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RALEIGH, N. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1908.
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TIMES.
THAW NOT GU
ACOTNTM
IS THE
Dowling, Lilllelon artdJprome
are Conferring on Future
Course (o be Pursued.
Thaw Yet in Custody
HI HARRY & EVELYN
v TOOK THE SUSPENSE
Thaw Had Ilceii K.vpectMig Another
Disagreement Since tlx; First
Hour tin- Jury W us Out Evelyn
Tried to Cheer HI m I ami She
ltellevcd All Day He Would
Kogain His , Liberty In u Short
Time What Thaw Suvs in a
Statement Made Early This Morn
ing Developments of the Day in
the Xotorioas Case.
9 9
Taken to Insane Asylum.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.) -New
York, Fob. ,1 4 p. m.
Hnrrtf Thnw ttlll tie taken to A;
ho lloiuonian milnm rtn train A:
leaving the Grand Central sta-
a I
tion here at 4:39 p. m., this af
ternoon. Harry Thaw left the Tombs
at 4 o'clock..:. ' His wife aceom-
a
9 panied him to the urand cen-
tral station.
.
(By Leased Wire to The limes.) i
Now York, Feb. 1 The
jury in the case of Harry
Tluiw- this afternoon re
turned a verdict of not uuil
tv on the ground of insanity.
When the verdict was ren
dered pandemonium broke
loose in the couvc-rooni.
Lawyer Littleton asked Jus
tice bowling-to release the
prisoner immediately. The
justice refused his request
and a messenger -was dis
patched for District Attor
ney Jerome, who had gone
to his office.
Thaw Still in Custody.
Upon Jerome's arrival the
request for Thaw's discharge
was renewed. After a few
minutes of reflection Justice
Dowliug said:
"The jury having found a
verdict of acquittal on the
ground of insanity at the
time of the shooting, the
court feels it incumbent up
on itself to look to the testi
mony given during the trial
for the degree of unsound
ness. ' The only finding m
the case was described by
the defendant's experts as
'anemic Droeressive insanity.
rn,ot TPstinmnv has been
j. iiuu "
based on prior outbreaks on
thepart of thi3 defendant.
"The nurse who cared for
him in London, the physic
ian from Monte Carlo, Dr.
Wells and Dr. Brown testi
fied to these outbursts. ;
"It appeared from the evi
dence that a recurrence is
hi v certain to take
place at any time, so that it
is impossible to estimate
10 MATTEAWAN
INSANE ASYLUM
i
VE
CTT
,.
- n ;
IwhiMi another omlti caL
will
occur, it is concciU't!
"Xo one has tallied m
this ca'-f thai ilic (Mnidaiu
ciin 1)o cured. ;
"That in an aggravated degree ot .
niania-depvssive insanity .a&aiilt.
and murder nwv be committed is :
also agreed upon. In the deprSflvt
form Of th
disease there is danger
01 IH3 nersuu itiiecieu lujiunuiuh
suicidc.
The court is satisfied that
'to allow the defendant ; he at hit
;e
at tnls time would ne uaiinri'ima "J
nublic safety. The
court therefore
orders as follows;
Ordered to lnsnue Asylum.
"The defendant having been ac
miHted on the ground of insanity
an J the court deeming ;u.i discharge
at this time a danger, il Is ordered
that Harrv K. Thaw be lukaa fortu
with to the Matteawan stale Hos
pital for the Insane and Hie court,
orders the sheriff of tais county to
conduct him there liiimedhuely."
l,awver Littleton entered a formal
objection to the courts order.
-I except from vour honor s or
der and ask Unit the word iorth-
with' be stricken from ii.
like to have a reasonable
I would
dtrlay in
ordjr to consult wita niy chenl,
said the lawyer. '
"I will give you a reasonable
time," said Justice Dowliug.
... : : ,
Will Fight Coiruitment to
insane Asyium or loz.
Nev; York, Feb. 1 Conn-
sol for Thaw will dec ide at ?.
