Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-05
INSANITY Of
HARRY THAW
r. c.c. Wiley, Family PHYSICIAN
Called as First Witness TOR
The Defense.
IL RELATES AN INCIDENT.
1eus How Defendant Made an
Ass Of Himself on a Pitts
burg Car.
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WIS MANNER WAS DOMINANT.
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,,,o.. Gross Examination OF Wit
moss Most severe Ever Heard in
Any Courtroom
!. RELATES AN INCIDENT.
VI, MANNER WAS DOMINANT.
-. cross Examination of Wit
~ nj Most severe Ever Heard in
Any Courtroom.

moss Most severe i''N'
Any Courtroom.
x.w York Feb. 5,--Thc defense Oh
~, WV Thaw charged with the murder
y u' sanford White. was begun toaay
w. ,sh,n Dr. c. c, Wiley an alienist IRON,
r,,.s,rrr took the stand and testii'e"
.ss, n his opinion Thaw was insane
,aoo inc night of the Madison square
voof Garden tragedy. he based the
oDinion or the mans actions upon inc
,-asn and the fact that he had
,,,,nsssea nm act by Thaw in Pitts
burg straetcar which impressed MN
Win the belief that the young man was
NOT Of sound mentality.
pist Atty. Jerome put the Witness
through the most severe cross-exar'in-
.,,on ever heard in any courtroom.
The prosecuting attorney seemed TO
sro every medical authority at his
finger ,ips. The care with which ne has
heen prepared TO meet Thaw's plea of
insanity was evident in his every
question and at times the witness hesi-
tated in his answers as IL completely
bafned.
Dr.. Wiley was still under fire when
luncheon was ordered.
Are YOU nearly through inquired
Justice Fitzgerald Of the district at
torney.
.No. indeed, your honor" replied
Mr.. Jerome Il am Just getting interest
cd in the subject
New York, Feb. 5.--Experts on insan-
i,y and In handwriting, witnesses and
Jurors came 10 the Thaw trial today
njl1ded IN great coats and furs. the
storm which began last night eontinu-
Ing with ufiabated fury To-Day
The order for the exclusion OF all
witnesses which on yesterday drove
Mrs. Harry Thaw and Mrs. William
Thaw from the courtroom. remained In
force today with the result that the
second row of chairs Just back of the
prisoner, which heretofore have been
reserved for the family. had been
turned over to those whose business
gave them the privilege of attending
the trial.
Josiah Thaw was the only member
Hihe defendants family in court as the
morning session began
Harry Thaw on entering seemed to
Mss the smile OF welcome which each
morning previous his wife had be-
slowed upon him.
THAW'S PHYSICIAN CALLED.
Dr. c. W. Wiley of Pltts5urg, Thaw's
snlly physician, who is connected with
ne Dixmoni insane asylum, was called
tne ilrst witness for the defense. DR..
aney' III answer TO questions by Atty.
a'ason, said he had devoted much of
!, liie 10 study OF insanity.
W, Wiley was asked to state his
M9lections Of an incident In 1906, in
mien Harry Thaw was concerned.
IN me sumner of 1906" said the wit
ha y was passenger on street.
~ Oh the Fifth avenue line In Pitts
NIX when Harry Thaw came in.
N,,nout any apparent reason, Thaw
,usaed Tor one of the blinds to a VIM
low, drew UP the blind, slammed II
1--WE asain and then drew 1t up once
s MY he had a quarrel with the con-
IHAW'S MANNER.
What was Thaw's Manner"
II was dominant, vague and his
Hes flashed from right ia lcft"
AS an expert and from vour ner-
sohal observation. can you saw ybetb-
ilonalgn 'a' OF 'fFa-
Irrational"
th. ". uleason here formed a hypo-
Tbsuss question on which he outlined
ana nav os aet Of killing Stanford White,
AZ =, COUPLED 1t with the Interrogation
n,nss whether the witness could ex-
somra,. an opinion OF such an action
ihr p,,,. by the person he saw in
thS HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION.
Is 'q te,l hypothetical question in full was
In ,hs ing slr. that the man you saw
n,or. s street car last summer ,vns
isndsS you, as an expert. 10 have nj,
~ rOof garden, the dav ~ Inna
th.a NY occasion OF the opening az -
a,sei.. entertainment which ua.
ou ~ n.'ehued' and that, on coming
lin a., NV lheater with his wife near
i,fly apparently In Il quiet ana or.
tprr manhet, that that mnn shoui5
rsvshsa.u u ana fire three shots from a
1, M mo a man who was sit,ing
,pasI wDie and TO whom he ala ~,
lsnl mat this man then held H.
mleti,, aoove his head and ,vau,"d
uvoy coward the elevator. ,haa ha
nd a,p lhe pistol without resistann s
~ va nor make any atten,n, ~ ~,
M, aug That he said: lie rpinaJ
sard ali 10 enat ne Immediately after
sled yonr - ~, US wife, II have probably
iour judsmnis ne ask you, sir. upon
you are M as an expert. whether
hg lpon ", 70 give an opinion touch.
lids that ' sn,. sanity OF the man who
WI said DR.. Wiley
4 belisyaa cypress that opinion"
AYon mat that NAM.
tuptod t not state a belief" In.
NJ an nni,, Jerome. you fn,Ist
IA the' plnlon'' said DR.. Wilev ,s
strlbed nan who committed tho act
y "as suffering from insan.
.-is M witness was asked 10 oosa.
sien a az 'u.9,ihity. which he did NM
b indnseslpn By Mr.. Gleason A. ~
r. asked OF hereditary in,anitv
'sone, was objected to by MI.
Dr. wvn1, MEL INSANITY.
ssanity H. tSs said that in hereditary
Nv ~ through b bpnllnon blood would
seisndan,ne son OF an unrls nsrsA
htfedllary night follow he y" ,no
there Wiz s acquainted az van -,
Nc Avn We form of lnsan YOU ST
" ~ sno Aeiinss any Shlsh