Evening journal., 1907-03-07
Jerome Now COntemplateS
Calling Young Wife in
Rebultal
TRIAL END NOT
YET In SIGHT

BY Our Own Wire. Publishers Press.
NEW YORK, March by the latest
shift ia the game being played to save
the life of Harry *. Thaw, the yonng
mans fate again hangs by a thread OF
eNpent testimony-this time the testi-
mony of two new aEenists, Doctors
Hammond and Jeliffe.
Having skllfully driven home in the
minds Of the jurors the idea of justi-
hcauon under the "unwritten law
Thaw's attorneys have now virtually
cast aside the defense and stand
sQuarely before the jury on this issue.
Harry Thaw was insane from the
time Bvelyn Nesbit toll him her story
I'm Paris until sometime subsequent to
the killing Of Stanford White and can
not be held responsible for his acts;
he has now recovered his mental
equilibrium and hence cannot be COLI
fined in a mad house
At the conclusion of the testimony
OF Mrs. William Thaw last evening the
defense had virtually ended the first
half Of its case-the proving that Thaw
was insane at the time Of the shoot
ing. From this time forth the efforts
of Thaw's attorneys win be along lines
directly opposite the one pursued to
date-tending to show that Thaw is
sane.
Through Doctors Hammond and Je-
life. Thaw's lawyers are confident Of
proving that he is now sane. Doctors
Wagner and Evans who faced Jerome's
cross s-examination for nearly six days
without contradiction, strengthening
the defence's case, if anything. under
the fire. laid the basis for the testi-
nony Of the experts who viii insist
Thaw is now sane.
Mastery Defense.
The campaign OF the defense, as it
has now been developed, shows it was
PLANNED i'm a mastery way to bring out
the effects desired. Dr. Evans and
wagner. re experts on whom the de-
Z fense relied to prove 1haw insane at
the time OF the killing. stopped their
visit to him in the Tombs in Octo-
Der. AT that time they reported Thav
showed great Improvement, although
they believed him insane when they
began their examination Of him.
Drs Jeliffe and Hammond, the eX-
oerts on whom now devolve the duty
Of proving Thaw sane at present, be-
gan their study of him at later period
They have watched him closely every
day in the court room. In this way
through the different corps Of experts.
"a distinct lien has been drawn for the
beriod Of Thaw's alleged insanity dur
ing which he shot White
This same drawing OF a line Of dis
tinction was carefully observed by
Doctors Evans and Wagner in their
testimony. On the visits they made
before August s they found Thaw still
opparently insane. On that date he
showed signs OF Improvement. A.
succeeding visits they noted progress.
Tehn they were Withdrawn.
Trial End Not in Sight.
The trial viii be the longest in the
history Of the state.
1t is now forty-five days since the
trial began and the end is not m
sight.
This IS particularly remarkable since
the State took but two hours and a
half to present its case.
In the twenty-six and one half actua
court days the official stenOgraphers
have taken down moro than SOO'00'
words Of evidence.
Delmas win read a hypothetical ques
tion tomorrow, covering the entire
case, which is expected 10 entirely fl
one Of the booklets made up by the
stenographers.
Jerome it is known will introduce
many witnesses in rehuttal in an ef'
fort to break down Evelyn's story.
Evelyn may be called in rebuttal.
Thaw Pleased by Strothers Verdict
The first news Of the actquittal OF thu
Strothers brothers was taken TO Harr!
X Thaw to-day by a representative o
the Publishers Press Association.
I'm mighty glad to hear it," sai'