Connecticut western news., 1907-02-07
ROW IN THAW CAMP
Quarrel Among Counsel Follows
 Routing of Witness.
WITNESSES TELL OF DEED.

Persecution Opens Fight With Stories
 of 6ystanders on Fatal Night - De-
 fsndant's Wife to Toll of Relations
 With White.
 New York, Feb 6.-The task of prov ing to jury that Harry K. Thaw was nsans-through heredity and mental stress-when he shot and killed Stan ferd White was taken up by the de- fense in this famous case, but 1t is the general opinion in the courtroom that the other experts for the defense must fare better than pr. Charles J. Wiley. the first one called, if they are to ac complish anything for the defendant.
 On every point the defense was beat en by the prosecution. After holding up Thaw's expert witness. Dr. Charles J. Wiley, to ridieule District Attorney Jerome succeeded in keeping from the stand witnesses whose testimony was considered by the defense to be most important in proving that Thaw was w
 Many and conflicting rumors, but all In effect that a serious difference of opinion as to the conduct of the de- fense in the Thaw murder trial, fol lowed a conference of the prisoners at torneys. The reports were based chief ly on the understanding that Thaw's choice of John B. Gleason as the lead ing factor in the defense was not sat isfaetory to the other attorneys, par ticularly Attorneys Delmas and Nc Pike. #.. Counsel Threaten to Retire.
 From one source it was declared that five of the attorneys had told Mir. Gleason that he must not hereafter usurp the chief role of the defense, or if he did the others would retire from the case.
 A serious cause of complaint, 1t was declared, was that at a conference Thaw's legal advisers decided not to call Dr. Wiley, the Pittsburg alienist, as a witness at the present time, and it was therefore with the greatest sur prise that they heard his name called by MT. Gleason as the first witness. It had also been their intention to call Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, but this move was frustrated, it was said.
 peInas May Leave Case.
 Lawyer Michael Dolphin Delmas of the California bar, special pleader re- tained by Harry K. Thaw, 1t was re- ported, contemplates withdrawing from the case because of the unsatisfactory progress of the defense on the first day.
 Benjamin Bowman, telegraph oper- ator. who was to tell of conversation held with Thaw in September, 1904, which the defense relied upon to show Thaw had been subject to hallucina- tions at that time, was not permitted to testify. This also occurred when Albert B. Thaw, a second cousin of the defendant, took the stand.
 With the exception of pr. Wiley, the Thaws' family physician was the only witness for the defense allowed to tes- tify.
 Thaw Family Doctor Called.
 Dr. c. A. Bingaman, called by the defense, said he was for years the Thaw family physician. MT. Gleason asked:
 "For what disease did you first treat Harry ThawT"
 During the first few years he went through measles, humps, chickenpox and scarlet fever"
 'When you first saw him, did you not notice his nervous conditionp
 'tHe was always very nervous"
 How did he sleep?"
 "very badly"
 "For how long a time was he sub- 1sct to St yitus' dancer"
 For period of few weeks"
 After Dr. Ringaman had described St. vitus dance Mir. Jerome asked a single question.
 How old was Thaw when he had St. vitus' dancew
 "Six years" filled with the technical. cross examina- tion of pr. Wiley, the Pittsburg alien fist, interest revived when it was inti mated by counsel that Evelyn Thaw would probably be put on the stand very soon.
 pr. Wiley Badly "RattIed."
 The discontinue of pr. Wiley by MT Jerome was complete.
 "A man who has insane homicida tendencies at thirty-six years of age would probably have other delusions leading to similar acts, would he notY MT. Jerome asked him.
 ''That is a probability" said Dr Wiley.
 "Do you think Thaw was insane i'm mediately after he killed Stanford White?'
 q think the holding up of the pisto was an insane act"
 "Why?"
 In one sensational statement pr Wiley admitted under the grueline cross examination of District Attorne. Jerome that in his opinion the defend ant was insane when he shot Stanford White and in all probability had no recovered his sanity.
 Got Impression From Papers.
 Tn his direct examination Dr. Vile. fhot in nripinn Thaw