Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-19
Jerome Finds 1t Harder and Hard
err to Drive Thaw's AIienists
Into a Corner.
THEY JUST SIMPLY DODGE HIM
For Example, Dr.. lelIitfe Declares
He Believes Defendant Was
Suffering From Insanity,
But Learned District attorney Could
Not Get Him 10 Say What Spc.
citic Form Il Was.

New York, March 1s,--Cross-cxantina-
iom of pr Smith Ely Ieliffe. insanity
expert for the defense, occupied the
whole of the morning session Of the
Thaw trial The district attorney pro-
duced medical work edited by DR.
Jellltfe and interrogated the witness
regarding the contents Of many OF it's
chapters There We're frequent wralt-
giles between the prosecutor and the
witness.
Mr.. d ltnas during the or -ss- e1amina.
tion noted exceptions 20 several of MIR.
Jerone-s remarks on the ground nf mis-
conduct He also objected to the whole
course. OF The ross-examinatlon but
Justice Fitzgerald cverruled all objec
lions. when Mr. Jerome had completed
his long cross-examinatlon MT. DeImas
undertook an extensive redirect cross
examination. DR. JelIiffe said it was
his opinion that Thaw had been insa ne
suffering from a paranolc form of
insanity for at least two and Il half
years prior TO the tragedy
-Four more experts VIII he called Ina
behalf of Thaw.
Dist. Atty. Jerome at the Thaw trial
this morning continued his cross-eN-
animation of DE-. Ielliffe, one OF the
alienIsts for the defense, who was upon
the stand yesterday afternoon when
adjournment WAS taken
I'm your answer 70 the hypothetical
question, Doctor began MI Jerome,
ibid you interpret the question in the
Light OF facts which are outside the
question:
Why In a. way, certainly" answered
| Or, Jeliffe MY knowledge OF the al
phabet allowed me to read the question
but there Is nothing about that in the
| question"
did you answer it in the light of In
formation furnished YOU about shis de-
| tion2''
II did not
did you have such tnfornaticn?r
81 did"
did you deem this Information OF
importance7"
Il deemed 1t of value
| But you excluded these facts in
| framing your answer"
$50 far as 81 is possible Tor the hui
man mind TO exclude such things, !
! did. ! have tried TO answer conscien-
| tiously"
Mr.. Jerome produced book edited
| by DR.. JeliIfe and attempted to induce
| the alienlsts to await classification
| OF insanity contained therein Mr.. Ie-
| rome took up each class of insanity
| mentioned IN the book, and asked the
witness IL that was the class of insan-
| ity Thaw was suffering from when he
| shot White. The witness before am
swering each question insisted upon
reading the descriptions given in the
| book The cross-examinaton dragged
along at great length and was sone-
thing of surprise in view of Mr.. Je-
ronle's expeditions handling of experts
yesterday.
When MIR. Jerome came TO the section
/ relating To dementia, parancia and 9TH
er diseases, he became insistent,
Nov, doctor. does that classification
as 10 parancia, etc, contain the dis
ease from which Thaw was sutfering7'
asked Mr.. Jerome
II have already said believed he
/ WAS suffering from some sort of insan-
| fty. 1t could have been any one of a
| number OF forms. 1t is impossible to
| say which,
ibid he suffer from any one OF the
| forms here enumerated"
1T is possible he was suffering from
dementia praeccx."
was her
There are not enough facts in this
| question for sne to do more than guess.
and am guessing the best I cam
what about paranoia ?"
ITO the best OF my belief replied
the witness III, X, T. was suffering
A paraonlc state of insanity"
''yVhat particular form Of insanity
was the subject Of the paranolc State2'
''There is not enough information IN
the question TO enable me to deter
mine"
twas 1t circular inaanity7''
at may have been"
was lt?"
Il have answered the best cam"
Mr. Jerome concluded his cross exam
inatlon Of DR.. Jelllffe at l2s4o,
Nh. Delmas finished Or. Jelliffe's re-
direct examination and the court took
recess for luncheon.