The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-16

request from Mr.. Delmas of the defense
that he be allowed to defer the cross
examination of DR.. Austin Flint, who in
answer to the two hypothetical questions
yesterday declared the opinion that Thaw,
at the time he shot and killed Stanford
White, was sane and knew the nature and
quality of his act. DR.. Flint accordingly
was excused and Dr. William Hirsch of
Cornell medical school was called as
the second of the six experts who are
to testify for the state
After DR.. Hirsch had qualified himself
by stating what his medical education
and experience had been, District At
torney Jerome. asked him:
was the person described in the hy-
pothetical question of the defense suffer-
ing from such mental arrangement that
he did not know the nature or quality of
his act or that the act was wrong?"
He certainly was not" was the reply.
Dr. Hirsch gave the same answer as to
the longer hypothetical, framed by the
district attorney.
Brain Storm Unknown.
Now DOCTOR" said Mr.. Jerome, what
is a brain Storm
''There is no such thing as a brain
storm known among scientific men," came
the response.
When Dr. Wagner was on the witness
Jerome a case of brain storm described
in a recognized text book on insanity.
Mr.. Jerome called this case to DR..
Hirsch's attention. Mr. Delmas objected
on the ground that it was the collateral
ISSUE Justice Fitzgerald overruled the
objection, and DIR. Hrsch said the case
cited was no more similar to the Thaw
affair than case OF smallpox resembles
a broken leg"
THAI is ALL said Mr.. Jerome
mo questions, doctor you may step
aside" said Mr. Delnas.
DR.. Pritchard Called.
DR.. William b. Pritchard of the New
York Poly Clinic institute followed DIR.
Hirsch on the stand. His responses to
the two hypothetical questions were
identical with those of DIR. Hirsch.
Mr. Delmas waived DIR. Pritchard aside.
when he was turned over by District
Attorney jerome for cross-examination.
1t was announced from the defendants
counsel table that there would be no
cross-examination of the experts for the
state.
DR.. Albert Warren Ferris of the Col
Iege of Physicians and Surgeons, the,
next expert for the prosecution, was on
the stand but few moments He an
swered the two hypothetical questions as
the others had done and was dismissed
by Mr.. Delmas.
Dr. A. F. Diefendorf of the State hos
pital at Middletown, Conn, and a pro-
fessor of mental diseases at Yale univer-
sity, was the fifth of the prosecution ex-
perts to testify that in his opinion, based
on the two Hypothetical questions, the
prisoner was sane when he killed White.
Mr. Delmas started to ask DIR. Diefen-
dorf question as to certain statements
made in one of his works.
Mr.. Jerome objected and Delmas with.
drew the question.
DR.. Diefendorf was thereupon excused
and DR.. Mabon, the last of the six ex-
perts, was called. DR.. Mabon was of the
same mind as the five doctors who pre-
ceded him on the stand
Hartridge Asks Question.
When Mr.. Jerome had copcluded his di-
rect examination of DR.. Mabon, who is
superintendent of the state hospital for
the insane ON Wards Island. Mr. Hart
ridge of Thaw's counsel said he had a fey
ques tions to put to him.
is it not true" he asked, that physi-
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