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RESULTS EDITION | “ Circulation Books Open to All.”’ | ‘WEATHEAR=Moderatings ‘Tuesday rain or FINAL] RESULTS EDITION J Said a Conspiracy Had Been Entered OF HUGHES MAKES. SORRY CONFESSION ———__+4+ —-Superintendent-of-Insurance-Admits Ignorance of Affairs in His De- partment and Tries to Excuse Re- tention of Doubtful Officials.’ ‘ALBANY, Feb. 18.—Superintendent of. Insurance Otto Kelsey ap- peared promptly at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon -before-Gov.- Hughes in answer to the. latter's order, sent him earlier in the day, that he. present himself and testify as to his_administration of the Insurance Department and show cause why he should not be removed from office. QM TY PAK Fixcoutive of the trsurance chief's letter refusing to resign. A number of Kolsey’s friends were tn” matter of fact, he had not even studied athe report of that body. The same old | Like— -for—Fa. employees were held ti ue ait Looked Like-Day-for Fa- Ute Exeoutive Chamber, and the Super- Teendent of Insurance was pale and he totended to have a shak “later vorites at the Old Track. nervous aa he took his chair In front overnor’a dene, — - ‘the: examination that followed showed tamentabie ignorance of | the-nffatre-of nie wopartiient, (On teneed: that he relfed entirely on the men-under| Tit, “ad had thade no changes in the | office following the recommendations ef the Armstrong Committee. “As @ iD Hugtes,in_ beginning, stated the purpose of the hearing, nod Mr. Kelsey could ha counsel If he so e Governor replied that ha. nm why counsel should ap- he thtended ‘to quemtion him only concerning the affairs of his of- fice, : Scott thera ts_any. -hocesslty—for your consulting records I shall allow you tod 40-46," sald Mr Hugtioa Objected to Publicity. Kelsey protested against the public pature of the heart Gox, Hashoxt promptly answered (hat, In view of the publicity given to Mr. Kelsey's let- ter in the papors, he deemed It beat to "NEW ORLEANS RESULTS. F (PST RACE—Gosscon (7'to 2 and 6 to $)"1, Prince Bowling (10 to1 for place) 2, Carasco 3. SECOND RACE—Posing (10 to 1 and 4 to 1) 1, Auditor (4 to 8 for place) 2; Dappie“Gold- 3; } THIRD RACE—Meadowbreeze ai have he inquiry made_pubiite. ti . ; he Sabérlitendent of Tiaurance’was |”. Saantseltt)leMinots(4:454-fory aworn by the Governor and. then ne| Pl#ee) 2, Rickey 3. was asked-tt-he-had-ever-read or stud- = = ied Mie report ot the insurance investi-| NEW ORLEANS, Feb. <The Fi gating committes, 2 APE he tee mia! “Not specifically,” sald Kelsey. |day, and tho game—opened—mith—a—camt + of Did-you-study-that~part-retating ty that tooked. as 1-4. ‘might furnish « your office?’ [bankroll to. the players. Favorites 2!E don't thinie that Paid T-reterred |!00ked to-hold-«- malority cof the races't to it at-times though,” said the Super-|¢inched. but there was no ‘certainty | Intendent. about it, for the safest looking things _iDid-yow-entexror-to- atquatnt FOUR oS pape, itteticgd wrong “here. self with the character of thé Irregu-| |The featdre ract_was a moeting be- Jaritles disclowed 2 + tween “Lady —Navarre; Bean Britiinel, “Not minutely, Fantastic, The Englishman and. Jungle ed=ta Pal Grounds to: 1. was-a—very—buny man, Imp, ‘Tha other races were fairly In- ‘You were aware that enormous sums | teresting. ‘The weather was fine and of. money chad <bean itisuurssd Us Wi-tctear, and the track 1 the” beat” poi -Surance companies without accounting RFIRE sane delusions. ave_ -Into- Betweén Rich Men to H Him Railroaded- toa - Lunatic Asylum. — HIS WILL, MADE ON- NIGHT —- OF MARRIAGE, ADMITTED Contains Several Startling Provisions—Good Day for the Defense, It -Being Pretty