The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-22
Alienists SlDear Harry 7haw
 Is NoU A Dangerous Lunatic.

New York, March 21.--The seven alienists employed by District Attorney Jerome in the Thaw case. today signed affidavits for presentation to Judge Fitzgerald in the argument for the ap- pointment of a commission In lunacy 10 examine Thaw.
 Six of the alienists in their afida- wits declared that Thaw was suffering from e form of paranoia, that he should not be discharged from custody, that if he should be discharged, he would be dangerous to public peace and safety. and that it is reasonably cer- tain that he will not recover. The seventh alienist, Dr. Hirsch, agrees with his colleagues, except that he declared that Thaw cannot possibly recover.
 The document includes also an affidavit by Irving s. Cobb, q reporter. describ- ing a note given to him a few weeks ago by Thaw, in which Thaw comment cd upon his wife's testimony and upon the conduct of the prosecution.
 The ahidavits are signed by Drs. Flint, Mabon, Macdonald, Pritchard. Ferris, Hirsch and Diefendorft.
 The alienists declared in their afflda- wits that Thaw knew the nature and quality of his act in shooting Stanford White. Together the affidavits make thirty-two printed pages.
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 Dr. Carlos F. Mcdonald, in his adidavit, declares:
 After careful examination of the exhibits and the hypothetical question and the testimony and affidavits of MT. Cobb and assuming evidence stated in the case to be true, my personal obser- walton In court during the trial and also Including certain observations that made of the defendant in the library of the District Attorneys office on the 27th day of June, 1906, I am of the opinion that the defendant is now and for some time past has been suf- fering from form of mental disease commonly known among men skilled in mental diseases, as payanoia. Yet it is my opinion, based on what has just been enumerated, that when the de- fendant killed Stanford White, he was then suffering from said mental dis ease, commonly known as paranoia, but that his then mental state was such that he knew the nature and quality of the act that he was doing and that it was wrong. namely, that he then and there knew that he was discharg ing into the body of Stanford White . loaded revolver, and that he then and there knew that such discharge was likely to produce death, and that he then and there knew such act on his part was against current morality of tn9 people OL IniS SL&Le AuQ III VIOld~ ton of law.
 T am of the opinion on the above enumerated, that the mental disease, commonly known as paranoia, from which the defendant was suffering on the night of June 25, 1906, is form of mental disease from which it is req sonabIy certain he will not recover. and that the discharge of the said Harry K. Thaw would be dangerous to public peace and safety, and that he should be committed to an institution for the insane. am further of the opinion, on the facts above stated, that the said Harry K. Thaw is now and for some time past has been in such state of 1unacy or insanity as to be incapable of understanding the proceedings against him or making his defense.
 Insanity In Family.
 Dr. Austin Flint declared in his af- flaavit that he had been informed by Dr. Bingaman of Pittsburg that Thaw's aunt, Mrs. Hersch, was an epi- Ieptic. Dr. Flint also declared that Dr. John T. Deemar of Kittanning. Pa, informed him that N. ". Copley, brother of Harry Thaw's mother, was an imbecile from birth and that Jo- siah Copley, another brother of Mrs. William Thaw. was violently insane and confined in an insane asylum. Dr. Flint adds that Dr. Deemar also told him that John Ross, son of one of the maternal aunts of Harry K. Thaw, was an epileptic from infancy an1 prior to his incarceration had maniacai outbursts, in which he at- lacked his mother with a chair and that he also attacked his sister and his family physician.
 Dr. Flint expressed the same con elustons as did Dr. Macdonald and The other physicians.
 All of Harry K. Thaw's attorneys including Messrs. Delmas and GIea- Hon, were in court this afternoon at