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Head, Heart and Pulse All Out Of
Killer, Says Or. Evans
on The Stand.
HIS HEAD Of THE FREAK ORDER
There Was Mo Session of Court in
the Morning Because of the Very
Serious Illness Of the Wife of One
of the Jurors-WiIl Turned over to
Jerome.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-The Thaw
trial today was limited to an after
noon session of less than two hours
duration. the morning sitting OF the
court having been abandoned because
OF the illness OF the wife of Juror 10.
Seph b. Bolton, No. H. Mr. Bolton
was allowed TO visit his home in
company with two other jurors and
Two court officers. He found his wife
suffering from double pneumonia and
Two physicians certified before Dis
trict Attorney jerome that her condi-
ton was very serious. Bolton return.
ed to the jury panel in time for the
afternoon session. which began at
2:l0 p. IN. and adjourned at 4:05
o'clock. There was a stipulation OF
counsel. by which the juror might
again visit his home, accompanied by
bailiffs 1t is hoped that the trial
VIII 80 on tomorrow. although Juror
bolton this afternoon appeared dis
trait. apparently taking little interest
IN the proceedings. If Mrs. Bottoms
condition should prove SO critical that
her husband cannot he. expected to
give proper consideration to his du-
lies as juror. there may be an in.
definite postponem entail the other
Jurors meanwhile remaining locked
np-or possibly mistrial
Every one connected with the case
expressed the hope that the events
VIII permit Of the trial being carried
forward to a rapid conclusion.
Or Britton ID. Evans. superintend-
ent of the State Hospital for the In.
sane at Morris Plain, n. J., was the
only witness of the afternoon He
concluded his direct examination and
District Attorney Jerome reserved the
right TO cross examine the expert at
a later stage of the trial
DR.. John T. Demaar, of Kittanning.
Pa. was recalled to the stand lust
before adjournment and was asked to
state what he knew of the mental
condition Of John Ross, first cousin
OF Harry Thaw
Mr. Jerome objected to this uues-
non ON the ground that the relation
snip was too remote to permit the
drawing Of deductions as to heredi.
tary insanity.
Evans Continues to BE Good Witness
Both question and witness were
Withdrawn temporarily. DR.. Evans
today detailed the results of his va.
riois examinations and physical!
tests in his visits to the defendant
following the tragedy. DR.. Evans ties.
tifled first as to the general condi-
ton of Thaw's body and said it was
good. The condition of the skin also
was good.
What as to the conformation OF
head?"
''The shape of head showed no par.
tlcular points or facts. except that
there was an unusual and marked dc.
preston here"
Dr. Evans pointed to a spot back
OF his own head to illustrate to the
jury
What significance do yon attach
to the depression or valley in the
rear of the head?"
Il am unable to attribute any spe-
cial significance to it. or to. charac-
teriZe it, for the reason that never
before had met such depression"
DR.. Evans gave the details of his
examination of Thaw's pulse tests
being made on numerous occasions.
He exhibited the most remarkable
nervous pulse it has ever been my op.
portunity to examine" said the alien
list. THE pulse indicated a nervous
condition of the heart. showing thu
sympathetic nervous system to he Sc
riously at fault The irregulalety OF
the beat was noticed. the pulse
changing its rate four times within a
minute, the variance being ~ to "a
beats. I have never before known a
heart to act that way. have known
the pulse to change once in min
ute. but Mr.. Thaw's pulse would start
the first quarter of minute at Ga
heats and in the next Is seconds
would run up to 112 or more. 1t
would then change to 90 and back to
80 or 81. took his pulse many
times and noticed this variance on
every occasion.
Thaw's Heart Peculiar One.
Fearing sometimes that the exer.
lion of the physical examination had
tired him tried to compose his mind
and then again took his pulse with
the same results This led me to en-
anime his heart. which found, of
course, in the same irregular condi-