Evening journal., 1907-03-06
STATE FINISHES
WITH Or. EVANS
JerOmS Fails to Make Alien
iSt Say fhaw Mas InlOxi-
Gated Night Of Crime
EVANS A GOOD WITNESS

ay our own Wire. Publishers Press
NEW YORK March 6-Distrlct Attor-
ney jerome completed his cross evami-
nation Of Dr. Charles G. Wagner at 12.45
o'clock to-day. having found him even
more difficult to handle than Or. Evans.
Just before releasing the witness jerome
took an entirely new tact, making an ef-
font TO show that Thaw was intoxicated
when he killed Stanford White.
Dr. Wagner, however, gave the District
Attorney no satisfaction along this line.
Jerome asked Wagner if there was any
thing in the description Of the killing in
the hypothetical question that indicated
insanity rather than intoxication. To this
the doctor replied.
There is nothing TO indicate intaxica-
ton and great deal to indicate in
sanity"
After forcing DR. Wagner to go into
specific details Jerome announced that he
had finished with the witness.
Or. Wagner was then excused by both
sides.
Chief Counsel Hartridge, Of the defense,
announced that Mr.. William Thaw.
mother Of the defendant would in all
probabilities take the stand after the noon
recess.
Battling Nelson, the puglllst, SAT- with a
wrinkled brow during the long morning
session. He had inst returned from Eng
land where the Thaw trial was the main
topic Of conversation and made haste to
get into the court room.
"Bsttlins" Nelson in Court
Battling Nelson. the pugilIst.f at
tracted more attention to-day IN the
courtroom than did Harry Thaw,
whose life is at stake. Other actors
in the trial sank into utter insigni-
hcance beside the prize ring hero.
Nelson. attired in a grey suit, and
wearing a light overcoat, had a seat
In the front row where Thaw's rela-
tives are generally seated. His man.
ager and inseparahle companion, Billy
Nolan. sat at his side
While the court room was filling up
the spectators studied Nelson. He
"modestly'' tried to avoid the stares
which usually are unblushmgly center
ed on Thaw.
"Thaw ought to have a medal for do
ing what he did" This was Battling
Nelson's remark as he passed his judg-
ment on the Thaw trial five minutes
latter he had entered the court room.
There was smaller crowd in the
court room. expert testimony having
lost its attractiveness.
Thaw came in looking undisturbed
The insanity" testimony is getting
on his nerves as he clearly showed be
fore the problhg OF his alionist, DR.
WAGNER. had continued long.
When Thaw entered Nelson sizee
him up carefully. Thaw returned th'
compliment soon afterwards. Dat
l O'Renly whispered into his ear tha
Z Nelson was in the room and ThaV
. turned clear around to size up thu
3 "scrapper' who sat directly behinf
him.
} For moment both men gaze'
, steadily at each other Then Thav
swung around toward the judge Bu
, several times while Nelson remained
! in the court room Thaw turned hal
way around to steal a quiet glance a
I the fighter.
Jerome gave scant hope 10 the spectator
who were longing FOR the expert testlmon
TO be discontinued by sending in his crow
OF assistants with the same cart-load q
boSs on insanity that he had kept at han
ever since the cross-examination OF IN
alienlsts began.
Expert is Recalled.
! DR. Wagner was recalled TO the stand a
soon as court opened, and Jerome plunge
into the secret OF insanity analysis wit
his characteristic vigor
4 Mrs William Thaw and her son. Edtvai
Thaw. on their arrival az tic Cou
House. went directly to the anterior
u which has been set aside for their us
= Assistant District Attorney Garvan sa
e that Mrs Thaw might not be put on u
stand to-day intimating hat District A
j. toney Jerome vii take up much time
y" tho continuance of the cross-examinatC
70 Of Dr. Wagner.
e Jerome began to-day by asking the e,
% pert Il IL was his opinion that Thaw hs
D sufficient knowlcdse 20 know that the Law
. prohibited murder when he wrote tf
clause of his will providing for the pros
I. cution of any one who might XIII him.
y There is no way to determine that
said the doctor.
:, Jerome then told him to consider all d
"A other evidence and answer the questio
~ 4 think he had some general know
y edge said the doctor.
A. when ne was married did ne have 81
nclent intelligence 10 know what he VI
doingT asked Jerome.
II think he had some general knowled
Of a certain kind" said DR. Wagner.
DO YOU think when he was married
had sufficient intelligence TO know the Ia
4 prohibited murderT
j Il think he had some general know
edge" replied the witness.
AS Jerome went into the finer points
l. the expert testimony Battling Nelso
is shifted restlessy. II was slow and si
IN business to him. He had decided the ca
le al once I'm favor OF Thaw
"a Mrs. william Thaw will go on the sta
re this afternoon.
~ Battling Nelson seemed to admi
Thaw's shoulders and smiled with 81
m when some on suggested that he an
IA rhaw would make great team for
- vaudeville tour.
r. is the knowledge he had OF n
h. sort the same kind Of knowledge
~ had when he was standing up 10
in married to Miss Nesbt?' asked Jeron
"a 1t is impossible for me TO anaiy
.is the exact kind Of knowledge he DO
M sessed, but it was in my opinion I
~ same clear. normal knowledge"
RS Jerome referred Dr. Wagner to I
hn letters Thaw wrote TO Lawyer Lon