The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-28
JEROME WORKS
TO LAND THAW
IN AN ASYLUM
TRIED TO HAVE EXPERT WIT
NESSES SAY DEFENDANT
is STILL INSANE.
EVELYN MAKES DENIAL
Thaw Abused Hcr--Howard
Thaw and Slayer's Mother
May BE Called.

New York, Feb 27.--Interest In the
Thaw trail today centered in the
maneuvers of District Attorney
jerome. who seemed to give further
Indication of his purpose in the near
future to apply for commission in
lunacy, to &C a report upon the pres
eDt condition of the defendants
mind. The witness stand for the
greater part Of the day was occupied
by Dr. Evans, directir of the New
Jersey Hospital for the Insane at
Morris Plains, n j.. aienist for the
defense who was up for CROSS exami-
nation.
Jerome seemed o direct his efforts
al getting from Evans Information as
TO the exact recognized forms OF in
sanity from whichhe declared Thaw
was suffering at the time of the
brain storm" which resulted in the
killing of White.
Melancholia often Returns.
DR.. Evans had tes, flied that in his
will Thaw displayed evidences of a.
melancholie state of mind. The dis
more upon the subject of melancholia
and then. asked the expert if it was
not true that in acute melancholia
there is a recurrence Of the affliction
in at least one third of all cases. DR..
Evans said there was.
Jerome said he intended calling as
witness in rebuttal Dr. Allan NJ
Hamilton. the alienist who was first
employed by the Thaw defense but
who has not heretofore figured in the
trial Hamilton recently returned
from Europe aud In published in
teryiew just after he landed. was re-
ported TO have said that he had come |
to the conclusion that Thaw was in |
sane at the time of the tragedy and
the. he Is insane now
Jerome also stated that he would |
call Or. Charles F. Bingaman, Of
Pittsburg. the Thaw family physician
in rebuttsl
Will Use ThaW's Witnesses.
Or. Bfngaman was on the staud for
short while today but Delmas OBJ
jected when Jerome started 10 cross
examine the physician as to insanity
in the Thaw family on the ground
that the witness had not qualified as
an expert. Jerome thereupon told
Blngaman TO hold himself in readi-
ness TO take the stand for the state
DIR. BiDgaman told today of visiting
Thaw In the Tombs during August
last when the prisoner seemed much
depressed and suffered from the de-
fusion that conspiracy had been
formed against him, complaining that
he was not allowed TO put a paper
over the grazing in his cell door be-
cause they" wanted cold air TO blow
in aud give him pneumonia so that
he would die and his case never come
10 trial.
To Call Evelyn's Brother.
by Re calling Mrs. Thaw to the
stand for a few questions which he
had omitted on his long cross exami-
nation. Jerome early today indicated
thai he would call Howard Nesbit, her
brother. to contradict her in a matter &
Of credibllity. He saked Mrs. Thaw
Il she had not told her brother that
Thaw had treated her cruelty while :
abroad because she refused TO tell
IS about White and say he had
irugged and mis reated her. I
He also wanted to know II the G
brother had not bought her a pistol {
With which she might defend herself J
igsiost Thaw. The defendants wife I
jenied absolutely that there was any /;
ruth in any OF these sta ements and |,
aid she had never owned or carried (
! pistol in her life. {
Delmas announced today that the d
lcfense would conclude its case this
week This, however. was upon the r
assumption that the district attorney Y
vould conclude his cross examination .
II Evans and Wagner today. Jerome ]
lid not even finish with Or. Evans g
md be will he recalled tomorrow. h
Thsw's Mother May Testify
DR. John T. Deemar. physician TO
Iirs. William Thsws family. Will fl
ow DR.. Evans and then will come Dr.
Warner After these have testified q
irs. Thsw herself will take the stand II
ccording to present plans. The de- a
ense may. therefore. conclude by r
loDdsy or Tuesday OF next week If f.
IT.. jerome moves for a lunscy COM y
mission it is expected be will do so II
uring the taking Of rebuttal testi- a
pony next week. r,