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OVERCOFJE by news
Harry K. Thaw; Waa Todjr. Adjudged
Insane by Justice SfULs imd Sent
Back to Matteawan Holda That
. Thaw is Now Insane and Unable to
- JProperlj Car for. Himself Decis
ion Contains 3,000 Words . and
Thorongfaly Coven the Insanity
Hearing Thaw Nervously Await
ed, the Decision Mother and Bister
' were Overcome by the News.
(By teased Wire to The Times)
White Plains, N. V., Aug. 12 Har
ry K. Thaw was today adjudged In
sane by Justice Mills In a decision
handed down in the supreme court
and ordered to be .sent back to the
Matteawan state asylum for the crlm
Inal Insane immediately. ,
The order of. Justice Mills was
turned over to the Westchester coun
ty authorities by the clerk of the su
preme court, and Thaw himself, in
the Jail at White Plains, was inform
ed , oX the decision. . Arrangements
were made .to take him back to Mat-
teawftn. tomorrow.
-,, Justice Mills, In his decision, finds
that Thaw Is now Insane and unable
to properly care for himself. The de
cision contained '3,000 words. ;and
thoroughly covered the insanity hear-
Ing that had been held before Justice
., Tbaw awaited the. decision in Jiis
tell ltt the Jail at White Plains. He
' was plainly bervous and paced up and
dowtt u almost unnerved. ; Arrange-
"inents had been made to let him know
the decision as soon as it was made
public by the clerk of the court
When, he learned his fate, Thaw
stopped in his nervous walk up and
down the cell and stood' stock still.
He did not seem To comprehend what
had -been told him. Then, when he
' realized that he must go back to Mat
teawan, he staggered backward and
fell upon the cell cot. He covered
his face with his hands . and for a
time could not be aroused.
Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, the pris
oner's mother and sister, the former
Countess of Yarmouth, were almost
overcome at the news. Alice Thaw
tried to comfort her mother, but the
aged woman .who has battled so long
H and so untiringly for her son, show
ed plainly that the decision was a
terrible blow to her.
Immediately after the decision of
Justice Mills had been filed with the
county clerk, he informed counsel for
Thaw that at his chambers in Mount
Vernon tomorrow (Friday) he would
listen to argument on the part of
Thaw lawyers, as to why the patient
should be committed to some other
state institution other than Mattea
.. man. :
Lawyer Morschauser at once In
- formed the court that he would ap
pear before him tomorrow and argue
the matter, stating that Although
Justice Mills' decision ordered Thaw
back ,to Matteawan, he believed that
he, should, be confined to some other
institution ..than the, one In which he
has been confined for the past year.
, Justice JMlls decision - was the
strongest, against Thaw that has
been handed down by any judge siqce
the two trials of the prisoner. His
decision can be summed up as fol
lows; j; ' .
That the insanity that Harry K.
Thaw . was afflicted with In jtrhe,
1906, the date of the shooting of
Stanford White, was chronic, delus
ive insanity, generally known as par-
anola. That Harry K. Thaw has not
yet recovered and that In paranoia
.recovery Is very doubtful. .. . :
'.' : That the enlargement of Harry K.
Tbaw now i would he a danger to the
public and safety.
'Therefore," he said, "I dismiss the
-' writ of habeas corpus and remand
Harry K. .Thaw to the custody of the
defendant, by whom he was pro-
: duced", (Dr. Baker of the Mattejwaa
asylum). '!.;-:"-;;'":: -" ;-vVvV'
, ' In tlBd'eclsidn, Justice Mills said
that "he 'based his belief that Thaw
fta! Jaraiolft in a substantial., but
s -not Very'Vtrbng: trace of insanity; In
fit fit Ancestors. 7 He quoted the let-
-lef tat,Mrs.,Mary .Copley thaw
wf)ti to Proresso Beck when Thaw
iras ii yfiit old, ',In this letter the
" niother said that B&e feared her son's
mind might be afteiitedrj ; :: - .
. "Perhaps It is bot "all badness,"
'"' ,- (Continued on Fag. Two.)
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roru wnsiungton ASKing saai me
lUilroqd be Continued Into Tbeir
CitJrr-Mjri'jQhii A. Wilkinson and
Norfolk A Southern Opposing the
Proposed Route, Making washing'
ton ' the Temiliius Good Feeling
Prevails and the Arguments Are
Cleank Clear-cut, and -:i Logical
Concluded -This Afternoon,
The Mattamhskeet Railroad mat
ter was taken up before the governor
and council of state, in the senate
chamber at 11:30 o'clock today and
continued until 2:15, when' a recess
of an hour was taken for lunch. The
hearing . was .resumed Immediately
after lunch and will in all probability
be concluded this afternoon.
