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THE MOKNIJfG OREGOMAN, FRIDAT, MARCH 29, 1907. 1 THAW UNDER EYE OF Stands Well Test- of Hours' Examination Mental Power. Two of INQUISITIVE ARE SHUT OUT Prisoner's Lawyers Say He Came Out "With Flying Colors Explains ' Reason of Notes to Counsel. Wife Is Breaking Down. NEW YORK. March 28. Harry K. Thaw for two hours today submitted himself to a running Are of questions by Justice Fitzgerald and a 'commis sion In lunacy to determine his pres ent state of mind. The examination was conducted behind closed doors and, when a few minutes before a o'clock an adjournment was taken until 10 o'clock Saturday morning, no one con nected with the hearing would discuss the details of the inquiry. Thaw went . willingly and confidently before his Judges and, when the two hours' secret , session was concluded, his attorneys appeared with smiling faces and de clared they .were more than satisfied with ' the ' course of the proceedings. District' Attorney Jerome hurried away from the Criminal Court building, de clining absolutely to say one word about the commission's work. The moat Important feature or the day's proceedings was the decision of the commission' to limit the scope of Its Inquiry '. to . the exact language of the statute to determine solely the QnesJ tion as to whether or not Harry Ken dal Thaw Is able today to understand the nature of -the court proceedings against him and is., able to advise his counsel "In' a rational manner. Sole Subject of Inquiry. . - Mr. Jerome announced to ' the com mission ;that all of the legal . experts he had employed In the case had ad vised him that Thaw is suffering from a typical case of paranoia, a disease of the mind In which the recoveries are limited to two or three per cent. He offered to adduce testimony to sup port this statement, but the commis sion waived - it aside, saying the pur-' pose of .the Inquiry was a very simple one and had to do, not with any classi fication of mental diseases, but with the prisoner's - present state of mind as judged by laymen. In laying down this ' decision the commission confronted the District At torney with the very position he has maintained In putting Thaw on trial for his life. Mr. Jerome contends that Thaw was suffering from paranoia on the night of June 25, when he shot and killed Stanford White, but he added that paranolacs often know what they are doing and that Thaw knew the nature and quality of his act In kill ing White and knew that the act was wrong. Thus while medical experts may determine today that Thaw is still Suffering . from paranoia, the question to which the lunacy commission has (decided to confine itself deals .solely with Thaw's knowledge as to the pro ceedings against him and his ability to advise his lawyers. Thaw Put Under Examination. The commission got under way with a rush this afternoon and plunged at once into the personal examination of the defendant. Mr. Jerome protested at first that he was not able to pro ceed, saying he would like to have his medical advisers present. He finally stated ho would have no objection to the examination going forward pro viding he was permitted to reserve his cross-examination. The court forth with settled the matter of the pres ence of experts by excluding them from the room along with every one else except the defendant and his counsel, the District Attorney and Assistant District Attorney Garvan. As to the cross-examination by the District At torney the commission said the matter would be taken up when it was reached. It Is stated that during most of the two hours Thaw was before the com- mission this afternoon the notes and letters he has written to his counsel since the trial began were under con sideration. To put Thaw thoroughly at ease, the commissioners addressed their questions to him in a conversational tone and In a casual manner, as though he were In conference with them, and asked him from time. to. time, to explain inci dents in the trial which had called forth certain of the letters placed before the commission by Thaw's attorneys. It was said that Thaw answered t questions calmly and went into lengthy explana tions of some of the notes he had ad dressed to Mr. Delmas while his trial was in progress. These notes and letters were made a part of the affidavit filed by Mr. Delmas with Justice Fitzgerald when Thaw's counsel were opposing the ap pointment of a commission. Undecided on Physical Test. Thaw's examination was not concluded today and he will