The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-11

quality counted IuI so...~---
 it was not merely matter of quantity.
 Taking up the testimony of medical witnesses one by one MT. Jerome passed lightly over that given by Dr. Wiley of Pittsburg and practically ignored 1t alto gether Of Dr. Bingham, the Thaw fam fly physician, he spoke in the highest re- spect.
 This physician, who frankly tells you that he Is a general practitioner" Mr. Jerome continued "who is not a hired ex- pert testified that Thaw as a child had all the ailments incidental to childhood. He tells you that he was called into to attend Thaw in the latter part Of l904 and found him depressed and nervous. That is only natural. Any man who had had the interviews Thaw had with the girl he loved saw her go to his hated rival, and make the affidavit she did would also be depressed and dejected.
 Thaw In Tombs.
 "The doctor also saw Thaw in prison and found that Thaw had stuffed some paper in the cell door to keep out the draught so as not to catch cold. Perfect ly natural is it not? Thaw told Dr. Bing- amin that counsel desired to put him in a mad house and that a conspiracy was on foot to commit him to an asylum so as to prevent the life of White being made public in a court room. For that reason he changed his counsel-rational proceeding If Thaw wanted to take .. chance of fighting out his case before jury.
 Now, as to Dr. Deemar. He merely testified that Thaw was nervous, that's all.
 Another Name for Vanity.
 'Drs. Evans and Wagner came next.
 Evans told you that Thaw suffered from exaggerated ego. That Is merely another name for vanity. Dr. Bingaman when asked about it said that Thaw always had great opinion of himself. Brainstorm.
 Evans also told you that Thaw had brainstorm; a better term would be para noia of millionaire. No one ever heard of braihstorm before, and Evans may have waited to make it a classic phrase. We'll he has at least succeeded in making it known the world over. For two days i you will recall we tried to find defini- '; ton for a brainstorm, but couldn't find out.
 "When Dr. Wagner took the stand he said Dr. Evans explanation of Thaw's 1 state of mind when he killed White was a good one. When I asked him if he | knew of a similar case recorded in medi- ! cal literature, out of the many cases he 1 said he knew, he cited this one.' l Mir. Jerome then read the case of a wonl- | an which has several times been referred | ton in the course of the trial. After read ! ing this case MT. Jerome remarked: | 'I think one can truly say with pr. | Hirsch that there is as much similarity | between this case and that of Harry 1 Thaw.
 ! Now, let us come back to the killing. :, There is not in any of the events of that night evidence that showed lack of ap- preciation of what he was doing. You remember the conversation with MT i Smith? Was there anything irrational there? And. after the killing, did he say ] that he was the agent of Almighty God. who had been directed to make way with { this ravisher of womanhood. He said: 1 He ruined my wife There was nothing 1 about Providence until after his consult l tation with by friend, Dr. Evans, When | he got to the station house he gave , fictitious name. That was not the insane man. the agent of Providence, the one I chosen of God to avenge woman. That was not a man glorying in righteous 1 act.
 "The real question here is wherer or | not New York is to become Anining | camp. If this thing is a brainstorm every ] man had better pack gun.
 MT. Delmas appealed to the scriptures.
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