The evening world., 1907-02-05
Dr.. Charles H. Wiley Of Pittsburg,
First Witness for the Defef4se,
Makes a Strong Assertion IN
Favor of the Prisoner.
AT FIRST FAILS TO
SHAKE HIS TESTIMONY.
He Testified that the Prisoner Was Insane -ths
Night EIe Shot and Killed His Enemy,
Stanford .White-Tha =Angfy=at =at=Put--- Putt
ting Him on the Stand.

One of the witnesses for the defense Harry haw Dr. Wiley
o Pimg completely nonplssed while under crossexamnaon
lby M Jerome to-day doctor testified that his opinion 1haW
was he killed Stanford White He held his ground for
nearly hours but then he gave way while Mr. Jerome prompted
1by DR. Carlos F. Mcdonald terrific vorey of questions at him
that showed the Ptsng very umeary knowledge Of
his profession. =
When Wiley sufficiently wrecked DR. Bngaman also from
Ptshng took stand He testified that he had known Thaw for
thirty years child the had suffered from most in
fan troubles and that he had attack Of ST. vus dance This Wit
mess not xamned
He was followed by Alfred Taw cousin of the accused He
was called to establish the strain insanity the Taw family but there
was prolonged argument the admission of this testimony IS
lc purpose of the that the father of the witness died
lunac.
DEFENSE BADLY MIXED.
sharp contrast with the busnessk methods OF the prosecution
Thas counsel along in doubt regarding which witness they
would call next questions they would ask him once ne aa
been called lack of system and ackness about he
conduct the business of the defense ali through the
Mr John b easpn had active charge Of the colleagues
sat mute and mounu from to S. Without ccsg Mr. Gleason
style and his Of meeting
ome crafty objections and cut of the same
piece with his opening address yesterday -
Fl was an =iaaespeiou beginning of Thaa's
three O'clock This afternoon getting tangled
his statements that looked if woad have to fight
Its witness the stered physician from total
exueio with foWn locked in his heavy brow turned
Eto one experts Charles G. of the
Binghamon Asylum, and whispered angriy:
"hy does he testity7 He doesn't know anything about
my case anyhow. don't like this
COUNSEL TRY TO EXPLAIN.
Mr. Hartdge of Thaws counsel said the defense conem
plated calling Wiley expert He explained the failure Of the de-
fene 10 object Jome method Of questioning Wiley by saying
aws lawyers wanted to gel line ON onie method OF meeting and
combating the testimony Of the real experts
Justice Fitzgerald had been sitting only few minutes when the
doctor said to direct question from Mr. Jerome
@IbeIeve Harry Kendall ThaW was Insane when he killed
Stanford White on the 25tt Of June LAST
Wiley bald keen-faced Of middle age with an essen
tally professional look about him Mr. Gleason examined the phys
cia BY way of introducing the witness Mr. Gleason brought the
fact that Wiley had made study of insanity and that he had formerly
been Assistant Superintendent Of the Pennsylvania State Asylum
AN IRRATIONAL INCIDENT. y.
"Do you recognize this defendant man whom you saw in
t9o6 asked Mr. Gleason pointing to his uen moodyced broody
client who sat porng letter. apparently obvos
going on.=T5a=====7
said The physician Then he described this scene
was riding on Fifth avenue car in PisbIg II in the