appear again before the commission when it meets Saturday morning, no session being scheduled for Friday Good Friday. The Saturday ses sion will be held behind closed doors. The. commission did not determine whether or not a physical examination of Tbomai F. Lonrr5mn, Supervisor Who Confessed. COMMISSION the defendant would be necessary. There was an intimation, however, that the men who are to report as to Thaw's present condition would content themselves with an observation of him during his mental examination. One commissioner is a physician and an expert on mental diseases, Dr. Leopold Putzel. If the com mission should decide that a physical examination Is essential. Dr. Putzel prob ably will be make it. The commission began Its general In quiry today with an open session, called to-order shortly after 2 o'clock In the room where the Thaw trial has been in progress since January 23. Thaw ap peared to be In excellent spirits and sat unflinchingly under the steady gaze the commissioners turned upon him. In the big court room there were only the news poper reporters and three of the prisoner's family, his wife, Evelyn Nesbtt Thaw, who never missed an opportunity to be near him since he was placed on trial, and his two brothers, Edward and Josiah Thaw. Public Is Excluded. Clifford W. Hartridge, acting as counsel of record for Thaw, stated to the com mission that his client was ready at any time to submit to such examination as the commission desired. His only request waa that . the examination should be private. "Being a prisoner on trial for his life," said Mr. Hartridge, "he feels he should be protected as far as possible in this matter." Chairman McCIure then announced that whatever examination of Thaw the com mission might decide upon would be held behind - closed doors. Mr. Jerome pro tested. He said he would like to have his medical advisers present. He had called the court's attention to Thaw's mental state upon reports submitted to him by the alienists and he felt their presence was essential. Mr. Jerome re marked that. If the commission resolved itself into a body of medical examiners and undertook a physical examination of the defendant in private, he would not attend such an examination. "But the law requires you to attend the session of the commission," suggest ed Mr. McCIure. "I shall attend all sessions of the com mission sitting as Judges in lunacy," Mr. Jerome said, "but I am not required to attend a board of medical examiners." It-was after this colloquy with: the Dis trict Attorney that the commission de cided 'to' proceed at' once with Thaw's mental examination, and the courtroom was cleared. Once during the following two hours Mr. Jerome came outside. He was' pliea with questions as to how the examination was progressing, but would make no direct reply. His absence was taken to Indicate that the commissioners were conducting their own examination, according to plans previously agreed upon among themselves. Comes Out With Flying Colors. Thaw's attorneys, while they would not discuss the proceedings, pointed -with a show of enthusiasm to the duration of today's -test as an indication of how well their client had withstood the commis sion's interrogations. - Mr. Delmas was present, but took no part In the proceed ings, 'It was -said. When the inquiry began, he directed Mr. McCIure to Mr. Hartridge when the counsel of record was called for. It was said Mr. Hart ridge would continue to direct the de fense before the commission. Referring to today's proceedings, Mr. . Hartridge said: "Harry came ' out with flying colors. He remembered more about the case than I did. We are . confident of the out come." It Is understood the commission pro poses to take Thaw through the trial from Its beginning In order to test his memory as to what has occurred in the court. To this end, It was stated, the prisoner was questioned today regarding the part taken by him In the selection of the jury. Jerorrie's "Witnesses Rejected. Mr. Jerome went at some length into the history of recent commissions In lunacy, "giving the commissioners all the Information at hts command. He then asked, to be instructed as to how far the commission desired to go Into the matter of. testimony. He said he would be glad to bring the Thaw family physi cians, Drs. Deemar and Bingaman, from Pennsylvania, .if the commission desired. and would be glad to put any of the alienists . upon. -the stand. Mr. Jerome also suggested that the commission might take Into consideration all