The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-04-05

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Rational Man.
New York. April lit was IcEllt,-
ly stated tonight. after = session winch
lasted from 1880 o'clock this n"rh.nE
until $50 i. m. that the iunary GO
mission which is inquiring irio ~.
! present mental condition ot IId'yy
Thaw will conclude its l2bo-. tpmyT-
TOW and will have reported it's ccncln-
sions 10 Justice Fitzgerald scfBt, he
hCur set for the ThaW jury Ia ,.pu,t
in court on Thursday morning There
will be a brief public session oi 'hs
commission tomorrow 10 hear = fnaI
witness-an alienist-o1eEed by ~
trict Attorney Jerome. and thcn ~ II
follow . private mental an nry ,ral
examination OF the defendant. II VA.
stated toni-Li ia, only ,.e . Il cr>
Of the commission and he ur'riAi
stenographcr would be uresen' =
: Thaw's las, ordeal, both a,.o,u,y ,or
The defence ana the Gi.'rlc, a'' a~,
being barred.
h announcement that h, com H.
sion desired to renew las private ,N.m-
inati0n OF Thaw came at tn end OF 4.
day OF many Witnesses and was H 'h,
nature of Il complete 81. n.l.. IN,
decision was probably due 10 H.. COZ
hlcting character Of the jesGmCnN
heard today. Ii was anothGr bnti,,. az
alienists with those engaged Dy me
district attorney deciarin. Thaw .u os
absolutely incapable OF understanding
his own condition, Of realiziuI h.
nature OF the charge against him ~
or nationally comforting with l. al.
while those engaged by the 6efepcc de-
ciared that Thaw throughout the ar.I
Had acted in a rational manpsy. L;tJ
nationally advised his counsel I'm their
nearing and fully understood ARR Ar
Dreciated everything connectes w,rh
his case and trial.
Inc experts for the proSeautiLb -
mitted that they had reached t;teir
conclusions as to Thaw's present STATE
OF mental un~soundnesS from dIt,nt
observations of him in the court roobs
ana writings alleged 10 have
from him during the trial Awnnr -.
ia'.er - pages OF newspaper eHrplue
Il memoranda written by PRaw =.
suggestions TO his chief attorney. Del
ph1n vi. Delmas. for his a.
aooress 10 he jury. Mr.. JeroppY .er-
perts declared these writings i.troaus.
60 oefore the commission by In. 5.-
PENDANTS own counsel 10 pr,v. ~.
sanity. Were the writings Of an rssap.
man. The experts for the de feEsc de-
ciareo there was absolutely notkfrr &.
'he writings upon which 10 pHedi,sts
opinion OF mental unsoundnes.
After the experts had finishrI A.
DelmaS himself took the stand tr,iar
ed that many of Thaw's suap,stio..
were most valuable n that ~ ir-
'eNueu 10 incorporate some Of TIC .us
in his summing up adJrcse
NE allenists for the defense IN ,sgn-
lying declared that they had thc adj
vantage OF constant personal sxarina-
'lohs OF the defendant, while tho ur.ye
witnesses had not
The Tombs physician. two cb.,,.s,.
the city prison. several guards aIa
Il probation officer took the stauI md
'eStihed that Thaw in prison had &, ted
ana spoken like a rational nan
me commission decided t,car -
the much discussed t~est:u,p,
81 br. Allan Nolan" Hamilton. wro
stated that he made four cyamio,,t,,,
Harry Thaw, the last in July N ZOO
ne came 10 the conclusion Al tbat
nm" that Thaw was SUFFERING ,r,n
.Htohic delusional insanity or Dcr3,.,
ana still held hat belief. On croee
itnInation. Dr.. Hamilton adm,t..d b.,
had not examined the defaDdan.
emily. The DEFENDANTS coun..! t,,b,
iSainst Or. Hamilton's testimen b.
Il very last. Failing in the glCa ~
Professional privilege as = bar. iL.y
u that his examinations Of the D.
'Hu4hI were 90 remote to be OF arv
dlue at this time. Tbs commieercs
ieclded TO allow the testimony.
Members Of the commission 100
.Aamined several Of the district after
ley alienists a. length. inqufIise -
o the consistency OF their testlgtcry
low thai Thaw is insane and has ben
% for several years. as against th.ir
estimony at the trial when in an,,er
o a hypothetical question they de-
Jared Ihaw knew the nature and Cl,L-
~ OF his act when he sho and kl'ed
.tanford White, and knew that tn act
as wrong. DR.. Austin Flint declared
aas ma" was insane from the alien
us point or view when the honslJ.
but Was NOT insana In L.