The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-06
For Hours was an Al
legged Insanity Expert.
IN THE THAW TRIAL
District Attorney Jerome Astoaishe.
His Hearers by His knowledge
Of Medical Phraseology.

New York, Feb. 6.-The task OF
proving to jury that Harry K. Thav
was insane--through heredity ant
mental stfess-when he shot anf
killed Stanford White was taken VI
tuesday by the defense in this IA
nous case, but when adjournment
was announced in the afternoon II
was the general opinion in the court
room that but little progress hat
been made.
Thaw's attorneys endeavored IL
vain to place before the jury evidence
tending TO prove strain of insanity
in tho collateral branches of the de
PENDANTS family, but they were block.
ed at every point Ivy District Attorney
Jerome, whose objections were upheld
by the rulings of Justice Fitzgerald.
The defense did, however get be.
fore the IL men IN the box the testi
mony or an expert, that in his opinion
Harry Thaw was suffering from In.
sanity the night Of the tragedy. MIR.
Jerome undertook TO break down tho
evidence OF the alienist-Dr G.. G.
Wiley. OF Pittsburg-and for three
bours put him through cross.exam
nation as severe as was ever heard jn
p New York court The prosecutor
was relentless in his attack and be-
fore he had finished Dr. Wiley pro
testingly declared: 81 didn't come
here as an expert came as wit
ness to fact and have been con.
verted into an expert without being
prepared for it,"
The district attorney astonished
every one by his intimate knowledge
OF medicine and It's technical phrase.
ology, demonstrating the care with
which he had prepared himself to
meet the defense which Thaw's couu.
sci have entered in his behalf Mr..
Jerome searchingly inquired into DR..
Wiley's record as physician aud as
an expert on insanity. He hurled
yolleys of technical questions at the
witness, who at times sat mute and
at other times declared he could not
answer or gave evasive replies.
Often he brought upon himself sharp
warning from the district attorney To
make a reply and not an argument.
DIR. Wiley testified that he predicat.
ed his opinion as to Thaw's sanity
upon his actions the night of the
tragedy, as described TO him in
hypothetical question propounded by
the defepse and upon an incident
which he witnessed on Pittsburg
street car during the summer of 1905.
Thaw, said the doctor, acted irraton.
ally on the car, coming I'm suddenly
and jerking up one of the window
blinds, slamming 1t down and tbcn
lifting 1t again, the while engaging in
a wordy war with the conductor.
Have you ever examined this de
fendant with any of the recognized
tests of insanity" asked Mr.. Jerome
NO" replied the witness.
Have you ever conversed with
him?"
mo"
The district attorney then drew
from the alienist the opinion that
Thaw's acts on the Madison Square
roof garden, when he killed Stanford
White, were not acts of insanity when
taken singly, but constituted evidence
of insanity when considered collect.
ively.
At times DR.. Wiley seemed entirely
baflied by the questions. He hcsitated
at each and before he could answer
Mr.. Jerome had framed another
query replete with impressive sound
ing technical terms and apparently
Offering problem no less difficult
than It's predecessor. The witness adj
nitted that many Of the tests TO
which the district attorney referred.
such as the Romberg test and the
Argyll.Robertson pupil test were un
known to him, and when he was asked
TO quote from any accepted work on
insanity. declared he could not give
the exact language from any book
Mr.. Jeromes well of knowledge
seemed never to run dry. lie carried
his cross-examination through practic,
ally the entire morning session and
for an hour and 20 minutes after
luncheon continued TO ply the Witness
with all manner of questions. II was
necessary for the bailiffs several
times 10 rap down the outbreaks OF
laughter
Or. c. n. Biugsman. of Pttsburg,
who had been the family physician OF
The Thaws for 80 years, testified that
he had known Harry Thaw ever since
his infancy and had treated Thaw for
st vltns dance when Thaw was 6
years old.
Scarcely had the court adjourned
when there was conference Of the
Defendants counsel and II became
known that certain of the attorneys
were not we'll pleased with the days
developments. Dolphin NJ Dolnias
lippp leaving the court room declared
fatty that he was dissatisfied with the
days proceedings and ipiimated that
be was surprised that the conduct Of
the defense, for the day, had been In.
trusted TO John Il. Gleason rather
than 10 himself
pr. Wiley should not have been pui
on the stand TUESDAY, Mr.. Delmas
raid. aud perhaps should not have
been put on the stand at all
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