, . . -. , , j. ,
o dock whether,. or not to.
fight Thaw's commitment to
(I v V '
ILTIIM
IMSAMITY
ODAY
v
His counsel
nit a writ (.'
u-.-i t present to
fa v.
s- drawn
4
li duvs 1
il
! i;
t".M'
m. in t ."(
1.1 icy
Tilt'
fust
Scene m Court.
!;i:.ri oC the v?rdlct came
''!
aftPl. the men had been deliberating
,v:,niv-(ive Hours. : Foreman Clias,
V. Grenimellb tailed Captain Lynch
lo lh:! jnrv room and told him tnat
the :nen were rea.lv to report. Jus
lli'L L)owli:i!i Immediately opened
court.
Mrs. Kvelvn- Neslut Thaw, accom
panied hv .losiah Thaw an.l Dr. Jel
i":ff.. entered the room. The three
,:it hi tnelr accustomed place. Clerk
Penny called Th::v to tae bar.
Tlie jui.-o:;er was led from the
nen bv iwo . deuutv sherifls. He eania
through tln door looking directly al
YU v.ii'e. Willi her hands clasped
as it Hi pravcr Mrs. I :iaw leaned toi
WLird in her sea; Kmiling at her hii3
band. He took his seat at I ho counsel
table and returned liar greetings
until he was called lo ultenUon by
clerk ivnnv's call. '
"TH-. florivwln'iit will rise -nnd look
; )(m (i1(f jury "
! Thaw rose si iniv in his seat. With
, ,inn9 beh:nd his back he turned
: aml ()Ued at the twelve men.
I "(ieiKlenien of tho jury, how say
y" '" ijui upo a m.-
..We h..lv,
answered Foreman
cremmeiis.
',110 ,0, l)tie ietolJallt
iMiiltv or not. guilty?
TllPro was a ilit,f moment befora
(Continued on Pace Seen.)
ITS ALL OVER
IN LUD NO THE
OUTINGALSO
Senate Mes Qiiick Work of
Amanded Senate Railway
it
HOLT PRD3E QEFESTEG;
ilie AntiOlezxei Measure- fines
Thruiijih .Is the Grand I' male of
( or:)(r(io:i Legislation No l,nclc
tl oitiidonce in Corporation Coin
tlisu:t lleyiilutmii "1I' tK'.r.vi.
.:;' (lie i.'aili-uad l,miIi.)es .mi
iieir (ti'i ani.atir.iis Tly l.isl
Day i: the Senate Without An
I i?iii'as:iiit Incident Part to
Meet .No More Ad muniment a.'
2:.-Ai O'Ciock.
We part- to meat, no more.
b; eor.ld the depart uik senators
who wrung each others' hands in
valedictory at 2:30 o clock tins at
ternoo:i have Bald to each oilier, for
when the next senate assembles, in
lens ;him one vear hence, it will he
I composed with few exceptions ot new
men. . .:
1 hare are only seven members of
the present, .senate .who served. m the,
i-.nate of 1905. This ratio holds
good Generally about six-sevenths
of the senators retiring every two
I years.
There was sot an unpleasant in
cident to mar the t.ay s proceedings
in the senate todav. and every one
was aglow with good-will and good
ciiier.
No "Tainted Money" for Legislative
KjK'iises.
One of the last dungs the senate
did was to adopt (and pass by trie
vote of 18 to 8) the Grant (Rep.)
resolution, which came over from
the house, specifying that no part
ot the $17,500 railroad money"
(about which so much has been
said) shall not be used in defraying
anv part ot the cost of assembling
this legislature in extra session.
The usual eleventh-hour little
i resolution, providing extra pay for
I pages and other employes of the
; senate and house, after being de-
feaied, was reconsidered and passed
after it had been -ascertained . that
the house emploves had already re
ceived the extra pay. (
Mr. Blair's bill, to put a stopper
on drummers who sell or solicit the
sale of liquors in prohibition terri
tory, was another Important matter
that was attended to in the closing
hours of the senate today. Enrolled,
(governor Glenn (.ratified.
