Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-16

tChief of Jeromes experts.l testimony by Abraham Hummel He
 asked her if she visited Hummel's office in the capacity of client at the time she is alleged to have made the now famous affidavit declaring that the charges against Stanford White were false.
 After strenuous objections by Jerome had been overruled she replied decided. ly, T did" Delmas' victory was short lived, however, for Justice Fitzgerald ruled that the defense could not now plead the professional privilege in bar of Hummels testimony, for the privilege was involuntarily waived
 when young Mrs Thaw herself took the stand and told of the occurrences in Hummel's office.
 Late in the session. after Justice Fitzgerald had ruled that Evelyn Thaw could not plead the privileged relation of client and counsel in regard to her interviews with Abe Hummel. MT. Je- rome promptly summoned Hummel to the stand.
 When Evelyn Nesbit called upon you at your office" asked Mir. Jerome, did she not tell you that Thaw had begged her time and again to sign and swear to documents he had pre- pared charging Stanford White with her betrayal and that when she had told Thaw it was not so Thaw had beaten herr"
 Mir. Delmas promptly objected. but Justice Fitzgerald overruled the ob- jection.
 Yes" said Hummel.
 Unsuccessful in blocking Hummel's testimony. Attorney Delmas in cross examining the witness brought from his own lips the fact that he had been convicted in December. 1905. in the very courtroom in which Thaw is be- ing tried on charge of conspiracy. He further admitted that two indict- ments for subornation of perjury are bending against him and that one of these indictments charges him with having caused false affidavit to be made.
 Mir. Jerome protested against the witness being dragged through hu- initiating details of his trial. but Jus tice Fitzgerald declined to interfere.
 Then Mr. Delmas asked Hummcl if he had not heard the speech made by District Attorney Jerome when sen tence was about to be imposed. when MT Jerome urged the court to pass the longest and heaviest sentence within it's power upon Humulel. as he had been a menace to the community for twenty years" Justice Fitzgerald finally sustained an objection to this. and HummeI was not compelled to an- swer.
 Mir. Delmas wanted to know if Hum mel had had any more recent business with the district attorney and asked if Mir Jerome was pressing the charges against him.
 He certainly is." ssid the witness. with spirit.
 Mir. Delmas brought out from Hum mel that he had been disbaTred from  praeticing law in 1872 on charges of bribing a magistrate. Hunirnel declsr- ed he was restored after two years The witness admitted that he was now under suspension. and q petition for his disbarment is pending
 The first expert called hy Mir. Jerome was Dr. William Hirsch of Cornell uni vsrsity.
 After pr. Hirsch had Qualifjsi hiEG self by stating what his medical edu- cation snd experience had been Dis trict Attorney Jerome asked him 10 give his opinion on the hypothetical question which NIT. Delnas put to the aIienist for the defense.
 Was the person described in that question suffering from s1cb mental that he did not know the nature or quality of his act or that ths