Evening journal., 1907-02-28
'THAW TRIAL is NOW
A WHIRL WIND OF WORDS
Murder Hearing Becomes Farce as Dr.. Evans
Meets JerOmes Sarcastic Shafts With Ridi-
CuIe--DistrCt Attorney BafiIed in His Effort
to Send Pittsburger to Asylum
ay our own wire i'lbIshers' Pres,

ey our own Wire. Publishers Press
NEW YORK. Feb as-To-day's pros
ceedinss OF the Thaw tusl developed a
cross between an insanity inquest ana
a farce DR.. Brilton ID. Evans. tho
defcnces insanity expert was the only
Witness being recalled for cross-
examination by th, state. The enm ~
existing between the doctor and tho
prosecution Is personal and neither
makes any attempt to conceal his feel-
ings. To-day each strove 70 his ut
most to- bclittle and ridioulc the other,
yet SO sklllful was each that the court
was powerless 10 stop the obvious hat-
ing.
The morning session closed with tho
case just where Il had begun. In SO
much as Jerome had failed 20 break
down the testimony cf the expert in
my Of its esscntiaities the honores ot
the session went 10 ihr defense.
Buried IN the mass cf technicaiit es,
befuddllng questions and evasive
answers was the line OF eJromes en-
deavor. an attempt TO break down tho
uicnisis opinion expressed in direct
.rxaulnalion and hased on a hypoihe-
teal uncffion that Thaw was insane
al the time no shot White. The ytorm
contcr Of the whirl wind Of words was
the batch Of letters written by Thaw
10 Attorney Eongfeliow ana 20 Evelyn
Thaw. and which Dr. Evans admitted
had Influenced him IN arriving az the
conclusion that Thaw was Insane.
The met result of the District At
tnrueys half days endcavor was an ad-
mission bv Df. Evans Chat the letters
ia themselves were not sufficient 10
warrant him in thinking Thaw insane.
Thaw Vet Confident.
Harry X Thaw told his keepers this
morning that he felt more confident
Of acquittal than ever before. He came
into court room smiling.
-Four men carried Jerorncs books on
Insanity into court and they made a
formidable library when placed ON his
table Jerome arrived before any OK
the other attorneys and went over his
material for continuing the eNamina-
tion % expert Evans. District Attor-
ney Jerome gave Evans so many eN-
hihits in evidence TO read during the
night that the New Jersey expert had
mo time 20 rub up on the final points
to be considered today.
DIT Evans was called as the first
witness. lie came In with bright.
smiling face showing no signs OF lost
sleep. reading the exhibits. When hs
took the witness stand Jerome asked ir
he had brought the book on the 'phA -
+. slology ~ the mind" which he was ask
ed to bring.
The expert said he had brought h'
but left IL iu his overcoat pocket i,
the ante-room. He was excused whilo
he got IT,
The alienists had several note books
land papers I'm addition 70 the specified
volume
Another Clash
Jerome and Dr. Evans locked horns
almost as soon as the examination be-
gan. Jerome tried 20 force Dr. Evans
TO give yes or mo answers TO certain
questions and this the witness decline
to do Again and again the same
questions were repeated and DR. Evans
= parried them with evasive answers.
IN spite Of an thee forts that had
been made to have Dr. Evans declare
: hlmesif on Thaw's letters early in the
examination he took along time to read
the letters Thaw wrote to Aawyer
. Longfellow from Paris m 1903.
p Have You read thee xhibits given
p you last night?" began Jerome.
Dr. Evtns went on TO explain he had
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