The object of the meet'ng is to de
cide whether or not the Mattamus-
keet Railroad shall be continued on
to Washington, N. C, making that
place its terminus, or shall It be
discontinued- at Belhaven, making
that the terminus. Present at the
hearing kwere about 50 representa
tive citizens of Washington, headed
by Mr, George J. Studdrt, Col. S. C
BragawT and Mr. Grimes, asking that
the council of state facilitate the con
struction of the road into Washing
ton, and Messrs.; John A. Wilkinson
and . Mr. Parker, and ,& T. Lamb
general manager, and H p. Hudgins
general passenger tgent, of the Nor
folk & Southern, J&pposlng the. pro
posed continuance of the road into
Washington. ; -,
At the opening of the meeting
President S. S. Mann, of the Matta
muskeet Railroad, stated to the gov
ernor and council that the object of
the meeting was for the council to
pass upon the proposition made by
the road a week ago to Mr. John W.
Thompson, to secure financial aid for
the railroad. .
Mr. Studdert explained the organ
ization of the road, saying that it
had pledged Itself to continue into
Washington. He contended that if
the road Is not ' constructed into
Washington via Bath, township, about
450 farmers will be forever cut off
from communication .with the onter
world by rail. Persons opposing the
proposed route into Washington via
Bath township, said Mr. Studdert, are
the people that want it built another
way, where there Is already one
route. Mr. Studdert brought to bear
good logical, argument, showing; why
the road, constructed through the
said Bath township to Washington
Would do a greater good to a greater
number of people than by running .it
through an uncultivated section, al
though the land may be worth $1,000
per acre! in the future. At the closa
of his address Mr. Studder asked the
governor and the council not to for
get the men, the 450 farmers, who
could, not help themselves. .-
. .; The position of the Washington
delegation was very ably explained
In a brief address by Mr. Grimes, of
Washington, who said In part:
; , "Washlngtonwants the Mattamus-
keet Railroad.. Washington needs the
Mattamuskeet Railroad,' and we have
been sent here by the citizenship to
assure you that we will comply with
any condition that you may Impose,
If you let the convicts remain, we
Can have It, otherwise we cannot.
"Reasons why it shouldjje built:
(Continued on Page Five.)
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TUNNEL BURNING
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Lynchburg, Va., Aug. 12 The fire
w,hlch started yesterday in the new
btunnei route of the' Southern Rail-
Way here Is gradually spreading, and
at least 400 feet of the construction
1 doomed to fall In. Heroic efforts
are being made ,to stop the blase at
the northern; end; which is the farth
est from the fire. This end Is being
olosod up with ' bulkhead and holes
are, being driven into the Hop of the
tunnel, through which fire hose will
flood the timbers 1& the hope of Stop
ping the blaae. ' r
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Greatest Military . Movement; "Ever
; Conceived, in AmPrtc in Times of
; : Peace rBotoa -'ah4 Surrounding
' Country .Win ' be the Obfec of
i Fierce Attack hy Land and Sea and
the' Defense WH ' be Equally is
Strenuous MiliUry Power, of Gor-
, . many Will be ISmbodled in the In
vadlng Force While Defenders WOl
Tipify the tnited StateS---SUte
Troops in Attacking Force,- '
(By Leased Wire to theVimes)
Boston, Mass;, Aug. ; 12" Boston
will be cut off from the -rest Of the
world for 'seven days beginning Sun
day morning, precisely at one minute
past midnight, when the city will be
attacked by land and sea and an in
vading force of 20,000 men will be
landed to test the coast defences
That is it will be cut off from a mil
itary standpoint If the plans- of . the
invaders are successful.
The military power of Germany
will be embodied in the Invading
force and the defenders of the City
will typify the United States resist
ing the investment by a foreign foe.
This is the greatest military move
ment ever, conceived in America in
times of peace. It rivals on land the
splendid feat of America's navaljjow'
er girdirhg the" globed ' '
President Taft's summer home lies
in the heart of the battlefield. While
the armies are contending with
mighty prowess for the strategic
points between Narragansett and
Portland, Me., President Taft and Mr.
John Hays Hammond will be quietly
playing golf at the Essex . country
club, although the chief executive is
keenly interested in the war game
having been secretary of war and .will
look over some of the movements In
person, perhaps.
Major General Tasker H. Bliss,
general staff, U. S. A., will command
the foreign forces to be known here
lnafter as the Reds, while Brigadier
General William A. Pew, of the Mas
sachusetts militia, will defend the
city and try to drive the invaders
back into the sea. Brigadier. Gen
eral Pew's forces are the Blues.
Carrying the smallest amount of
eouinment ever Issued to them, the
district national guardsmen, 1,600
strong, are enroute from Washing
ton on the army transports Sumner
and McClelland
Tomorrow night the Seventh and
Fourteenth Regiments of . Infantry,
the Twenty-second Regiment of en
gineers, first battery of field artillery,
squadron A, and companies 1 and 2
,u..l ..u w-h vri
of the siKnal corns, all, of New York
state, will leave New York City to-
morrow night and disembark at New-
bedford, which, wll be the base of
supplies for the attacking party.