The governor. Judging by his con
gratulatory and laudatory message
to the legislature, is well pleased
wiith the result of the last twenty
lour hours of legislation.
He has good reason to be, as all
senators concurred In thinking to
dav; for .tho- new law virtually In
corporates every thing his agive-
iiicnt with the railroads called for,
which the const itul Ion and supreme
court of the I nited staies would al
low to he incorporated therein.
Without an exception, all the leg
islators appeared to bo pleased at
being able to go home today, in
stead of having to wait over in Ral
eigh till Monday.
The railway passenger rate bill
was ordered enrolled for ratification
by the president of the senate at
10.30 o'clock this morning and the
bill reported by the senate commit
tee on railroads (with an amend
ment denying any power In the set
tlement of rates to the corporation
commission, after eliminating the
lluxton amendment adopted by the
senate before tho bill went to the
house providing to the contrary) Is
now the law a flat 2 cent rate
with no mileage book provisions.
The bill has boon printed in full
in this paper, and within two hours
after It was reported to tho senate
by the committee, one week ago.
The last day's session of the ex
traordinary legislature of 1908 was
opened In the senate today with
prayer by Senator Brown, of Yad
(Continuud on Fage Three.)
TORNADO LEAVES
DEATH IN ITS PATH
Great Loss of Life in Copiah
Lincoln Co.
NINE PERSONS KILLED
Outright, Willi l'rohaMy Twenty
Fatalities in All Destruction of
Property Great Several Persons
Have Died Near Wesson, ( opiuli
( ounty Plivsicians Sent For
Larue .Number ol Persons Iiiurel.
(l!y Leased Wire to The Times.)
.lai Kson. Miss.. Feb. 1. A tornado
Mwenl thi'oiifjh parts nf Copiah and
.Lincoln: counties', causing' the. loss of
iiiiibalily. twenty lives, injuring . many
liei'ivinsi and ilrs,tir.yin;.r much t'l'opei'ty.'
m pciTMiiis are sau! to have been
i;i!i.-. (,i:lil:;lil ami l'tiur to have died
ni lin n- injuries near Wesson. opiah
i-ivanty, 'Messengers arrived--.'at Hazel
Imri't. ' Vipinh county, in quest "f pliy-r
sk-i'Mis.- . They . reported the loss of sev-;
erc.l lives and tli) injury of a number
of in-rsons.
1 he dead and injured so far as
known:
Mrs. !Sen Martin and her - four
sni!ill children.
David Martin.
e. M. MADDUX and wife.
It is believed a-large number of ne
groes are dead.
I he cveloiie moved in the direction
of Monticello. twelve mites southwest
of I-lazelbuist and cut a ;ath half a
mile w''le.
fatally injured:
Benjamin Martin, Mr. and Mrs.
G. M. Maddox. and a negro.
berlously injured: William Allen
and Miss Allen.
The dead and injured may not all
be accounted for.
Surrounding towns not in the di
rect path of tue storm suffered dam
age during the few minutes of. the
tornado's duration. At Georgetown
buildings were blown down and at
Hazelhurst two saw nulls were de
stroyed. Darkness settled down so thicklv
after the tornado that only an In
complete estimate of the destruc
tion was obtainable.
Hazclbui'st. Miss.. Feb. 1. Swollen
streums as result of the tornado and
rainstorm vesierday makes it difficult
lo get particulars of the damage
wrought, .but -.indications are that .mow
than a score ot persons were killed
and twice as inaiiv injured.
LIGHT BREAKS FOR
HARRY I THAW;
FREE MAN SOON
(By Leased W ire to The Times.)
New York. Feb. 1. Harry Thaw will
be at liberty before many months.
This statement was made by Dan
O'Reilly after counsel had decided to
consent to Ins immediate commitment
to Matteawan.
This significant statement, coming
as it does lrom Thaw s personal coun
sel, is a substantial evidence of the
eource Thuw s lawyers lulende to pur
sue. The attorneys for Harry Thaw, while
they believed that they could have
fought successfully the order of Jus
lice Dowliug commuting Thaw lo Mat
teawan Asvluin. thought that It was
best for'lhe prisoner at tins time to
obey th'e mandate of the court.
