The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-20
Last of Testimony to Be Intro
duced This Morning, Ac-
cOrding to Plans.
DELMAS WILL OCCUPY
THURSDAY FOR DEFENSE
Jerome to Use Friday for the
State; Then Case Will Go
to the Jury.

NEW YORK, March 19.-By pro-
longing his cross examination of one Of
the seven alienists introduced by the
defense to testify that Harry Thaw was
insane when she shot and killed Stan
ford White, District Attorney Jerome
made it impossible for the defense final
ly to close its case today. When ad-
journment until tomorrow was taken
there was pending only the matter of
the admission of letter written by
Thaw to J. Dennison Lyon, a Pitts
burg banker, which Mr.. Delmas said
would help fix the young man g state
of mind before the roof garden tragedy
and the likelihood that Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw will be called tomorrow briefly
to combat the testimony Of Abraham,
Hummel.
May Be Another Witness.
District Attorney jerome limited that
an important witness for the prosecu-
tion might reach the city tonight. The
chances, however, are that a half-day's
session tomorrow will be sufficient to
conclude all the testimony that is to be
offered by either side. Al adjournment
then will be taken until Thursday morn
ing, when Mr. Delmas viii begin his
summing~up speech. He will have all
of Thursday to himself, and Mr.. Jerome
will reply on Friday. Justice Fitzger-
aid may charge the jury that evening.
or he may for the first time hold court
on Saturday in order to conclude the
case before the week ends.
With the exception of the last few
minutes of the afternoon session the
entire day was given over to expert
testimony
Further oss-Examination.
District Attorney Jerome at the Thaw
trial this morning continued his cross
examination OF DR.. Je)iffe, one OF the
allenists for the defense, who was upon
the stand yesterday afternoon when ad-
journment was taken
In your answer TO the Hypothetical
question. Doctor. began Mr.. Jerome,
did YOU interpret the question In the
light OF facts which are outside the ques-
tion?"
WHY; in way, certainly" answered
phabet allowed me to read the question.
but there is nothing about that in the
question"
Did YOU answer 1t in the light of in
formation furnished you about this de-
iendsnt not In the Hypothetical qucs-
tion?"
II did mote
did you have such information?"
81 did"
did you deem this information OF im-
portance2"
II deemed II of value"
But you excluded these facts In
framing your answer"
$50 far as 1t is possible for the human
mind to exclude such things. l did. 1
have tried 10 answer conscieutiously
MIR. Jerome produced a book edited by
DR.. Jeliffe and ATTEMPTED To induce
the alienlst 10 make classification OF
insanity contained therein. Mr, Jerome
took up each class OF insanity mentioned
in the book and asked the witness II that
was the class of insanity Thaw was suf-
fering from when he shot White, The
witness before answering each question
insisted upon reading the descriptions
given in the book. The oss-eXainina-
was something OF surprise in view of
Mr.. Jerome's expeditions handling OF
experts yesterday.
When Mr.. Jerome came to the section
relating 10 dementia, paranoia and other
diseases he became lnsistent.
'Now, Doctor does that classification
as 10 ctN., contain the QlSc9Ss
from which Thaw was suffering" asked
Mr.. Jerome.
Impossible to State Form.
Il have already said l believed he was
suffering from some sort OF insanity. It
could have been any one OF number of
forms, It is impossible 10 say which,
Did he suffer from any one OF the
forms here enumeraIed2"
"It is possible he was suffering from
dementia praecox.
There are not enough facts in this
question for me To do more than guess.
and ! am guessing the best can
What about paranoia?"
the witness, "'H. X. T was suffering
a paranoic state OF insanity"
What particular form OF insanity was
the subject of The paranoic stated
There is not enough information in
the question TO enable me to deter
mine"
1t may have been?'
WAS IT,
Il have answered the best ] can"
The chapter on paranoia brought our
a long wrangle between the District At
torney and the witness.
'Paranoia is very broad term, said
Or. Jelltfe. Authors use 1t different
ly ! don't know what YOU mean by
IT. and YOU may not know what ! mean.
The defendant may have been suffering
from what is here described as acute
paranoia.
''Is II your opinion that he was?"
II have told YOU many times that the
question does not. contain enough facts
TO base any positive opinion on. l can
do no more than I have done
Brainstorms Once More,
no YOU know of any writer's on
brainstorms? ?"
'Wha, do you mean?" asked the witt
ness In reply.
~ don't know" said the District At
torney. Il borrow the phrase from the
learned doctor Evans.
"Thcre are several instances" went
on DR.. Jelfte. 'of explosive outbreaks
described by medical writers which are
similar to the case under discussion"
Or. Jelifte went on TO cite some OF
these cases. and soon he and the District