Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-15
NO SUCH THING
AS BRAIN STORM
Or. VIM. HirSch Of Cornell Medical
School Testifies Scientific Men
Know Nothing OF 1t,
FIVE EXPERTS WE'RE CALLED.
All Testified That They Did Not BE
lieye Tisaw Was lusanc--Defcnsc Did
Not Cross Examine Them.

New York. March lo.--At the opening
of the Thaw trial today Dist. Atty.
Jerome consented to a request from NTr.
Delnlas OF the defense that he be al
lowed to defer the cross examination of
d. Austin Flint who In answer 10 two
hypothetical questions yesterday de-
oiaEed the opinion that Thaw at the
time he shot and killed Stanford White
was sane and knew the nature and
quality of his act. DR.. Flint was eS-
cused and d. William Hirsch of the
Cornell medical school was called as the
second of the six experts called to tes-
tify for the state
After DIR Hirsch had qualif.i him
self by stating what his nledlciel educa-
zion and experience has been, Dist
ATTY. Jerome asked him
Was the person described In the hy-
pothetical question OF the defense SUI
ferng from such mental arrangement
that he did NOT know the nature of his
act on thar the act was wrong p
''tie certainly was not" was the re-
ply.
Now DOCTOR said Mr.. Jerome.
what is brain storm ~
There Is no such thing as a brain
came the response.
When DR. Wagner was upon the wit
ness stand he cited 10 Nh. Jerome a
case OF brain storm described In rec
oglli2ed textbook on insanity. Mr. Je-
rome called this case to DIT. 11irsch 4
attention.
Mr.. Delmas objected on the ground
that'it was collateral issue.
Justice Fitzgerald overruled the OH
lection and DR.. Hirsch said the case
cited was no more similar 10 the Thaw
affair than a case OF smallpox fesem-
bles a broken leg.
That Is an said Mr.. Jerome.
NO questions. doctor, you mag stso
aside said Mr.. Delnlas.
DR., VIM. Pritchard followed Dr..
Hirsch upon the stand. His responses
to the two Hypothetical questions We're
Identical with those of Dr. Hirsclh.
Mr. Delmas waved Dr. PrItchard
aside when he was turned over by the
district attorney for cross exalninatiotl.
1t was then announced from the de-
fendant's counsel table that there
would be no cross examination OF the
experts for the state.
Dr. Albert w. Ferris. the next expert
was upon the stand but a few moments
He answered the two questions as the
others had done and was dismissed by
Mr.. Delmas.
Dr. A. r. Diefendorf, of the state
hospital at Middletown. Conn. was the
fifth expert to testify, and his opinion
was that the prisoner was sane when
he killed White.
Mr., Delmas started to ask DIR. Die
fendoTf a question as to certain state.
lnents made in one of his works.
MI. Jerome objected and Mr. Defnlas
withdrew the question.
Dr. MabOns the last of the SIX experts
was called. DR., Aabon was OF the
same mind as the five doctors who pre-
ceeded him upon the stand
when Mr.. Jerome had concluded his
direct examination OF Mr.. Mabon who
Is superintendent of the state hospital
for the insane OH Wards Island, Nj.
Hsrtridge of Thaws counsel said he
had few questions to put to him.
rs it not true" he asked. that
physicians often differ as 10 the fornl
Of insanity from which patient may
be suffering"
Dist.-Atty- Jerome objected, but was
overrnled.
They do admitted Mr. Mabon
Mr.. Hartridge said that many things
which are In evidence were left out Of
the Hypothetical question framed 10y
the district attorney and undertook 10
supply some OF the details,
Mr. Jerome objected, especially to Ia"
gang, and said there was not fact
correctly stated by Mr.. HartrIdse which
is not contained in one or the other
OF the two hypothetical questions put
To the witness. Mr.. jerome objected
to MR. Hsrtridges concluding clause
In the question as to whether the de-
PENDANT was. suffering from amy form
OF insanity the night OF June % last
The district attorney declared the law
Is explicit as TO the form Of insanity
which constitutes an excuse for crime
that the person must be suffering
from such a defect of reason as not To
know the nature or quality OF his n ct
or to know that the act WAS wrong
The luncheon recess was ordered with
| the matter pending.