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no surface indication of TIE storm
which 1t is said ragged among coun.
sci for the defense during the lat
ter Fart OF last week after the trial
had been adjourned because of the
Oath of Juror Bottoms wife.
Mr.. Bolton was early at the
criminal courts building today and
sad that II, felt perfectly able to
so on viii >tsisv=-sS;al
1t was decided that the Jurors
should net again he confined Until
they finally retire to make up their
verdict.
Evans on Stand Again.
Er. Evans. who has BEEN by far
the most important witness for the
defense among die medical experts,
dsnilci At great length his con.
rersations with Thaw in the Tombs.
He told of how Tnhw declared
that his lawyers and physicians
were in, n conspiracy with THE dis
hict attorney to railroad" him OFF
to an asylum and to prevent his
case from coming to trial Thaw
tod the physician THAT in his at
tenlpts to bring Stamford White to
justice The had complained to Dis
trct Attorney jerome and that the
latter had told him to let the mat.
Ter drop; that there was ncth.ng
to it. He also complained to An.
tEany Comstock ard to detective
agency.
to most of Thaw's statements by
Dr. Charles G. Wagner, of Bling.
lf3mtoI, who first figured as wit
ness early last week.
Jerome Questions Evans.
ate in the afternoon District
Attorney Jerome cross-exam:m 4 DR..
Evans briefly On the one point that
Tiaw was of unsound mud at tie
time CT executing his will. The
prosecutor ana witness c!ashed
fercely at the first contact.
DR.. Evans made the preliminary
attacks boldly and seems ready
with his wits as the district at.
torney.
O-lmas Protects Witness.
Mr.. Delmas was on his feet dur
ing every hit of Mr.. Jerome's cross
questioning of the witness He in
terposrd many objections and gen
orally was sustained He locked
sharply to Dr. Evans interest, but
the latter apeaEed to be we'll aware
OF his privileges.
Mr.: Jerome in protesting against
admitting the codsc:l as evidence,
deferred to these scandqlona state
ments. Mr.. Delmas objected and
MS ob1ect'cn wern no.el as being
due to the district attorneys mis-
conduct
Jerome Gets Mad. 81
"A wordy conflict ensued. which
ended by Mr.. Jerome declaring that
in future he would conceie moth
ing. Il don't concede anything"
SAID Mr., jerome, at is an outrage,
| SAY, to bring a man here after
.1velal months preparations of this
case and fl.tter away the time of
- court in reading documents"
1T is your privilege not to con.
cede anything. not even common.
courtesy was Mr.. Delmas reply.
IL am exercising my privilege"
SNAPPED Mr. Jerome.
Err. Evars then proceeded to
read the will. Having finished read
ing. the witness asked:
Can You state whether Mr.. Thaw
at tile time of executing the will
ana the codicil was of sound of
unsonnd mind. taking account of
case into consideration"
st is n!@ opinion that lie was
not of sound mind"
Evidence of Insanity.
DR.. Evans said he found evidence.
Indicated in the will of the same
forms CT insanity Indicated as he
found in the defendant at the time
of his visits in the Tombs.
Mr.. Jerome began cross exami-
nat.cn of tfIe witness as to the will
He had DR.. Evans repeat thnt he
found the same form of insanity
in the will as in the defendant.
What form of insanity is 1t
known as" snapped Mr.. Jerome?
That would depend upon the class
ifier,' said DR. Evans Il would
call 1t development insanity
Was It parnoia?"
Were the decisions witch You
osberved during your first three
visits to Thaw systematized or not
symtpmatized?"
Were they systematized or not?"
repeated MF. Jerome sharply.
They were not altogether sys-
tematized."
In what respect were the de-
ductio not sys;ematized?"
DR.. Evans began a long answer
in which he referred to the CONVEX
sations he had with Thaw.
Mr.. Jerome objected and stopped
him.
Mr.. Delmas at once insisted that
Ee he allowed TO go on
Answer Stricken Out.
Mr.. Jerome refused to allow him
to continue and by consent the en-