The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-02
THAE NOT NdF lNSASE
But Expert Declares He Was Not
Sane on Wedding Day.
worms OF RECOGNIZED INSANITY
Mr. Jerome's Questions Again Indicate
His Purpose TO Apply For Lunacy
Commission to Report On Thaw's
preeant Mental Condition.

his purpose in the near future TO ap
ply to the court for a commission in
mnacy to report upon the present con
ditlon OF the defendants mind. The
witness stand for the greater part OF
the day was occupied by DR.. Brittor
d. Evans. director of the New Jersey
Hospital for the Insane, at Morris
Plains. n. j.. an alienist for the de
Tense. who was up for cross-examina
tor. Mr.. Jerome seemed to direct his
efforts at getting from DIR. Evans in
formation as to the exact recognized
forms of insanity from which the eX
pert declared Harry Thaw was sui
fering at the time of the brain storm
which resulted in the killing of Stan
ford White Or. Evans had testified
that in his will Thaw displayed evi
dences Of a melancholy state Of mind
The district attorney dwelt for an hour
or more upon the subject OF melan
cholla and then asked the expert If II
was not true that in acute melanchol.a
there is recurrence OF the aiiiictior
in at least one-third Of all cases. pr
Evans said there was.
That Thaw was now melancholic
the alienist would not admit. saying il
would be unfair to his professional
self and to the defendant.
The witness insisted that a differ
ence exists between melancholia, as
applied 10 insanity. and melancholia in
reference 70 a state of mind. In devious
WAYS the district attorney endeayored
10 have the witness say what specific
sort of insanity moved Thaw at the
prcsent~time The expert was willing
10 admit that at the time Stanford
White was killed Harry Thaw was the
victim of dementia, but that he was
not so at the present time. At the
time Thaw was married. Dr.. Evans
said. he did not think he was mentally
sound
"He was suffering from a temper
airy alteration" was the experts
opinion.
Mr.. Jerome said he intended calling
as a witness In rebuttal DR.. Allen Nc.
Lane Hamilton the alienist who was
first employed by the Thaw defens
but who has not heretofore figured In
the trial. Dr. Hamilton recently r.
turned from Europe. and I'm published
interview just fater he landed. was re-
ported to have said that he came II
the conclusion that Thaw was insane
at the time OF the tragedy. and that he
is insane now.
The district attorney also stated that
ne would call DR. Charles F. Binga
man. of Pittsburg, the Thaw family
physician. in rebuttal Dr. Bingaman
was on the stand for a short while, but
Mr.. Delmas objected when Mr.. Jerome
started in to cross-evamine the physi-
clan as 10 insanity In the Thaw fam.
lily on the ground that the witness had
not qualified as an expert Mr.. Je-
rome thereupOn told Dr.. Bingaman
to hold himself in readiness to take the
stand for the state. DR. Bingaman
told Of visiting Thaw in the T0mbs
during August last when the prisoner
seemed much depressed and suffered
from the delusion that a conspiracy
had been formed against him, com
planning that he was not allowed to
put paper over the grating in his cell
door because they" wanted the cold
mir 70 blow in and give him pneumonia
so he would die and his case never
come TO trial.
BY recalling Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw 10 the stand for a few questions
which he had omitted on his long
cross-eXamination Mr.. Jerome indi-
Gated that he would call Howard Mes
bit. her brother. to contradict her in a
matter Of credibility. He asked Mrs.
Thaw If she had not told her brother
that Thaw had treated her cruelty
while abroad because she refused to
tell lies about Stanford White and say
he had drugged and mistreated her.
He also wanted to know # the brother
had not bought her a pistol with
which she might defend herself
against Thaw. The defendants wife
denied absolutely that there was anv
truth in any Of these statements. and
said she had never owned or carried
a pistol in her life.
Mr.. Delmas announced that the de-
Tense would conclude its case this
week This. however. was upon the
assumption that District Attorney Je
assumption that the district attorney
would conclude his cross-examinations
Of Or. Evans and Wagner DR.. John
r. Deemar. the physician to Mrs. VIII
lam Thaw's family, will follow Dr..
Evans. and then will come Dr.. Wag-
ner. After these have testified. Mrs.
William Thaw herself will take the
stand according to present plans. The
defense may. therefore. conclude by
Monday or Tuesday OF next week. If
Mr.. Jerome moves for lunacy com
mission it is expected he will do so
during the taking of the rebuttal tes-
'imony next week.
It was expected that Or. Evans and
MI Jerome would have lively duel
during the cross-examination of the
witness. but there we're only one or
two clashes. in which the honors APP
peared to be about evenly divided. The
examination dragged at times, and
Mr.. Jerome seldom raised his voice
above the low placid tones he so fire.
frequently assumes.
Sells More Of chambeslain's Cough Remedy than
Of All Others Put Together.