the testimony adduced at Thaw's trial up to the time It was Interrupted. Mr. McCIure said the inquiry the com mission had in mind was a very simple one to determine whether at this time the defendant Is capable of .understand ing the proceedings against him and of rationally advising his counsel. The com mission had decided not to take into consideration the conflicting affidavits submitted to Justice Fitzgerald. Dr. Britton D. Evans, the chief alienist for the defense, who made a thorough ex amination of Thaw in the Tombs today, declared that Thaw was in splendid con dition. "I never saw him looking or feeling better," said Dr. Evans, "and we are all confident that he will be able to sat isfy the commission as to his present sanity." It was reported today that Mr. Jerome has issued a large number of subpenas to compel the attendance as . witnesses before the Thaw Commission of many waiters,- cab drivers, hotel boys, cafe managers and others who may have ob served Thaw's conduct about cafes and theaters. It is said that Mr. Jerome wants this evidence to go before the com mission in order to show Thaw's mental condition before the date on which Eve lyn Thaw testified that she told him the story of Stanford White's treatment of her. Evelyn Thaw Near Collapse. Mrs. Harry K. Thaw Is upon the verge of a complete breakdown, in the opin ion of the women members of the Thaw family, who have been with her almost constantly since the trial began. It was said today that her condition is regarded as so grave that in the future she will not be permitted to venture alone from the hotel. During all the months her hus band has been in the Tombs, It has been her custom to go alone to the prison SAN FRANCISCO Jstnrs Z Gallmber, Supervisor, Who - Handled tho Ormft runds for Kuet. -ess v - ) every day and spend a long time with Thaw. Today, however, ah-: was accom panied by May Mackenzie, her actress friend, and it was said that she will go about alone no more, at least, until after the Commission completes its work. Mrs. Thaw remained only a short time with her husband today, and when she left the prison her face showed traces of tears. - Will Sell White's Art Treasures. NEW YORK, March 28. From the American Art galleries there was issued yesterday a handsomely illustrated cata logue of the Stanford White art treas ures. These constitute a superb collection which will be sold. Many antique musical instruments are aptly employed in the decoration of this music room. Mr. White's residence was a veritable treasure house of art. There are 403 num bers in. the catalogue of art objects. The pictures are 112 In number, and range from old masters to living artists, among the latter several Americans. MOST DAMAGING - OF ALL . - Continued. From First Pain.) prises materialize, it will be impossible to get bets that Hermann will be acquitted. The testimony of Chief Clerk John W. Rowland, of the Surveyor-General's of fice; was chiefly significant In firmly es tablishing the fact that Hermann did visit the Surveyor-General's office in 1901 at the time Mays, Jones and others were cooking up their Blue Mountain scheme, and that he visited the office simulta neously with those men and met them there. It had no direct bearing on the letter-book feature of the case. Hermann's Cordial Greeting. Mr. Rittenhouse testified that while at dinner In a restaurant at Portland in 1904 with Mr. Muller, Hermann laid a hand on the head of each, expressed pleasure and surprise at seeing them in "his native state" and then proceeded to question them closely, first as to what was done with the waste paper thrown away in the office of the Commissioner and then whether Mr. Rittenhouse had retained the notebooks in which he had on several occasions taken the dictation of the defendant. Mr. Rittenhouse testi fied that he told Hermann he had kept all his notebooks and Mr. Muller told him the waste paper was sold under contract md was carried away every week or two. Hermann was particularly anxious, according to the witness, to ascertain from Mr. Muller what had been done with "the pages which had been torn from his letter books and thrown Into the wastebasket. Mrs. S. A. D. Puter. of Berkeley, CaL, testified that she burned several boxes of documents and letters belonging to her husband a year ago. Puter had testified that he had received two letters from Hermann which were In boxes In his attic This testimony was the Govern ment's response to the demand of the defendant that the letters be produced. Snap