Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-12

New York, Feb. 1.-AnSWerjng a ny
pOthctical question covering every de-
tail of the testimony up to this time
in the ThaW trial including Mrs. Eve
Ign Nesbit Thaw's narration of her life
history to the defendant. DIR. Charles
G.. Wagner. superintendent of the State
Hospital for the Insane at Bingham
ton. n Y, declared on the witness
stand late today that. in his opinion.
Harry X. Thaw did not know that the
act was wrong when he shot and killed
Stanford White on the Madison Square
Roof Garden. DR.. Wagner stepped
aside for later crOSs-eXamlnation by
District Attorney jerome, and as court
adjourned for the day it was announced
that the defence would proceed W 4
the testimony of other alienistS tomor-
row morning.
The taking of DIR. Wagncr's opinion
of a hypothetical question, the man I'M
der consideration being the author OF
the letters which have been introduced.
as emanatinG from Harry Thaw during
the period Of his enlargement Win
Evelyn NCsbit after their return from
i,urope in 1908. followed day Of a.
most continuous legal sparrinG be-
tween Dolphin NJ. Delmas for the de-
fence and Nj. jerome for the prosecu-
ton.
Mr.. Jerome cftcctual1v blocked the
completion for tho time being of the
direct testimony of Mrs. Evelyn ThaW
by insisting that before she go further
compctent testimony as to Th@w's un-
soundness of mind should be placed be
fore the Jury Mr.. Dclmas tried to GER
~ forward the young wifc's story, hut
the district attorney was on his feet
with an objection to every question
asked. Mrs. Thaw had been recalled as
the third witness of the day.
ore Of her predecessors was John d.
Lyon, vice president of the Union Ma
t:onal Bank of Pittsburg. who stated
that he had received Harry ThaWS will
from the lattcr's own hands some time
prior to April /, 1906. and had held it in
safe deposit box until late in N"vem
her last, when he directed his score
tary to forward it to John Il. Gleason,
OF ThaW's counsel.
NJ. Gleason followed Mr.. Lyon on
the stand and said he had received the
will by mail Dec. II. 1906. and that alb
solutcly no changes had been made IN
the instrument during the time it had
been in his possession. Mr.. Jerome adj
mittcd the progress Of the will from
Mr.. Lyon to Mr.. Gleason without the
necessity Of bringing the formers sec
rotary as q witness.
Mr. Delmas did not offer the will in
evidence today. however. owing to the
fact that it has not in its entirety been
proved as having been legally CXecut-
ed by Thaw.
When Young Mrs. Thaw was called tC
the stand she was dressed precisely rs
when she occupied the witness chair
last week AS she was taking her scat
NJ. Delmas turned to the district at
torney and renewed his demand o!
"Wednesday last that the note which
was PASSED by Mrs. Thaw to her hus-
hand at the Cafe Martin the night 81
the tragedy should be produced. Mr.
Jerome upon the occasion Of the first
demand, had remained silent. Today nc
was on his feet at once, saying nc
would send for the slip of paper. Ii was
brought from his office, was identified
bv Mrs. Thaw and then read by Mr.
Dnlmas. as follows:
'"rhe B. was mere minute ago
but went out again.
The contents OF the note caused
| surnrise only as to the exact wording
| It had generally been supposed that th'
| note read:
| ."rho b. is here" Mrs. Thaw ties
tilted TODAY that "the b. meant "th'
hIacIlguarG." as Thaw always referred
to Stanford White, whom she had seel
on the balcony of the cafe.
| rhe only other essential point Mrs
| Thaw was allowed to bring out in he
| testimony was the statement that tn
| defendant never carried pistol eXcep
| when in New York City. She was aske'
many other questions cmbodying vari
ous stories she had discussed wit
Thaw. including the alleged fate of
cirl known to them as "the Pie Girl a
The hands of Stanford White. but MI
Jerome blocked every question with :
sustained objection.
After compelling the defence to g
into the taking of expert testimony a
to Thaw's insanity by his objections t
ErrS Tbau.S testimony Mr. Je-Om