Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-12
Offers Many Objections to The
Offering Of Testimony and
is Sustained by Court.
AL|ENIST SWEARS THAW insane
Delmas Almost Breaks All Records
on the Length of One Question He
Propounded to An Expert on In.
sanity-lt Was Brief Resume of
the Trial.
(Dy Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, Fob. 11.-Answering
hypothetical question, covering
every detail of the testimony I'D to
this time in the Thaw trial. including
mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's narration
OF her Ire history, to the defendant,
Ut. Charles G. Wagner. superintend.
ent OF the tSate Hospital for the In
sane, at Binghampton, N. Y. declared
on the witness stand late today that
in his opinion Harry X. Thaw did not
know that the act was wrong wher
he shot and killed Stanford White.
Dr. Wagner stepped aside for later
cross-examination by District Attor-
ney Jerome and MS court adjourned
Tor the day. it was announced that
the defendant would proceed with
the testimony Of other alienists to-
morrow.
The taking of DR.. Wagner's opinion
or n hypothetical question, the man
under consideration being the author
OF the letters, which have been intro
auced as emanatlng from Harry
Ihaw, during the period of his
estrangement with Evelyn Nesbit af-
ter the return from Europe in 1903,
iollowed day of almost continuous
iegal parrying between Dolphin M
Delmas for the defense and Mr.. Je.
Mr. Jerome effectually blocked the
completion for the time being of the
direct testimony of Mrs. Evelyn Thaw
by insisting that before she should go
further, competent testimony as to
IhawS unsoundneSS of mind should
he placed before the jury.
Mr.. Delmas tried to carry forward
The young wifes story but the dis
trict attorney was on his feet with an
objection 10 every question asked
viii Not Offered as Evidence
Mrs. Thaw had been recalled as
the third witness OF the day. One
OF her predecessors was J. D. LYON,
vice president of the Union National
Bank of Pittsburgh who stated that
he had received Harry Thaw's will
and the letters from his own hands,
some time prior to April /. 1906, and
had held it in safe deposit box
until late in November last, when
he directed his secretary to forward
It to John B. Gleason. of Thaw's coun-
sci. Mr.. Gleason followed Mr.. Lyon
on the stand and said he had receiv.
cd the will by mail on December II.
1906, and that absolutely no changes
had been made In the instrument
during the time it had been In his
possession.
Mr.. Jerome admitted the progress
of the will from Mr.. Lyon to Mr.
Gleason without the necessity of
bringing the formers secretary as
witness. Mr.. Delmas did not offer
the will in evidence today. however,
owing to the fact that IL has not in
it's entirety been proved as having
been legally executed by Thaw
jerome Produces the Note.
When young Mrs. Thaw was called
to the stand he was dressed precisely
as when she occupied the witness
chair last week. AS she was taking
her seat Mr.. Delmas turned to the
district attorney and renewed his de-
mand of Wednesday last that the
note which was passed by Mrs. Thaw
to her husband at the Cafe Martin
the night Of the tragedy, should be
produced Mr.. Jerome, upon the &C.
casion Of the first demand, had re.
NAMED silent. Today he was on his
feet al once. saying he would send
for the slip of paper. 1t was brought
from his office, was identified by
Mrs. Thaw and then read by Mr.. Del
mas as follows: ''The b. was here
minute ago but went out again"
The contents Of the note caused a
surprise only as to the exact wording.
1t had been generally supposed that
the note read 1.-THE Is is here" Mrs.
Thaw testified today that "the b"
meant the blackguard," as Thaw al
ways referred to Stanford White,
whom she had seen on the balcony of
the cafe.
jerome Blocked tho Examination.
The only other essential point Mrs.
Thaw was allowed to bring out in
her testimony was the statement that
the defendant never carried a pisto
except In New York city She was
asked many other questions. embody-
ing various stories she had discussed
with Thaw including the fate of a
girl known to them as THE Pie Girl"
at the hands Of Stanford White. but
Jerome blocked every question with
sustained objection.
May Mckenzie in the Lime Light.
Taking UP another line Of question.
ins, Mr. Delmas said: Mrs, Thaw,