New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-06
After Day of Disasters, Demas Chosen to Conduct Ex
aminations---F Iartridge Chief Counsel
JEROME CRILLS PTTTSBURG EXPERT
Dr. Wiley Stand Against Wishes of Most Prisoners Lawyers Badly
Tangled by District Auoney-Nore Subpoenas Out

that he did not know that White had threatened
the life of Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw.
JEROME QUALITIES AS EXPERT.
1t was a great surprise to many that the Dis
trict Attorney should be so well equipped as a
medico-legaI expert. To his intimates, how
ever. it was not. His first experience OF the
kind was in 1892 when he was associate counsel
with John A. Taylor in the defence of Carlyle
W. Harris. On January % Of that year Dr. E
P Fowler was put on the stand by the prosecu-
ton to testify that Mrs Harris had died OF
morphine poisoning. Mr.. jerome undertook his
cross-examination. and in the report OF the trial
published next day in The Tribune occurred
these sentences:
After recess Mr.. Jerome took the witness IN
hand and cross-examined him as TO the facts
In the case and as to many questions of medical
science The young attorney had prepared his
case well, and led the witness through a maze
OF scientific intricacies without confusion"
When the District Attorney had finished his
cross-examination of Dr. Wiley the defence
called DR.. Charles +. Bingaman, OF Pittsburg.
the Thaw family physician. Spectators looked
for long examination to show that Thaw had
shown erratc tendencies for a long period OF
years. as outlined In Mr.. Gleason's opening ad-
dress Instead, after testifying he had known
the prisoner since infancy, he merely told OF
treating him for the usual chiIdren's com
plaints" measles, whooping cough, etc, and Tor
st. Vitus's dance. which Thaw suffered from for
a few weeks when he was six or seven years
old He said that Thaw had been highly ner-
vous child. but apart from that gave no testi-
mony that aided the defence.
ALBERT L. THAw \ WITNESS.
After Mr.. Gleason had tried unsuccessr1ly 70
get in a conversation Thaw had with BENJAMIN
Boman in January. 1905. to show his mental
condition at that time. Albert Lee Thaw was
called. This Mr. Thaw, who in appearance Is
somewhat like George W. Perkins, is a third
cousin Of Harry K Thaw. their fathers having
been first cousins.
Mr.. Thaw's father is understood to have died
in sanatorium for the mentally affected IN
1885. but the District Attorneys objection
that the relationship was too remote to show in
sanity in the prisoners branch OF the family he
was not allowed testify until precedents as 70
the admissibility OF his testimony could be
| looked up An objection to similar testimony
with reference to Mrs. Margaret Copiey Ross a
| sister Of Mrs. William Thaw. was also sus-
| tained on the same grounds.
OF the members OF the Thaw family only
Josiah and Edward Thaw were in court yeste7-
| day. The Countess OF Yarmouth and Mrs. Will
fam Thaw did not come downtown at all. and
| Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, with her friend. Miss
May Mackenzie. went home early in the after
noon.
new face among the experts for the de-
fence was DR.. Graems Hammond He sat with
DR.. Charles G. Wagner and DR.. Britton Evans,
grouped about the prisoner. and followed closely
the REORGANIZATION OF Dr. Wiley. Apparently
he found amusement in his fellow experts dis
conhture for he smiled continuously. Thaw
too after the first expression of disappointment.
gave himself up to the humorous side OF the
situation.
Who will take the witness stand to-day was
not dlvuIged. but judging from remark made
by Mr.. Gleason in arguing for the admission OF
A. l. Thaw-s testimony. the defence viii 60 on
with its expert witnesses.