Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-05

| cuses for crime?" asked Mr. Jerome.
Not entirely"
Then your opinion upon the ques-
| ton you have answered was given as
| u scientific man. You had in mind
the various forms Of mental aberra-
ton which scientific men meet to-
gether and discuss?"
Yes, and from my own application OF
the medical knowledge on the subject"
Mr. Jerome asked the witness IL he
really considered himself an expert
Il feel that have had experiences"
began the doctor
That is not the point. Are you an
expert? We don't know whether you
are or not"
II think am competent
Are you an expert?" shouted Jerome.
II am an authority DR.. Wiley re-
Piled
JEROME QUESTIONS WILEY.
After DIR. Wiley had said he was an
authority, he was asked by Mr.. Je-
rome If he was willing to 30 on record
before the world in this case as scien-
tific man. after merely Witnessing
Thaw's action on the street car In Pitts
burg, and from a description of his
killing OF Stanford White, as saying
that Thaw was insane.
yes"
Asked by Mr.. Gleason II in his opin.
ion the defendant at the time of tho
deed knew that 1t was wrong, the wit-
ness replied:
Yes and started an explanation.
which was stopped quickly by Mr.. Je-
rome and Mr.. Gleason. the former OBJ
jecting to the explanation and the lat
ter endeavoring to stop his witness.
When the question was again put to
him he answered NO"
DR.. Wiley explained that person
might know what he was doing and
vet be utterly In the control of an ire
sistible impulse.
"VOLITIONAL INSANITY"
I'm other words" commented Mr.. Je-
rome. I'VE have sort OF volitional in
sanity?"
"That is possible. coupled with
morbid impulse.
IAN act is morbid II it is insane?'
Yes"
And man may know the nature
and quality of his act, know that 1t is
wrong and against the law, and yet be
swept away by an emotional impulse?"
Yes, by an impulse over which he
has no control"
What evidence of delusion was there
in the hypothetical question put to
you by counsel for the defense" asked
Mr.. Jerome.
The witness stared to answer
Wait a moment" commanded the
district attorney, lets go over this
thing again. Give MS the substance of
the hypothetical question on which you
based so important an opinion in this
case"
In repeating the question. the witness
inadvertently admitted that he had
taken into consideration his knowledge
of the case outside OF the question.
Then you did not base your opinion
entirely upon the question:
Not entirely. l based II on what
/ saw In Pittsburg and what / know
of Che case"
Il move that the entire question and
answer be stricken out or the testi-
mony," said Mr.. jerome, turning 10
Judge Fitzgerald.
MATTER, STRICKEN OUT.
Counsel for the defense objected, but
Justice Fitzgerald said he thought best
to strike the matter out and go all over
Il again so az to make the record clear
Atty. Gleason reformed the question.
this time basing II upon the law of in-
sanity an laid down by the statutes
of the state OF New York.
DR. Wiley again declared that he
was competent to answer the ques-
ton.
the law OF this state?" asked Mr.. Glea-
son.
",rhe act OF an insane man.
ALL KINDS OF QUESTIONS.
Mr.. Jerome led the witness through
n long series OF questions dealing with
ri manner of subjects and asking him
his opinion as an expert on most or
them.
"Are you mythologist?' asked Mr..
Jerome.
NO"
Have you studied the subject"
Not extensively"
"As a matter of fact do you know
what mythology is?"
Yes"
act?"
pr. Wiley would not venture a de-
cision.
you say a delusion is the result
OF . pathological condition.
"Yes"
Then tho defendants decisions
must have come from a pathological
Yes coupled with functional con-
diion."
rs II possible for function 10 be
abnormal unless there Is a disease 20
Yes. dilated artery. for Instance"
But = dilated artery has nothing
70 90 with the case of Harry Thaw.
Mr., Jerome wanted TO know II DR..
Miley believed IN Christian Science.
Inc doctor did not answer directly,
w We easnsA closely 10 the question