Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-28
JEROME EXAMINES EXPERT
More Evidence Of Intention to Apply foI
LunaOy Commission in 1haw Cass,
MRS. THAW RECALLED FOR BRIEF TIME
She Denies that She Told Her Brother
that ThAw Maltreated Her and
that She Carried n
Pistol.
MRS. THAW RECALLED FOR BRIEF TIME

NEW YORK, Feb. N.-lnterest In the
Thaw trial today centered In the maneuvers
Of District Attorney Jerome, who seemed
to give further indication Of his purpose
in the near future to apply for commits
sion in lunacy to report on the present con-
dition OF the defendants mind. The wit
ress stand for the greater part Of the day
was occupied by Dr. Evans. director Of the
New Jersey hospital for the insane at
Morris Plains, N. j.. an alienst for the de-
Tense who was up for cross-examination.
Mr.. Jerome seemed to direct his efforts
at getting DIR. Evans information as to
the exact recognized forms of insanity from
which the expert declared Harry Thaw was
suffering at the time of the brain Storm"
which resulted in the killing Of White. DR..
Evans had testified that in his will Thaw
displayed evidences OF melancholic state
of mind. The district attorney dwelt for
an hour or more on the subject of melan-
cholia and asked the expert IL 1t was not
true that in acute melancholia there is a
recurrence of the affliction in ut least one
third of all cases DIR. Evans said there
was.
jerome VIII Call Hamilton.
Mr.. Jerome said he intended calling as
the witness In rebuttal Dr. Allan McLane
Hamilton. the alienest, who was first en-
plOyeu Dy lne IndW OeIenSe, Out VINO mas
not heretofore figured In the trial DIR.
Hamilton recently returned from Europe
and in a published interview just after
he landed was reported to have said that
he came to the conclusion that Thaw was
insane at the time of the tragedy and
that he Is insane now. The district attor-
ney also stated that he would call DR..
Charles F. Bingaman of Pittsburg, the
Thaw family physician, in rebuttal. DR..
Bingaman was on the stand for a short
while today, but Mr.. Demas objected when
Mr.. Jerome started in TO cross-exa mine the
physician as to insanity in the Thaw family,
on the ground that the witness had not
qualified an expert.
DR.. Bingham told today OF visiting Thaw
last August, when the prisoner seemed
much depressed and suffered from the de-
fusion that conspiracy had been formed
against him, complaining that he was not
allowed to put paper over the grating in
his cell door, because they wanted the
cold air to blow in and give him pneu-
monia so he would die and his case never
| come to trial"
By recalling Evelyn Thaw to the stand
for a few questions which he had omitted
on his long cross-examination. Mr.. Jerome
early today indicated that he would call
|
her in matter of credbility He asked
Mrs. Thaw IL she had not told her brother
that Thaw had treated her cruelty while
abroad because she refused to tell lies
about Stanford White and say he had
drugged and mistreated her. He also
wanted to know II the brother had not
bought her a pistol with which she might
| defend herself against Thaw The de-
PENDANTS wife denied absolutely that there
was any truth in any of these statements.
Defense Nearly Through.
Mr. Delmas announced that the defense
would conclude it's case this week This,
however, was on the assumption that the
district attorney would conclude his cross
examination Of Drs. Evans and Wagner.
MIR. Jerome did not even finish with DR..
| Evans who will be recalled tomorrow.
John T. Deemer. the physician to Mrs
William Thaws family, will follow Dr.
Evans, and then will come Dr. Wagner
After these have testified Mrs. William
Thaw herself will take the stand, accord
ing to present plans. The defense may.
therefore, conclude by Monday or Tues
day of next week.
II Mr.. Jerome moves for a lunacy COM
mission 1t is expected he will do so during
the taking OF the rebuttal testimony next
week. 1t was expected that Dr. Evans and
Mr.. Jerome would have a lively duel dur
ing the cross examination OF the witness
but there were only one or two clashes ir
which the honors appeared 20 be about
evenly divided The examination dragged
at times. and Mr.. Jerome seldom raised hii
voice above the low placid tone he so FIRE
quently assumes
During the cross examination OF DIR