Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-05
INSANITY OF
HARRY THAW
CcontInued from page one.)

he requested 80. .,.a.
chosen"
$50" shouted Jerome, you think the
place was chosen for the crime, do
you2'
mo, Ny argument is that 1T was not
chosen"
II don't want your arguments. I
keep tt out OF this. What is your opln-
lon--was the place chosen
No"
Nov. as to the mauner--do you
think that because this man with NAL
ice and hatred of the man he saw on
the roof garden. walked over TO him
and fired three bullets into his body,
with the revolver so close that the race
was powder burned, do you think that
was an act of Insanity
Yes"
"Then the killing of any person In a
jealous rage is per Sc, an act of insan-
yes
Mr.. Jerome took the witness over
every incident Of the night of the trag-
edy and asked him If in each case he
thought rhaw's acts were those of an
insane man, The witness hnaiiy re-
Piled
Taken alone, they do not impress
mo so, but taken together they do
Now tell ne, did you arrive vt your
opinion that ne was insane from the
facts OF that night aloncH'
DIR. Wiley said the occurrences of
the night of tho tragedy had not
wholly convinced him.
lie was asked n his opinion as to
the insanity Of the prisoner was based
upon the occurrences upon the roof
garden. DIR, Wiley answering that 1t
was.
And after reading tho newspa-
pers?" suggested the district attorney.
Yes"
THE ROMBUBG TEST.
Mr.. Jerome then carried the witness
| through the various tests of Hlicnists
| to discern brain trouble, such ne re-
nexes. otc., the witness nodding his
assent and asserting that he knew
| them all. including the RombuTs lost.
Describe the Romburg test COM
manded Mr.. Jerome.
Tho witness said it was test Of the
brain.
But TINT IL not an explanation of
the Romberg system DO you know it,
have YOU ever heard of it,"
II do not exactly know IT,"
How many people have YOU exam
| ined as an expert 20 their insanity"
oh, about 800; I don't know"
Did you use the Romhers test on
ANY OF them ?'
II don't exactly know what the Rom
berg test Is. | cannot say"
Mr.. Jerome displayed the thorough
ness with which he has studied medic
| al authorities to At himself for the
| Thaw case. by leading the witness
through chain of questions dealing
with pathology which at times seemed
| to thoroughly baffe the witness, whd
hesitsted time and again and cvaded
direct answers.
DR. Wiley was still undergoing cross
examination when recess was taken
at p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Or. Wiley resumed the stand as soor
as the AFTERNOON session was convened
Who have you talked TO during The
recess?" was the first question Mr. Jer.
ONE hurled at the Witness,
WITH, Mr.. Gleasarl," said DIR. Wiley
Who else 7"
Several other gentlemen. dom
| know who they were"
Did you talk about this ease?"
Yes, One of the gentlemen told mi
the Romberg test was a test for loco
| motor ataxia.'
| lhef toiu YOU tnai
Yes"
And don't you know who it was VIII,
told YOU that
He was physician"
No"
Was IL DR.. Hammond"
Or. Hammond, one of Thaw's alien
lists. was asked TO stand up.
No" the witness replied.
Mr. Jerome further continued tn
tactics of the morning session, putting
the witness through rigid test as L
his professional Knowledge.
Harry Thaw came back from III
Tombs for the afternoon session wit
a spring to his step. He had appeare
depressed at the morning session III
wife, who came TO the judges cham
her for the fore noon session visite
the prisoner during the luncheon hour.
There was the suggestion Of smil
on Thaw's face al some OF The aues
lions asked pr Wiley by Mr. Jerome
Doctor Mr., Jerome proceeded
does the cardiac nerve connect direct
~ with the cerebeum?"
WITNESS HEsITATEs.
The witness hesltated.
"Woll," resumed Jerome. may h
YOU can tell us II the pneumo gastri
nerve Joins the spinal column in tn
lumbar circle or In the dorsaI region.
I'm the dorsal region"
Where Is the dorsal region"
II have not read much on that"
oh. well, never mind that. Tell m
If 1t is not a fact that tho pneun
gastric. and cardiac are one and tn
same thing"
They may be-"
Don't you, as a specialist in merry
diseases and an expert, know which I
whioh?"
The witness remained silent. Dis
Atty. Jerome rained question nfto
question upon him and no answer wa
vouchsafed,
Did SOU ever hear OF carsigitis?"
No"
What books ON nervous disease
have you ever read"
The witness mentioned two authori
ties.
DO you reeolect q single thing tina
any one OF these authors sald?'
Not In their language"
When did you last read them?"
'Just before coming here