The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-19

test that s,Eey ale NJ. insane I'll Is
very common-about 80 per cent OF
them do il"
DR.. Evans said Thaw declared that
perhaps 200 or 800 persons might be
found who would say he was insane
but he did not think they could
prove il.
Relating Thsw's act of seif-import-
ance. Dr. Evans said: He wanted
me to understand that he was Harry
Kendall Thaw of Pittsbnrg; that he
was the one and only Harry Kendall
Thaw and there were no others
what conclusion did you reach as
to Thaws declaration that his acts
had been an act of providence? ?"
THAT it was an insane conclusion
Are not repentance, remorse and
fear of punishment the normal condi-
| tions of a sane man after he has COM
mitted homicide? Are not the alb
| scence of these elements evidence of
an unsound mind?" "As a rule re-
| morse and repentance are found in
the sane mind and in my opinion the
absence of these feelings is an indica-
ton of mental unsoundness."
| This ended the direct examination
| of DR. Evans, who was Withdrawn to
enable the defense to recall DR.. Wag-
ner, superintendent of the state hos
/ pital for the insane at Binghamton,
| n Y. Dr. Wagner accompanied DR..
| Evans on most of his visits to Thaw
| in the Tombs- and testified briefly last
week. giving as his opinion in re-
Spouse to a hypothetical question that
| Thaw was insane at the time he shot
| and killed Stanford White.
DR. Wagner was not allowed when
on the stand previously to relate his
| conversations with Thaw. Under the
rule that conversations at the time
person is of unsound mind are ad-
MISSILE, Dr. Wagner was recalled to
tell of these.
'As a result of your visits to Mr..
Thaw Aug 81 and Sept. 10, did you
reach a conclusion as to the mental
condition of the defendant" asked
Mr.. Delmas Yes" replied DIR. Wag-
ner I'm my opinion, he was at that
time insane When | visited him
Aug. 81 he told me that DR.. Austin
Flint, DR.. Carlos Macdonald and Dr.
William Mabon visited him and asked
permission to examine him, but he re-
fused to allow them to do So" The
three physicians mentioned are the
alienists employed by the state in this
case. Mr.. Thaw said DR.. Daniel also
called, but he had refused to let him
conduct an examination, although
sent by his own attorneys. He said
thelawyers and doctors were in col
fusion with the district attorneys
office to run him into an asylum and
prevent his case coming to trial.
Thaw always referred to Stanford
White by an epithet such as the
blackguard,' or the dead man. and
never by his right name
DR.. Wagner then repeated practic-
ally the same story as was related by
DR.. Evans. and said Thaw mentioned
"dens of vice. and said 1.-The beast"
had three ways of running young girls
seduction, drugs and physical vio-
lence.
Thaw's Will introduced.
Dr. Evans was recalled and testified
regarding Thaw's will. Reference be- |
ing made to Whites practices, Mr.. |
Jerome interposed with, 1 object to
but he was interrupted by Mr.. Del |
mas, who objected and took exception |
to the statement, and asked that it be |
noted that the exception was due to |
the misconduct of the district attor- |
ney. After considerable controversy |
Mr. Jerome said: Il see way out of /
all this" in a voice which displayed /
irritability. Let them ask this wit
ness if Thaw was crazy when he made
the will, and then let them put the
will in, if the court shall hold it to be
cumulative evidence, and therefore
Il intended following
that course said Mr.. Delmas.
DIR. Evans was excused and DR..
Graeme H. Hammond of the defend
ants alienists, was called. Before DR..
Delmas changed his hand and had Dr.
Evans once more recalled.
DIR. Evans wa shown the Thaw will
and asked if he had ever seen it be
fore. He said he had not, but he had
seen what purported to be copy OF
it. Mr.. Delmas asked Mr.. Jerome to
concede that the copy made in the
district attorneys office was correct.
/.
y don't concede anything" said Mr..
Jerome. ut is an outrage | say to
bring man here after seven months
of this case and fritter
away the time of the court in reading
documents
1T is your privilege not to concede
not even common courtesy
was Mr.. Delmas' reply
Il am exercising my privilege,
Mr.. jerome.
DR.. Evans then proceeded to read
the voluminous will.
Dr. Evans said he found evidences
in the will of the same forms of in
sanity indicated as he found in the
defendant at the time of his visits to {
him in the Tombs.
Mr.. Jerome then began a cross ex- :
of witness as to the will.
When DR. Evans finished reading