The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-06
Pittsburg Alienist Is Badly
Ratified on Stand By At
torney Jerome.
Overwhelmed by Technical
Questions and Entangled
in Answers.
FOUR WITNESSES INTRODUCED
IN CELEBRATED TRIAL IN NEW
YORK YESTERDAY, BUT WITH
LITTLE EFFECT-THAW SEEMED
WORRIED.
By Associates Press,

~ TSoONide-d
New York, Feb. SIN an effort 10
prove that Harry Thaw was insane,
through heredity and mental stress,
when he killed Stanford White, the
defense introduced four witnesses to-
day, and when all had been heard ii
was the general opinion in the court
room that little progress had been
made to that end.
DR.. c. C.. Wiley, an alienist of Pitts
burg, the first witness, was questioned
by Attorney Gleason, for defense, and
gave it as his opinion that Thaw was
insane when he shot White, based on
an act of Thaw observed by a witness
in a PittsbuTg street car three years
ago, and on information of the White
tragedy. District Attorney Jerome
crOSS-eXamined the witness for
three hours, continuing into the after
noon session, and the alienist was Civ
en- as severe a rubbing as was ever
heard in a New York court
The witness was overwhelmed with
technical questions, entangled in his
own answers, and was unable to quote
from books of authority or define
standard tests for insanity. Mr.. Je-
rome. finally asked if he had ever ex
-amined Thaw with any of the recog-
nized tests for insanity, and if he
ever conversed with I'haw, to each OF
which questions the answer was no. -
Mr.. Jerome drew from Dr. Wiley
the admission that Thaw's acts on the
night of the tragedy were not acts
of insanity, taken singly, but constitu-
ted evidence of insanity considered
collectively
During the ordeal of defenses wit
nesses counsel for defense was silent
and without protest, but iii at ease
ThaW was apparently unconcerned az
first, but as the import of JerOme's
winding up of witnesses was apparent
he seemed 10 worry, bit his nails and
frequently consulted counsel.
Following DR.. Wiley defense called
Albert Lee Thaw, of Richmond, Va,
and DR.. John Deemer, of Kittaning,
Pa. II was sought 10 prove by both
witnesses. insanity in collateral
branches of the family, but District
Attorney Jerome objected so prompt
~ on clear grounds of law of the state
and that evidence of insanity in di-
rect line only was competent, that
the testimony was decided not cOmpe-
tent and the court sustained the OBJ
lection unless defense later showed au-
thOTitieS to warrant reversal
Dr. c H Bingaman, of PittSburg,
was the last witness of the day He
testified that he had been physician
of the Thaw family for twenty-five
years; that he had treated defendant
for St Eitus dance and knew him 10
be of nervous temperament
District Attorney Jerome only asked
Thaw's age when he had St. Vitus
dance. to which witness replied
seven
Thaw's attorneys went into confer
ence after court adjuOrned and con
tinued until this evening 1t is un
der stood there is dissatisfaction over
the conduct of the case to-day by Mr.
Gleason and that Delmas threatened
to withdraw unless given full charge
of the examination of witnesses. ThaW
denied any disagreement, but il was
practically admitted by one lawyer.