Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-14
THAW HAS ODD HEAD.
DR.. Evans Tells About His Eight
Visits to Defendant

NEW IOhh, FeOTudTy lf.-DT
D. Evans was recalled at the afternoon
session yesterday, and Mr.. Delmas asked
him whether, considering his eight visits to
Thaw and the hypothetical question put to
him on Tuesday, he could say when Thaw
had suffered the brain storm of which the
witness had spoken.
Mr.. Jerome objected on the ground that
the witness had not stated what results he
had obtained from the tests he had made
on the prisoner. Mr.. Delmas was willing
tected.
| II think 1T is extremely unfair to me as
witness to give a partial account Of my
examination" he began.
answering questions" broke In the justice
sharply. There is some limitation even
to the province of an expert. Strike those
remarks from the record"
DR.. Evans then stated that he examined
Thaw with DR.. Wagner on September q.
They found the condition of the skin and
of nutrition good. With regard to the con-
formation of the skull he said:
THE only point to excite special atten-
ton in the general shape of the head was
an unusual and very marked depression
just below the occipital protuberance. Be-
low this depression was another elevation
something on the order of smaller occipi-
tai protuberance. 1t was entirely lower
than the usual place of the occfpital bone"
1T was contrary to the usual ruler"
asked Mr. Delmas.
Curiously Shaped Head.
Yes, very unusual. cannot attach any
special significance to 1t. as I have never
before met with head so shaped"
The witness then detailed his observations
of the regular refexes and declared that
although there was an unusually prompt
response to refexes of the knee and the
sole of the foot no deduction as to Thaw's
mental condition could be drawn from that
fact. Other refexes were pronounced to
be normal.
The most remarkable abnormality of
Thaw, said DR.. Evans. was his heart az
ton.
I'VE began by taking his pulse. Thaw
exhibited the most remarkable nervous
pulse it has ever been my opportunity to
examine. 1t showed that the nervous con-
| troll of the heart was seriously at fault.
THE irregularity consisted in the chang
| ing of the pulse rate four times in min
| ute, varying at the rate of II to "a beats.
have never before known Of a heart beat.
| ing just that way. 1t would start in al
| the rate for the first quarter of 81 to "a to
| the minute, and in the next fifteen seconds
| minute. and then change back to 30. and
| then back to about 50 or 81. 1 took his
| pulse and observed this a number of times
| 1.-The first time I noticed this I thought
l II might nave DGen que 10 Tue OTQ6dl Oh
| physical examination. So l waited for the
| time when his mind was as nearly at rest
| as had been able to see 1t. and then en-
| deavored to attract his attention by a
casual remark. and then took his pulse
| The result was the same.
| Il naturally examined the heart, and
| found it to be in the same irregular condi
| ton, showing that the nervous control o.
| it was not normal l could not, however
discover any murmurs or any evidences o.
valvular disease
No Evidence Of the Drug Habit.
DIR. Evans went on to say that there
were no traces of disease In the defend
ants body. and that he went through tn,
regular tests of muscular coordination sat
| isfactorily.
What about drug habits, doctor 2
asked Mr.. Delmas.-
Il was only looking" replied the witness
'for evidence of scars to test whether h,
had used hypodermic needle upon him
| self. 1 inspected all of his body. faflet
to find any evidence Of that sort that b,
had INDUCED in morphine.
| SO you found no traces of the drug habi
| at ALP
Il found none"
AS the witness made this statement Thav
/ evidently was pleased 1t was Satisfa ctor,
as testimony to his freedom from the druI
habit, and 1T also supports the evidence O
his wife. She swore that Stanford Whit
| sent persons to her to accuse Thaw O
being a morphine fiend and that she knew
that these allegations were false.
During the rest Of the session Thaw ap
peared to be trying to avoid listening. III,
| felt the awkwardness Of having all his per
sonal characteristics explained to q roomfu
Of people and was very Ill at ease.
The next point touched upon was the De
cuiiar twitching which comes from long ant
excessive indulgence in alcohol. But Of thi.
! there was no sign. said the witness.
Mr.. DelmAs then asked about the condi
ton of the spinal cord, but before he an
swered DR.. Evans protested against his ex
| animation along this line.
1.-The operations Of q mans mind" hi
protested. ARE only incidentally exhibited
/ by his feet or arms. But they are exhibited
| by his conduct and language and this Ia ths
fundamental part of the examination int
| his mental state. These physical symphonic
| denuded Of the language and conversation
| Of the defendant. amount only to an exami.
| nation robbed Of its vital parts"
will You confine yourself to the facts?s
i said Mr.. Jerome colby.
i Justice Fitzgerald reminded the witness
that he had already ruled against the pro.
/ test and so DIR. Evans was forced to con
tinus giving the results of his physical