Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1909 — THAW’S MOTHER COLLAPSES [ARTICLE]

THAW’S MOTHER COLLAPSES

Affected by Delay In Hearing of Son’s Habeas Corpus Writ. White Plains, N, Y., June 18. —Harry K. Thaw will have to wait in the Matteawan asylum until July 6 for a hearing to determine whether he Is now sane and in a condition to be released from the asylum. Thaw’s mother, Mrs. William Thaw; his sister, formerly the Countess of Yarmouth, and his two brothers were in the courtroom. When the justice announced his decision to delay the hearing the mother collapsed. She shook as though seized with a chill, and her daughter called out for a drink of water, saying that her mother was choking. The water revived Mrs. Thaw somewhat, but she was unable to walk without help.