The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-27

tanned.
Mr. Jerome argued at length. but
was not allowed to continue on that
What is delusion, doctor?"
| "A delusion-is a false belief which
can not be shaken by the usual kinds
or arguments?''
What are systematized deIusions?'
They are decisions which are adj
nered to by subject in systematic
ed or organized manner"
Al this point the luncheon recess was
ordered.
Afternoon Session.
| During the recess Mr.. O'Reilley
i pleaded with District Attorney Jerome
for permission for Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
TO remain in the court room now that
| ner testimony is concluded.
Il guess we had better keep her
| out" said Mr.. Jerome.
DR.. Evans was recalled Immediately
| after recess and the district attorney
resumed his cross examination.
Replying to District Attorney Je-
rome, DR.. Evans said that unsystem-
atfzed delusions are so numerous and
varied it would take an interminable
time to describe them, but he finally
described them as delusions not de-
pending upon focal delusion.
DIR. Evans said he did not believe
Thaw was "demented" today. He fur
Their said he did not believe that Thaw
ever was "demented" in his definition
of that particular word.
Miss Goodrich Denies Everything.
New Orleans La, Feb. 27.-Edna
Nat Goodwin's company, said today in
reply to the testimony of Evelyn Mes
bit Thaw connecting her name with
White:
II never knew Stanford White.
never was in his studio and never in.
troCuced Evelyn Nesbit to White
Experts Day in Court.
t. +
cal expert was served up to District
Attorney Jerome today When the
Thaw trial opened Mr.. Jerome began
the cross examination of DR.. B. d.
Evans, superintendent of the insane
hospital at Morris Plains. N. J. DR..
Evans is the principal insane expert
for the defense, and not only proved
an excellent witness on his direct ex-
animation but while on the stand en-
riched the English language with a
number of such expressions as brain
storms mental fulminations, and
psychic explosions
Mr.. Jerome and Dr. Evans are not
on friendly terms as was evidenced the
other day when the district attorney
refused to shake hands with the
alienist in the court house corridor.
This together with Mr.. Jerome's I'M |
usual knowledge of medicine, par
it certain that the cross examination
would not be- a gentle one Evelyn |
Nesbit Thaw's ordeal is over; DR.. |
Evans ordeal has begun.
That Mr.. Jerome would have a more |
difficult task in his attempt to break |
DR.. Evans testimony than he had with |
the defense's first expert, DR. Wiley of |
Pittsburg, was apparent. DIR. Evans is |
an Old hand at testifying as an expert
and has shown evidences of a ready |
wit and facility in retort calculated |
to cause the district attorney some
trouble.
stand by DR.. Charles G. Wagner, SUI
perintendent of the insane hospital at
n. Y, who has also testi- |
fed to examining Thaw several times
in the Tombs. He will come in for his
share of cross examination. The two |
experts will. in turn, be followed by
Doctors Deemar and Bingaman, who
it is expected, will testify as to the
Thaw's family and who will reach
New York Thursday forsthe purpose of
testifying. id4fp ~
Mrs WILLAMETTE ". Harry Thaw's
mother, will go on the stand to tell of
the young days of her son, and it is ex-
girl friend of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw will
testify as to conversations she is said
to have had with Stanford White and
to Thaw, in which it is claim
ed White laughed at the love of Thaw
for his wife and said it would not be
long until she returned to him. Miss
will probably come in for a
bad half hour when her cross examin-
alton is called. Several other alienists
will take the stand for the defense for
the purpose. it is expected, of testify
ng that Thaw is now sane. The de-
lenses task does not end with proving
hat he was insane at the time of the
homicide, they must prove that he has
since recovered and that he can safely
De set free.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw left the stand
yesterday afternoon with her story
practically unbroken. To be sure Mr..
Jerome brought out a number of facts
which do not rebound to the credit of
he young woman and which may even
De said to reflect on her credibility, but
lside from making her admit that the
acts hardly justify the inference that
she was drugged at the time she says
stanford White ruined her, her story
'emains in all it's essential details just
Is she originally told it. Whether her
has been sufficiently attack
ID to create doubt in the minds of the
ury as to her telling the story to Thaw
hat is said to have unhinged his mind
s matter that only the verdict can
lecide.
The verdict also can decide whether
he relations which existed between
rhaw and Evelyn Nesbit after she told
lin her story were such as to raise a
question regarding the sincerity of his
ceiling for her and create a doubt as
o the claim that his act was the result |
f constant brooding on her wrongs. !
Just what the court will allow him
o show can not even be guessed at
low.
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