The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-05

 "No. He was always ready to marry her, and did finally marry her, which shows his good faith. 1 don't think his relations with her were at all strange"
 Reverting 10 Thaws will, Dr. Wagner said the eighth article of the document showed a delusionary state of mind while the codicil was so unusual as to lead to the belief that d sane man would not have written it." pr. Wagner in response to a long line of questing by MT. Jerome, said the effect | of an hereditary taint was not matter | of psychological determination, but simp- | ly made the subject d little more sus- ceptlble." He declared that Thaw had an hereditary disposition to mental dis orders as shown by the St. Vtus Dance, and his nervousness, and sleeplessness when d boy. q would say" continued the alienist,
 that all these contributions of hereditary | neurosis made this defendant little more liable to a mental break down." You say a little more as opposed to a great deal more, 1 presume?" suggested MT. Jerome. You can't measure the amount of re- sistence in an individual Was he a great deal more liable to a breakdown than the average man?' 'I cant say great deal more.p
 Now, doctor, when this defendant Ntll lO lut TbOI SdIutll oii tiic IiiSll oi i June 20, with d pistol in his pocket did he know what that pistol was?' 'Yes, think he did" And he knew that if he fired it into a human body it would probably cause l death?'
 "Yes, l think he did," When he walked toward White. turned down the aisle, wheeled calmly and fired three shots, do you think he knew what he was doing?" q think he had knowledge of what he was doing.'' Knew What He Did. Do you think when he pulled the l trigger the second time, he knew what he was doing?' "I could not say whether or not he knew then It is probable that the storm
 exploded when he fired the first shot.''
 Did he remember afterward what he
 had done?' Very likely. It often happens in such
 cases that they did know. It is like | remembering q dream after one wakes. Do you think Thaw was in d dream
 state?"
 "G don't know
 But he, had knowledge of what he was dong?"
 He had knowledge, but it was not a rational knowledge.
 
 edy when he was talking to his wife do you think that Thaw had sufficient intelligence to know he had a loaded
 revolver in his pocket?"
 T don't think he had any thought of
 a pistol at that time.''
 What effect did his seeing Stanford White have?' effect immediately. reaching a climax in what has very excellently been described here as a brain storm. He probably
 realized that he was pulling and firing pistol, but he did not have sane ap preciation that he was committing ! homicide" But he knew he was firing at Stanford
 White?'
 Yes" Dr Wagner declared that the acts of raising and firing a pistol were auto matic which might be done without any , mental process whatsoever. Dr. Wagner said that his opinion Thaw was of un- sound mind when he fired the shots was supported by the dramatic effects with which the act was accompanied. Dramatic Effects. Isn't it true.' asked Mir. Jerome. "that men under the influence of liquor often kill in this dramatic manner?'
 Sometimes Mir. Jerome asked for examples of brain storm and Dr. Wagner said he could give him instances of cases where such storms occurred, and where recovery came in few hours. He borrowed medical work from Mir. Jerome's table and found a case which he said was very similar. In this case, however, the vic- tim's family history was. healthy. and there was no record of epilepsy. MT. Jerome spent some time in questioning
 the witness on the similarity between the case reported in the book and the case at the bar.
 Mir Jerome asked Dr. Wagner if in his examinations of Harry Thaw he had found anything to indicate epilepsy among !, the defendants antecedents. He said he had not
 Here adjournment until tomorrow morn ing was ordered.