Evening journal., 1907-03-19
EXPERTS AGAIN
HOLD FORTH
DR.. JeHiffe Says Circular
Insanity" May Have Caused
IThaw Crime
BELIEVES IN BRAIN STORMS

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BY our own Wire. Publishers Press.
NEW YORK, March l9-The snowy
weather kept down the crowd at the
Thaw trial to-day. Scarcely a corporais
guard Of spectators were present when
court opened.
DIT smith Ely Jdlliffe was called and
Jerome pursued his cross-examinatior.
jerome tried 70 make Dr. Jelliffe say
that in deciding as to Thaw's insanity
when he killed White he had includei
facts not sustained IN the Hypothetical
question. DIR. Jelline insisted that he
had excluded everything except the
fact outlined to him $50 far as the
human mind to exclude facts known
to it,"
Jelline admitted other facts brought
on I'm the testimony not included In the
Hypothetical question which he deemed
of value. IN sparring with the prose-
cutor he proved as worthy as Dr.
Evans.
Jerome referred the witness TO the
classification in the book on the forms
OF insanity. He asked If the insanity
Thaw suffered from, came under this
or that form described.
That the attack on the Ifummel affidavit
would be reserved for Delmas' argument
was gecnrallv believed. The liUle attorney
himself Furnished the material for such an
onslaught He swore his relations with
Evelyn were not those OF attorney and
client Yet the affidavit shows on its face
it was drawn as the basis for a legal ac-
ton and Is signed by Howe and Hum-
mei Attorneys for the plaintiff" Evelyn
Nesbit. IL was rumored to-day Delmas
would begin proceedings TO have Hummel
indicted for perjury on his testimony
Hummels unslvory record viii also be
sued 10 discredit his reliability as a wit
ness and raise the question whether he did
not manufacture the afhdnvt out of
whole cloth as Evelyn has intimated lie
did.
with the prospect Of the speedy terminus
tion Of his trial rhaw has frightened con-
sderably. lie appeared better yesterday
than on any day since the trial began To-
day he was stin in apparent good spirits.
Any pro,ongation of the case would prob
ably worry him more than allowing Il Ia
go to the jury without further Efforts TO
offset the States case.
Might Have Had Circular Insanity
Circular insanity was one of the forml
which pr. Jeline said Thaw might have
been suffering nom Jerome tried to pir
the witness down TO statement thai
Thaw was suffering from paranola. Dr
.eIae admitted Thaw might have had
acute paranoia as distinguished from
chronic paranoia.
Jerome finally gave up. bafned and
asked II Dr. Jeline subscribed 20 Dr.
Evans theory of "brainstorms." Dr. Jel-
life supported Evans view.
''As 1 understand DR. Evans" he ex-
plalned, "he said the defendant was suf-
efring from insanity during which he had
a sudden outbreak which he termed a
"bralnstorm" for The purpose Of describ-
ing it radically TO the laymnd."
Or. Jeliffe said he could subscribe to 'thii
description.
DIT. Jelne went further than any OF
the other experts by saying he could re-
call several cases Of "brainstorms" where
the victims could remember their acts
during the "brainstorms" after their re-
covery.
The cases he said. could be described as
Instances Of mild systomatized delusional
paranoia with recovery"
Jerome could not break down the wit
ness and finally he and the doctor both
lost their tempers once on the next Quos
ton Jerome tried to make the expert sa,
there was nothing IN Thaw's conversation
with James Clinch Smith, few moments
before the killing indicating insanity
In my opinion no actual unsoundness
OF mind is disclosed but I think parts ol
the conversation show irrationallty." said
the doctor
Mr.. Jeline then said he considered
Thaw's talking to Smith who to all ap
pearances was older than himself as q
younger man. telling him he could moi
remember a certain event because he was
too young" was another evidence Of in.
coherency IN the roof garden conversation
Doctor. for how long before the shoot
ing did you think this defendant had beer
Iinsaney' Jerome asked, taking a new
tack.
"For two years and a half"
"And did this insanity continue until
June Is, 1902
Dr. Jeline avoided compromising an.
swer.
Il think that during that period he haS
recurring attacks OF insanity" he an
swered.