Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-14

the nutrition and said It was good
The condition of the skin also was
good.
The result of the tests of the re-
fleXes. the doctor explained. Explain
ing the reheXes known as knee jerk
and tickling Of the feet he said that
in the latter test there seemed To be
unusual SenSitiVeness. Thaw's pupils
responded normally to the tests of
light and distance.
DR.. Evans next gave the details of
ms numerous examinations of ThaW's
pulse.
He exhibited the most remarkable
nervous pulse it has ever been my OPP
portunity 70 examine, said the alien
ist. THE pulse indicated "A nervous
control of the heart. showing the SYM
pathetic nervous system To be seri-
ausly a fault. The irregularity of the
heart was evidenced by the nulse
changing its rate four times within a
minute. the variance being twelve. 10
twenty-four beats | have never be-
tore known heart to act that way.
have known the pulse to change
once in a minute but Mr.. Thaw's pulse
would start the first quarter of a min
ute at "a beats and in the next fifteen
seconds would run to 112 or more.
1T would then change to 80 and
back to so or 50. | took his pulse
many times and noticed this variance
on every occasion.
Fearing sometimes that the eXer-
ton of Tie physical examination had
tired him, | tried to compose his
mlnd and then again took his pulse
with the same result.
This led me to examine his heart
which ! found in the same Irregular
ity as the pulse.
II examined the heart for murmurs
or evidences of valvular troubles, hut
found none"
After careful examination the doc
tor said he found no evidences of alb
normal muscular inCO- ordination.
NO indications are found of any evi-
denceS of the drug habit
Dr. Evans also declared that Thaw
exhibited none Of the trcmors such
as are found in persons who have
been addicted for long time to an ex-
cessive use of intoNicants. No signs
of diseases of the spinal. cord we're
found. nor were there found spots of
anesthesa on the body. The tests of
suggestion We're not successful. Thaw
wandering off in his conversation and
laillng To follow the suggestions Of
fered
During the examination he was
very nervous and unnecessarily appre-
henstve. He appeared TO be very tired.
His mower of perception was
good. said Or. Evans. "but it oper-
ated under his own peculiar win. 7
There were periods of mental abstrac-
tlon during which our questions were /
ignored by Thaw. When he so willed
it however, his perceptve power
seemed all right"
DR.. Evans was aslsed to state the
general rule in detecting hereditary
as associated with epilepsy
81 can state my own rules" said
Dr. Evans, but there may be differ +
ences of opinion. NV rule is based on
experience, as | can say that i'm a gem
eral way it is a general rule among
men of science Epileptlcs beget eni- /
leptics and persons predsposed to all f.
the various forms of insanity. The I
children Of epIeptiCs have what we
call psycOlpathic taint The faint 7
passes from generation to generation. 7.
Sometimes ii skips a generation and
springs up in collateral branches OF
d family Where there Is epilepsy in /
Il family there is likely to be found !
mental derangemeut Epilepsy in
sanity and idiocy are closely allied
What do you men by collateral
branches of a family
"Not the direct line of descent f.
Where an uncle or aunt has mani
tested insanity it is reasonable To AS
sumo insanity has come as aherit- |.
age"
The fact that a first cousin II in !
sane would be a significant factor in .
the mental condition Of (
a person."
'Yes: in taking PATIENTS family /
history that fact could not be ig- (
nored.'
DR.. Evans next went at length into
influence in eases of insanity. /
This concluded the direct examination.
Mr.. Jerome reserved his right to (
After considerable discussion. Dr. f
Evans was ordered to produce. when
called upon to do so, any notes ha .
may have made of his examinations of |
ThaW, or any reports he made to
Thaws attorney.
DR.. John Deemar Of Kittaining.
Pa, was then recalled as witness,
He was asked If he could state the
mental condition of John Ross, a first
cousin of Harry Thaw. but on an OBJ
lection by Mr.. Jerome. he was not al
lowed to answer. The objection was
based as earlier in the trial, on the
ia i5,s oo,Dt there was . conference
hetWap, tho attorpa,-s oc tho rac,tit of 7