Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-19
Chapter on Paranoia.

DR.. Jeilife; authors use 1t differently. /
don't know what you mean by it, and you
may not know what l mean. H. K t.
may have been suffering from what is here
described acute paraonia."
1t is your opinion he WASP"
Il have told you many times. Mr.. Je-
rome" said DIR. Jeiliffe. that the hypo-
thetical question does not contain enough
| can do no more than l have done"
Do you know of any writers on brain
storms?' asked Mr.. Jerome
What do you mean?" Queried the wit
ness in reply.
L don't know" said the district attorney,
Il borrow the phrase from the learned
Dr Evans"
There are several instances" went on
DIT Jelliffe. of explosive outbreaks de-
Scribed By medical writers which are scien-
tidcaly similar to the case under discus
sion"
A War of Words
Or. Jclliffe ent on to cite some of those
'ases. and soon he and the district attor-
aey were in the midst of var of words.
DR.. Jeliffe would break in before the
district attorney could finish a question,
ami MIR Jerome in turn would not let the
witness finish an answer before interrupt
ing with another question. Finally Dr.
JeiIiffe said: II am trying to cite cases to
you which are similar. scientifically to the
one under discussion. and while / am an
sW-rins l do not want to be met with your
Sophistry.''
You won't" said Jerome but 1 want to
tell YOU that if this is going to develop into
talking match / can go as far as you
ian"
The witness said in almost every case OF
paranota there are decisions
81 think So"
What delusions?''
Delusions of persecution"
"Where?''
In the will in which he leaves largo
sums of money for the prosecution NJ sny
yhe VINO might cause his death. Then
yolver" re-
But said Mr.. Jerome. suppose 1t was
, Iut tHal some one was attempting to kill
~" ''eh' would
Does this question prove" repIied tho
witness notIy. that some one was looking
pistoi?' mean
Court Joins in Laughter.
Justice Fitzgerald joined in the general,
laughter.
Mr. Deimas objected repeatedly 10 Dis
trict Attorney Jerome's course I'm the cross
examination. but Justice Fitzgerald o,,ar
ruled the objection for the defense Dr
Jellife went into a long discussion In an
Swer 10 a question put by Mr. Jerome as
10 the coherency Of Thaw's conyersafjons
IN the MduisOn square Roof Garden the
night OF the tragedy. Mr.. Jerome and DIR
Jeiiine spent many minutes discussing
whether or not IL was coherent for a ner
son to want "a buxom brunette" referring
TO Thaw's conversation with James Clinch
Smith.
81 do not think such conversation" said
lT. Jelliffe. rs what one would expect be-
tween gentlemen"
II said nothing about gentlemen" said
Mr. Jerome; I'VE are not trying this de-
PENDANT Tor not being gentleman"
The insane period prior to the tragedy
Dr. Jelliffe said. was about two years and
4 half. He. thought Thaw was insane when
he wrote the letters which are In evidence
when he made the will and codicil and when
he married Evelyn Nesbit. Undoubtedly
there had been rational intervals during
the course Of Thaw's mental sickness
Sanity and Memory.
The physical examinations Of Thaw in the
rombs made by Drs. Wagner and Evans
were gone over carefully. Then came the
actual events Immediately preceding and