The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-02
JEROME TRIES TO
PROVE INSANITY
LAYING FOUNDATION FOR AN AP.
PEAL FOR COMMISSION TO
EXAMINE THAW.
TRIAL WEARIES JUDGE
Who Announces Displeasure at the
Lengthy Cross Examination Of
Or. Evans--Expert Tells Of
insanity Forms

New York. March Insanity OF
adolescence, paranona and the char
acte.istics Of brain storms occupied
both sessions of the Thaw trial today
up to he time when adjournment un
til Monday was ordered.
DR.. Evans, one of the alicnistS FER
the defense was still under cross e%-
animation. Jerome's course in ques-
tioning the witness was somewhat
battling. During the greater part of
the time he seemed desirCus to have
Evans unqualifiedly admit that Thaw
suffered from paranoia which is prac,
ticaIly incurable. Again he Brought
from the witness the opinion that
when Thaw armed himself he well
knew that revolver was an nstru'
ment for self protection and when
fired into a human body would pro.
duce death.
Finally the prosecutor wanted to
know if the actions Of a person sut-
fering from brain storm or mental
explosion" would be characterized by
the calm, deliberate manner which
Thaw displayed the night he shot
White to death.
Working for Lunacy Commission.
The net result Of the day appeared
no be that Jerome is still laying a
foundation upon which he may ask
tor a commission in lunaoy to judge
OF the present mental condition Of
defendant.
Even to the extent Of greatly
fatiguing the Judge and jury, the dis.
trict attorney dwelt upon the subject
Of adolescent insanity and paranoia,
endeayoring to establish the relation
ship between the two aud being at
last rewarded by Evans admitting the
defendants will and codcil did sug-
eest to his mind. a paranoic form OF
adolescent insanity.
Adolescent insanity it has been eX-
planned, is common in persons during
the development period of life, from
10 10 q years while paran0ia Is fixed
insanity upon one subject, mono
mania. Jus ice Fitzgerald indicated
his fatigue at the three days cross
examination of the expert when
jerome began to question Evans
about his knowledge of other in
stances of adolescent insanity which
had rested in acts of homicide
Murder BY insane Woman.
The alienist said there was a won.
an in his hospital for insane at Nor
ris Plains, ~. J., who in the midst Of
a brain storm, or mental explosion,
had killed two OF her children,
How long has she been in the
asylum" Jerome asked
"One yes~.'
rs she cured?'
II has been but eight months since
Harry Thaw shot White.
Evans said the woman had shown
improvement, that her demsions were
not so marked but she was not cured
Delmas objected 10 this Inc of
questioning.
But your honor,' argued Jerome
we are inst getting to the point Of
this thing
Judge and Jerome Clash.
We'll we have been a mighty long
time getting there" wcarily remarked
the justice. Jerome disclaimed any
responsibility for the tedious leugth
Of cross examination, suggesting the
blame was with the evasive answers
Of the expert.
Il am not saying whose fault it is
said Fitzgerald but I repeat we have
been a long time getting to the
point"
The district torney and the judge
had another woIdy conflict near the
end of the day whe- Jerome asked
Evans to give his opinion of Or. Allan
McLane Hamilton. who is II be called
in rebuttal by the state and who is
reported TO have said he believed
Harry Thaw to be suffering from a
form Of insanity which could no, pos
sibly have been eraiicated by this
time. The witness refused to answer
and Fitzgerald refused to compel him