The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-02
MRS. THAW THERE
She Attends Husbands Lunacy
Hearing Today.
DIR. Allen McLane Hamilton at
Last Testif1es.
SAYS THAT HE'S CRAZY
Prisoner Suffering From De-
lusional Insanity.
Not Capable of Realizing the
Charges Against Him.
ANOTHER STORY TOLD.
TOmbs Physician McGuirs Says
That Thaw Is Sane.
Other Jail officials CorrObOrate
Statement.
Not Capable of Realizing the
Charges Against Him.
ANOTHER STORY TOLD.
TOmbs Physician McGuirs Says
That Thaw Is Sane.
Other Jail officials CorrObOrate
Statement.


in lunacy which is inQuiring into the
present state of mind of Harry K.
Thaw, allowed DR.. Allan McLane Ham
iIton to testify to what he knows of
Thaw's mental condition. This action
was taken over the continued protest of
TbA Gefendants attorneys.
~ Hamilton declared it to be his
beiief that Thaw is suffering from
progressive form of paranoia or delu-
sional insanity. and declared the opin-
ion that the defendant is not capable
Of realizing the nature of the charges
against him.
Many attaches of the Tombs testified
today that they had not seen Thaw do
anything irrational.
District Attorney Jerome had a large
array of witnesses awaiting the pleas
ure of the Thaw lunacy commission to-
day, among them Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw. The young woman was dressed
in a dark brown cloth suit, trimmed
with leather of the same shade. She
wore a black straw sailor hat and au-
maintained the school girl effect be-
cause of the fiat linen collar caught
with a brown windsor tie.
Dr. Charles f. Bingaman, the Thaw
family physician from Pittsburg, also
\ Is present today. Other witnesses in |
ciuoed Frederick K. Longfellow, the
attorney formerly employed by Thaw; |
DR.. Allan McLane Hamilton, DR.. Aus
tin Flint and most of the other alienists
who appeared either for Thaw OF the /
state at the trial.
Tombs Physician for 11law
Dr. Frank a. Mcclure. the Tombs /
physician. was the first witness called. /
He said he had seen Thaw two or three /
times a week since June 25 last. DR.. /
Mcclure said he also had seen Thaw /
every day of his trial.
Was his conduct such t any time |
during the Thaw trial as to attract /
your attention." asked Chairman Nc |
mo. sir" said the witness.
You have talked with him in the
Tombs since the trial began?'
Yes, sir"
Was his talk sensible?"
Yes, sir. very sensible
Have you ever heard the defendant /
say or see him do any irrational thing?'
DO you mean since his arrest or
since the trial began?" asked the Wit
ness
"since the trial began" said Mr. Nc
Clure.
No. sir. nothing"
Have you at any time seen him do
anything irrational?"
No, sir, not with my own eyes,
DR.. MCGUIRE was asked about the
book in which he kept a record of the |
prisoner and which District Attorney
jerome produced before the commission
on Saturday. He said the book con-
tained mostly hearsay matter and but |
two original entries by himself.
DR.. Mcclure said on cross examina-
ton that he had never made special |
examination of Thaw to determine his |
sanity. He had been refused permis-
sion to be present at Thaw's examina
tion by the alienists for the defense on
June %. last
DR.. Mcguire said he had not talked /
with Thaw regarding mis- trial or his
mental condition Their conversations
had been confined to current topics.
Prison Guard Testifies.
Michael J. DeIehanty. the first prison
guard who attended Thaw at his trial.
followed Dr. Mcclure on the stand. Tho
witness said Thaw always talked in an
understands BILE way and appeared ra-
tional throughout the time he had him
in custody.
on cross examination Delehanty said
he had not talked to Thaw about Stan
ford White or about the house in West
Twenty-fourth street. In discussing the
trial Thaw would speak to him in gen
eral terms. saying:
Il had a good day today, or express
Chairman Mcclure wanted to know
II the witness thought Thaw had had
a good day when he used that express
yes. sir. it impressed me that way"
Franklin ]. Sheridan, another of
T avs guards. was next called he
said he had never seen ThaW 90 any
thing Irrational.
cross examined by the district attor-
ney. the witness said he never discussed
Stanford White with his prisoner
Did YOU ever hear him say anything
about being St. George rescuing virgins
from red dragons?' asked Mr. Jerome
No sir
Mrs. Emily S. Walker, a probational
officer of the court of special sessions
end a constant visitor to the Tombs,
said she had talked with Thaw many
times prior to and during his trial: His
talk and mannor of speech were always
rational.
The Rev John Armstrong Wade, the
Fpiscopalian chaplain in the Tombs,
answering questions by Mr.. Mcclure,
said he had often discussed various
matters with Thaw-
Have you ever noticed anything in
his conduct or speech which suggested
lrrationality?' asked Mr. Mcclure.
None since the trial"
But before?''
1T can't say that there was ever
anything more than a highly excited
or overwrought condition" The wit
ness never noticed anything in Thaw's
facial expression which suggested ir-