Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-20
Nearly All Day in Thsw Case Occupied
with Testimony Of Doctors
DEFENSE EXPECTS TO CONCLUDE TO-DAY
DeImhs VIII Speak Thursday and
Friday VIII BE Given to jerome
Jury May Get Case Friday
Night.

TOT the detense nnally TO close It's case |
today. When adjournment until tomor- !
row was taken there was pending only the |
matter of the admission Of letter written |
by Thaw to ], Dehnison Lyon. a Pitts
burg banker, which Mr.. Delmas said would |
help to fix the young mans state Of mind
before the roof garden tragedy and the
likelihood that Evelyn Nesbit Thaw win
be called tomorrow briefly to combat the
testimony of Abram Hummel.
District Attorney Jerome hinted that an
important witness for the prosecution might
reach the city tonight. The chances are,
however, that a half days session tomor-
row will be sufficient to conclude all the
! testimony that is to be offered by either
! side An adjournment then will be taken
until Thursday morning, when Mr.. Delmas
! will begin his summing up speech. He will
have all of Thursday to himself and Mr..
Jerome will reply on Friday. Justice Fitz-
gerald may charge the jury that evening
or he may for the first time hold court on
Saturday I'm order to conclude the case be-
/ fore the week ends.
with the exception of the last few min
utes Of the afternoon session the entire
day was given over to expert testimony.
CrOss-ExnminatIOn Continued.
| This morning Mr.. Jerome continued
]
Jelffe, one of the alienists for the defense,
who was on the stand yesterday afternoon
when adjournment was taken.
"In your answer to the hypothetical ques-
ton, DOCTOR" began Mr.. Jerome, did you
interpret the question in the light of facts
which are outside the question:"
why, in a way, certainly" answered
DR.. Jelliffe. MY knowledge of the alpha
bet allowed me to read the question, but
there Is nothing about that in the ques-
ton"
Did you answer It in the light Of infor-
nation furnished you about this defendant
not in the hypothetical question:
II did not"
Did you have such information?"
"I did"
Did you deem this information of i'm
portance7"
II deemed II Of value"
But you excluded these facts in framing
your answer?'
so far as It is possible for the human
mind to exclude such things, did. have
tried to answer conscientiously."
auestIOned for Book.
Mr.. Jerome produced n book edited by
T.. Jelline and attempted to induce the
alienist to admit a classification OF insanity
!
each class OF insanity mentioned in the
book one after the other and asked the
witness II that was the class of insanity
, Thaw was suffering from when he shot
White. The witness before answering each
question insisted upon reading the descrip-
, tions given in the book. The cross-exami-
nation dragged along at great length and
, was something OF a surprise in view Of Mr..
Jeromos expeditions handling Of the ex-
perts yesterday.
, When Mr.. Jerome came to the section
relating dementia praecox, paranoia and
other diseases he became insistent DR..
Jelliffe had declared Thaw was not suffer
: ing from any Of the previously mentioned
I diseases.
Now doctor, does that classification as
to paranoa, etc, contain the disease from
which II. X. T. was sufering?" asked Mr.
Jerome
Il have already said I believed he was
suffering from some sort of insanity. It
could have been any one OF a number OF
forms 1t is impossible TO say which"
, Expert is Guessing.
did he, IN your opinion, suffer from any
, one Of the forms herein enumerated?''
> 1T is possible he was suffering from de-
nentia praecox."
was he?"
, There are not enough facts in this ques-
tion for me to do more than guess and
am guessing the best can"
What about paranoia?" asked the dis
trict attorney.
''To the best of my belief" replied DR.
!, Jelliffe, H K T. was suffering a para
nois state Of some insanity"
What particular form of insanity was
: the subject OF the paranos slater"
L.
hypothetical question to enable me TO de.
termine."
d Was 1t irregular insanity?"
! 1T may have been-yes."
e WAS it?"
= Il have answered the best I can"
- The chapter on paranoia brought out I
long wrangle between the district attorne,
Y and the witness
witness Has Limitations.
''Paranoia is very broad term" sal,
DR.. Jellife; authors use II different.
don't know what you mean by It and 70,
may not know what l mean. H X T.
10 may have been suffering from what is her
n described as acute paranoia-"
n rs Il your opinion he was?"
"a Il have told you many times, Mr.
Jerome" said Dr. Jelline that the hypo
a thetical question does not contain enouRl
facts to base any positive opinion upon.
, can do no more than I have done"
~ do you know Of any writer's on brail
a stOrmsT'
- - What do you meanT' queried the wit
ness IN reply.
a Il don't know" said the district attor
= ney. I borrow the phrase from the Iearne,
:, Dr Evans"
"A There are several instances" went OF
- Dr. Jelllfe, "of explosive outbreaks de
a. scribed by medical writer's which are simi
lar 70 the case under discussion"
Or. Jelliffe went on to cite some Of thes
= cases and soon he and the district attorne
!. were in the midst OF a war OF words.
Dr. Jelline would break In before NJ,
Jerome had finished question, and in tur
Mr.. Jerome would not let him hnish an an
. swer.
Il am trying 70 cite cases which ar
similar TO the one under discussion an
- while I am answering don't want 70 b
~ met with your sophistry"
rs Talking Match In Prospect.
10 You won't said Mr.. jerome. ''but
want 70 tell you that If this is going I