The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-06
Aged Mother of Young Million.
aire Went on the Stand
This Afternoon.
EXAMINATION OF ALIEn|sTs
was CONCLUDED TODAY
DR.. Wagner Says Thaw Was of I'm.
sound Mind When He Married Pretty
Evelyn-Tall Stranger Creates Stir
In Courtroom By Approaching and
Addressing Thaw.

0se0caote0 FIese 70 vne Evening TtDeAs
New York, March 6.-The way was
cleared this morning for the taking
of the testimony of Mrs. William Thaw
at the trial of her son, Harry X. Thaw,
for the murder of Stanford White.
District Attorney Jerome concluded
his long cross-examination of DR..
Charles G. Wagner, of Binghamton, N.
"; one Of the alienists for the defense,
and after few questions on redirect
and REPRESENTATION, the expert
was finally excused just before lunch
con recess was ordered. Thaw's coun-
sci then stated that the defendants
mother would be called at the after
noon session. 3.'
Jerome today took a new tack in his
cross-examination of DR.. Wagner and
asked If in the acts surrounding the
killing of Stanford White there was
anything to enable the witness to diff
ferentiate between insanity and in
toxication.
DR.. Wagner declared there was moth
ing whatever to indicate intoxication,
but much to indicate insanity. DR..
Wagner further testified today that
Thaw was of unsound mind when he
married, but had sufficient intelligence
to know what he was doing.
Mrs. William Thaw was the first
witness called after the luncheon re-
cess.
Mrs. Thaw said she noticed a change
in her son when he came to Pittsburg
in 1903. He was absent-minded and
apparently had lost interest in life.
Mrs. Thaw broke down and cried
while narrating the change in her son
following his trip to Europe with
Evelyn in 1908. In explaining his
changed condition to her Mrs. Thaw
said Harry told her "the wickedest
man in New York had ruined his
life."
Mrs. Thaw, after recovering from
her first break down, seemed about
to cry again and could not proceed.
Justice Fitzgerald relieved the stu
alton by ordering all of her testimony
up to that time read to the jury. It
has been given in voice too low for
the jury to hear.
New York, March Elm anticipation
of a continuance of expert testimony
there were many empty seats in the
courtroom when the Thaw case was
resumed today. Thaw again came to
court laden down with letters which
continue to come to him from all quar-
ters of the globe. Most of the letters
are in praise of the defendant, and he
manifestly takes great satisfaction in
reading them. DR.. Charles G. Wagner
of Binghampton, N. Y, was again
called to the stand, and District At
torney Jerome began to ply him with
questions regarding Thaw's will and
codicil.
DR.. Wagner said he believed that
when Thaw wrote the section of his
will providing for a fund for the prose-
cution of any one who might take his
life, his mind was clouded, and he did
not have as clear an idea of such mat
ters as a man who was wholly sane,
but enough to be able to appreciate
that the taking of human life was a
crime.
Doctor, when this defendant stood
up to be married on the same day that
the will was signed, did he know what
he was doing?" asked Mr.. Jerome.
Il don't think his mind was entire
ly clear"
"Was it clear enough for him to un-
dertsand he was getting married?"
"Yes, he understood it."
"a tall man with gray hair and a
small gray mustache created some
thing of stir in the court room by
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