Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-07

court to this literary man who comes
here and acts in this manner 1t is
positively indecent
Mr.. Delnas protested that the wit
ness had the misfortune to have to
testify in the case but was entitled to
courtesy all the same.
He is" remarked Justice Fitzgerald,
who, however. admonished the witness
not to answer questions in the future
until the court had passed on them.
You say you had conversation
with me at the Union Club?' shouted
1fr. Jerome at the witness, what time
of night was it," Il don't recall"
Was it late in the evening"" Yes"
How many drinks had you had?" II
had one with you"
The courtroom was in an urroar of
laughter and the attendants had to rap
for order.
IF anyone again laughs in this court
room he will be removed" said Justice
Fitzgerald.
How many drinks had you had before
you reached the one with me?" resumed
Mr.. Jerome. The witness could not re-
call.
Mr. Delmas objected to a further ex-
had been sustained by the court he him
self asked the witness:
What did the learned distrc. attor-
ney drink with you?" The same that
l did,
Mr.. McCaleb was excused and Lionel
| Strauss, who said he was a portrait
painter, was called. Mr.. Strauss is Il
very young man of pale face and rather
| long black hair. He said he was on the
| Madison Square roof garden the night
of the tragedy. lie sat near Stanford
| White. The shots of Thaws pistol al
| tracted his attention.
Il first saw Thaws face" he said.
| and my whole attention was also alb
| sprbed by it. 1t was imprinted on my
memory and remains there STILL
| Describe tho appearance of his face"
His face was very pale. His eyes gave
| the impression Of bullying. His mouth
was set.''
Judging from what you saw of his APP
| pcarance and his acts, was he. in your
| opinion, rational or irrational:' IRA
| tional.'
Mr.. Strauss on discrimination said
| he was not an expert on mental dis
eases.
DR.. John Z. Deemar of Kittaning, Pa.
who was brought forward yesterday to
| testify as to an alleged strain of insan-
| ity- in the family Of Mrs. VIM. 'rhaw, but
whose testimony at the time was ruled
| out was recalled by Mr.. Delmas. Mrs
VIM. Thaw was Miss Copley. DR.. Dee
| mar is the Copley family physician.
| DR. Deemar was asked concerning
Henry Copley and John Ross. the former
| an uncle and the latter a cousin of tn,
defendant wheE Mr.. jerome interrupted
, and declared that he felt he must re-
| new his objections to the testimony. He
! declared the relationship of the cousin
was more remote than is contemplated
! by the law. Mr.. Jerome also declared
| that he based the renewal of his objec-
| ton on the ground that the character
| of the defendants insanity has not been
! shown.
! 81 don't know that he is insane or if
! he is that the insanity is hereditary in
f! FORM
/ MIR. Delmas then asked tie witness if
! Henry Cpoley, the uncle Of the defend
| ant. was insane. Yes" he replied.
| What was the character of his insan-
! ity?"
| Mr.. Jerome objected and said that the
taking OF the testimony should not pro-
! coed until the proper foundation had
/ been laid.
| Mr.. Delmars then asked that the court
| adjourn, although it was before the usual
| time. Mr.. Jerome consented on the
| agreement that Mr.. DelEas would tell
| him who would be the first witness to-
| morrow. Mr.. Delmas, after consulting
| with his associates, announced:
| ''Thc first witness we will call tOmor-
| row will be either the wife or the mother
! of Harry X. Thaw." Adjournment was
| then ordered.