The San Francisco call., 1907-02-19
Thaw's Will Is Introduced
Evidence Of His Insanity

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before passing on any Of the points
as TO its admissibility.
7 would like 10 keep out of the
record all that is not material" added
Justice Fitzgerald
so would We" assented Delmas
If the viii is offered" Jerome inter
posed, lit viii all have TO go in There
are elements as TO handwriting. etc.
which must be considered by the jury" "
This statement Of Jerome was taken
10 indicate that he would no longer
oppose the admission Of the viii as evil
dence.
At this point luncheon recess until
. o'clock was ordered
DELaIAs AND JEROME CLASH
Immediately after recess DR.. Evans
was again called TO the stand, tenn
porarily replacing DR.. Wagner. The
witness was shown Thaw's viii and
examined il in silence for some time
Doctor, are the names mentioned in
this cOdicil the same as those you have
testified that ThaW gave YOU as victims
Of Stanford Whites practices?" asked
Delmas
Jerome objected on the ground that
ii was ar attempt TO get into evidence
the contents Of q paper for the intro
duction Of which no foundation had
been laid.
y object TO this Objectionable, scan
dalous talk" began jerome. but he was
interrupted by Delmas, who objected
and took exception TO the statement
and asked that it be noted that the
exception was due 10 the misconduct
Of the District Attorney.
4 am not talking to the jury" said
Jerome. Il am talking to the court
ha-
and they are not going TO decide thi:
case upon talk Of counsel"
Il object" repeated Delmas. ''to The
learned District Attorneys referring t
this codicil or this viii as containing
! scandal"
Whether they are true, or not, hi
viii contains statements Of scandal,
again asserted Jerome.
Il object" replied Delmas.
I think that we had better get bacl
to the question" suggested Justic
Fitzgerald in a cOnciliatOry tone.
DIR. EVANS SHOWN WILL
II am laying a foundation for tn,
ultimate purpose Of offering this vii
in evidence" said Delmas. My OBJ
ject now IS to identify these name
without making them public. If tn
District Attorney insists I viii hav
DR.. Evans state the names, but it i
not my disposition to do So"
II see a way out of all this" sai'
Jerome in a voice which displayed ir
ritability. Let them ask this witnes
if Thaw was crazy when he made tn
viii and then let them put the viii In
The court may hold it to be cumulativ
evidence and therefore admissible"
7 intend following that course" an
swered Delnas.
Dr. Evans was excused and DR.. Ham
mond. another Of the defendants alien
lists. was called Before DR.. Harmon
was sworn. however, Delmas change
his mind and had DR.. Evans recalle
once more.
Dr. Evans was shown the will an
asked if he had ever seen it before
He said that he had not
Delmas asked Jerome TO conced
that the copy made in the Distric
Attorneys Office was correct.
Z don't concede anything" responde
Jerome 1T is an outrage, I say, t
bring a man here after seven month
Of preparation of this case and fritte
away the time Of the court In readin
documents"
Tt is your privilege not to conced
anything, not even common courtesy,
was Delmas' reply
Il am exercising my privilege.
snapped Jerome.
lJr. Ef1IlH RADC0ElOA " ASc@l III
volunainous will When he inishe
reading Delmas asked:
WILL SHOWS INSANITY
can you state whether Thaw at tn
time of executing the will and tn
codicil was Of sound or unsound min,
taking all you know Of the case int
consideration
Jerome objected to Delmas' metho
Of indicating what he termed defend
ants exhibits A and F for identified
ton This necessitated reframin
Of the question.
DR.. Evans answered: 1T is my opir
ion that he was not of sound mind"
Jerome began ss-examining III
witness and had DR.. Evans repeat tn
latter statement
What form Of insanity is 1t know
as2" snapped Jerome.
I would call II deyelopmental insanity.
Was II paranoias
Were the delusions which you observed du
ing your first three visits 20 Thaw systematic
or not systematizedf
They were m a measure Eystemat1zed-
Were they systemafized or not. systematize'
hryhey were not altogether systematized
"a atized2
DR.. Evans began long answer ]
which he referred to the conversation
that he had with Thaw-
Jerome objected and stopped hin
Delmas at once insisted that ne be a.
lowed to 20 on. Jerome refused, an