Clearly Shown That Thaw Was of Unsound Mind. Three remarkable features: made the Thaw murder trial extremely interesting to-day. : In the first place Dr. B. D. Evans, the New Jersey expert on insan- ity was allowed to tell in detail the Conversations he had -with- Thaw while the prisoner was under observation in the Tombs. The Thaw will was admitted in evidence, and some of its provi- sions were of so remarkable a character as to leave little doubt that he was Insane when.it was drawn on the night-of-his-marriage-to-Evelyn. Nesbit. For the first time since the night when White was shot-and killed ‘Harry Thaw’s-own-story-was-told-to-day:—t Js-a-remarkable-narrative, and asit was unfolded by Dr. Evans on the witness stand in the Criminal ‘Branch of the Supreme Court it created almost. as much surprise as the story told by Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, and it was listened to with breath interest. -——Br-Evans-told-hew-Thaw-Insisted thet he-was.the-victim of a -con-|- spiracy hetween-his lawyers at that time and the District-Attorney, Who,| oson! We sow Thaw in Rae aN eeepc ariecamer cn talel os. he said, wanted to rattroad-him-to-a-tunatic asylum to save: the -name-of Stanford White. i HOW HE PURSUED WHITE.-__ =a “The prisoner told me,” said the doctor, “how he had sought the ald of Anthony Comstock to: prevent- White's further interference with young girls, how-he-had-taid-the-matter- before -the-Dis(rict-Attomey-and -how he had hired detectives who leamed enough to establish the character of White, but failed to get enough evidence to:secure a conviction in-court. “He told me he did not intend to kill White. He sought to degrade arid expose_him-in-court, bat: Providence intervened: “Thaw said that Roger O’Mara, the Pittsburg detective, had told him to carry-a revolver, because he was being tracked by emissaries who he believed were in the pay of White and that-He knew Monk Eastman’s gang had been hired to kill or maim him.” ~—When the doctor's surprising testimony was concluded he summed up by. saying that some of ihe statements of the prisoner were clearly in- “Dr. Charles G. Wagner, another of the experts for the deferise, was then called to-testify_along the same lines. JUROR BOLTON..ON-HAND.:.. : The jurors entered just after Justice Fitzgerald -arrived. Mr. Bolton, whose wife died last Thursday, had his old position, the eleventh in’ the line and the box. He lookeda little older anda llttle grayer—that was Se Tad told The Justicg he was ready-to-go on with the TAS OF a and gf other irregularities and that examinations. were made by the de- One batt iain wolght, jockey, partment. that diq--not—dlisclore— thea | Gomme; 15. J. Len a irregularities." a 2 Gangvi 20 Yeu, rt — Ha, Matebeall. aie “Didn't you know te Mutual Lite CIE “eat had been examined not long before the 3} Jnveatigation 2 ib SL don't remembar.exaally.! = nai 512 ~ 4) “You know those charged with mak- | Ue Paton ria tte Lowe 12 Bi Ing examinations for the State were| jimmy IL, Gresham and Gossoon y derelict T knew that? Hunter Was to Go. “Did you endeavor to ascertain. who)” was in responsibis charge of these ex- raeed in —eliee—order—to— the —stretetirt wiitre Gostoon went to the front. and won In a drive by bait & length from rince Howlug, who beat Carasco a OND RACE Three fourthe of a mite, ft e arters. Welgnta. Jo 22 Wek ir.” PL. aminationa? ; sO auinee “L knew. from. reporta* Raia’ “What deputy wan In charge?” 20 By Robert H. Hunter.’’ mE S|| "Did you regard Mr. Hunter a nt at mant 1S eS “Not Individually," 8 “Did you regard him as a ft man to rojas avge Of exauilnations?