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Captain Appleton is in command ofnow to August the 26th it is going to
the 30,000 troops representing New
York state, - , '
Boston is to be attacked by land
and sea. The foreign force will ae-
bouch-east and west from Newoea-
ford, while the troops will pour tneir
steady stream of men Into the field.
Sixteen army vessels will take part
the seven , day, battle unaer,-'tne
command of; Captain M- J... . Gu,lcK -
The naval force will make nightly
raids upon the ; fortiflcatlons along
the coast and . the fortresses, . whose
omce it is to Jteep out the foreign
dlers, must keep a; mighty careful
watch and haye their, searchlights
playing upon the sea line If they want
to catch the attacking vessels first.,
, iajo j !,,( Itifci greit northern tour. She has set her
commandant of the department of th. nsart on 'wnn,ng -one ot the great
east, will f TZ trips ana she is oing after the sub
all the operations, both by land and . - J: ", , ,uA
r.ioi AHihrt scriptions. ..When It comes to Ral-
Cronkerhlte, coast artillery corps, the
artillery officer of the department ol
the east, will be the ocial umpire
of the naval bperations and will have
as his chief assistant Major H. M.
Hunter. U. S. A. There will be other
rfr -caiatinp- th The onera-
tina win ha tho mnat iininim ever
attempted because every opportunity
will be taken advantage of for the
testing of all modern devices for war-
fare. Observations "will be taken
from balloons; aerbplanes will be
used as war instruments as far as
practical; bomb , dropping , will be
tried and wlreleBs telegraphy on the
naval flotilla . will be tested to its
(Continued-on Page Twa) ' Alahd every conteijtnt. who turns in. 10
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Innd.
That Is the Way the Leaders
Start Today-Each One Stir
ring For 1st Place
MISS WARTERS 34,325
Votes Are Being Issued Each Day by
the Thousand and Miss Dement
Takes Second Plap, While Mrs.
McParland Keeps Wilson in the
Lead The Question With Every
body is, "Who Will bfl the Two
Popular People to Go on the Great
Tour Given by The Evening
Times?"
Each day brings out new things
about the Royal Tour that The Even
. - .
ing Times is going to give to Canada
and the north. Never before have
the contestants been working so hard
as at this stage of the contest. From
h,e a great race. From early moin-
ing until late at night subscriptions
are coming in and votes are being
lssued by tne thousand. Mrs. Mi:
Farland. in Wilson, holds the lead for
flrst Dlaee and ner friends all over
the state are working for her. Mrs.
McFarland Is certainly doing some
fi k in Wilson, and then the
wav those Wilson neonle are taking
to The Evening Times is something
to talk ttbout. . They are determined
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t,ng d that wllsofl have the
flrgt nonor ' :
; Then eomea Mrs Araog- at Reifl8.
wbo d0,ng a ,qU and she
a splendid backing for the
"rfhthrfleeru"g, l8 who
ma.k,? th! T8 :R?'
Pement. Miss Annie Clark and Miss
Warters. ; Each one has host
w -w. ,are BW
uw w .,0yer ine ci ,
d their; f rlends all over the state
becoming interested In the fight
they are making.;. This, great racb is
going , tot be InteresUng beforeit
closes, and as each day goes by it
Becomes more so 10 me trienas 01 tne
contestants. , '
- Now look what the contestants are
gie to work for on the 20th day of
August. On that day we are going
to look for a fine lot of subscribers
IS. M FAHLAND 189,347;
- MISS DEIUIEHT HAS 55.535;
' IS. J. . AMOS 42,265
now visiting King Edward of Kng-
new yearlj' subscribers will receive a
Bonus Vote of 200,000.
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SPECIAL IM)XIS OFFER
On August 20th we will
give a Bonus Vote of 200,000
lo each contestant securing
TEN NEW SUBSCRIBERS.
Bonus Votes will not be is
sued unless money Is received
or mailed on the 20th, or be
fore. Remember the contest
closes on the 26th.
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It is now in order to form new
clubs and turn them in as fast, as you
get Uietn. Unless you secure the ten
new subscribers you cannot get the
extra votes. You can get as many
chilis as you wish, but it is to be un
dei-stood that no extra votes will be
issued for a part of a club. You
must get the full ten to get the extra
votes and then you must get 20 if
you expect extra votes on another
club.
When the two contestants get up
a I the great Canadian Exposition and
look over the various'exhibits here
is something they wifl see that will
be interesting:
GOODS WHILE YOU WAIt)
rroresK of Manufacture An Interest
ing Feature of Canadian National
Exhibition.
