Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-01
Took Just as Much Time h Answering Questions To-Day
 as He Did Yesterday
MORE THAW LETTERS
Another Package oi Them Received From Banker Lyon To-Day-- These Were Written By Thaw
 Since Placed h the Tombs

! ~ < Thaw trial opened this morning Dis trict Attorney Jerome announced that there had been received a second packet of letters from J. D. Lyon. the Pittsburg banker, who until Novem- Der last had custody of Thaw's will. The letters received to-day were writ ten to MT Lyon by Thaw, while in the tombs and all bear dates subse- ouent to June 25 last. Mfr Lyon first sent on only letters written prior to the roof garden tragedy.
 MT Jerome was very anxious 10 have the later letters and they were sent on by consent of the prisoners attorneys. The letters are helu SUD ject to the courts orders.
 Dr Britton D Evans was recalled as soon as the letters from Pittsburg had been examined by counsel and Mir Jerome continued his cross exam ination of the allenist
 Taking all the letters you have read in the light of all you know about this case, what Is your opinion as to the mental condition of this de- fendant at the time he wrote these letters?' was Mir Jerome's first ques- tion.
 Mir Delmas objected on the ground that the question assumed that the witness bad knowledge that was not in evidence.
 Mir Jerome withdrew the question and asked the witness if he had any knowledge of facts that have not been testified to. An argument was the result, Mir Jerome claiming that the only point in the case was wheth- CT or not the defendant was insane when the homicide was committed.
 He was anxious, he said to bring out all tue facts. Dr Evans was al- lowed to answer and said that so far as l,e could recall he told all of i'm pcrtauce that he could remember of what he had heard and seen on the first three visits to Thaw in the tombs
 Taking everything that you have testified to into consideration what, in your opinion. was the mental con- ditiOn of the defendant when he wrote. those letters% asked Mir Je- rome.
 He was In state of mental insta- bility."
 DO you mean he was insane?''
 "Not necessarily. He was in stnte of mental unsteadIness."
 Mir Jerome handed the witness copy of the letter Thaw wrote to An thony Comstock complaining of the sdens of vice" maintained by Stan- ford White, and ''other rich scoun- dreds" for the ruin of young girls.
 After Dr Evans had examined the paper some 20 minutes, Mir Jerome asked him If anything In the letter suggested the mental state of the writer.
 Tt shows" said the expert ''that his mind seemed to be running upon young women and their supposed wrongs
 Any thing else"
 Tt indicates deluslve state in the writer's mind"
 Were the delusions of an exalt- cd or depressed natureT"
 don't think there is enough fin the letter for anybody to say as to that"
 Dr Evans said that at the time Thaw shot and killed White he was insane. suffering from an explosive outbreak of aelescent insanity. He said that cases of insanity had been known to clear up over night.
 Dr Evans resumed the stand after recess. District Attorney Jerome continued to question him regarding the so-called mental explosions that he testified he believed Thaw had suffered from.