Show sleeps soundly in ward occupied ba fifty other patients Matte awan N 1 Y fb 2 harry K thaw begaii today the ro cuttno or a simple life which the authorities at the state hospital for the criminal insane say will make his lang stay in the tombs prison in new york city seem like the height of in comparison the new patient in th observation ward slept soundly last night the presence of the fifty other men in the dormitory not giving him the slightest slig hest concern it was after the usual retiring hour when thaw reached the hospital last night and he immediately went to bed ho had enjoyed the trip fram new york with his counsel as well as the dinner at the hotel in fishkill landing with his counsel and one or two newspaper friends although the two deputies who accompanied him were guests at the dinner there was no suggestion of prison or asylum restriction during the repast and thaw found the occasion much to his liking he arose this morning at 6 and ata hearty breakfast at the knife and fork table only fifty four men out of tho more than in the institution are allowed this privilege the others being restricted strict ed to spoons thaw much refreshed from his sound sleep and declared that ho needed the rest after the trying hours of friday night and saturday while the jury was out and seemingly unable to agree upon a verdict about men wore in tho main dining room when thaw reached the breakfast table today and he was abo center of attention the novelty of the noted patients presence had not worn off by dinner time and ho was compelled again to eat under tho scrutiny of many eyes no arrangements for specially prepared meals having yet been made for him thaw shared the hospital fare with all tho others his dinner included roast pork potatoes sauerkraut bread butter and coffee at 3 p m thaw attended religious services in the hospital auditorium or theater conducted by rev harry sheldon pastor of the fishkill landing methodist episcopal church one hundred patients were present and thaw had expressed a desire to attend unless patients especially request it they do not attend the sunday religious services which ares conducted by ministers of various denominations during the day thaw declared to ono of the attendants that he probably would not be in tho hospital more than one week he said his lawyers would suo out a writ ol 01 habeas corpus in his behalf and ho was sure he would be allowed his liberty as the result of a bearing in court or an in before a comm lealon thaws picture and measurements for the hospital record will be taken during the early part of the week he already haselden selven ha hla ago to the authorities as 37 years during his stay in the observation ward prior to being assigned to some particular division or to private quarters thaw wilt ike under the immediate supervision of dr A T baiter one of the medical assistants to superintendent labib DiBa kei said today ho would not allouf thaw to have liquor anaf tobacco unless his condition seemed to demand a in i moderation thaw brought a large sum of money with him to the hospital hosn ital but finding he would not ba allowed its custody handed it to man who turned it over to his counsel during the week provision will be made by the family tor special meals and bablo delicacies for thaw the money being placed in the hands of the authorities at 5 dr britton D evans 0 morris plains new jersey and di smith ely of new yorla alienists arrived at the hospital they were employed by the defense in both trials of harry thaw and while both evaded questions regarding presence here it as said they camo at the instigation ot mrs william thaw to examine her son and be prepared with evidence when habeas corpus proceedings are begun to liberate him we just had a sunday off said dr evans who declared at the first trial that had A brain storm so we came up to scy harry |