The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-29
Fitzgerald when Thaw's counsel were OPP
posing The appointment OF commission
Examination Not Concluded.

posing The appointment OF a commission
Examination Not Concluded.
Thaw's examination was not concluded
today, and he will appear again before the
commission when it meets Saturday morn
ing. no session being scheduled for to-
mOrToW-GOOd Friday. The Saturday seS-
sion will be held behind closed doors. The
commission did not determine whether or
not physical examination of the defend-
ant would be necessary. There was an IN
! timation, however, that the men who are
TO report as to ThaW's present cOndltlon
would content themselves with an Obser-
walton of him during his mental eXamin-
| alton. One commissioner is physician
and an expert in mental diseases, DIT;
Leopold PutzeL If the commission ShouiG
/ decide that a physical examination Is es-
sential DR. Putzel probably will make II.
The commission began its general in
/ qulry today with an open session, calico
TO order shortly after o'clock in the
room where the Thaw trial has been in
/ progress since January %.
Thaw appeared to be in excellent spir-
| its and sat Unflinchingly under the steady
] gaze the commissioners turned upon him.
Z In the big courtroom there were only the
: newspaper reporters and three of the prls-
oner's family, his wife, Evelyn Nesbit
I Thaw. who never missed an opportunity
) TO be near him since ne was placed on
trial. and his two brothers, Edward and
Josiah Thaw.
Clifford W. Hartrdge. acting as counsel
/ of record for Thaw, stated to the COM
mission that his client was ready at any
time TO submit to such examination as
the commission desired. His only request
was that the examination should be pri-
I waite.
/ Being a prisoner on trial for his life -
said Mr.. Hartridge 'he feels he should
be protected as far as possible in this
matter
Chairman Mcclure then announced that
whatever examination of Thaw the COM
hold
behind closed doors.
Jerome Protested.
District Attorney Jerome protested. He
said he would like to have his medical adj
/ visers present. He had called the court S
attention to ThaW's mental state upon re-
ports submitted 10 him by the alienists
and he felt their presence was essential
Mr.. jerome remarked that if the commits
sion resolved itself into a body of medical
examiners. and undertook a physical
examination of the defendant in private,
he would not attend such an examination.
But the law requires you to attend the
session Of the commission" suggested
Chairman Mcclure.
Il shall attend all sessions of the COM
mission sitting as judges in lunacy," Mr..
jerome, but am not required to attend
a board of medical examiners"
1t was after this colloquy with the dis
trict attorney that the commission deCid-
ed to proceed at once with Thaw's men
. TAI examination ana the court room WdS
cleared. Once during the following two
hours District Attorney Jerome came out
side. He was piled with questions as &c
how the examination was progressing, but
would make no direct reply. His absence
was taken to indicate that the commits
siOneTs were conducting their own ex-
animation according to plans previously
agreed upon among themselves.
Thaws attorneys, while they would not
discuss the proceedings. pointed with a
show of enthusiasm to the duration of to-
days test as an indication of how well
their client had WIthstOod the commits
sion's inteTTogations.
Attorney Delmas was present, but took
no part in the proceedings, il was said.
When the inquiry began he directed
Chairman Mcclure to Mr.. Hartridge as
the counsel of record was called for. 1t
was said Mr.. HaTtridge would continue TO
direct the defense before the commits
sion.
Referring to tOday's proceedings Mr..
/ Hartridge said:
Harry came out with flying colors.
He remembered more about the case than
l did. We are confident of the outcome"
1t is understood the commission pro-
poses to take ThaW through the trial from
its beginning in order to test his MEM
Dry as TO what has occurred in the court.
To this end, It was stated the prisoner
was questioned today regarding the part
taken by him in the selection Of the jury.