Evening journal., 1907-02-12

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Just before court opened to-day. Il
was learned that Jerome had executed
a flank movement and secured from
Abe Hummel the disbarred attor-
ney, a Photographic copy of the affi-
davit which Hummell, acting for stan
ford White. secured from Evelyn Nes-
bit. charging Harry Thaw with cruelty
and abduction IN Paris on the wit
ness stand Evelyn Thaw sBore that
her signature to the document was ae-
cured by fraud and that ahe had pro-
tested against rs being disbwn up in
the first place. n Is realized. however.
that In the hands OF the State It may
prove a dangetons Weapon.
Prisoner SO Years old To-day. ass
Previous to the Opening 81 court
there was a medley OF speculation rs
to what the course OF the defense wouiI
be. Thaw's attorneys were early on
the scene. busying themselves with a
formidable stack of lazy books. They
would givefn intimatioh as 't6 what
their course 81 action would be.
Mrs. Harry Kendall Thtw, accompan-
led by her friend. Miss Mary Ma6ken-
zie, and Mrs. X Caine arrived at
the court early and greeted her hns-
band affectionataly in the prisonef.s
pen, bidding him he OF good cheer on
this, his 36th birthday and assuring
him OF her belief that before he Is
many days older he would be well OUT
Of hls difficulties.
Everyone says you viii be acquitted
on the FIRST ballot" was the litf!e
wife's parting word OF cheer fer her
husband. as the grim cali Of Harry
X Thaw to the bar" sounded through
the court room.
Another Insanity Expert Called.
Dr. Brltton d. Evans. superintand.
ent OF the New Jersey Hospital for the
Insane at Morris Plains. n. j.. was the
first witness called TO the stand this
morning. He related the experience he
has had in the study and care OF TIE
insane thus qualifying as an expert On
insanity. The doctor appeared uneasy
when he FIRST took the stand. evidently
not rellshing the greeting District At
torney Jerome was believed to have IN
store Tor him IN view OF the enmity dis
played BY the prosecutor FOR Or. Evars
when they had a tilt yesterday after
noon and Jerome refused TO shake his
hand. saying he was an untruthfm
ma nbecause or his. Testimony in The
Josephine Terranova case. in which he
was a witness for the defense.
Thought Himself a Martyr.
DR. Evans,iin reply to questions from,
Attorney Delmas. declared that he had
made eight visits to see Harry Thaw
at the Tomhs. Two OF these visits he
made alone and Che other six were IN
company with other experts
what during these visits. did you
observe OF the mental condition OF
/ Harry K. Thaw3" asked Delmas.
Il Object said District Attorney
Jerome.
The objection was sustained by the
court and Delmas then asked the wit
ness to sttte his objection on the occa
sion or his first visit made on August
d, gloO6.
u observed" said Or. Evans. "that
Harry X. Thaw exhibited a peculiar
facial expression. glare and a rest
lessness OF the eyes and unnatural sus.
picion OF men and everyone about az
Unnatural nervous Temperament. Fur
ther than this. Mr. Thaw had delu-
sion OF a personal character. He ha'
an exaggerated idea Of his own i'm.
/ portance. and believed that he was thf
victim OF persecution which made hii
role that OF a martyr He Is the VIC
tim OF delusions." Et stSf