The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-06
Richmond Man. Cousin
Of Prisoner, Is Debarred
From TeStifying.
JEROME MAKES
MANY OBJECTIONS.
Blocks Defendants Move to
Prove That Insanity Was
Prevalent in the Family.
Justice Fitzgerald Up
holds Jerone's
Objections.

| NEW YORK, February 5.--'rlIe task q
proving to a jury that Harry kendal
| Thaw was insane--th,ough hcrcdity ar{
mental strcss--whcn he shot and killet
! Stanford White was taken up o-day b,
the defense in this famous case, but wher
adjournment was announced in the after,
noon it was the general opinion in the
courtroom. that but little progress ila.1
been made.
Thaw's attorneys endeayorcd in vair
10 place before tho jury evidence tend
ing. 1t was said. to prove q strain of In
sanity in the collateral branches Of the
defendants family. but they were Dlockct
at every point by District Attorney Jc-
rome whose objections were upheld bs
the rulings Of Justice Fitzgerald.
The defense did, however, get before
the twelve men in the box the testlmonY
of an expert, that in his opinion Harry
Thaw was suffering from insanity" til.
night OF the tragedy. Mr.. Jerome under
took 10 break down the evidence OF The
alicnistL-Dr. G. c. Wiley, OF ptttsburg--
and for three hours put him through !.
cross-examination as severe az was eve.
heard in a New York court. The prosec,l-
tor was relentless in his attack and ba
fore he had finished DR.. Wiley protest
ingly declared:
Converted Into Expert.
didn't come here rs an exper.
came as Il witness to fact. and /
have been converted into an expert with
out being prepared for It."
me dlctrict attorney nstonisi,ed every
one by his intimate knowledge OF medi-
cine and It's technical phraseology. DEM
onstratiEg the care with which he had
prepared himself to meet the very de-
nE<aEU n ~
IN his behalf. AIR. Jerome searchngly.
Inquired into DIR. Nyi,ey's record as a ply
sirian aud az an expert OIL insanity
He hurled ro!leys OF technical questions
at tho witness, who at times sa mute
and ut other times declared he could not
unswer, or gave eyasve replies. Often
lie brought upon himself sharp warning
from the district attorney TO make a
reply nnd not an argument.
Hypothetical Case.
DR.. Wiley testified that no predicated
his opinion as to Thaw's sanity upon his
actions on the night OF the tragedy, as
described to him In a hypothetical ques-
tion propoundcd by the defense, and upon
an incident which he witnessed or
Pittsburg street car during the summer
OF 1905. Thaw. said the doctor. acted lr-
nationally on the car. coming in suddenly
and jerking up one OF the window blinds,
slamming 1t down and then lifting IL
again. the while engaging in q wordy
war with the conductor.
Have You ever examined this defend
ant with any of the recognized tests OF
insanity?" asked Mr. Jerome.
No" replied the witness
Have you ever convcrscd with hinc"
NO"
Baffled by Questions.
The district attorney then drew from
the nlienist the opinion that Thaw's acts
on the Madison Square Roof Garden,
when he killed Stanford White, were not
acts of insanity when taken singly. but
constituted evidence OF insanity when
Wiley seemed entirely baffied by the
questions. He hesitated Mt each. and be-
fore he could answer, Mr.. Jerome had
framed another query. replete with i'm
prcss|e sounding technical terms and
apparently offering a problem no less
difficult than its predecessor. The wit
ness admitted that many OF tho tests
to which the district attorney referred,
such AS the Romburg test and the Argyll
Robertson pupil test. were unknown to
him, and when he was asked to quote
from any accepted work on insanity, de-
clared he could not give the exact lam
grage from any book.
Caused Laughter.
Mr.. Jerome's we'll of knowledge, how
ever. seemed never to run dry. He car
ried his cross-examinatlon through prac-
ttcally the entire morning session. and
for an hour after luncheon continued to
ply tho witness with oil manner of uues-
tions. 1t was necessary for the bailiffs
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