Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-27
JEROME ATTACKS
INSANITY EXPERTS
Or. Evans Testifies About
Thaw's Mental Condition.
THINKS HE WAS CRAZY
Witness Declares Defendant Was Not
Himself When He Killed White.
NESBIT MAY GO ON STAND
Prosecuting Officer Indicates That He
Will Have Evelyn's Brother
Give His Evidence.
Witness Declares Defendant Was Not
Himself When He Killed White.
IESBIT MAY GO ON STAND

District Attorney Jerome's attack
on the testimony of the experts
called in behalf of Harry K. Thaw
was begun in earnest today, when
the trial was continued in the crimi-
nal branch of the New York SUI
preme court. 1t is believed that DR..
Britton D. Evans, who has testified
that Thaw was insane at the time of
the shooting of Stanford White, and
that the prisoner was still insane
when he saw him in the Tombs, will
have to bear the brunt of Mr..
Jerome's onslaught. DR.. Evans was
put on the witness stand today and
Mr.. Jerome spent more than an
hour going into the witness qualii-
cations as All expert in mental and
nervous diseases. Up to the time of
the close of the morning session
nothing new had been brought out
as to Thaw's mental condition. Mr..
Jerome indicated that DR.. Evans
would probably be on the stand all
day.
NEW YORK, February 27-There were
important developments today in the Thaw
trial as affecting District Attorney Je-
rome's future conduct of the case. BY
recalling Mrs. Evelyn Nesbt Thaw to the
stand to question her about conversation
with her brother he indicated that he in
tends to put Howard Nesbit on the stand
to contradict his sister as to a material
fact. She denied positively that she had
ever told Howard that Thaw had treated
her cruelty because she would not tell lies
about Stanford White. Mr.. Jerome fur
Their stated that he would call as witness
for the state in rebuttal DIR. Allan McLane
Hamilton, who for time was employed
an alienist for the defense. DR.. Ham,
ilton's last public statement was to the eff
feet that he believed Thaw to be still
insane.
Hereditary Insanity.
Mr.. Jerome also said he would call DIR.
Bingaman, the Thaw family physician, as
q witness for the state. He was prevented
from cross-questioning DR.. Bingaman to-
day as to hereditary insanity in the Thaw
family by objections from Mr.. Delmas.
After Mrs. Thaw and DR.. Bingaman had
testified briefly today DR.. Britton D. Evans
was called for cross-examination. Dr.
Evans is one Of the principal witnesses for
the defense and there were indications that
the district attorney intends to make his
examination most thorough one.
Mr.. Delmas was constantly on his feet
with objections, which Justice Fitzgerald
in nearly every instance sustained. The
Judge further warned the district attorney
that he was taking too wide latitude.
The cross-examination of DR.. Evans con-
trasted sharply with that Of DR.. Wiley, the
first aIienist for the defense put on the
stand. DIR. Wiley was left entirely to the
mercy Of the prosecutor, not single OBJ
lection being registered by Mr.. Gleason.
who at that time was examining the wit
nesses.
Mr.. Delmas announced that the defense
will be finished this week.
White Not in Studio
Evidence that Stanford White was not in
the oath street studio on the night Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw declares he drugged and mis-
treated her is in the possession of District
Attorney jerome, says the Evening World
today. This evidence, it is asserted, Is
based upon information given by Whites
friends. who declare that he spent nearly
the whole of the night in question enter
tanning a party of his friends in the Madi-
son Square tower. This says the World.
was undoubtedly the surprise which the
prosecutor had in store for the defense.
But although 1t might offset the testimony
given by Evelyn Nesbit Thaw it cannot be
given to the jury trying Harry Thaw for
the murder of White. as it does not dis
prove that Evelyn told her husband the
story she says she did. The refusal of JUS
tice Fitzgerald to admit the evidence is re-
garded as big point gained by the law
yers for Thaw.''
Mrs. Thaw Recalled.
Five. minutes before court opened for the .
Thaw trial today Evelyn Nesbit Thaw en-
tered the court room, accompanied by Mr..
Delmas and took a seat at the end of the
table occupied by the defendants counsel
next to the chair occupied by her husband.
While waiting for the trial to go on she
chatted with DR.. Graeme Hammond. one Of
the defense's alienists, and Mrs ]. ]. Game,
who occupied a seat close to her.
Immediately after court convened Mr..
Continued on Tenth Page.)