Was Given Away. Mr. Rowland told of making maps of the Blue Mountain district for -the Mays-Jones-SmHh combination. The maps were ordered In the presence of Hermann in the office of the Surveyor-General in Portland In 1901. In 1902 Mays accused Mr. Rowland of "giving the Blue Moun tain snap away," but objection by the defense prevented the witness from giving any further details of this conversation. A map was put In evidence by the de fense, after being Identified by M. J. Mc Kean, formerly a clerk in the Land Office, showing the boundaries of the Blue Moun tain forest reserve as finally created, the boundaries of -the original .temporary withdrawal and the boundaries of the recommendation of the geological survey and also the recommendation of Her mann. The witness said the recommenda tion of Hermann cut 33,000 acres out' of the recommendation of the geological survey and In this acreage was the land which ex-Representative Williamson wanted included. Mr. Rowland was questioned concern ing statements made by him to Hermann and counsel since coming to Washington. He could not recall having made a state ment to Hermann and Mr. Worthlngton, Hermann's counsel, that: "He would stay in Washington until hell froze over before he would testify to what the Government wanted." Continued cross-examination failed to shake his direct testimony. "Fight Mall-Order Houses. CHICAGO. March 28. Lumbermen and lumber interests of the Middle West are to organize to protect them selves from mall-order houses that are ruining the trade of the retail dealer and the lumber Interests generally. This action is the result of a meeting of lumbermen representing the Middle West that closed here yesterday. Future action was left in control of a special committee. Operations of the mail order houses, especially in their sale of woodenware and other articles made from lumber, will be investlgat ed. If sufficient evidence is found to Issue a call for another meeting, tfie organization will be formed and the fight begun. Steel Corporation to Meet. NEW YORK, March 28. Proxies are being solicited In the name of J. P. Morgan, H. C Frick, E. H. Gary, Nor man B. Ream and N. Thayer for the annual meeting of the United States Steel Corporation, to be held in Ho boken, April 15. The notice states that the business before the meeting will include considering and voting upon MEN PROMINENT IN THE GRAFT EXPOSE I O' 'J" - fr "ji j ft -int-itm ii n it i Mi ' i '-.S--j Rudolph Spreckels, the Man Who 11- Maoed tiio Graft Znvoatlaatloii. The Best-Equipped Trust Company In the Northwest Established. April 18, 1887. LOANS We have ample funds to loan in any amount on improved business and residence property in Portland and vicinity at lowest rates. ' TITLES INSURED ABSTRACTS FURNISHED TheTitle Guarantee & Trust Co. 240-244 Washington St, Corner Second Portland, Oregon the approval and ratification of all purchases, contracts, acts, proceedings, elections and appointments by the board of directors or finance committee since the meeting last year,' and par ticularly an authorization of the grantee by the United States Steel Cor poration in the matter of the lease of Great Northern ore lands. , . TRIED TO INFLUENCE VOTES Eight Men Arrested on This Charge at Helena. HELENA, Mont, March 28. Eight residents of Helena were arrested to day charged with unlawful practices during- the Republican primaries Tues day night, it being alleged that three of them, attempted to unduly influence voters to cast their ballots for a cer tain Aldermanic candidate. Among the three are Patrick L. Duffy, a candidate or the Legislature on the Democratic ticket last Fall: Ed ward Jesick and R. C. Hoffman, all well-known citizens. The other five are charged with having voted tn the Fifth Ward when not legally entitled so to do. The controversy in the municipal election this year Is not so much along political lines as the reg ulation of public utilities. HOT CAMPAIGN IN CHICAGO Dunne and Bnsse's Adherents Ex change Bitter Personalities. CHICAGO, March 28. The Mayoralty campaign now on In this city has be come one of the most Intense political contests that Chicago has seen in re cent years. Both the adherents of May or Dunne, who is seeking re-election, and Frederick A. Busse, the Republican candidate, have allowed themselves in their enthusiasm to indulge in bitter personalities, and charges and counter charges have been made with great en ergy. Improved streetcar facilities through out the city is the main Issue. Both Republicans