Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-02


STILL SUBJECT. 10 MENTAL Ex-
PLo sIoNsp AND THEREFORE,
FIT FOR ASYLUM
Associated press to Bismarck Tribune.
New York, Mar he insanity Of
adolescence, paranoia and characteristics
of brain storms occupied both sessions;
Of the Thaw trial today and when adj
journment until Monday morning was
ordered Dr.. B. d. Evans, one Of the
alienists of the defense, was still under
cross-exaninat ion.
n District Attorney Jerome's course in
questioning the witness was somewhat |
battling. During the greater part Of the
time he seemed DESTROYS to have Dr..
Evans unqualifedly admit that Thaw
suffered from paranoia which is practi-
2cally incurable. Again he brought from
the witness the opinion that when Thaw
armed himself he well knew that a re-
volver was an instr nn1ent for self pro-
lection and when fired into a human
body would produce death.
Finally the prosecution wanted to
know if the actions Of persons suffering
from brain storm Of mental explo-
sion would be characterized BY the
calm, deliberate manner which Thaw
displayed the night he shot Stanford
White to death on the Madison Square
roof garden The net result Of the day
appeared to be that Jerome is still lay
ing the foundation upon which he may
ask for a commission in lunacy to Judge
of the present mental condition Of the
defendant. s
Even to the extent Of greatly fatigu-
ing the Judge and jury, the district at
torney dwelt upon the subject Of Adde'S
cent insanity and paranoia, endeayoring
to establish a relationship between the
two and was at last rewarded BY DR..
Evans admitting that the defendants
will and codicil did suggest TO his mind
asparanoiac form Of adolescent insanity
Adolescent insanity, it had been ex-
planned, is common in persons during
the development period Of life, from ten
TO forty years, while paranoia is fixed
insanity upon one subject, rnonomania.
Justice Fitzgerald indicated his fa-
tigue at the three-days' cross examine
ton Of the expert when Jerome began
to question DR. Evans about his knowl-
edge Of other instances of adolescent in
! sanity which had resulted in acts Of
homicide. 5.5 5s
The alienist said there was woman
& in his hospital for the insane at Morri-
son Plains, N. T., who il the midst Of
brain storm. or mental explosion"
had killed two Of her children
low long had she been in the asy-
linn r. asked Jerome.
One year. I
SIS she cured q
1T has been eight months since Harry
Thaw shot White.
Dr.: Evans said the woman had shown
Improvement, that her decisions were
not So marked, but she was not cured.
De1mas objected to this line Of question
ing.
But, yonr honor argued Jerome,
I'VE are just getting to the point Of this
thing
We'll, we have been nightly long
time getting there, YEARLY remarked
the Justice.
Jerome disclaimed any responsibility
4 for the tedious length Of the cross-ex-
I animation, suggesting that the blame
was with the eyasiye answers Of the ex-
pert.
am not saying whose fault it 4, !,
said Justice Fitzgerald, but I repeat
We have been d long time getting to the
point.
The district attorney and the Judge
had another wordy conflict near the end
Of the day when jerome asked Or
Evans to give his opinion Of Dr. Allen
McLane Hamilton, who is to Be called
III rebuttal BY the state and who IS re-
ported to have said he believed Thaw
to be suffering from form Of insanity
which could not possibility have beer
eradicated 81 this time,
81 refuse to answer, replied the wit
ness. Jerome argued the point and citet
part Of The record ii the Preussor cas-
at Albany, where the presiding judg'
had allowed one expert to give hi
opinion Of another.
Now, viii You direct the witness +
answer suggested Jerome Of the jus
tice
u viii moi, responded Justice III
gerald.
He added that he would not rule fn
alIv ii, The point until He had read til