The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-12
JEROME BLOCKS EFFORTS OF DELNAS ID GOINTO
 PRIVATE AFFAIRS OF ARCHITECT STANFORD WHITE

aminatlon had not gone far enough for that and he was sustained. Exhaustive Physical Inquiry. You put to him certain questions and received certain answers. was that "As remember 1t, that was all l .Whan did you next examine ThawT' The next examination was on Sep tennber 27 and was in part contin- ,lation ot the previous one. pr. Evans and I then took up the physical exam | ination.ss
 What did 1t consist of?' | The color of the hair, the general contour, of the head. the expression of | the eye. the condition of the heart, the | refiexes and the state of the pulse The matter was carried on In much detail. I At the end of an hour the patient was ! exhausted and we deferred further ex- When was the next examinationT | "0n October 8. We went over some I of the ground of the former physical | | examination and also went into the | history of the case and the family his tory. This examination also lasted | over an hour.'' The final examination was made on | October g. We reviewed the proceed l ings of previous examinations and went l l into the history of the case in more | detail. including the events of June 25. This examination lasted for an hour and half'' | Opinton as to Sanity Kept Out. 1 Doctor. asked MT. Delnnas, from I your examinations during six visits, could you form an opinion of the then mental condition of Mfr. ThawT' Yes" Did 1t enable you to form an opin-
 ion Of his mental condition on June l 25?" 1 Yes"
 What was that opinion?' | At this peint MT. Jerome interrupted
 to ask few questions before an an- swer was given
 Doctor, your opinion" he said, ifs l based partly on what you observed and partly on hearsay and the family history, is 1t not? Your opinion as to | Thaw's sanity is in part based on mat
 ters not in evidence, is it not?" | ''To considerable extent, is it not?' "Yes.'
 "As a matter of fact, then. Doctor you could not state an opinion after
 excluding the hearsay facts that were
 stated to you as to this mans history. etc?'
 "No. sir"
 Then I submit, your honor" began | Mfr. Jerome. but he was interrupted by MT. DelmRs. who said he would with
 draw the question and frame hypo- l theticals one.
 Tn the. meantime he asked that some- thing be done to relieve the atmos- pheric condition in the court room,
 which he declared was oppressive. MT. Jerome said he concurred with Mir. Delmas for once Justice Fitzgerald
 declared he did, too. and so a five min
 ute's recess was ordered.
 The tuP1 fndQA District AftornAy 1 Jerome. the defendant and counsel all left the room and the windows were thrown wide open. Thaw whispered
 with his counsel and smiled while leav-
 ing
 was so low when the recess ended that
 the defendant sat for a long time in
 his overcoat.
 T Hypothetical Queries. As basis for 8 portion of his hypo-
 thetical question, Mir. Delnas first
 handed Dr. Wagner all the letters writ
 ten by Harry K Thaw which have
 been admitted in evidence.
 Have you ever seen these before?"
 asked MT. Delmas.
 Some of them have examined"
 said pr. Wagner, and others I have | heard read in court"
 It was deemed best by both MT. Del
 mas and Mir. Jerome hat the witness
 should refresh his memory by reading
 all the letters. The doctor did so and
 much time was thus consumed.
 During the long wait for pr. Wagner
 to examine the originals of the let
 ters. Thaw sat engaged in lively con
 versation with Mir. Peabody of his
 counsel He seemed exceptionally
 bright, smiling from time to time.
 Dr. Wagner's examination of the let
 ters required more than half an hour. Have you examined these letters | vryffb xyiAu kn hair to ol1n the mental condition of their author?"
 asked Mir. Delmas.
 T have" MT. Delmas then proceeded with his
 hypothetical question.
 T will assume, doctor" he began,
 that the author of these letters on
 June 25 last was in his 36th or 37tn . year; that one of his uncles was in- sane: that when he himself was a child he had suffered from the usual chlldrens' diseases. including St. Vitus' dance; that he was always of nervous temperament; that he slept badly and
 often required the attention of two nurses; that in 1901 he met young , woman of between 16 and IF years of
 age: that he paid honorable court to
 her and had gone to her mother pro. !: fessing his love and his desire that the
 girl should become his wife; that in
 1903 the young woman had undergone
 a serious operation, the man went to
 her bedside. knelt and respectfully kissed her hand; that after her recov-
 cry he asked to take her and her moth.
 CT to Europe; that in Europe during d her period of debilitation following the 3 operation he uursed her tenderly, car-
 rying her to a carriage and upstairs in = his arms; that in June, 1903, he made @ formal offer of his hand to this young = woman. his social position at that time e being one of afiiuence and his family = holding a position both in this coun- t try and in Europe which might gener- - ally be termed enviable; that she de-
 clined his suit. and when pressed for 1t reason informed him that when she a Waa Ahoui IS wears of age cart ln