Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-05
"And you talked with counseR
Yes, about the case
about the hypothetical QUESTION:"

.Aseas eG the h sns dssa QUESTION:"
mo"
The witness fairly shouted the answer
He also flushed apgrily. Thaw sat appar-
emily unperturbed through the grflling OF
the witness by the district attorney. He
kept his head bowed as he made notes on
the sheet Of paper, lifting his eyes now
and then to look at DIR. Wiley.
rs not jealous rage the dominant ele-
from jealousy" asked Mr. jerome.
Other Elements.
There may be other elements"
"Stop that volunteering and answer my
question.
There are many elements"
Mr.. Jerome interrupted and took another
Tell us some of your conclusions from
the hypothetical question" he requested.
'.The time, the manner and the place
so shouted the district attorney. "you
think the place was chosen for the crime.
mo. Ny argument is that is was not
chosen.
II don't want your argument: keep it out
OF this: What Is your opinion? Was the
place chosen?"
Mo-
Now, as to manner-do you think that
because this man with malice and hatred of
over to him and fired three bullets into his
body. with the revolver held close that
the face was burned by the powder-do you
think that was an act Of insanity?'
Yes"
Then the killing of any person in a
jealous rage is per Sc an act of insanity"
Yes"
Mr.. Jerome took the witness over every
Incident Of the night Of the tragedy and
asked him If in each case he thought
Thaw's acts were those of an insane man.
The witnass finally summed up his an
swers as follows:
Taken alone, they do not impress me
SO; but taken together, they do
Basis of Opinion.
1--WE have gone over the entire case" said
Mr. Jerome, now tell me, did you arrive
at your opinion that he was insane from
the facts of that night alone" After
discussion as to the relative merits OF
opinions and impressions. during which he
was again taken to task by the district
attorney, DR.. Wiley said the occurrences
of the night of the tragedy had not wholly
convinced him.
He then was asked if his decision as to
the insanity of the defendant was based en-
tlrely on the street car incident in Pitts
Durg and the occurrences on Madison
Square Roof Garden, DR.. Wiley answering
that it was.
And from reading the newspapers p sug-
gested the district attorney
The witness hesitated.
4es-and other information"
You had information not in the papers?'
Yes"
Various Tests of Alienists.
Mr.. Jerome then carried the witness
through the various tests of alienists to dis
Germ brain trouble, such as reaction of
light, reflexes, etc, the witness nodding his
assent as an indication that he knew them
all, including the "Romberg test"
Describe the Romberg test commanded
Mr.. Jerome.
THE witness said it was a test of the
BRAIN.
"Oh! But that is not an explanation of
the Romberg test. Do you know it-have
you ever heard of it," said the district at
torney, testify.
Thinking for moment the witness re-
piled:
Il do not exactly know it, adding that
he may have used it-that he might know
the test-but not under the name Of the
Romberg test.
How many people have you examined as
an expert as to their insanity?'
oh about 800; don't know ~
did you use the Romberg test on any
of these?
Il don't exactly know what the Rom
berg test is. l cannot say"
Mr.. Jerome displayed the thoroughness
with which he has studied medical authori-;
ties to fit himself for the ThaW case by
leading the witness through a chain Of
questions dealing with pathology, which at
time seemed to thoroughly battle the wit
ness who hesitated time and again and
evaded direct answers.
DR.. Wiley was still undergoing cross-ex-
animation when a recess was taken until
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