The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28


finished.
Jerome repeated the question asking
the witness if he had read the peoples
exhibit No. so. Evans supposed it
was the letter Thaw wrote while
abroad describing the gay life the
,our,e were having in Paris, AMI re-
Iatc4 to " netior tie au,no. o. It Was
insane. Jerome headed off a speech
by demanding direct answer. Evans
declined to answer yes, or no.
He said, 1T is a fair question that
the address might be important. A
letter addressed to business man
about carload of potatoes might be
all right, the same letter addressed to
society woman ridiculous"
Jerome returned to the LOngfellOw
letters, the incOherency of which was
established in the trial.
Evans Grows Dramatic.
Evans held up the letter and spoke
dramatically as follows:
Its written on common paper, with
| lead pencil, is unaddressed and is
written by a man who lived in Gull
tured society, was born in good social
standing, had good teachings, sur
roundings unlimited money and the
advantages that go with it; yet it is
addressed to woman he wanted to
marry without using her name, with
no endearing terms. All this goes to
show that he was not enjoying the
poise of a person of normal mentality.
Jerome tried to get at point OF
the pathological feature, but Evans
demurred more explanations saying,
You don't want me to wander around,
and take up your time do your
mo doctor, we don't want you to
but we can't stop you,' replied Jerome.
The witness lost no opportunity to
criticise the wording and form of Je-
rome's questions, and Jerome said,
Take one letter that shows mental
insanity growing from pathological
condition" Evans took so much time
looking over the letters he forgot the
question and asked the stenographer
to repeat it.
Question is Read.
When the question was read Evans
asked il Jerome meant pathological
condition of the foot. knee, arm, or
mind. Jerome said he meant mind.
Then Evans had to go over all the
letters again. After a long search he
again forgot the question. He said
exhibit ''E" was such a letter as Je-
rome desired and Jerome told him to
explain it.
Enemies Thurst and Parry.
Jerome sought an admission from
Evans upon which to base an effort
to call Handwriting experts to prove
ThaW insane at the present time
Evans lodged. Jerome had pinned the
doctor down to a detailed examination
of the letters to show why they indi-
Gated insanity The doctor said to
use figure 2 to indicate two persons,
the great parentnesis showed a waste
| OF ink and both indicating abnormal
mentality. He declared the letters
taken Singly suggested" insanity but
that did not furnish conclusive proof.
Jerome questioned closely as to the
chirogoraphy trying to make the wit
ness own that Thaw's handwriting
showed evidences of insanity.
If he could secure such declaration he
could introduce experts to prove the
| handwriting now the same, therefore
the writer would still be insane. The
best he could do was to make Evans
admit that the letters suggested in
sanity. Jerome told the court he would
take the rest of touay, and all of to-
morrow to complete the examination
of Evans in regard to the letters alone.
Evans and Jerome are personal en-
emieS. They are worthy OF each others
steel, and take the opportunity to
thrust at eacn other. Each is so deft
as to be able to keep it up without
| mourning the enmity of the court.
Their enmity dates from the Terranova
trial
Doctor Consumes Time.
Evans testified all the morning ses-
sion and continued making long
speeches. He dissertated at length on
| the difference between a pathological
condition of the mind and the BRAIN
His auditors gathered the impression
that the difference is hard to describe.
IS there such thing as pathology of
the mind?" Jerome
I'll explain volunteered Evans.
"Oh. no. don't" exclaimed Jerome,