Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-15
BOTH FIRE AND FLOOD STATE AL|ENSTS ON
Pttsbg Confagraton Costs Prosecutions Experts Declare
About 100000. Thaw Was Sane.
WATER MAINS USELESS. E OF THEM GIVE TESTIMONY
Vany Tried to Check Delma Dpnse Entirely With
the Flames. Crosse Examination.
ONE BIG FACTORY DESTROYED KNOW BRAIN STORM
Rapidly
Dwellings Nearing Its Jury
BadyD Damaged. j. the NextMo
Delmas Dispenses Entirely With
Cross Examination.
KNOW NAUGHT OF BRAIN STORM
Famous Trial Appears to Be Rapidly
Nearing Its Close-To the Jury
the Next Move.

NEW YORK, March 15-Delphin Delmas.
leading counsel for Harry K. Thaw,
sprung a decided surprise upon District At
torney Jerome today by announcing that
he would not cross-examine any OF the ex-
perts for the state.
Mr.. Jerome thereupon during the morning
session of the trial put five alienists upon
the stand one after the other, and, claiming
their familiarity with the hypothetical
question, put to the experts for the defense
and also Mr. Jerome's $4,000 word EXPOSE
ton of the evidence, they declared their
opinion that at the time he shot ana kiiieo
Stanford White Thaw knew the nature anu
quality Of his act and knew that the act
was wrong. Mr.. Hartridge. for the defense
undertook a cross-examination OF LII. MA
hen by adding certain details to Mr.. 'e-
rome's long hypothetical question.
In order that he might prepare the aool-
tions to the questions more definitely thah
Ia ,,.da them in his extemporaneous state
me,t the luncheon recess was oroeFeu
earlier than usual
r,e,vn Nesbit Thaw may take the stano
this afternoon to testify as to wnether vi
NOT Abraham Hummel was acthls as he'
| attorney when he made the now 1ahouS
affidavit. ho.
DIR. Allan McLane Hamilton VINO ha'
been summoned witness IN the 'a'o,
had q conference with Mr. DeiHias OH"
otho-s ~ Thaw's counsel before the morn
ing session of court. When MI. 'eroine
,nrrosed calling Dr. Hamilton he seemed
intent upon proving that ina" suaei GU
from an incurable form of insanity. Then
oome the discovery of the James Clinch
Smith testimony as to Thaw's rational con-
versations on the Madison Square Roof
Garden, and his roaming about the place
as If looking for the man who became his
victim. and Mr. Jerome's switch to a pol
icv OF pressing the trial to conclusion
on the indictment for murder in the first
degree.
Dr. Hamilton has expressed the opinion
that Thaw was insane when he saw him
in the Tombs. and remains so.
At the opening today District Attorney
Jerome consented to a request from Mr..
Defmas of the defense that he be allowed
to defer the cross-examination of DR.. Aus
tin Flint, who, in answer to two hypotheti-
cal questions yesterday, declared the opin-
ion that Thaw, at the time he shot and
killed Stanford White, was sane and knew
the nature and quality of his act. DR..
Flint accordingly was excused and DR..
William Hirsch of the Cornell Medical
School was called as the second of the six
experts who are to testify for the state.
After Mr.. Hirsch had qualified himself
by stating what his medical education and
experience had been District Attorney
Jerome asked him.
WAS the person described in the hypo-
thetical questions of the defense suffering
from such mental arrangement that he did
not know the nature or quality OF his act
or that the act was wrong?"
He certainly was not" was the reply.
DIR. Hirsch gave the same answer as to
the longer hypothetical question framed by
the district attorney.
Ignorant Of Brain Storms.
Now, doctor" said Mr.. Jerome, what
is a brain Storm"
There is no such thing as q brain storm
knewn among scientific men," came the re-
Spouse.
When DIR. Wagner was on the witness
stand for the defense he cited to Mr.
Jerome case of brain storm described in
recognized text book on insanity. Mr..
Jerome called this case to DR.. Hirsch's at
tention. Mr. Delmas objected on the ground
that it was a collateral issue. Justice titZ-
gerald overruled the objection and DR..
similar to the Thaw affair than case of
smallpox resembles a broken leg"
That is ALL" said Mr.. Jerome.
mo questions. doctor: you may step
aside said Mr.. Delmas.
DIR. VIM. B. Pritchard Of the New York
Polytechnic Institute followed DR.. Hirsch on
the stand. His responses to the two hy-
pothetical questions were identical with
Mr.. Delmas waved DIR. Pritchard aside
when he was turned over by District At
torney Jerome for cross-examinatiop.
Let Off the Experts.
1t was then announced from the defend
ants counsel table that there would be no
cross examination of the experts, for the
state.
DR.. Albert Warren Ferris Of the College of
| Physicians and Surgeons, the fourth expert
/ for the prosecution. was on the stand but
| a few moments. He answered the two n.y.
pothetical questions as the others had done
| and was dismissed by Mr.. DeImas.
| DIR. A. r. Deifendorf Of the state hos
| pital at Middletown. Conn.,. and professor
of mental diseases at Yale University. was
/ the fifth of the prosecutions experts to
| testify that in his opinion, based on the two
| Hypothetical questions, the prisoner was
| sane when he killed White.
| Mr.. Delmas started to ask DIR. Diefendorf
1 a question as to certain statement made
in one of his works.
Mr.. Jerome objected and Delmas with
| drew the question.
| DR.. Diefendorf thereupon was excused
! and Dr. Mabon. the last of the six experts.
was called. DR.. Mabon was of the same
| mind as the five doctors who had preceded
1 him on the stand
Evelyn Thaw Recalled.
! When court reconvened after the lunch
! con recess Mr.. Hartridge said he would
withdraw the question asked DR.. Mahon.
Then there is no cross-examinatiou? ''
queried Mr.. Jerome.
None said Mr. Hartridge.
I'm that case. your honor" said Mr.,
Jerome to Justice Fitzgerald. I'VE come
back to the question as to whether or not
Abraham Hummel was acting as attorney
for Evelyn Nesbat at the time he was
testifying about yesterday"
| Call Evelyn Nesbit Thaw" commanded