* Sanaa Dim as Gualined from his i stretuh, tollowed by Auditor and Dry | eran cmpete: after You. pecaine wapertntendent escent] Dollar.” Ta tye xtfetch Auditor went Fed ea am a ctouch with: him) ter the gro emg rate cra lass Jump, ahd) saw. th work a ‘on! } ow in " at atheh Works.Was: properly: [My due, AUdItON Wits Sa length da | one. Kelnoy admitted the diftoulty of check-| frant of Dannle Gold. Od! ade tho running ta the ing Up the “action of uny one upon |, THIRD RAGE—Five and one-half tur. Whom he could not rely. But he | tones thought he could not rely on Hunter Pil Under changed ciroumatanicer reaultine =a | from, the Anvemtixation, Ieluey’ sil he ( ating 4 pad expectud 19 ‘Dake 'a change ty do- Ruck Au ing away with the frat deputy, [tase s ' WWhen?" “asked the Governor. Yad = T honed to do it when tho Legis-| Cirten, coat if x ure. met,’ Lay Crawfomt 117 {le mw) Did vou’ contomprata bik disminsaly | Vonwome, 10l ¢Picking eas + expected he would with: z had expreseed his Ning neas to Ketout) Eo had cut oft $30 as . ontined on econd Page : ni to the’ front atl the mart, made vail the: running amd won Ina’ drive. by’ a neck’ from mno, boat Rickey-two-lengtha, Er and, inot L There was a shi fad stepped out of-the court chamber.-Harry--Thaw-spent-the walt-open- ing-his- morning -mall:—His face-was-flushed-and-pouting.—Still-he-grinned in a friendly fashion at one of his expert-witnesses who hailed him as he slid into his chair- with his inevitable ulster: draped-about his shoulders. When Dr: Evans” was tinally “found and had “motinted the witness chair-Mr. Delmas put to him the last question he had asked on Thurs- day at the-moment of the-interruption-by- the-news- of -Mrs.-Bolton's death. ‘The question related to the remarks which Harry Thaw. had made to the alienists on the occasion of their first three visits to him. “Now, doctor,” sald Delmas, “tell what those statements were.” “I object,” Bald Mr. Jofome, “the dates of those yisits are so remote that I Insist the witness should not attempt to repeat them unless ne can refresh his memory with any notes or memoranda which he may hhave made at the time, or {f he persists in going aheall, 1 want to cross-examine him.” WON’T PERMIT CROSS-EXAMINATION,. “We decline to consent to uny crogs-examination at..this: time,” sald Mr. Delmas. = Les item “Then I withdraw the objection,” sald Mr. Jerome, Evans was per- rultted to be heard. ; “T made certain notes on the occasion of our first visits," said Dr, Evans, “but they were sv fragmentary and so meagre that 1 threw them on my stenographer’s desk when I got home. Later, when I went to look for them, I could not find them. I returned with Dr. Chtistopher Belling, Intending to secure fuller notes of Alr, Thaw's statements, but he dis- missed us and refnsed to be questioned that day. Thereafter I depended upon memory and I may, of course, omit certain essential detalls,”’ “{ want it noted,” interjected Jerome, “that this witness says he will omit important detalls,”” ‘ “Au I understand it,” sald Ais Honor, “a witnesa can only tell what he remembers, He cannot be expected to do more.” _ Thereupon Mr. Jerome oubsided and the examination waa permitted -to “Pde tiward ws was one of management ue if we were Infnts and he was “|to-halt him by lawful means. ort delay while the ushers located Dr, Evans, who| | DID NOT WANT _ | TORKILL WHITE Thad been Informed: that White had: hired mem- iPbers-of-the-Monk Eastman-gang-to-kick-mé-to-death-or- mutilate me, Roger O’Mara advised 'me to carry'a gun to protect myself. -I did carry {t'for that_purpose. \] and not to: shoot White. because 1 wanted to punish him by law and not by my own hand.