of ot the tho th lucy said Mr Penny Pen- Pen in inthis inthis verdict nv ny have you OU arrived at a this th case W Wo We 1 have replied Foreman Grem- Grem in mels el s Arise gentlemen of ot tho the Jury jur arise defendant Harry Thaw arose trying to look confident larry and Taw debonair arse He gazed Id ly h at nt Juror Holbert the man who was as said to have favored a 0 verdict of or first I returned degree murder The Juryman Thaws Thaw's gaze fixedly Verdict IH Is I. I Announced your verdict The foremans foreman's voice trembled as he answered answered- We find the tho defendant not guilty on the ground of ot In Insanity at the tho time the thc deed deel was committed The moment the verdict of ot acquittal fell from the foremans foreman's lips Ups in the fel named Theodore Theo Theo- court room a young youn man don dore Roosevelt Pell Poll a a. D l tennis player a relative of Theodore Roosevelt and end of ot Juror No 6 burst into nto ato wild wid e applause Tak No that that nan man ma in ta charge Ug tue tu thus thus- a The man nun W was Ju Justice dared e J tC box and an nd 2 was K a 4 b behind tho the jury Continued oa 00 Page Pace Pa Two l 1 THAW NOT GUILTY I SENT TO ASYLUM Continued From Pace One Oce afterward fined 26 25 for contempt o of 01 court When the tIre dazed sense of ot Harry tarry Thaw Thac the meaning of ot the verdict n a faInt Taint red tinge crawled over tho the pallor pallo of ot his face tace Slowly his head turned turn upon a pivot until his eyes eyeR met mt those thos of ot his wife Slowly too his pale Ups lip parted in a mechanical smile in which hicl there was neither mirth nor trIumph nor affection nor compassion for th the poor woman Who aho has hns taken on a c. garment gar gar- I mont ment of degradation deeper blacker blacke than titan his own to save him from th the chair chal r. r Ho lIo brought his head hend forward In s n sort Dort of ot a 0 nod It was the tho nod noa of or n. n brute bruto the smile smile smile-of of ot a maniac Evelyn Even Thaw sat tint mute but pluckily as over Justice began begin his address t to te tire the Jury with a n. compliment for theIr patience arid and faithfulness The duty has hila been boon imposed upon you OU and you have discharged It gentlemen gentlemen gen gen- he said I 1 know lenow you have hav given Iven fair and impartial consideration to this case You have given tho the de defendant defendant de- de tho the benefit of tho the doubt from fron The defendant was suffering mania depressIve insanity as testified to by experts That testimony has been bee based upon prior outbursts of ot the tho dc de- de fondant at London Monte Carlo an and Rome Home as testified by the physIcIans physician from abroad It appears by b the testimony that tha tho recurrence of these attacks is reasonably rea rca certain and that tho the perIod perlo of Df the tho recurrence cannot be previously determined DUD Danger cr of ur Assault or Suicide eNo e. e No ono has testified here that tha mania depressive Insanity can be cured It it further appears from the that mania depressive Insanity in It Itman Its man Ideal form there Is dan danger er of ac an- sault ault in un Ln the depressive form thoro there lii is denger den den- eer s of the defendant committing eul ui ide cide Upon this testimony the tha cour court la iii B satisfied that the tho of or th the tho defendant ant be to th the tho pUblic and andi tho the court court that It I It Ia He Its duty t July duty to cu that lio he IB not le l it lt this Urn The to court therefore orders or or- Jers ders that o 0 defendant been bean acquitted oU r the ground of f In Insanity mId and the co court rt having been informed o ohe ot ol the he fact h hereby orders the defendant to lo be bo retained In custody and that b bebe be bebe be sent to the state ate asylum s lum and there detained It is also ordered that the sheriff be notified of or this disposition disposition dis- dis position of ot the defendant When the letter of commitment was being made out Mr Jerome placed hi hiarm his arm about the shoulder of Mr Littleton Little Little- ton and said ald I am glad of or it II It old man It was Q c. fair and antI just verdict The Issue of or Thaws Thaw's sanity If It Inter ater will be tried by jur Jury Alter After a a. brief conference with Mr Littleton Justice Dowling discharged tho the Jury Jur They stood up to pass through the tire narrow narrow narrow nar nar- row ate s-ate Thaw stood up also He wanted to shake hands with them 1 ry 1 ry juror I Ignored nored him one by ono one they hands with Mr Littleton incy then passed down the aisle lIsle by bythe bythe the he the chair of Evelyn Thaw She mado made maderio no rio motion until the first Juror extended extend extend- ed d his hand Then man by man roan they shook hands with her and wished her well Afterward she aha passed out of or the court ourt room one wa way and Harry Thaw mother another I J 1 Thaw was taken back to the Tombs and ind his wife left leCt the court and ran ups up up- s stairs two steps at a time She Sire rushed Into Into nto tho the room where her husband was threw her arms about him and ex- ex exclaimed claimed Thank God Its It's all over Thaw clasped her In his arms and kissed her Littleton came caine in nn and l Thaw Chaw turned to him grasping his lila hand and ind saying You have done nobly nobly nobly v La Lawyer er Peabody his face b beaming also ilso came camo In and congratulated Thaw T V A. SL PS AT Says He lie Cues H on Adi Advice Iee Ice of Counsel aud auel Expects l Stay Will DC Lie Short N N. Y Feb 1 Harry 1 Harry Kendall Thaw safe at last from the electric chair or a convict cell went to o sleep here hero at o'clock tonight In inthe Inthe the he asylum for the criminal Insane Arriving at the institution at he was Tas registered and after atter a a. bath assigned as- as signed to a place lace upon the second floor loor an and conducted there by the thc superintendent dent and tier keeper After the tha most tremendous day of ot his life Ife Ii b pulled himself together until he ic was as calm as the men at his door Then ho said Good night gentlemen I hope we will get et along well together Im I'm going to o make malee things easy for you I wont won't be e hero long lon In two weeks or a month I 1 will wm be sleeping sleeping- at home In Inthe Inthe the he meantime I am cm going to keep koep quiet rind nd show everybody that I am perfect perfect- perfectly ly y sane When the tho keeper leeper made his hID next round Stanford Whites White's slayer was lyng ly- ly lag ng placidly In his new bed sleeping He le will remain In the as asylum lum until a commission In lunacy pronounces him sane ane While on OP the train today Thaw dictated die dic the following statement I 1 am perfectly sane now but I am going to on the tue advice of or ormy my lay counsel who thought It unwise to sue Ue for a n. writ of habeas corpus at this time ime Counsel will proceed In itt the tho mater matter mat mat- ter er of my release as soon as they can canot get ot together the petitions they will present that I am at present sane I I 1 am confident my stay at Mattea- Mattea wan wIlL wilt be for a very short period Rumors of or Separation Tonight around the criminal courts building building- there was a revival of ot tho the Tumor rumor that now that Thaw is Js out of or jeopardy his family Is la going to bring about bout a Co legal separation between him and nd Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Another old report was also revived to the effect that hat Evelyn Thaw had bad received a l ver very large artre e sum turn of money money alleged allowed to to-be to be from from the family faintly for tor having remained loyal to Harry HatT and his cause to o the en end of the trial Neither Neither- o of these leae reports has baa had hul any authorization or r official l support |
