Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-02-12
Distinguished AIienist on Stand
Inclined to Opinion That XIII
ing Was Act of Maniac
Crazy Since Childhood,
JEROME INTERPOSES
MANY OBJECTIONS
Contents of Note Believed to
Have Been Immediate Cause
of Murder DivuIged to Jury.
by Prisoners Wife.
IBy Morning journal Special Leased wire.l


IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire.
New York, Feb 1l.-AnsWering a
Hypothetical question covering every
detail of the testimony up to this time
in the Thaw trial. including Mrs
Evelyn Nesbit Thaws narration of hen
life history. Dr.. Charles G. Wagner
superintendent of the state hospital
for the insane at Binghamton, y. Y,
declared on the witness stand today
that in his opinion Harry X. Thaw did
not know that his act was wrong
when he shot and killed Stanford
White. DR., Wagner stepped aside for
later cross-eXaminaton by District
Attorney Jerome, and as court ad-
journed for the day it was announced
that the defense would offer teSti-
mony from other alienists tomorrow
mornng
Dr. Wagner's opinion of a hypo-
thetical question. the man under CON
sideratlon being the author of the let
ters which have been introduced as
emanating from Harry Thaw during
his estrangement with Evelyn Nesbit
after thcfr rcsurn from Euterv i'r
1908. followed a day Of legal sparring
between Dolphin NJ. Delmas. for tho
defense and Mr. Jerome, for the
prosecution.
Mr.. Jerome effeCtually blocked the
completion. for the time being OF the
testimony of Mrs Evelyn ThaW by
fussth'~ that before she should go
further competent testimony as to
Thaw's unsoundncss of mind should
be given. Mr. Delmas tried to carry
forward the Young wife's story but
the district attorney Nas ol niS l'''
WIN an opJeetlon 10 eNelS 9ue1 i'. 'o', =, ~
MIS- lHdN NV pc'i, lV'%1,e" G 90 WV, ,,,o
thlrd witness o. ''T udE' nv % ,oa 'ol
predecessors WIS ., -; ~ on, ~ ~.
president OF tile C''loll 'T"tioi''. 'i,,',1 S
"l FlttspuTs' VIM st"teQ NC ,,s 'ti tno
received Harry ln'N WI! mn. ~
ia''er own nS'I'us % %"pil'T IN IN ~ ~,
10 Nprll l. lSVo' anu liau ie'u 1t III -"
Sale deposlt poX un,I Ia.e ~ Nonenii- e,.l
per W.. Wdsli VIII, He ut11,v" u ', CIaoea,,
iary 10 Forward II TO John D. "leaSon'
OF IhaW counsei. -. -. 10,
Mr. Gleason tneh sWore that ne i,au
received the VIII ny man DeGellper
IL, 1906, ana that aDSolute!y no
changes had been MADE IN the lhsIru-
ment while in his possession MI
jerome admitted the progress OF the
will from Mr.. Lyon to Mr. Gleason
without the necessity or ealing the
formers secretary. Mr.. Delmas ana
not offer the Will in evidence. now
ever, owing TO the fact that 1t has not
in its entirety been proved as having
been legally executed by Thaw
When young Mrs. Thaw was called
to The stand she was dressed precisely
as when she occupied the witness
chair last week. As she was taking
her seat Mr.. Demas turned to the
district attorney and renewed his de-
mand of "Wednesday that the note
which was passed by. Mrs. Thaw to
har husband at thp cafe Martin the
,,to,,,t ~ The tragedy should he nro-
n,7ad NJ Taron1c Of tho former
,io,,,nd had rer,oined client Today
tlo n,,na sent fo, tha sin Of naner.
=, ,,',s hrouahf fron, his office identi-
60 h., NJ ,r,,on' ana read bv Mr.
noSr,oSs nv S % AZ fol,av's
t1,ta" ..,r,, flS i',,0 oro q rnirute ago
lme - We, oaain :"
'u1 nv, "'"r ,,,ta,,tg of tho note rausad a
lue coilleiil' - ~ ~ ,.,,.4 ,,,,,dtno a.
surprise onIs aS ~ 'liv eN"Tt od va uT,9 tB5
~ hau peen .Srt uui'I T. 49,
'le llo'g M @ coz .iaNa 80, thot "tbo
MIS- nav ,iooi1o,,ord, - ao
,r,- i', niuaii, ofnr.od ~ XVhite tn,
@ nav ,iai atMasd y noint Mrs Tbaw was
o,l'e 'iir,J ~ h,irg nnt tyos the state
',t tb,t tha dof6ndort never carried
- ,,i'.toi oi''' oycnnt in New York she was
asind q many nther questions embody-
i,9n0 i.aI' ,.,n,,l eto,ins ehc had discussed
','i1b ~ TbeV inciuding the alleged fate
of ghl known TO them as "The Pie
:" VI, at tie hands of stanford White
hhmnt' Mr. Jerome block every question
',,ith sustained affections.