Connecticut western news., 1907-03-21
MAY CONVICT THAN
Jerome Says He Has New Testi. mony Against Whites Slayer.
WITNESS SAID TO BE A WOMAN
Defense's $75,000 Experts End Their Work Under GrueIlins Cross Exami- nation by District Attorney-Prison- CTS Case Is Almost Complete.


 CTS Case Is Almost Complete.
 New York, March 20-On a steam ship due here is witness who District Attorney Jerome declared will give testimony that will go far toward con victing Harry Thaw of the murder of Stanford White.
 Speculation at first fixed upon Miss Ida Simonton, who was last heard of in Central Africa on some sort of ex- ploring expedition, as the witness ex- pected and then switched to the house keeper of the Schloss Katzenstein, the rian Tyrol, to which Thaw took Eve lyn Nesbit prior to his demoniac out burst which she described in the Hum mel affidavit Secretary Craig Wads- worth of the American embassy In London was suggested as another pos sible arrival whom MT. Jerome ex- pected.
 A White Partisan.
 Miss Simonton was with Mrs. Nesbit nicated to Stanford White the story of her penniless plight in London, Miss Simonton was sent to her aid by the architect.
 Miss Simonton also had confidential talks with Evelyn regarding Thaw's treatment of her, and her sympathies are said to be with White rather than with Harry Thaw, although she is a friend of Evelyn.
 craff ;c new testimony in evidence unless he can reopen his case in chief will be de veloped when his witness appears in court.
 Harry Thaw's $75,OOO artillery of sev- en alienists ended their work under the fire of the foe Raked by the dis trict attorney from every side, their volley was concentrated on the one point-that the defendant was insane when he shot Stanford White But it was an unnamed variety of insanity. Try as he might, the district attorney has not been able to get single one of the seven to be specific
 Baited by Jerome.
 MT. Jerome baited them in every way imaginable. He dramatically clicked Thaw's death dealing revolver asked in effect if Thaw didn't know that he was shooting MT. White when he pulled the trigger on Madison Square roof garden.
 "Yes, probably the alienists would stolidly reply, "but in an insane sort ofway."
 Thaw made two outbreaks of "brain storm character. Once when MT. Je- rome was badgering an alienist he fairly dashed from the court into an anteroom, where he violently exercised in series of calisthenics, and even upon his return to his chair he was visibly agitated for several moments. Again when some of J. D. Lyons let ters from Thaw were mislaid Thaw made a demonstration at his table which appeared uncalled for.
 Of Thaw's new batch of alienists Dr. Charles w. Pilgrim, president of the state lunacy commission, and Dr. Minas S. Gregory, chief alienist of the Bellevue psychopathic ward, were put through a severe cross examination by the district attorney, who coaxed them. sometimes threatened them, then ac- cused them and again laughed at them while with comparative speed he, in sporting parlance, put them through all the paces.
 Insane at Time of Shooting.
 Dr. Charles Wagner was recalled merely to answer the states hypothet- fcal question. He agreed with the other Thaw alienists in the streotyped reply to the effect that Thaw was suffering from a form of insanity which pre- vented him from knowing the quality and nature of his act.
 Dr. Britton D. Evans was recalled too, to perform a similar function. He gave the same opinion as the other Thaw experts on the prosecutions hy- pothetical question.
 Dr. Smith Ely Jelliffe, lecturer, edi, tor and author, received some hard pounding, figuratively speaking, at MT Jerome's hands. His ordeal was long est of any of the day, lasting an en tire morning session. The district at torney announced fatly that he was seeking to "discredit' Dr. Jelliffe.
 The case for the people was finally closed by the introduction of the much discussed Hummel affidavit, which with the consent of the defense, was read in full to the jury. The affidavit proved a surprise only in the alleged severity of the assaults Harry K. Thaw is said to have made upon Evelyn Mes bit during their trip through Europe ir 1903 when, according to the testimony of Abraham Hummel, Miss Nesbit would not sign statements which ThaW had prepared accusing Stanford White of having drugged and ruined her.
 Contents of the Affidavit.
 In this affidavit Miss Nesbit charges Thaw with having attacked her with 6 cowhide whip while they were stop ping at an old castle in the Austrian :Tyrol and flashing her bare skin unti she became faint from the pain an6 swooned. He repeated the attack the next day, according to the affidavit and afterward in Paris he beat her a half hour intervals throughout one en firo dou Ioavino off onIu yUhon chl