Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-02
Or. Allan McLane Hamilton Testi-
flies That He Suffers From
Progressive Paranoia.
1T is DELuSIONAl. INSANITY.
He Does Not Believe Defendant is
Capable OF Realizing Nature Of
Charges Against Him.
Tonlbs Prison Employees Testified That
They Had Observed Nothing Ira-
tional IN Prisoners Conduct.

New y ork, April The cOnlnllsstG
IN innaey which is nquJrIng into the
present state of mind OF Harry X,
ThaS, allowed DR.. Allen MeLana HAM
uton 10 testify as 10 what he knows
OF Thaw's mental condition. This ae-
zion was taken over The continued pro-
test Of the defendants attorneys,
DE-. Hamilton declared it to- be bis
opinion that Thaw is suffering from "a
progressive form OF parapoia, VI deIu-
sona Insanity. and declared that THE
defendant is not capable OF realizing
the nature of The charges against him
Many attaches OF the Tonlbs testified
today THAI they had never senn -Thaw
DO amy thing Irrational,
DISTINCT Attorney Jerome had IL
large array of witne sses await
ing the pleasure of the rhaw hum
acy commission today among Them be-
ing Evelyn Nesbt Thaw, The young
oman was dressed I'm dark brown
cloth suit, trimmed with leather of the
same shade. She wore q black STRAW
sailor hat and automobile veil. The new
costume still maintains the school girl
fleet because of she nat linen collar
caught wl1E brown windsor tie.
DE Charles r, Bingham. the Thaw
family phS sIcian from PitesbuEg, also
was present today. Other witnesses in
CAuuGu y ItQeTlCk NJ. A-OilSIeiipWt Ilie Az
tOrney formerly employed 10y Thaw-
Drs. Hamilton and Flint and most OF
the other alienists who appeared either
for ThaW or the stale at the trial.
THE TONES PHYSICIAN.
Or. Frank A. Mcclure. the Tombs
physician, was the first witness called
He had seen Thaw two or three times
week since june % last. Mr.. Me-
Gutre said he had seen Thaw every
Gay Of his trial.
Was his conduct such at any time
during The Trial as TO attract your at.
ten?'' asked Chairman Mcclure Of the
commission.
No srp said the witaess
| You have talked villa him la the
\ sNermss since the lTiai btsGoiI2''
/ Yes"
was his talk seuslble2"
Yes. SIR: very sensible
Have yon ever heard the defendant
say Or see him do any Irrational thing -
DO yoI mean since his arrest OF since
The trial began2' asked the witness
Since the trial began" said Mi. Me
clure.
mo, sir nothing
Have you al any time seen him do
anything irrationalr"
No, sir. not With my own eyes"
DR., Mcclure WAS asked about a book
in which he kept Il record OF the pris-
oner and which Dist Atty Jerome pro-
duced before the commission on Satur-
day. lie sand tine book contained most
~ hearsay matter and but Two orig
in&l entries by himself,
d. MeGuite said on cEoas-eXanll1a,
tion that he had never made y special
examination OF Th&w 10 determine nus
sanity He mad been refused pernlission
70 be present at Thaw's examination BY
the aliehists Tor the defense on june
| 26 Last.
DR. Mcclure said that ne hla lot
talked with Thaw regarding his trial
OF has mental condition
PRISON GUARD DELEHANTY-
- 49,. d.. ,ris,r,
MIchuet d lselehunt y tlle ~ ~ ~ 81
guard VINO atsehGeI InaN az tlls ., ,,.-i'
IollpWea hlL' N.Y. T.Ie "l'Ji. ',.s teSd
me ~ ',., ~, o,,.ee,,,I
him in CUSTODY.
on cross. csainlna ton Delehsnty said
he had NOT talked to Thaw about Stan-
ford White or about the house In West
| Twenty-fourth street. IN discussing
the trial Thaw would speak 10 him ia
general terms, saying: Il had "a good
! dav today" on expressions like that,
Chairman Mcclure wanted 10 know Il
the witness thought ThaW had had a
good day when he used that expressions.
Yves il Impressed one in that way."
rT-A Rr, SuEprDAN
FRANKLIN j. sheridan, announcer o.
! Thaw's guards was aeHt cailou' no
I said he had never seeH ThNW DO ANY
| thing Irrational.
| Cross examined by The dlslTlei aLtoI',
ney, the Witness said he never discussed
Stanford White with his prtsoner
ibid you ever hear him say anything
about being St George resculng virgins
from red dragon82" asked AE- jerome,
INC. sir" ,.,.a
DIS AMll1l N@N''Nsl',
Mrs, Emily Walker Ptobstionot
officer OF the court OF special sessions
and constant visitor 70 me TeInbs, sa Id
she had talked with Ih1w MANY TIMES
prior "a and during Ihe tfiai hls tai"
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The Rev. John a. Wade the Episco-
palian cnaplaln In the Tombs, answer
| ina oiegti6ns by Mi. Mcclure, said no
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