Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-02-21
4 SHORT SESSION
illness Of the Wife Of Juror Delays
the Thaw Trial and May
Cause Complications.
1HAW's STRANGE PULSE
Changes -Four Times to tho Minute 40
cordlno to Or. Evans-No Evl'
dence Of Drug Habit Or
Intoxlcants.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE Thaw triai
"Wednesday was limited to an AFTER
noon session Of less than two hours
duration, the morning session having
been abandoned because Of the illness
Of the wife Of Juror Joseph B. Bolton.
The Juror was allowed to visit bis
home in company with two other
Jurors and two court officers. ne
found his wife suffering from double
pneumonia and two physicians certi-
lied that her condition was very So
rious. Bolton returned to the jury
panei in time for the afternoon ses'
sion which began at 2.1O p. m. and ad'
iourned at 4:O5 O'Clock. There was
stipulation Of counsel by which the
Juror might again visit his home. 40
companied by bailiffs Wednesday.
Juror Bolton Wednesday afternoon
appeared distract, apparently taking
little interest In the proceedings. II
Mrs. Bottoms condition should con-
tinue 80 critical that her husband can
not be- expected to give proper consid'
Aration to his duties as Juror, there
may be an indefinite postponement-
all the other Jurors meanwhile remain
ing locked up-or possibly a mistrial'
DR.. Britton d. Evans, superinten-
dent of the States Hospital for the
Insane at Morris Plains, N. j., gave
the only testimony Wednesday. He
concluded his direct examination ana
District Attorney jerome reserved
the right to cross question the expert
later.
DR.. Evans detailed the results OF
mia various examinations and physi-
cal tests in his visits to the defen'
dant following the tragedy. He de-
clared there was depression IN the
back Of Thaw's head Of a most unus-
nal character, but was unable to state
its significance.
DR.. Evans said T'haw's pulse action
was the most extraordinary he mad
every encountered. The pulse would
change beats four times within one
minute, the variance being from IL 70
"A beats. The pulse indicated, ne
said, that the sympathetic nervous
system was seriously at fault. DR.,
Evans declared he found no traces OF
drug habits nor any Of the tremorS
characteristic Of excessive indulgence
IN intoxicants.
DR.. Evans said he felt II was ex-
fremely unfair to him as a physician
to require him to separate his physi'
cal examinations Of the defendant from
the questions and answers as to his
mental processes. He was interrupt
nd by both Mr.. Jerome and Mr.. Del
mas and Justice Fitzgerald said:
"Will you kindly confine yourself
10 answering questions and not CIV
ing expressions Of opinion. There Is
some limitation even to the province
Of an expert"
As the result Of conference be-
tween counsel just before a djourn-
ment, Mr.. Jerome said Thaw's attor-
neys had turned the will Of the defen-
Aant over to him for examination be-
fore It should again be formally offer
cd in evidence. Thursday Mr.. Del.
mas will offersbe will in evidence. If
d is accepted viii be read to the
1ury.I II 1t is ~ accepted by con
sent Of the district attorney there is
likely to be an extended argument.
Following the disposit Of the will,
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw will resume
he stand.