The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-14
PROVING IHAN INSANE
Dr. Evans, of the New Jersey State Hospital for the Insane, on
 the Stand.
VISITED THE PRISONER IN I'VE ToMBs
The Exrert Declared He Noted Sew erai Symptoms of a Deranqed and piiordered Mind and After the First Three Visits Concluded Thaw Was Unsound Mentally.

New York, Feb. f3.-Although Tuesday was Lincolns birthday and consequently legal holiday in this state, the Thaw trial proceeded at the usual hour Justice Fitzgerald having ordered that owing to the hardship on the jury which is to re- main locked up until the end of the trial, there would be no recess over the hc..day.
 When Thaw walked to his place at counsel table, as he was remov- ing his ulster coat and for some mo- ments after taking his seat, ne kept his eyes on District Attorney J.rome, and ignored his own counsel for the time being. MT. Jerome was busy W tn his papers and did not notice Thaws somewhat unusual action.
 The first witness call d by Mir. Del mas was Dr. Blitton D. Evans, super intendent of the state insane hospital at Morris Plains, N. J.. which, he said, contains all average of 1,S00 patients. Dr Evans said he mad written and spoken great deal on the subject of insanity and had appeared in majority Of the important cases in New Jersey where mental derange- ment or incapacity had to do with the matter under investigation. In several cases, the wi ness declared. he had represented both the prosecu ron ard the defense by consent of coansel and under the appointment sy the court.
 The witness first saw Harry Thaw August 4, 1906, in the Tombs, and in sll visited him eight times.
 Dr. Evans said he was alone on the visits of August and October l. At other times be was accompanied by Dr. Wagner who testified Monday.
 What during these visits did you observe in the mental condition of Mir Thaw?''
 On the first visit on August I, he exhibited peculiar facial expression, glaring of the eye, restlessness of the eye, suspicion of h's surround ngs and 0. me, nervous agitation and restless ness such as comes from severe brain storm, common in those who have recently gone through an explosive or Illuminating condition of mental un- soIndness. He exhibited delusions of a personal character, an exaggerated ego, and along with them delusions of q persecutory character. He thought himself of exaggerated importance and bel.e ed himself persecuted by a number of persons fs. By an exaggerated ego" Dr. Evans said he meant "a disproportionate .Ged Of importance of self, belief thlt one, is clothed with powers. capa- city end ability far above normal. or al Q those actually possessed"
 These symptoms. he said, were chara teristic of several mental diseases.
 One of the mental diseases. indi- cateed by Thaw's actions. Dr. Evans declared. is; AdolesceDt insarity. It is characteristic of the development period of life--from 10 to 40 years. The person thus afflicted is known as having psychopathic taint: a pre- disposition to mental unsoundness, the result of heredity,
 4Another form of insanity inoicat- ed" said the witness, lis known as paranoaid or fixed insanity on some subject. The third is maniacal. where the ~at'enf irmrs rem one idea to another. These forms and others are characterized by the exaggerated ego. They are well defined forms about which there can be no difference or opinion. Dr Evans then went on to the next ,ts,. on Sentambpr % Dr Wagner