The process of manufacture de
partment is always one of the most
interest ing features of the Canadian
National Exhibition, Toronto, and
this year it promises to be far more
extensive than ever before. In all
there will be about forty industries
at work showing just how shoes, silk,
cotton goods, prints, and many other
of the articles you use every day are
made.; It is Impossible here to name
more than n few of the exhibitors,
but here arejsothe well worth looking
up';';t;V.:y..-
The United '. Shoe Manufacturing
Co., Montreal, manufacturing ladles'
and gents', boots and shoes, showing
the different stages from the cutting
out of the leather to the ' finished
shoe. : --r-.A'.:.:
Merchants Rubber Co., of Berlin,
demonstrating the jnanufaoture' of
rubber shoes,, showing every process
from the crude rubber to the finished
bOOt. ' V. .'.l.'5 .'' ' ,
Davis & Henderson, manufacturing
and printing envelopes,
The Canadian Silk Co., weaving1
silk and badges with photos on them. !
.uunay,: uiapperton, cutting glass,
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WAS IMPOSSIBLE
Fact That Two Men Were on
Suttun's Body Made Saicide
More Difficult
END OF THE TESTIMONY
Taking of Testimony in the Sutton
Case Ended Today and Court Ad
journed Until Tomorrow, When At
torney Davis Will Sum up For the
Buttons Judge Advocate Leonard
Announced Today That He Would
Make No Argument Dr, Schoef
fer, the Pistol Expert,'- Cross-examined
Today, But Remained Firm in
His Testimony That it Would Have
Been Practically Impossible For
'Sutton to Have Shot Himself.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Annapolis, Md., Aug. 12 The tak-
ng of testimony in the Sutton case
ended today and co.urt adjourned un
til tomorrow, when Attorney Davis
will sum up for the Suttgns.
Judge Advocate Leonard an
nounced today that he would make
no argument.
Dr. Schaeft'er Cross-examined.
(By Leased Wire' to The Times)
Annapolis, Md., Aug. 12 Dr. Ed
ward Schaeffer, the pistol expert who.
with the aid of two skeleton skulls
and a small revolver, began late yes
terday to demonstrate why he be-
ieved It impossible for Lieutenant
Sutton, prostrate on the ground, to
shoot himself, was' called . for . cross
examination today, at the inquiry.
. This time he was supplied with a
heavy service revolver whbse ''trigger
resistance was much greater than
that of the average weapon.
Again Dr. Schaeffer . laid himself
prone upon a table, holding the long
barreled gun at the angle described
in previous testimony, tried to snap It
against his head. The muscles used
in pulling the trigger, namely those
of the forearm, the doctor said, were;
rendered almost useless, because of
the apparnt cramped and twisted po
sition of the hand and arm.
The fact, he declared, that two men
were said to have been on Sutton's
prone body would make the suicide;
all the more difficult. 1
Under the cross-examination of At-',
torney Birney, the expert held to bis:
belief that it was practically a physi
cal impossibility for Sutton, to bave
fired a bullet taking the course that
this' one did, backward and down
ward, and lodging in the cerebellum.
He again took up the skull, waded
into a maze of technical terms while
the lay members of the court, attor
neys and spectators tried to grasp it
all.
Under the questioning of Adams'
attorney the big navy pistol was again
brought into play and held in all sorts
of positions. .. ,
"In the light of demonstration,"
said the judge advocate, "do yon say
that Sutton could not. have killed -himself?"
"I regard it as impossible," said
Dr. Schaeffer. "A pistol shot in any
of the positions held by Adams," he
continued deliberately, "could not,
according to my mind, have produced
a wound that took the course of . this
one through his head."- ;,
There was little of. the conven-
tlonal in the closing moments of the
inquiry. Lieutenant Robert Adams,
the first witness called, occupied the '
center of the, stage on the day, that
the present hearing began, now near
ly a month ago. Lieutenant Adams ;
was in the spotlight as the testimony '
closed. He had just risen foom. the
floor, where with Lieutenants Utley
and Osterman and Sergeant JJeHarj '
astride of him, here-enacted just .how',
it is claimed Sutton, nnder, .similar
circumstances, pulled an ' asm, from "j
beneath him and shot himself. v,
Adams, with little., difficulty,
clicked the gun against his bead.. As
he arose, brushed his khaki uniform
and resumed hfa place,, red-faced arid '
with a smile of triumph playing about''
his mouth, Dr. Schaeffer was recalled '
and reiterated his declaration. .
President Hood, as everyone set
tled back in the realization that the
beginning of the end was here, asked
the Judge advocate ,lf he;w&s ready
with bis argument, v., ,. '.;?
.-Major -Leonard, tail and Shin and
with an empty sleeve pinned to nil
left ' coat side,' arose to bis full
height .leaned forward just a bit and
(laid: , - - )
May - it please . the court, the
United States government has no ar-
(Contlnued on Pae Eight.)
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