The Washington herald., 1907-02-25

New York, Feb. 2f-Harry X Thaw
summoned two Of his lawyers to the
Tombs this morning. and held a half-hour
conference with them. Ihaw is not a lit
tie worried over the reports made that
Jerome Will ask for a commission in luna
cy to sit IN his case and determine
whether or not he is sane.
There have been ali sorts of stories
about this proposed lunacy commission.
According to the information that the
lawyers for the defense have received
Mr.. Jerome proposes TO have his alienists
follow the three doctors thai the defense
/ is yet to call. and upon their statements
ask that the lunacy commission be ap-
pointed The appointment of this COM
mission rests solely with the Judge, should
the latter be convinced that the defendant
is mentally UNIT for trial
Thaw Anxious TO Know.
Harry ThaY was anxious to know just
how far Jerome could go in applying for
the appointment Of this commission. and
] il was on this score that he questioned. at
length. Lawyers Hartridge and O'Rellly
when they reached the Tombs this morn
ing. Lawyer Delmas and his California
colleague. McPike, went aut0mobiling 10
Atlantic City to-day, and are not expected
to reach this city until tomorrow morn
ing
one OF the stories that was circulated
around the criminal courts on Saturday
evening was to the effect that Mrs. VII
/ liam Thaw, the mother OF the defendant
| had sent a representative 20 confer with
/ jerome. and that an agreement was
/ reached as a result between the district
/ Iauorney and Mrs. Thaw. whereby the
Ilunacy commission was TO be applied for
suddenly. II WAS said in this connection
I that Mrs Thaw had been greatly stunned
over the ordeal her sons wife had 20 un-
dergo. and the things she revealed. The
story had the prisoners mother in dread
I OF taking the stand. and in order 10 put q
stop to any of the trying ordeals she had
decided TO concur with Jerome in apply
I Ing for a lunacy commission
story About Mrs. william Thszx.
Harry Thaw. it is said. never took any
stock in this story, and from what has
been learned to-day the yarn was made
out Of whole cloth. The origin Of the
/ STORY is attributed to a court officer do
/ ing duty at the trial.
/ Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw will again
/ take the stand tomorrow morning. and
I be put under more CrOss-eXaminatiOn by
Mr. Jerome Il was said on excellent
authority to-day that the district attorney
will not finish with her tomorrow, but
viii take up a good part Of Tuesday in
] questioning the young wife OF the de-
/ fendant
! It was learned to-day that the present
plan of The defense is 10 call Mrs. Will
7 lam Thaw as their last witness.
sanity Experts Next.
( When Mr Jerome has fnisFed his cross
/ examination OF Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
/ the defense will call Drs Deemar and
/ Bingaman. two experts who examined
/ Thaw in the Tombs. and also Or. Nc
/ Guirc, the Tombs physician. While these
physicians are on the stand the district
I attorney will have in court DIS. Nc
/ Donald, Flint and Mabon, the three spe-
cialists for the prosecution. They will
/ listen 10 the testimony given By the de-
/ fense. Just when these latter three viii
/ take the stand is indefinite at present but
/ according to the stories told around the
I building, Mr.. Jerome viii move for the
appointment Of a commission in lunacy
| Immediately after the testimony Of his
/ experts is taken.
/ DIR. Flint to Testify in Rcbuttal.
The general opinion is that Jerome Will
| call several witnesses in rebuttal OF the
/ testimony Of the prisoners wife. Taking
/ these things into consideration, il is the
| opinion Of many interested in the case,
! and especially in the opinion Of the law
! yers for the defense, that the trial will
not end for at least two weeks more.
! DR.. Carleton Flint refused to deny or
affirm to-day that he had been sub
/ poenacd as a witness for the prosecution.
/ In questioning Mrs. Thaw on Thursday
as to her numerous visits to doctors, the
district attorney asked her this:
Did YOU. during 1901 or 1902 visit the
! Office of Dr. Carleton Flint with Jack
/ Barrymore"
/ Mrs. Thaw answered at first that she
didn't think she did, and when more
/ closely questioned, said she didn't re-
/ member.
Asked as to whether or not he had been
visited there by Mrs. Thaw. Dr Flint
said to-day that that was a matter that
! he could not possibly talk about