The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
'T.HAVV SCORES
A AGAINST ] | n. JEROME
Ideal Witness on
The Stand D Despite
Sharp 5, l7l,i1 ], Fire. ] {,
JEROME CLOSES
WITH COMMISSION
Experts VIII Be Heard on Tues
day Morning, But They Will
Only Testify as to
the Present Con-
dition Of the
Prisoner.

NEW YORK, March sO.- The plans
sos the Tliuw slunacy commission to
complete Its work to-day and to sub
init Il report to Justice Fitzgerald On
Monday morning as to the preSnnt
mental condition of tho slayer Of Stnii-g
ford 1Vhitc were upset late this a tier -
noon by an appeal from District At
5torney Jerome to be allowed to pro- &
(duce more witnesses boforo the con,-
mission reaches a decision.5 53 Aftcr an
Iall-day session. the commission ad-
iournes until next Tuesday morning,
at which time III will hear experts. c.
offered by the district Attorney. Chair
man Mcclure served notice, however,.
that the witnesses will DO compelled
to contlne themselves to facts and
opinions which deal with tho present
allowed to 80 into the past or III turea
Harry Thaw was. under direct ex.
animation by tho commissioners Tor
more than three hours to- day, and then &
for; 3fcrty-tivc minutes he was s,lrEer
the 3flrcSfof District Attorney Jerome
forlS8 cross IEinntion. This cross .ex. &
amlna ton was allowed. by the COM
miss on on ~ af ter q vehement protest
from. the prosecuting officer thar ho /
had no + been allowed suffl lcienL latitude
in&5 the INQUIRY. Enjoying hts 1lrst
,opportunity OF questioning the 1ereN W
dnnt Mr.. Jerome attenip pted TO go Into
g ssri,a,wss past Il tfe. but obi jections to this
line of or aininAti lon bys Thaw' S coun-s
SCI were sustained by tile cOfnnliasion,
which " held tho n district attorney to
the direct issue before tile lunacys
boa ds-W ho other II haW Il is capubl 8 n to- 4
day so ,sf finders tnE the character Of
the proceedings againrt him .aii.i Of
rati ioMal ~ dyising his counsel, ss
s@i ThaY' IS direct and cross -axamina-
Cons day were 4 ED Behind closed
/ Goo and the colnmlssi on took 81 q
ira dinary8 precautions to have tliaS
nearing s kopt secret ~ ss lsa
DR.. II arni1ton Barred.
a When ThaW's ordeal was ended The
announced that tho executive sessions
We're ut an end. AS soon las tho scs. Il
sion became public District Attorne1
Jerome cal led Dr.. Allan McLane Han.
ilton to- the stand. The commission
had stlmmoned DR.. Hamilton at the
request OF the district attorney. * AS
the alienist took the stand. II however,
'Thaw's counsel pleaded the profess
ssionnl privilege In bar OF any tests
mony to be offered by him. DR.. HnmiI-
ton himself asked to be instructed on
this point. Mr., Jerome claimed that
The defense. by introducing DR.. Han,-
ilton as n witness In the Thaw trial.
lad waived tho right OF privilege. \
The commission held that as the ptivi-
Elege had not been waived before it,
DR.. Hamilton could not testify as to
his personal examinations Of Thaw. .sf9s
District Attorney Jerome took but
q dcsultory interest in the proceeds
ings after this, until it seemed that
the commission was about, to close its
inquiry.
Then he Jumped to his fcet, pro. d
tested that he had been hampered in
the lunacy proceedings by the COM %
5mtssion barring out pertinent testi-
Smony; declared the commission had
refused to Illuminate It's 8intellige
from documentary evidence which he
had presented and had declined to
hear expert testimony. 4
Mr.. jerome asserted with some feels
ing that IL no were allowed the proper
latitude he could provo beyond q rea~
.sonable doubt that Thaw is insane to- 4
day and incapable Of advising hia e
counselin n rational manner. Aj8
Experts on Tuesday.
After District Attorney Jerome had
spoken at some length, Chirlnan Mc-
5Clure told him that IL he could pro,
duce any experts who could give a
competent opinion as to Thaw's press
ont state OF mind. the commission
Ing. 81
s THAT Is all I desire" said the dis.
trict attorney.
When the public session began Dika D.