Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-12
WOULD BAR DETAILS
Roosevelt Favors Closing o1
 Mails to Yellow Journals.
1HAW CASE IN O1TAWAPARLIAMENT
Dr. Charles C. Wagner of State Hos- pital For the Insane Testifies That Slayer of White Was Grassy
 at Time Of Tragedy.


 at Time of Tragedy.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-It has been learned here that President Roosevelt has officially asked Postmaster Gen. eral Cortelycu whether it is feasible to bar from the mails the papers that publish the full disgusting particulars of the Thaw case and requesting that if it can be done that the mails be closed to them as soon as possible.
 Mr. Cortelyou is now waiting for a legal opinion from Assistant Attorney General Goodwin of the postoftice de- pertinent.
 President Roosevelt has received a number of protests from persons. who think that the newspapers printing the full details of the Thaw case should be prohibited transmission through the mails. One of these was long tele- gram from a newspaper, the name of which was not given out at the White House.
 The recent discussion of the question in canada, notably in the Canadian parliament, and the statement of the postmaster general at Ottawa, who was reported to have said that any newspaper publishing such evidence as that given in the Thaw case last Thursday would be guilty of mis- demeanor under the Canadian law, al- so was brought to the attention of the president.
 Answering a hypothetical question covering every detail of the testimony up to this time in the Thaw trial, in- cluding Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's narration of her life history to the de- fendant. Dr. Charles c. Wagner. su- perintendent of the State Hospital For the Insane at Binghamton. \. Y., de- clared on the witness stand that in his opinion Harry K. Thaw did not know that the act was wrong when he shot and killed Stanford White on the roof of Madison Square Garden.
 Dr. Wagner stepped aside for later cross examination by District Attorney Jerome, and as court adjourned it was eSnounced that the defense would next proceed with the testimony of other alienists.
 The taking of Dr. Wagner's opinion of a hypothetical question, the man under consideration being the author of the letters which have been intro duced as emanating from Harry Thaw during the period of his arrangement with Evelyn Nesblt after their return from Europe in 1903. followed day of almost continuous legal sparring be- tween Dolphin NJ. Delmas for the de- fense and Mfr. Jerome for the prosecu- ton.
 Mir. Jerome effectually blocked the completion for the time being of the direct testimony of Mrs. Evelyn Thaw by insisting that before she should go further competent testimony as to Thaw's unsoundness of mind should be placed before the jury. MT. Delmas tried to carry forward the young wife's story. but the district attorney was on his feet with an objection to every question asked. Mrs. Thaw had been recalled as the third witness of the Hay. One of her predecessors was !. D. Lyon. vice president of the Union Ma fional bank of Pittsburg. who stated that he had received Harry Thaw's will from the Iatter's own hands some time prior to April 1. 1906. and had held it in a safe deposit box until late In November last. when he directed bis secretary to forward it to John E. Gleason of Thawfs counsel
 When young Mrs. Tnaw was called to the stand she was dressed precisely IS when she occupied the witness chair last week. As she was taking her seat MT. Delmas turned to the district attorney and renewed his demand of Wednesday last that the note which Was passed by Mrs Thaw to her hus- band at the Cafe Martin the night of the tragedy should be produced Mir. Jerome upon the occasion of the first demand had remained silent but now ae was on his feet at once. saying he eoul1 send TOT tne SID or n1rSE- U was brought and identified by Mrs Thaw and then read by Mir. Delmas. M follows
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 The contents of the note caused q scrprise only as te the exact wording
 h>d neDernllr been supposed that