The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-31
what time was 1t About 1.30 o'clock Thursday morn

what time was "
 "About 1:so o'clock Thursday morn ing"
 .No. indeed.r said the witness, "all the bar rooms close at l o'clock"
 There was general laughter in the
 Followine pr. campbell the com mission called the prison guard, George R. spe1lman, to the stand, Spellman has had personal custody of Thaw for the past six or seven weeks.
 PrfsoM Guard Tesaihes.
 Questioned by Chairman Mcclure, ne said he iaad never noticed anything un- usual in Thaw's conduct. and nothing in the expression of the prisoners face had ever attracted his attention.
 District Attorney Jerome cross ex- amined the witness.
 Are you an expert In paranoia?" he asked
 sNo,s said the witness.
 Spellman was excused and John Jones, a prison keeper in the Tombs, was called. He said he had seen Thaw on an average of four times a day. had, often talked with him on topics of the day and never noticed anything
 Jones said ThAw always talked in a normal way. Thaw often commented on the quality of the food and various topics about prison life. etc.
 Reporter Congratmaated Thaw.
 while Jones was tessifying a news paper reporter leaned over to Thaw and said. "f want to congratulate you on having made such q good impress sion. You made a fine witness, we hear"
 Thaw turned around, smiled and re- piled: Thank you, but l thought 1t was 10 be secret"
 District Attorney Jerome asked the prison keeter if he had ever heard Thaw say hip food was poisoned.
 eNo. sir. never did," replied the witness, who was then excused and John A. fsrunjes. another prison keeps CT, was called.
 Bruntes declared he had never seen anything peculiar about Thaw except glare In his eyes. His eyes did not seem to glare so much after last Sep- tember.
 On cross examination by District Attorney Jerome Brunjes declared that Thaw's glaring eyes sometimes had g haunted look in them. When did he stop having that haunted look?" asked the district at- torney.
 He began to get better last sep-
 That was after pr. Evans had wis., 1 fted him several times. 'sYes. sir"
 John J. Hanley, another prison keeper, was called to testify as to | Thaw's conduct and conversations while In the ToTnbs. Hanley said ne | had never noticed anything peculiar | in Thaw's conduct and his converse tions had been rational. In all his conversations with the prisoner Han | lay declared, he was of tho opinion l that Thaw was rational, District Attorney Jerome offered in | evidence a prison book containing en- tries as to Thaw's daily conduct. his visitors, his daily food. etc. Mir. TIartridge asked permission to exam l inc fine record. He handed 1t over to Thaw and the latter read 1t with much Al Al this stage of the inquiry Mir. Hartrtdge announced that the mem bers of Thaw's counsel were ready to | take the stand If the commission de- | sired to have then1s Chairman Me- Clure said the commission did not ue- | sire to have the opinion of counsel, hut would be glad to hear from them aa 10 any facts which might help the | Commission to reach an opinion. | Thereupon Dolphin M. Delmas was asked by Mir. Hartridge to take the stand
 | After MT. Delmas had been sworn. MT. fIartridge eegsn to dpession, am : |: You are attorney % and counselor a'
 'aTi Tbaw raised himself from his seat, caught MT. Hartridge by the arm and | whispered to him that the commission might desire to conduct It's own ex- animation.