The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
Pro|Ongs Cross Examination De-
Tense AIienist, Who Says
ThaW Was Insane
E
BY NOON TODAY EVIDENCE
WILL PROBABLY Be CLOSED
Jerome Hints, However, That Import
ant Witnesses for Prosecution May
Arrive-TomorroW Delmas
Will Sum Up.

New York, March 19.-By prolonginS
his cross-examination of one of the seven
allienists introduced by the defense to
testify that Harry h. Thaw was insane
when he shot and killed Stanford White,
District Attorney Jermoe made it impos-
sible for the defense to finally close its
case today. When adjournment until
tomorrow was taken there was pending
only the matter Of the admission OF let
ter written by Thaw to j. Dennison Lyon
a Pittsburg banker, which Mr.. Delmas
said would help to fix the young man
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 Abra-
ham Hummel.
District Attorney Jerome limited this
afternoon that an important witness Tor
the prosecution might reach the city to-
night. The chances, however. are that
a half days session tomorrow will be
sufficient to conclude all the testimony
that is to be offered by either side. An
adjournment then will be taken until
Thursday morning when Mr.. Delmas Will
begin his summing up speech. He Will
have all of Thursday TO himself and MI.
Jerome will reply on Friday. Justice
Fitzgerald 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 en-
tire day was given over to expert testi-
lnony.
Or. Jeliffe Testisies.
District Attorney Jerome at the IhaW
trial this morning continued asisl cross
examination of DIR. Smith Ely Jellife,
one of the alienists for the defense who
was on the stand yesterday when the
adjournment was taken.
"In YOUR answer to the hypotheticai
question. DOCTOR began Mr.. Jerome,
did YOU interpret the question in the
light of facts which are outside the ques-
tion?"
.rUhv. in a way, certainly" answered
DR.. Jelliffe," my knowledge OF the al
phabet allowed me to read the question:
but there was nothing about that IN the
question"
formation furnished you about this de-
fendant not in hypothetical questions
II did not. -,
"Did vou have such information?"
Il did" =,
..Did you deem this information of I'M
portance?"
Il deemed it of value
..Rut Won excluded these facts in franz
ing your answer?
so far as it is possible Tor the human
mind to exclude such things, olu. L
have tried to answer conscientiousiy.
Produces Book.
Ny Jerome produced book edited by
Dr. Jelliffe, and attempted TO induce the
alienist to admit a classification OF m
sanity contained therein MI jerome
tool, I'm each class of insanity mentioned
=, tha hoolx one after another, and asked
,he witness IL that was the class OF IN
sanitv Thaw was suffering from when he
shot stanford White. The witness De
fore answering each question, INSISTED on
reading the descriptions given in the oook
mn, cross-examination dragged along at
si,t length and was something of a sur
lie in view of Mr.. Jeromes expedluous
handling of the experts yesterday
When Mr.. Jerome came to the sectoh
relating to dementia praecoN' pai ianoi"
and other diseases he became lhsis'eilt.
Dr Jelliffee had declared ThaW was not
suffering from any Oh tne pleFiousi' -
toned diseases. s., =.
"Tow doctor. does that classification as
TO paranoia etc., contain the disease
from which Harry *. Thaw was suffer-
ing?" asked Mr. Jerome
II have already said ! believed he was
suffering from some sort of insanity. 1t
could have been any one of a number Oh
forms. 1t is impossible to say winch
Dementa Praecox.
Ibid he. in your opinion, suffer from
any one of the forms here enumerated?
ut is possible he was suffering from
dementia praecox.'
WAS he?"
"rhere are not enough facts in this
question for me to do more than guess
and | am guessing the best l can
..What about paranoia?' asked the dis
trct attorney.
"To the best of my belief replied DR..
Jelliffe. Hharry X. Thaw was suffering a
paranoic state of some insanity"
"What particular form of insanity was
the subject of the paranoic state?
eThere is not enough information in
the hypothetical question to enable me
to determine"
"Was it circular insanity"
'It may have been, yes
"Was it?"
"I have answered the best I can."
Chapter on Paranoia.
The chapter on paranoia brought out a
long wrangle between the district attor-
ney and the witness.
.Paranoist Is a very broad term" said
DIR. JelIiffe. Authors use it differently
don't know what you mean by 1t and
YOU may not know what / mean. Harry
X. Thaw may have been suffering from
what is here described acute para
aoa
is it your opinion he was?''
IL have told you many different times
Nr Jerome" said DR.. Jelliffe, that
the Hypothetical question does not con-
tain enough facts to base any positive
opinion on. | can do no more than
nave done.'
DO you know of any writer's on brain
gtorms?" asked Mr.. Jerome.
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