When the ..decision, of Mr. Littleton,
Pcabody and O'Ueilly was made known
to Harry Thaw and that he would
finally have to go to Matteawan, he
became greatly excited and exclaimed
time and time again:
"Why didn't you do as I told you."
It took quite some time to quiet him.
In the room at the time this scene was
being enacted Evelyn sat In the room
In a corner by herself. Harry Thaw
seemed to be so taken up with what
his lawyers were saying that he paid
no attention to his little W'lfo who cut
a pathetic figure.
Thaw, glancing around the room,
Jumped over to his wife and said:
"Dearie, I won't permit It. 1 don't
want to go to that place."
Evelyn, who had taken off her hat
and placed It upon a table, threw her
arms around her husband's neck and
started to cry softly. ';.
The two sat down together,- apart
from th'e lawyers, and finally Evcnlyn
managed to quiet Harry.
LEGISLATURE PASSES
BILL AND ADJOURNS
RIPLEY DENIES
ITU
M,
QILRATECHARGE
(I;y Leased Wire to The Times.)
. Kiintaliara. Cal.,: Feb 1. E. P. nip
ley, president of the Atchison, Topeka
V Sante Fe .Railroad, absolutely : de
nies the charges contained -in the letter
inade publh; in President' Roosevelt's
message to eongiess yesterday.- Pres
ident Ripley In a .signed . statement
siys: V ."'.. ".
"The statement that I was a ' party
to a secret rate on oil in California is
iibsuluir I v ialse. ( m the eontrarv. I
eirphalie'ully. declined to grant it. In
this ease, as in other eases, the gov
ernment hrs information furnished bv
a' ' discharged" employe; making no at
temtit to verilv i.ie clmrijes or ask for
an exiilnnation. but proceeds to make
the eiiniaes puli'ie 111 exparte public
doeuineiits. :
"The California case referred to has
nothing, to do with interstate com
lnerce ur . with the national govern
ment. Since tne passage of the Heu
burn Lull, in fact since tile passage of
the Elkins bill, tliis company has in
no case, intentionally violated the pro
visions of the law. My orders to all
othcers have been that the law should
be strictly observed: and. if there has
been anv infraction.- thev have been
technical and unintentional.
"I am not one of those who have at
tacked the actions of the administra
tion. I have simply defended myself
and my corporation from unjust at
tacks, as I believe will be amply shown
In the final adjudication of the courts
to which we have appealed.''
VAST SUM OF
VANDEBB1LT MONEY
GOES TO HUNGARY
(By Cable to The Times.)
Euda Pest. 'Feb. 1. A credit of -5,-000.0(10
has been received from New
lork by the Hungarian Discount and
Exchange liank for the account of the
Count and countess fczechcnvl. The
marriage contract, signed before the
wedding on January z. in New lork,
provided that the individual fortunes
of ( ount Szechcnvi and his bride would
be shared mutually and that upon the
death of either husband or wife, the
estate of the deceased would go to the
survivor.
It is understood that the $5,000,000
came out oi the brides fortune and
was forwarded to Buda Pest to provide
ample funds for the young couple on
their arrival here, which is expected
to. occur within the next fortnight.
FAILS 10 OPEN
New York. Feb. 1. The Home Bank
of Brooklyn, which was hit by a run
yesterday, failed to open its doors this
morning, it was said that the suspen
sion ot the. Mechanics & Traders P.ank,
In which institution the. Brooklyn con
cern had u large sum of money on de
posit, was responsible for tho closing.
William. C Daniron. president of thn
Home Bank. Is a director of the Man
hattan institution. :
.superintendent Clark Williams or
dered the closing after a meeting of
the board of directors last niuht and
a slate bank examiner was put in
charge.
Although no official statement was
issued, President. Dumron said that the
Institution was perfectly solvent and
would resume business shortly. The
deposits amount to over $700,000 and
the capital stock Is placed at $100,000.
