Bisbee daily review., 1907-02-06
THAWS PLEA MAY
 BE INSANITY
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Continued from Page l0 Argyll Robertson pupil test, uzhonwn to him when he was asked to quote from any accepted work on insanity, declared he could not give the exact language from any book.
 Jerome's well of knowledge seemed never to run dry.
 Thaw's counsel sat silent without a protest as Jerome grfiled the first wit ness for the defense. Thaw himself seemed to take little interest in the cross examination at the outset, but later began 10 take notes and was often in earnest conversation with those of his counsel who sat nearest him.
 At the close cross examination of Wiley an attempt was made to intro duce testimony tending to show that the strain of insanity has existed in certain branches of the Thaw fam fly.
 Among the witnesses called were Albert Lee Thaw of Richmond, Va, who said his father and Harry Thaw's s father were first cousins. The de fense's stated purpose was to urSw from the witness the fact that his father died in an asylum for the in sane, when Jerome objected. He de clared the relationship too far re- moved from the defendant to be in competent.
 And law" he added, ''is not satis- fled that a man is insane merely be- cause he died in an asylum or re- treat for persons suffering from men, tai disorders. There must be com petknt testimony to the fact
 Justice Fitzgerald said the attor- neys for the defense could cite au- thorities on the subject. Gleason promises to have authorities tomor- row.
 c. H. Bingham, of Pittsburg, who has been a family physician of Thaws for thirty years, took the stand and testified that he had known Harry ever since his infancy. He had treated him once for St. vitus dance. He seemed to be lad of highly ner- night, said the witness.
 Jerome's cross examination was brief.
 How old was the defendant when he had St. VtIus'' dancer"
 Seven"
 That Is all, Doctor"
 Dr. John F. Deemar was called to testify as to the mental condition of John Ross, a cousin of Harry Thaw, when Jerome objected.
 Justice Fitzgerald held that until defense's authority on introduction of testimony as to the collateral insanity were presented, he thought 1t best to rule out all such testimony for the time being. At this time adjourn ment until tomorrow was ordered.
 Scarcely had court adjourned when there was a conference of defendants counsel when It became known that certain attorneys were not pleased with the days developments.
 Delphi M. Delmas, on leaving the court room, declared flatiy that he was dissatisfied with the days pro- ceedings and intimated surprise that the conduct of the defense for the day had been entrusted to John B. Gleason, rather than himself.
 Wiley should not have been put va the stand, Delmas said today, per haps not at all.
 T expected to conduct the case to- day" Delmas added. T was sur. prised that Gleason should" It had been rumored in the court room that Thaw was pleased with Gleason's ad- dress to the jury and directed that Gleason should take charge of the case today.
 Thaw's attorneys were closeted at Attorney McPike's office well into the evening, but nothing definite was made public.
 After the lawyers left McPIke wa asked
 "win Deimas withdrew from the case tomorrow If Gleason continues the examination?"
 "As to that" replied the lawyer you will have to walt until ccurt opens
 McPike was then asked if he wal satisfied with the manner in whic7 the case had been conducted. H, said, 'T don't care to say anything What will be done will be made knowr tomorrow morning"
 A note was sent to the prisoner asking him about the report that hii lawydrS had disagreed His reply was:
 There is no truth In the report It is all nonsense"
 Thaw did not appear worn from hii tedious day in court. Asked what b, thought of the day in court. Thaw re piled that the day had been "Appas entity satisfactory"