and Democrats are agreed that this is undeniably desirable, but there is a radical difference as to the best means of obtaining the result. The Democrats pin their faith to the doc trine of municipal ownership as ad vocated by Dunne, and the Republicans stand behind the ordinances recently passed by the City Council over the Mayor's veto, which declare in favor of immediate Improvement of the streetcar systems, with municipal own ership much farther in the background than is ' deemed desirable by Mayor Dunne and his following. The fight has so far been extremely warm, and the heat Is likely to In crease between now and election day, next Tuesday. Many meetings are held. RECOUNT BIIiIj IS PASSED New Tork Mayoralty Contest to Be Aired Thoroughly. ALBANY, N. T., March 28. The bill for the recount of the ballots cast at the election for Mayor of New York City in November, 1903, passed the Assembly to day, 118 to 21. Embankment Drops Out of Sight. CINCINNATI, March 28. The embank ment under the two main tracks used by the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern and the Big Four Railroads, under the Eighth street viaduct, early today, dropped out of sight into a slough left by the waters of Mill Creek, after the recent flood. The Eighth-street station is also in danger of being carried away. . Cigarette Starts Costly Blaze. EL PASO, Tex., March 28. The general chops of the El Paso & Southwestern Railroad at Carrizezo, N. M.. including the roundhouse and carshops and five new engines, were completely destroyed by fire last night, causing a loss of $190, 000. The fire originated In the tool-room, and is supposed to have caught from a cigarette of a. Mexican laborer. About 150 men are thrown out of employment. William M. I.anydcm. District Attorney, Y ho Is Prosfscatlnsr tho Grafters. F" " "S" c ' .3 Islsir .' i&s&mMtem. t- jr . : , f fllli Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. Corner Third and Morrison Streets. YOU will be welcome and you will be glad of it if you come in and look at our New Spring Goods; latest styles, most distinctive creations in things for Men and Boys to wear. ' . . "Hart, Schaffner 6 Marx" Fine Clothes Copyright 1907 by Hart Schafiner y Marx NT IMS FH 11 DDIMI MURDER OF JOIjIjOS AROUSES ANGER OF DEMOCRATS. Hold Reactionary Union Responsible and Leader Calls on House to Seize Government. ST. PETERSBURG, March 28. The assassination of Dr. Jollos, editor of the Russki Viedomosti, at Moscow yesterday, has stirred up such general indignation that the reactionists did not venture to make a protest when the crime was brought up In Parliament today. M. Roditcheff, leader of the Constitu tional Democrats, called upon the mem bers to rise as a mark of respect for the assassinated Dr. Jollos, who was a mem ber of the lower house of the first Par liament. The whole house rose, includ ing the Ministers, and stood in silence for two minutes. During the debate upon the question of the relief of the unemployed in the cities, which the Socialists Insisted upon taking up in connection with the relief of the famine-stricken portion of the rural popu lation. Minister of Commerce Fllosoffeff pledged the government to support the resolution of the Constitutional Demo crats providing for a commission to con sider the relief measures. M. Dzhapartdzo, ' leader of the Social Democrats, charged the government and the Union of True Russians with causing all the sorrows of the country. M. Purishkevich heatedly intervened, saying: "As vice-president of the union I will not permit such calumnies." Mr. Dzhapridzo retorted: "You have killed Dr. Jollos." The president of the house called M. Dzhaparldzo to order and the latter, con tinuing his speech, declared that the sal vation of Russia lay in the spread of the revolution. "I call upon vou to seize the executive power," he declared, turning to the house. The president again . called M. Dzhaparldze to order ana said the house should always confine itself to legislative work and never become an executive in stitution. SENTENCE OJT SHE ASSASSIN Mile. Leontieff Shot Frenchman In Mistake for Durnovo. THUN, Switzerland. March 28. Mile. Coffroth Member of the E1sjxt Trust, Which Paid Tribute te the Supervisors. J JW - i" ' 1 K i - if 1 f ' " - 3"f i "John B. Stetson Co.'s" Hats "Star" "Cluett" and "Monarch" Shirts And Our Ever Popular Multnomah $3.00 Hat "Xtragood" Free with Boys' Suits: Roller Skates. Fielder's Glove or Bat and Ball. 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