The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-12
JEROME IMPEDES
DEFENSE FOR TE1AW
coNTNuED FRoM Fmsr PAeE


pected 10 complete its case within al
most two days made a decided stir in
court II had been expected that this
would take until the latter part Of next
week
Mrs. William Thaw, the defendants
mother, is not eTxected 10 testify upon
any point that is not connected directly
or indirectly with the condition Of her
sons mind There is at the present time
no reason to suppose that the defense
VIII change It's plan not to put the de-
PENDANT upon the stand in his own he
half.
When the courtroom doors were opened
this morning Justice FitzgeralJ put q
new rule into effect From now on @
the end no women VIII be allowed n
court with the exception ~ those cgG.
ployed by various newspapers.
Forwards pity Brigade.
This, Of course. puts no restriction urop
the activities Of the pity PATROL the
sympathy squad. oy the "patbos hg3-
gade." These forces, commanded by
their gallant leader. Gen CHE Rev Na5i-
son c. Peters. viii. 81 course. continue
in service 10 the finish But thc coavt.
room was strangely destitute 90 mN-
hnery to-day, and the hjprodromc air
that had previously invaded tbe room
was lacking. The result was a distinct
gain IN dignity. The report thar some
Of the spectators OF last week had been
relatives OF friends Of the jurors may
have had something to do with the courts
order.
on the other hand, the fact that on Fri
day last one woman spectator got a seat
a 40 IA
factor Whatever the causes, the result
was admirable. AT no time were the
crowds in the corridors of the Criminal
Courts building or at the door of the
courtroom as large or as noisy as they
were last week.
No Relatives Present.
Harry Thaw had to do to-day without
the supporting presence Of any of his rel
atives in the courtroom None Of the
women of the Thaw party has been pres
ent since Mrs Harry Thaw first went
upon the witness stand. and to-day even
Josiah and Edward Thaw were absent
From the spectacular point Of view. il was
an of day. Even the long-winded engage
ments of the district attorney and the vet
eran lawyer from the Pacific Slope were
conducted most politely and considerably,
and the sparks did not fly once.
For the first time, however. there was
some visible mental biography between
Mrs. Thaw and her husband. After she
first appeared there was a long pause IN
her testimony. while the lawyers argued.
In this interval Harry Thaw appeared to
pay no attention 20 the legal controversy.
Probably it meant as little TO him as il did
to the slender. gtrlish occupant of the wit
ness chair. Instead of following the con-
troversy of the men of law, he looked long
and lingeringly at his wife. and smiled at
her cheerily and Enthusiastically, as if 10
say: Cheer up; the worst is over
1 hope we shall soon be out Of the woods
Mrs. Thaw did not look at her husband
many seconds at a time, but as her eyes
rOVed about the courtroom they rested
frequently upon him. As for him. he sell
dom took his eyes from her, and when he
did they soon returned There was sym
pathy in his glance. and affection and pity
as well
Though tomorrow is a public holiday,
court viii sit as usual, IN conformance
with an arrangement made last week.
Afternoon Session.
The order issued in the morning that
no women except those who had bust
ness there should be admitted was adj
hered 10 az the afternoon session But a
crowd came, only to be driven back by
the police All the seats We're filed in
the courtroom, but there was no crowd
ing, AS William Ricketts,. who took charge
Of things in the morning, saw that no
one was allowed in who could not get
seat
Without any prelminaries Mr.. Delmas
called Dr. Charles G. Wagner who has
been superintendent Of the State Asylum
al Binghamton for fifteen years. He has
testified at criminal trials before. After
Mr.. Delmas was satisfied that Dr. Wag-
ner had qualified as an expert. he asked
him if he knew Harry X. Thaw. Dr.
Wagner said ne did, that he met him for
the first time on August p last. Between
that time and October s he saw him IN
the TOmbs six times
And what was the object of your
visits2" asked Mr. Delmas.
Il was requested By his attorney To
examine him with a view 10 determining
his mental condition at the time he COM
mitted this act for which ne was under
arrest said Dr. Wagner.
"On the first visit that I made" he con-
tinUed. we talked with Mr. Thaw in a
general way. 7 did not attempt to make
d thorough examination. but I observed
his actions and his manner. and I OBJ
served that he was suspicious: that he
was relicent about answering my ques-
tons, that he was apprehensive, and that
ne stated"
DIR. Wagner Has Troubles.
Justice Fitzgerald impressed on DR.. Wag-
ner that he was not to repeat conversa-
tons. and the witness said.
We'll, I observed that he was fearful
that he would be declared insane and
sent to an institution for the care and
treatment Of the insane"
Dr. Wagner then got to the point Of
saying that he saw Thaw in what was
called the hospital room in the Tombs.
Mr.. Thaw came into the room" DR..
Wagner said, greeted US and we stated !
the object of our visit. Before we had
time 10 go any further Mr.. Thaw asked /
Mr.. Harridge-'
Now, doctor" said Mr.. Jerome re-
provingly: after all these years of testi- |
flying. the doctor knows al about the
limitations OF evidence"
Mr. Delmas protested against confirming
the witness to only what he observed. |
but the court was obdurate-
Then doctor said Mr. Delmas. |
state in the best way you can what you
observed.
After I had been in the room for about /
five minutes said DT. Wagner. Mr. I
Thaw turned on his heel-turued about /
and left the room abruptly. notwlth-
standing that we were there, as he
plainly understood, 20 examine him."
The last part of the answer was