The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-03-05
TO THE CHAIR
JEROME is HEADING
HARRY THAW.
Another Long Day With
AIienistS.
Thaw's Attorneys are
Now Between the
Devil and the
Deep Sea.

New York, March 4.-In cross exam
lining two of the alienists Tor the
defense in the Thaw trial today, Dis.
trict Attorney Jerome took an entire
ly new tack. Mr.. Jerome directed his
line of questions more towards show
ing Thaws condition of mind on tho
night he killed Stanford White than
towards anything else, and Mr.. Jer-
ONES questions were not for the
purpose OF showing that Thaw was in
sane that night, but more to show that
he knew what he was doing and that
he carried out the plan of killing
White carefully and methOdically.
All the things that have indicated
in the last few days of the trial that
Mr.. Jerome was trying to pile up evi-
dence on which to base an application
for a lunaCy commission to determine
whether Thaw was sane now were lost
sight Of On the contrary Mr.. Jerome's
aim appeared to be to convince the
jury that Thaw's act was not that of
madman, but of man who had
definite object in mind. was aware of
what he was doing, and realized every
thing that was going on.
Jerome is heading Thaw straight
for the electric chair instead of
lunacy commission" was the comment
of a lawyer who had listened to the
days testimony. Mr.. Jerome's exam
ination OF Dr. Britton D. Evans, which
went on for three days, ended at noon
today. Then DR.. Charles G.. Wagner,
another of the experts for the defense
was called for his crOss-eXamination
Or. Wagner was still on the stand at
adjournment this afternoon, and it Is
probable that Mr. Jerome will take
up another half day with him Mr.
JerOme'S manner towards the experts
was entirely different today. He was
very mild gentle and persuasive With
DR.. Evans he adopted a conversational
tone. and they didn't have a tiff thu
entire morning. Dr.. Evans did not
seem to understand the Jerome of
today compared with other days. With
Dr.. Wagner, Mr.. Jerome adopted the
same course, but DR.. Wagner appeared
to be a little antagonistic towards the
district attorney. DR.. Evans eXami-
nation wound up with q description of
everything done by Thaw from the
time he went to the Madison Square
Garden on the night of the shooting
until he was started for the Tenderloin
station In charge of a policeman De-
spite every effort of Mr. Jerome he did
not succeed in pinning Dr. Evans down
TO any definite statement In walking
over to White and calmly shooting
him. Dr. Evans characterized Thaw's
act as abnormal. Thaw knew that he
was walking towards White, but there
was nothing to show that he knew
the killing was wrong. After the
shooting when Thaw said he had saved
his wife's life, and that he had killed
the man who had ruined her. DR. Ev-
ans said Thaw knew he had done
something but he might not have
known that he killed White. But
when Thaw got to the street and
asked the policeman where he was
going there had been a "readjustment
or reorganization of his mental pro
cesses.' and he knew that he was go
ing to the station and that he shot
White. That wasn't so long after the
killing. probably not more than ten
minutes at the outside. DR. Wagner
was taken over the same course By
Mr. Jerome. At one time he said that
fhaw SIS insane" but as Mr.. Jerome