The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-29
Nv SMILES AS He
FACES COMMISSION
..uiuation Stanford Whites
rI,,,r Is Conducted Behind
Closed Doors.
! lTTORNEY'S SATISFIED
JEROME LIKE AN OYSTER
/, the Question of Thaw's
',ssent Mental State Is Be-
fore Commission.

~ru WORK. March 2s.-Harry Is
"yor Two hours toda ysubmitted
I; n a running fire of questions
tbs three men appointed by JUS
pitrgerald as commission IN luna.
4 ds,ermine his present state or
y The examination was conducted
"a ,iosed doors. and when few
~ hofore 5 O'Clock this afternoon
.S;ornment was taken until 10
|.tY Saturday morning no one con
"A with the hearing would discuss
. jstails Of the inquiry.
..v went willingly and confidently
:,o his indges, and when the two
~ soorei session was concluded his
-.-sss atpeared with smiling faces
., Salsred thew were more tts>n salts
. r,tb the course of the proceedings.
In. Attorney Jerome hurried away
4 tbs Criminal Courts building. de
~ absolutely to say one word
"A tbs commission s work.
Most Important Feature.
a. most important feature of The
rs proceedings was the decision of
. tcnmission To limit the scope of its
.uiry 10 the exact language of the
.ntf-to determine solely the ques-
4 a 10 whether or not Harry Thaw
|qbls today 10 understand the nature
lhe court proceedings against him
N 1 able to advise his counsel in
|f,nl manner. District Attorney
..re announced to the commission
h all of The legal experts he had en-
nd in the case had advised him that
- is suffering from typical case
|,,nDoia, a disease of the mind In
81 the recoyerics are limited TO two
ihrss per cent. He offered To adduce
*Enny 20 support this statement,
. he commission waived it aside, saw
4 he purpose Of the inquiry was a
u simple one and had TO do, not
i sny Classification of mental dis
4 but with the prisoner present
y Of mind as Judged by laymen.
Position of Jerome.
hying down this decision the com.
pn confronted the District Attor
<ith the very position he has main
y iu putting Thaw on trial FOR his
Mr jerome contends that Thaw
slfering from paranoia on the
Of June % last when he shot and
n Stanford White. but he added
rrrnnoiacs often had knowledge Of
y hey were doing Ind that Thaw
% the nature aud ,allty of his act
|Hilng White and anew that the act
wrong Thus, while medical ex-
.a may determine today that Thaw
'ul suffering from paranoia the ques-
10 which the luuacy commission has
|p.d to con6ne itself deals solely
lhaw's knowledge as to the pro
pngs against him and his ability to
= hiS lawyers.
'is commission got under way with
- TINS afternoon and plunged al
INTO the personal examination of
qdcndant. District Attorney Jc-
4. protested at first that he was not
70 proceed, saying he would like
I've his medical advisers present.
aIally stated he would have no
'.s'lon 10 the examination going for
% providing he was permitted TO
se his cross ss-cXamination. The
lssiou forthwith settled the mat
y tne presence of experts by ex~
eag them from the room along with
X ono else except the defendant
ls counsel, the District Attorney
assistant District Attorney Gar
NJ. AS TO the oss-cxamination by
plstnct Attorney. the commission
:ae matter would be taken up
'H was reached.
Thaw Seemed at Ease.
stated that during most of the
nouiS Ihaw was before the com
.a this afternoon the notes and
ne mas written TO his counsel
snc trial began were under con
'non. 10 put Thaw thoroughly at
,;n" rno commissioners addressed their
''ous to him IN n conversational
anu III q casual manner, as though
.Ss ~ conference with them. and
nm irom time to time to explain
ISa.s IN the trial which had called
= ,bo ,be''aih OF the letters placed be
IA IL commission by Thaw IS attor-
M - "as SAID that Thaw answered
fue'uoas clamly and went into
"a IAplanations of some of the
"a 4; nao addressed to Mr.. Delmas
Eh and % tIlai i was in progress, These
\ ,Sdo ietters were made a part Of
"a ~. u Med by Mr., Dclmas with
mr. tIgerald who nThaw s cpun-
|bnm;s opposing the appointment OF
[odsr examination was not 'conclud-
etks and he will appear again be.
4e commission when IL meets Sat.
for tamls, no session being sched-
fsma, 'osanorrow-Good Friday. The
~ doos SESSION will be held behind
.,rn;no"o ;oors' The commission did not
Elbins,;ow whether or not physical
&tssar,- D 0i The defendant would be
|ssrs, iherc WAS an intimntjon
"a as ."uL the men who are TO re
t4ld e,u !" Ihaw S present condition
rlaiion "s themselves with an oh.
@naljon VI nm during his mental OK,
,j,va ,,js,su One commissioners ;s =
'slan and an cxnert 'Yme IN ynan, AZ
VI. Leopold Pntze, " ~ ri'n,a' ihS cnr,' ",s
i3diuat;ouu decide that n physical
baby VII, Is essential, DR.. Putzcl
!. 'a Ono Open Session.
|dry Nito1anmnlssion began it's general
"a IN Spay "ly with an open Session,
Rt room 'cr g shortly after 9 O'Clock
IN nroo.re mhere the Thaw trial has
iax r,DS1ess aSgo since January 20.
lL and reared oaed 20 be i'm excellent
@ Fac @ Sai unhiuchingly under the
MIN the commissioners turned
heaIy th h,n lhe big courtroom there