Evening journal., 1907-03-04
THAW HAD "INSANE
KNOWLEDGE f" OF CRIME


said the District Attorney. taking itI
upon himself tn play Tho part OF Thaw.
Very dramatically ho walked towards
Dclmas aud went through the per-
formanco OF shooting him. usins his
index finger TO represent the barrel Of
the revolver
Or. Evans said there was no way TO
tell What motive actuatcd Th1w ln
making Tho move
"If the fact that This defendant with
three companions shortly before the
shooting had drank some champagne
and cocktail would lt have had any
bearing on his mental condition.
$50 definite bearing. else AN four of
them would have shot some one,
answered the doctor and laugh fol-
lowed
jerome referred TO Thaw's talk with
the policeman. who took him to the
station house after the shooting This
officer testified that he asked rhaw
why he shot White and Thaw answer
ed "he ruined my wife for lie rhaw
then asked the officer where he was
being taken aud when told 10 the sta-
tlo nhouse replied that &c was "all
right
"Does these words % the defendant
show he reanzod what he had doneg'
"I should say they had. By this
time there had been auch a readiust-
ment OF hs mental wrocesses that he
was able 90 understand that White had
been shot and that he had shot him.
Jerome came back 90 Thaw's words
TO EVELYN when he kissed her and
said 81 have probably saved your life
Doesn't that Indicate he realized
what he had done?'
"It shows he realized he had done
something ana that he had done 1t 60
save her NE"
Or Evans said Thaw understood
when arrested that ne was In the
hands OF an officer The desire he
expressed TO have white punished by
the court indicated his knowledge that
flaws existed Tor that purpose.
"Are the insane deferred by the fear
OF punishment" asked chrome.
IL believe they are"
Jerome announced that ne was
through with the witness. pr Evans
looked relieved. For three days and
"A half he had faced the prosecutor.
Dr. Evans stepped from the yitness
stand and Dr. Charles G.. Wagner, o.
Bmghampton, n. ", succeeded him.
Or. wagner's first answer went q,
strengthen the testimony OF Or. Evans
chat Thaw was the victim Of the in'
lsanities OF adolescence. jerome re'
ferred to DIR. Wagner's answer TO Del
lmas' Hypothetical question saying h'
believed Thaw insane when he sho
White.
"what form or insanity was he suf-
feirng fro mthat nightf' querled Je
rome,
zone Of the insanitles Of the period
OF adolescence Dr. Wagner sald a.
far as he heard IT, Dr. Evans test
, lmony Ia regard 20 the examination o
/. lThaw accorded iu general with hi
recollection. ~'
/, l. After goiug over a long list Of writer
7 Heroine asked Dr. Wagner what wa
. lhls opinion % the writings Of Or. Ana
! McLanc Hamilton.
~ decline to characterize the writ
inFs OF Dr. Hamilton said me wi'
ness and the court upheld him.
7 tis expected that pr. Hamilton wi
= lbe called by jerome as a witness
4 In his ruling on the Dr. Iiamilto
4 question The court dealt Jerome
4 heavy blow by reference 20 persist
ency IN trying TO inject error into tn
record"
eJrome asked the witness II he ha
taken any notes on what Thaw san
, and did during the examination at th
Tombs. lie said he bad tried TO tax
i, some. but Thaw's. objection and "a
fact that ne didn't act naturally whe
q, he thought notes were being made. ha
caused him TO give up the attempt
Adjournment was taken at this pom
Tor lunch.