—Sva%ement of Harry K. Thaw to Dr. B. D. Evans in the Tombs Fri LI |e RR TR CE A proceed. Mr. Delmas asked Dr. Hvans to Mmit his evidence for the time being to-his-first three calls upon the prisoner. “Very well,” sald Evans. “The first call was made on Aug. 4. 1 went upto his cell In the Tombs accompanied by Mr. Hartridge and was intro- duced to Shaw, He asked me _) come into Ifscell and made room for me (o BIL down on nig bunk, His eyes were wide open and staring, showing much-of-the whites. He was-vety nervous, shaking his head and shifting his gaze-constantly. g SAID DOCTOR’S EYES “WERE CRAZY. “As he sat down alongside me he said to me: ‘You have good sane ‘eyea; they are not like Dr, Hamilton's eyes. crazy eyes.’ I did not discuss this proposition with him. “I. askéed him how he felt. “Thaw gald: ‘I'am the victim of a foul con- spiracy. Lewis Delafield and the firm of Black, Olcott, Gruber & Bonynge are in-a plot with Jerome to raflrond me to. an asylum without giving me a trial or permiting me to tell the Judge and jury the true !nwardness of —}-am-net-insane,—{t-is -al-rot-to-sayf-am-insane,-They-are | Dext Ume, two days_later,—_Dr._Christopher-Beiling; this affair. persecuting mo. prevent me from revealing the infamous conduct of Stanford White. The whole lot of them are Jn collusion with Jerome to ctazy.' About thia time his wife arrived. tired with_me to a private room and continued hi “He -satd, “Stanford White has made «busin girl conservation with me. Tei first conversation.” “On Ang, 21," said Evans, Teturn.again ? pursued-Delinas...- led me on this oc- “Dr.. Wagner sccompant ‘Mr. Thaw entered with a pnsteboard box under hia arm. Ho, seemed agitated and uneasy, and hail that same queer stare and that same alr of exaggerated self-importance which | have oreviously described. His attl- our guide. E 7 “Hisw hole manner was uneasy and watchful. He seemed determined to-keep both of-us within-the range of-his virion: His gience kept shifting watchfully and suspiclously from one of us.to_the other. If one of us walked. ASIC ths room “Mr; Thaw-would-keep-shifting-his:poritton as tf determined to-tet-nobody get behind-him: HOW HE PURSUED WHITE. : “Then suddenly he said: ‘Gentlemen, this dead man whom I killed, this-beast, this blackguard. this creature sought to.take the virtue of-every pure-minded woman he met. I did the best I could to stop this thing and to save these women. [ had no desire to shoot him. [| didn't want to kill : “T knew he wag a foul dog who wan destroying the good name of the wives and daughters and sisters of the city of New York and of America, but-I-wanted- to-do It-legally. -Iwanted to. get Stanford White Into court and expose him and stop hia practices. I did not desire to kill him—but Providehee took charge_of the matter “Tt was an act of Providence that took him off. But first I had tried T went-to Comstock, ‘but It did no good. T vent to Jerome”and Jerome advised me_to..let It drop. saying there wan nothing in the stories I told him about White's practices. “T went to detectives, but they sald they could not get enough proper evi¢ence to convict: White in court, although they sald they had discov- ered plenty of evidence of White's wickedness. “1 found (hat one-of Com- atock’s lawyers, De Lancey Nicoll, was also Stanford Whites attorney.’ A MYSTERIOUS “MR. P——,"' 3 “Mr, ‘Thaw seemed to think thia circuaistance formed a general link in the hain of the conapiracy..which he though: had ‘been formed agninst hi continued Byans, Hé also mentioned-a° Mr, P——callmg him only Li hi py tre feitiats, an éldery— nian -whom hs sntd was mised ap ele AW ——ay ak you, Ch Continuing Mr. Thaw raid to mo: fT waswilling-to submit those whom I love to the {rnominy pf a court examination in order to convict Stanford White. I wanted to hat White-had-three-wayn-of degrading young gtris—by-deuggtn; show. by plying them with alcohol, und by luring them to niy dene and overpowering them. ‘ Thaw exptessed no anxiety regarding his own personal fate wh!le mak- ing these statements. He showed “éxcltement only when describing to me White's alleged conduct and the alleged conspiracy which he said now ex- Isted with a purpose of keeping his story from the public. I asked him why Ba carrted-a revolver, —He-answored-me-na—follows: “ROGER O'MARA, OF PITTSBURG, ADVISED ME TO DO 50, PHSCELES OEE SOS OLS SESOEEL SLE SOO ES EL EES: 1 think Dr. Hamilton haa} It is all one big scheme:to raliroad me to an asylum on the pretext that I am After he had seen her he re- fe ‘of debauchiig young] ls eyes rolling and Kis manner wil js. He has led astray, drugged and poisoned many innocent young {under his arm, aid his collar wi ‘women. who wore origingally-pure-tn-body-as-ta-mtnd-and“who-were- not stood out faringly. inclined to erime, The lawyers 1 hired to defend me baving taken my : money as a retainer, are now tn @ conspiracy with the District-Attorney’s - | office to suppress all these facts in order to. protect Stanford .White’s name plot and I am not going to stand it." That, in effect, made wp our >) O'Reilly. Just-behind-him-sat- the faithful half-brother: them, | dives and | (elt SSE ge : “T_Didn’t Want to Slay “Him.” He. Said. “I Wanted to Expose Him in Court, but Providence — . Intervened.” ‘SAID-HE-FEARED-THAT ————= Eastman’s Thugs Were After Him and He Was Advised to Carry a Revolver. | I KNEW THAT STANFORD WHITE WAS HIRING THUGS TO HURT ME. SEVERAL TIMBS-THDY TRIED TO GET MEIN A QUARREL BY_JOSTLING AGAINST ME. -HAD_BEEN.INFORMBD-THAT WHITE HAD HIRED MEMBPRS OF THE MONK EASTMAN GANG.’ TO -BRING-ON-TROUBLE-WEPH-ME-ANDPHEN-TO-RICK METO" DBATH OR MUTILATE ME. WHEN I TOLD O'MARA ALL THIS HE ADVISED MB TO CARRY A GUN-TO PROTECT MYSELF. 1 DID CARRY IT FOR THAT PURPOSE AND NOT WITH! THE INTENTION OF SHOOTING WHITE, BBCAUSE, ASI HAVE TOLD You, 1+ ‘WANTED TO PUNISH HIM BY LAW AND NOT BY MY OWN HAND? “Thin ended the conversation of the second visit. We cama back the: my assistant, who ts very quick and apt at physical examinations. reco: se. F “What was his demeanor?” asked Delmas, atte Ts WILD AT THE FOLLOWING MEETING. “Just as excited as ever,” sald the allenist. Ho still carried his hig “collar was unfastened in fronts He seomed determined to guard h pasteboard box. _ 9. that the ends He refused-to tet anyone olse-put on hand on Tt. ly ‘he waiked up to Mr, Hartridge and said: ‘I want those papers,” | Iartridge tried to culm-him, saying he would produce any papers Mr. T might want later on. ‘That-won't do,’ said Thaw loudly and-rough -wint-thore-paper-how:--i- won {-harr-any-foolishness.——y-lieed those I tnsist on exam{ning them. To-morrow won't'do, I want them now.’ * “Mr. Hartridge’a manner was gentle and soothing, Ilke one brothess counselling another. But Mr. Thaw wonld-not be calmed. He remainet, boisterous and greatly excited, Finally he turned awny from Mr. Hartridgo sind sald to us; ‘Gentlemen, there will be uo examination to-day,' ill M haw mechanical, stereotyped smile on his face. Just as he disappeared in the! , direction of his cell he turned directly to mo and sald: ‘Doctor, I'm very* sorry.’ "" Taw had pald practic noe atiention (o what Evans-had-been sayiug. He had-grinned-sheepiatly once-when Fane dereribed “how htrevens yolted. SHON IS Or WHS aid Lartediy-eyes-ad intent on devisiig a physlen allbl on the epot; but for the most part, he whispered to Peabody or Dan| , Josh Thaw, who, has never missed a single segsion of the trial, and the full brother, idwart: ‘Thaw. Edward had on a palr of ‘closely-fitting green gogiles—komothing he tad never worn before. —-Fxecpt-for the newspapor wane there was. |not a woman in the conrt and the men spectators to more than half Alle | the not over-large chamber, p : “What sclentific deductions did you. form _from—your_observations—of+— Mr. Thaw's manner, language and-generat behavior on this third visit?” asked Mr. Delmas, as Eyans finished-describing Thaw's outbreak In the in-t cldent of the papers, ears : “He_-oxhibiteds tiighly—sxplosive Ielital -makenp."-aatd Dr. Evan, “His memory was good and he knew—must -hare-known—that he wae to: sabmit to an examination on that day. Yet he dismissed us summartly4 showing a defect of mind and a lack of rensoning quality,” eS “DEFENDER. OF. WHITE’S VICTIMS. “Did Mr, Thaw 1n any of these first three voversations aall himself. the defender of Stanford White's victims?” “He did, repeatedly.” ngs "Did he menuon any ot these Victims by name?" "Yes." : i “You have-examined = cortain-endtet-to-My. “Thais Will, have you n in which he-mentioned-the nuns of certain young women?"- : “¥oa,.F have." . werd The hanes of aay OF these young Women who? ‘Thaw sald had been misled by White mentioned in this codicil to hia will, which-you sawt*~ = a: = ~ = Mr, Jerome objected_and_was sustained, pending -mueh-disputed—will-as—evidenee. tere “Ie it a common deiusfon of the Insane that they are in every way re- {sponsible and sane?” asked the lawyer. 4 “Htin2-sald-the experttwiddling -hie-thumbs professionally: It has been sald that ‘the defense was not ty!ag up the tugs of Its-case uo it went along—that too many looge ends were whipping about almlessly. }=tho wife's testimony, the matter of the will the yndnished evidence of the | experts, the statentents of the two family physicians from Pittsburg, Bat‘ certainty Delmau's manner of bringing out Fyans's important and Hlne} minating disclosures has been a workmanlike performance, It left no gap; for criticism to enter In. .» . y REASONED ABOUT HIS SANITY. “What did Thaw say to you about the matter of his sanity?” asked) Delmas, “He told me," sald Evans, “that two or three hundred persons might call him insane, but that this fact wouldn't make him Insane, He exhibited: a pecullar irrational desire to Impress upon me that he was the only Harry K, Thaw, and tat there wes’ no other. y ittle while he would Instat. upon telling me over again his street address {n Pittsburg, In order, as he said, that'l should not confuse him with any one else.’ “How did you characterize hfs siatement that the killing of White was an act of Providence?” “IT put [t down us an insane deluston.”” “How did you characterize iis. Attorney equally ‘honoratle in this spiracy against him?” “T could only-agsume that he was suffering from ancinsane deltision In that regard also “Is the absence of any remorse or rmpe thea Admission—of-the— able Districts ged init’ cons nee for a crime ab evidenge #| A FAST GROWING LEAD! : THE WORLD. ee eee 8 3 GAINED 9 . se over last 3 ~ 3] The Herald Separtintyer. |_| [oth LO27 S| 9 s 3 Total Printes—WORLD: 24,763 3 Herald: . . 20,185 is 3 WORLD Lead: 4,578 ® i THE WORLD Is the First New York Newspaper! e | of unsoundness of mind?” \ "Generully speaking, it Js." + Sy Mr. Delmas eald he had -hut one more question to prt to Dn Evans, end as this quoston pertained to the 1 which “ha: eon Jett In Mr, Gleason's office the lawyer obtained Ieave to recall Dr. Ca the frat of his alfentats, back to tke wtand, ~~ Back game the dig, ham agner, who, as superintendent of the. GANGS WOULD ATTACK HIM. ;Told-Expert Evans that He Had Heard-Monk— “His apeech wns abrupt, foe Fst ences les C. Wagner, 9!) with his_head_ratsed_and_his_eyes_staring, he stalked -out—wearltie-_—Areds