The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-14
Evelyn Thaw's Brother Gets
His Back Up
MADE A FLAT REFUSAL
When Jerome Refused to Promise That
Evelyn Would Not Be Prosecuted
For Periury-Juror Bottoms
wife Is Dying.

New York. Feb. 14-The court in
which Harry X. Thaw is being tried for
numbering Stanford White took a hur-
ried adjournment this forenoon when
news came that Mrs. Joseph Bolton,
wife Of Juror no. lit, was dying. Dr.
Ilritton D. Evans, superintendent Of the
state hospital for the insane at Morris
Plains, N. j, was on the stand and had
Just begun when the announcement was
made. Court had been in session but
fifteen minutes. "A recess was taken
until two o'clock this afternoon, and
Mr.. Bolton, accompanied by deputy sher-
iffs, hurried to his home in the Bronx.
The condition Of the woman this morn
ing was reported to be unchanged and
juror Bolton reported for duty and TOOK
his place on the panel, The woman is
suffering with double pneumonia. Mr.
Bolton. saw his wife yesterday and was
on hand for the opening Of the court at
2;1. He again was taken home by sher-
ifs last night, seeing his wife for As
minutes. During yesterday afternoons
session he was distracted, however, and
gave little attention to the details of
the trial.
The talk Of the court room this morn
ing was that Howard Nesbit, generally
regarded as a prominent witness for the
state, had tilt with District Attor-
Fney jerome and fatty refused to 90 on
the stand and defend the memory Of
Stanford White or try to break his sis
tep's testimony Jerome's refusal to
promise that Evelyn would not be prose
cllted for perjury Is said to have caused
the break.
Harry Thaw expressed great solicitude
as to the condition Of Mrs Bolton. and
asked If would not send physician 10
attend her at his expense. He was told,
however, that the court had already
despatched DR.. Janeway, one Of the best
physicians in New York, to attend her.
1t was the consensus of opinion that
even the death OF Mrs Bolton would
not cause a mistrial, but that d post
4 ponement would be taken and guard
of court officers placed over Juror Boil
{ ton until he was ready for duty again.
DIR. Evans yesterday afternoon detail
Z ed his various examinations and physi.
4 cal tests Of the defendant ut various
times following the tragedy. He de-
clared that there was depression in
& the back of Thaw's head of most un-
usual character.
Il am unable 10 state its significance,
declared the witness, "for the reason
q that | never saw anything like it be
8 fore"
DIR. Evans also testified that Thaw's
pulse action was the most extraordinary
he ever encountered. The pulse, he said,
! would change beats four times within
H one minute the variance being from IL
4 to "a BEATS The pulse indicated, he
said, that the sympathetic nervous sys-
tenn was seriously at fault. DIR. Evans
declared finally that he found no indi-
cation OF drug habits by Thaw nor any
OF the tremors characteristic of exces-
siye indulgence in intoxicants.
Dr. Evans took occasion TO say that
he felt it extremely unfair to him rs
physician to require him to differen-
tiate his physical examination of the de-
fendant from the questions and answers
as to his mental processes. lie was in
termpted by both Mr. Jerome and Mr.
Delmas and Justice Fitzgerald, saying
~Will you kindly confne yourself to
answering questions, and not giving ex-
pressions Of opiniong There is some linn
itation even 70 the province Of an expert
Strike all those remarks from the rec
ordsp
Mrs. Bolton Dead.
Mrs. Bolton died before her husband
could reach her. As soon as the news
srached the court. Assistant District At
tofney GaWan said that the court would
convene ag two, only To adjourn until
q Monday.
Fhaw early in the morning sent the
following message To the reporters; Il
feel very sorry for Mr. and Mrs. Bolton
and hope the worst has already been
told. But it is just my luck"