The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-03-21
THAW KNEW
First Expert for State Declares
Him Sane When He Shot
Stanford White.
STRONG POINT FOR JEROME
Six Altenists All Declare Thaw TO
Have Been Sane The State
Rests Defense Has More
Experts.

New York, March l4-After o fore
noon session occupied almost entire
~ by District Attorney Jerome in a
bitter denunciatiOn OF the defendant
and his wife, the trial of Harry X
Thaw for the murder Of Stanford
White was adjourned shortly after
~ O'Clock Wednesday until Thursday
morning.
Abraham Hummel again took the
stand. He had testified before the
arrival Of Mr.. smith that he saw
Evelyn Nesblt at his office October
q. 1903. after her return from
Europe.
"Didyou after a conversation with
Evelyn Nesbit on october % dictate
something 20 a s-tenographcr 81 asked
Mr. Jerome.
Mr. Delmas promptly objected on
the ground that this was not In re-
buttal OF any testimony offered by
the defense.
Mr. Jerome proceeded 10 argue the
points Of law involved.
Mr Ierome's contention was that
81 Il could be shown that under oath
Miss Nesbit denied that she told
Thaw the stories about stanford
White which in this trial she tesu
fled Co have narrated TO Thaw Ia
Paris. that fact must have weight
with the jury In deciding whether she
had in truth made that statement. re-
lated in her testimony and which has
been the basis Of theory that the de
PENDANT is insane
New York. March Answering
the same hypothetical question in re
Spouse 70 which the a~lienists Of the
defense declared Harry X. Thaw was
suffering from an uusouud mind and
did rot know the nature or quality on
his act when he shot and killed Stan
ford White. DR.. Austin Flint. the first
expert called by District Attorney
Jerome 10 rebuttal. declared II 10 be
his opinion that Thaw positively did
know the nature and quality OF his
act and knew that the net was wrong.
When court adjourned Mr.. Deimas hsd
O begun his crosscxaminauou OF
Dr. Flint. who is the first Of six
aiicnists 20 be called hy Mr. Jerome.
After receiving Or. Flints answer
io tbs Delmas Hypothetical question
Mr Jerome he'd read 10 the witness
Che prosecution Hypothetical question
which contained $4,000 words and
which required one hour and is min,
utcE in the reading Dr Flint again
ssid without qualification that Thaw
knew bis act was wrong and is there
fore iatle for the murder in the first
degree under the statutes of che stats
of New York.
Abraham HummcI was on tho stand
again Thursday aud before Mr Del
mas could object 90 "a question put by
Mr. JCromo the witness had got into
tbe record the statement that EyelyA
Ntshlt had told him that she had in
farnHrd Harry Thaw 10 Paris la 1898
that stanford White positively had
not druggcd or betrayed her Mr.
Deimas az first moved % have the
question and answer stricken from
The uec1ra. bat as the district attor.
mes seemed about 60 consent 60 this
plca De- insisted that the answer
staud
Sew York. March Nc With Attur.
nvy Dolmas fighting him every inch
ot tbc way, District Attorney Jerome
Friday secured from Abraham Hum.
mol his complete story ass 10 the Aft
dayit Which IL is alleged Evelyn Mes
biz Th1w made in thy lawyers office
iu 1908. charging Harry H. Thaw
with beating her when che had told
him that the statement taat Stanford
White had druggcd and ruined her
was uot rue Mr. DolmaH. first oh.
iCcting broadly 90 an OF Hummel's
testimony. offered a specific ohjcc.
zion Go each question put hy the
prosecutor, Justice Fitzgerald over.
ruled every objection and MT Del.
mas had exceptions
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was called TO
the stand Ia the effort OF The defense
to Keep Hummcl silent She declared
she had called upon Hummcl ia his
professional capacity aud To seek bis
sdvIec as a lawyer STANFORD White
had taken her 20 the lawyers office
with that end in view
Justice Fitzserald declared that ad-
hitting the proposition of counsel and
client, Mrs Thaw herself had waived
the professional privilege hy taking
the stand early On the case and civ
lng her version of what t]r0nsnlred "a
Hummel's af0ca The bond of secrecy
once rtmoyed could not ho rc-eslab.
lisdcd
Uusuccpss ful in blocking Hummefs
Possibly a Strain storm"
Chicngo March it-it having prov.