CANDIDATE T AFT
WILL NOT TALK
Washington, Feb. 1 Asked of he
would make any statement on Presi
dent Roosevelt's message to congress,
Secretary Taft said he might be
quoted as saying: ;
"Secretary Taft declined to com
ment on the president's message,"
Terry Mustaln Knocks Out Gardner.
San Diego, Cal., Feb. 1. The fight
, between George Gardner and Terry
j Mustaln, before the Bay City Athletic
Club, Came to a sudden end In the
eighth round when Gardner was
' knocked out.
in nnnor r Tin
BROOKLYNBANK
Senate Measure Goes Through
Minus Corporation
Feature
compromise of gov.
GLENN IS ADOPTED
House Last Night Vindicated Wis
; dom of Chief Executive and Able
Counsel "Who Advised Settlement
and Senate Today Agreed to the
Measure Gi-eatest Fight on the
Floor Ever Witnessed in Raleigh,
Speaker Justice and His Forces
Dying Hard General Assembly
Adjourned Sine Die Tills After
noon at 2: SO After Completing
All Work Message From Gover
nor and Other Matters.
The general assembly of North Car
olina, in extraordinary session, has
come to a close, the house today
passing the senate's resolution for ad
journment sine die at 2:30 this af
ternoon. A recess was taken at 12
o'clock, after all business had been
disposed of, until 12:30, when the
members again met for the final
hand-clasps and singing:
The house did practically nothing
of Importance today, haying passed
the senate bill published in another
column, last night. A few local bills,
a message from the governor, a reso
lution directing the treasurer to re-
Ject any of the $17,500 for defray
ing expenses of the extra session and
a number of other matters, was the
order of the day.
Rev. P. .1-. Elsom, pastor of Fay
ettevllla street Baptist church, led
In prayer at the opening of the house
today,.-- ,fi: ;;.r-'"'"' .':',"
Rills Passed Today. " "
To. amend the charter of Weldon.
Halifax county.
To incorporate town of Westray.
Nash county. -
To increase number of directors of
Davis-Wiley Bank of Salisbury.
Test Farm Sale Lost.
To authorize the sale of the Trans
ylvania test farm. Mr. Galloway op
posed this bill, stating that the peo
ple of the county had contributed
$600 for the farm and thought his
people should be notified of any In
tention of removal. He asked that
the bill be tabled. It was tabled.
Relative to competent witnesses.
This does not apply to any cause of
action in the past or now pending.
There was a fight against it, the bill
being characterized as the same thing
that the house refused to pass a few
days ago. . The ayes and noes were
called for and the bill was tabled, 48
to 38.
A resolution by Mr. Morton, ask
ing the governor not to accept tht
$17,500, was tabled, 61 to 15,
Mr. McNeill offered a resolution
thanking the governor for his patri
otic efforts to have the rate litigation
settled.
. A New Justice of the Peace.
To appoint Win. F. Butterworth a
justice of the peace of Halifax
county.
The Governor's Message.
; A message was read from the gov
ernor applauding the action of the
general assembly In passing the rate
law and In appropriating money to
prosecute freight discriminations.
He expressed himself as pleased with
the work of the legislature. The
message follows:
To the Honorable the General As
sembly of North Carolina:
Gentlemen I have nothing fur
ther to transmit to your honorable
body. Your work Is done, and well
done, and you deserve and will re
ceive the plaudits of a grateful peo
ple. In settling the rate question on
a basis just to the state and equitable
to the railroads, you have restored
harmony, protected all business In
terests, and demonstrated the fact
that the sovereign can compel obedi
ence from Its creatures that disobey
its laws, and also extend Its hand In
helpfulness when the subject, ack
nowledging Its allegiance, asks for
needed assistance. The state has rat
ified the agreement made with the
railroads and I feel assured that the
railroads will In good faith carry out
their contract made with me, thus
showing by their acts, the verity of
their words when they profess a de
sire for kindly relations between all
classes and conditions.
You likewise acted wisely In ap
propriating funds needed for Utt
1 (Continued on Third Face.) '