Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-02
District Attorney BuSiIy Laying
Foundation for Request for
LUnaCy Commission to Pass
ON Thaw'S Present Condition,
JUDGE WEARIES OF
TECHNICAL TESTIMONY
Gently Hints to Jerome That He
Is Long Time Getting to theI
Point--AIieniSt Still on the
Stand,
[By Morning Journal Special Leased wire.I


lby Morning journal Special Leased wire.I
New York, March 1.-The insanity
OF adolescence, paranoia and the
Characteristics of brain storms. oc-
cupted both sessions of the ThaW trial
today, and when adjournment until
Monday morning was ordered DR..
Britton d. Evans, one of che alienists
for the defense, was still under cross
examination,
District Attorney Jerome's course i'm
questioning the witness was somewhat
battling. He seemed desirous to have
DR.. Evans admit that Thaw suffered
from paranoia. which is practically
incurable. Then again ne brought
from the witness the opinion that
when Thaw armed himself he well
knew that a revolver was an instru-
ment for self-protection and when
fired into a human body might pro-
duce death. Finally the prosecutor
wanted to know If the actions of a
person suffering from a brain storm.
or mental explosion would be char
acteriZed by the calm deliberate
manner which Thaw displayed the
night he shot White to death on the
Madison Square roof garden.
,rha pot ro,u1t ,,noared r., bo that
NJ. farn,,,o is st,lI ia,,ino. tho fn,,nda.
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san,Ia,t EyaS to NM. .S.i,'nt .,f ,.r.a,f,
fotia,i,,o, 80 t',5. ,,,I an. r. 5is
triat ',ttor,n,. S,,.eS. 80, ~ s,,,tioot 20
adoiescsnt INSANITY ana narnoia en-
doavnrina - ostahIish ra,ationsl,in
hetr.ea, fba tn,o and vas ~ Iast ,e-
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doford,n,!. ,,.ju and ,odiaii di5 s,,,rl
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So ~ ,'iS 'n,iiU :. p''' ,'l,oiSo lUi III ~
'uoieS'el't ui9anI'F huo'e3'Gil' ~
sanity. II mas peer, eAplallieu' y CON-
mon III peIsoldS uur'us tHe ueN up
lneh' perlou OF Hle-lroin Ten 10 loI-
ty years-Whlle paranold Is tiNed IN
sanity upon one subject monomanla'
Justice Fitzgerald indicated ms Ia
uPue at the three days cross-eNam-
ination Of the expert. when Mr. Jer-
rome began to question DR.. Evans
about his knowledge of other in
stances of adolesCent insanity which
had resulted in acts of homicide. The
alienist said there was a woman in his
hospital for the insane at Morris
Plains. who. in the midst of brain
storm, or mental explosion, had killed
two of her children.
After number of questions by Mr..
Jerome. objection was made bv Mr..
Delmas to this line Of examination.
Mr. Jerome argued that 1--WE are lust
getting to the point of this thing"
This brought out a weary remark
from Tho iudga ia the effect that
I've have heen mighty Iong time
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NJ ra,,o,,o ai,oIoi,ood rosnonsiI,il-
,t,t f ~, todin o,',,,,ination
',,',.,ili.,,, 80 10 hIa,,,c NO., ,,ith
I've e,,a,it,a 10 ,,s,,,as ~ tho witness
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ii I'm an .g NJ 90 us rs '5oat ~ !, 90
b,,, ny a,ti,,,e 20 H. noi't ;,
rhe ,Ijst7ict att9.nav9 ana Tho indpo
bod onotbar u,ord,, confict near tho
nnd ~ tha da,t when Mr. Jnrome
asEad Dr Evane 70 give his oninion
of mr. Alien McT,ane Hamilton who ia
to he called i'm rebuttal nv the stata
and who is renorted TO have said that
he believed Harry Thaw to be suffer-
ing from a form of insanity which
could not possibly have been eradi-
Gated by this time.
II refuse to answer" replied the
witness.
Mr.. Jerome argued the point and
cited a part of the record in the
Preusser case at Albany where the
presiding judge had allowed one eX-
pert to give an opinion of another.
Now you will direct the witness to
answerF' suggested Mr.. jerome, IN
qulrlngly of the Justice.
VIII not fepIled the Justice ne
added that ne would not rule hnally
IN ~. tne polhl uhtll ne hau reau tne en-
uie recoru OIL tne freussei trlal As
MI 'eLoiie Sdlu tt'e lut'iS Noul"
EoNvl t'.e ldsi queSllollS VI ms eAall
, so ',ii uiir" no,l'i,g
on tbn stand A''''' WI asa" "
Dr Evans decIarad todoy ,rta, a.,