The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-02-06

in bis attack. ana before ne had finish
III Dr. Wiley Irotestingly declared: Il
didn't come here o. IN cypa.t. came
ne n witness 10 q fact. and have been
converted Into an expert without be
Inc prepared for n
The district attorney asion'sh,d cv
rrY one bY his Intimate knowledge a.
medicine aud D. technical phrase.
demonstrating the care with which b.
Tad prepared himself 10 meet the very
defense which Tiaw's counsel have en-.
tered Ia his behalf Mr. Jerome
scarchlngly bqulS,d Into lar wiley's
rcconi ~ ply sician and ~ an expert
on insanity lie hkrlcd whole vollcys
90 technical questions Ht the witness.
Who NJ times sat mute and ~ other
times declared b. could not answcr o.
gave cyaslvc replies. often b. brought
upon himself a sharp warning from
the district attorney 10 make reply
and no, an argument
nr Wiley testified that be- pre,ilcat
N his opinion as 10 Ihnw's insanity
I mon bis actions the nlghi ~ the trag
ely ne described 10 him In n hypo
thciical question propounded by the
defense and upon m Incident which
he witnessed on a Pittshurg street cai
during the summer u 1915. Thaw
said the dncior. acted irrailonaily on
The car. coming In suddenly and jerk
Ing M ono ~ tho front window blinds
.limmlng u down and then lifting II
again tie while engaging In n wordy
war VIM the conductor
"iiave you ever examined this de
fcndnnt with any 81 the recognized
tests Of Insanity" asked Mr.. Jerome.
NO" replied the witness
"lIavc you ever convcnscd with hlmf
"No."
The district attorney then drew from
the alienist the opinion that Thaw's
acts on the Madison square Roof Gar
den when he Killed stanford White
were not acts Of insanity when taken
singlS but constituted evidence Of In
sanity when considered collectively
AZ times Dr. Wiley seemed entirely
bafilcd by the questions.
Mr.. Jeromcs we'll Of knowledge, how
ever. seemed never 10 run dry. lie
continued 10 ply the alienlst with oil
manner Of questions. II was necessary
for the baillfrs several times 10 rap
down the outbreaks Of laughter.
Dr &. n. Bingnman o. rittsburg
who has been a family physician Of the
Thaws for thirty years. took the stand
aud testified that he had known Harry
Ihaw ever since his infancy. lie had
treated him once for st. vitus' dance
IIe seemed 10 BE- a lad OF n highly
nervous temperament ana slept badly
NJ night. said the witness
Mr. jcrome's cruss examination wa'
brief.
'IIow old was the defendant when
he had ST. vilus' dancer be asked.
Seven"
THAT l. all. doctor"
Dr. Ioha r. Dccmnr ~ kitianning
IA. the family physician 81 the Cop
leys. Mrs. WILLIAM Thaw. the prison
ers mother. having becn Miss Cop
Icy. WIS the last witness II the day
lie was called 10 testify NJ 81 the men
tai condition Of John Hose. a cousin Of
Harry Thaw. when Mr. Jerome object
ed. Justice Fitzgerald held that until
the defcnse's authorities ON the Intro
duction Of testimony ~ Ia collatera
insanity were presented be- thought i
best 30 rule out oil such testimony fol
the time being. SIR. Gleason again pro
tested IN vain. II was at this poinl
that the adjournment was ordered.
II 4. expected that Evelyn Thaw
wife cf the accused. win be- one n the
nrst witnesses called.