The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-03
WILL MAKE REPORT TODAY Lunacy Commission to Complete Labors. RENDER VERDICT THURSDAY Thaw to Undergo Final Ordeal
 This Morning. 0ne More AlienIst Will Be Put On stand by Jerome and Defend-
 ant VIII Be Privately
 Examined.

New York, April 2--it was definitely stated tonight, after a session which lasted from i0:30 o'clock this morn ing until 6:30 o'clock this afternoon, that the lunacy commission which is inouiring into the present mental state of Harry K. Thaw, will conclude its labors tomorrow and will have reported lls .snciusions to Justice r.tzgerald before the hour set for the Thaw jury to report in court on Thursday morn- ing.
 There will be a brief public session of the commission tomorrow to hear Q witness--an alienist- offered by Districs Attorney Jerome, and then will fol- low a private mental and physical ex- animation of the defendant It was said tonight that only the members of the commission and the. official stenogra- phor would be present at Thaw's or- deal, both attorneys for the defense and the district attorney, being bar red.
 The announcement that the com mission desired to reenw its private ex- animation of Thaw came at the end of a day of many witnesses. and was in the nature of a complete surprise. The decision was probably due to the con- niedng character of testimony heard
  fists with those engaged by the district attorney declaring Thaw to be abRo- lutely incapable of understanding his own condition or realizing the nature of the charge against him, or of ra- tionally conferring with counsel. while those engaged by the defense declared that Thaw, throughout the trial, had acted h a rational manner. had ration ally advised his counsel in their hear ing, and fully understood and appre- ciated everything.
 The experts for the prosecution ad- mitted that they had reached their con- clusions as to Thaw's present state of mental unsoundness from distant ob- servations of him in the court room and from writings alleged to have emanated from him during his trial. Among the latter were twenty-four pages of 7newspaper clippings and memoranda written by Thaw as sug- Restions to his chief attorney, Dolphin M. Delmas. for his sumuing up address to the jury.
 Mr. Jerome's experts declared these writings, introduced before the com mission by the defendants own coun- sel to prove his sanity, were the writ ings of an insane man. The experts for the defense declared there was absolutely nothing in the writings up- on which to predicate an opinion of mental uusoundness.
 Tombs' Physician Called.
 Dr. Frank Mcclure. the Tombs phy- sician. was the first witness before the Thaw lunacy commission this morning.
 Dr. McGuire was asked about the book in which he kept a record of the prisoner and which District Attorney Jerome produced before the commis- sion on Saturday. He said the book contained mostly hearsay matter. and but few original entries by himself Dr. Mcclure said on cross examination that he had never made special ex- animation of Thaw. He had been re- fused permission to be present nt Thaw's examination by the alienists for the defense on June 2s last.
 Dr. Mcclure said he had not talked with Thaw regarding his trial or his mental condition. Their conversations had been confined to current topics.
 Michael J. Delehanty, the first prison guard who attended Thaw at his trial, followed Dr. Mcclure on the stand. The witness said Thaw always talked in an understandable way and appeared rational throughout the time he had him in custody.
 On cross examination Delehanty said he had not talked to Thaw about Stan ford White or about the house In West Twenty fourth Street In discussing the trial Thaw would speak to him in KeneTal SdyI'k hdu 6COS day today" or expressions like that
 Chairman Mcclure wanted to know il the witness thought Thaw had had a good day when he used that express sion.
 "Yes, sir, it impressed me that way"
 Franklin J. Sheridan. another or Thaw's guards. was called. He said he had never seen Thaw do anything irrational
 On cross examination by the district attorney, the witness said he had nev- CT discussed Stanford White with his prisoner.
 No st. George Reference.
 Did you ever hear him say any thing about being St, George rescuing MT. Jerome.
 '.,o. sir"
 Mrs, Emily s. Walker, a probationaI officer of the Court of Special Sessions and a constant visitor to the Tombs, said she had talked with Thaw many times prior to and during his trial. His talk and manner of speech were always rational.
 The Rev. John Armstrong Wade, the Episcopalian chaplain in the Tombs, answering questions by MT. Mcclure, said he had often discussed various matters with Thaw.
 Have you ever noticed anything
  gested irrationality?" asked Mir. Mo- Cure.
 Not since the trial
 But before?'
 ''I cant say that there was ever anything more than a highly excited or overwrought condition
 The witness never noticed anything in Thaw's facial expression which sug- gested irrationality. Thaw's conver- sa.vns were rational and at some times seemed unusually keen.
 District Attorney Jerome asked Mir Wade If the first conversation he had with Thaw after his arrest was ra- tional.
 Thaw, who sat inside the inner rail with his counsel, tugged at Mir. Hart ridges coat sleeve and said in an audi ble whisper:
 "Objrct to that"
 Mir Hartridge did so. but the ques- ton was allowed.
 His conversation at the time," said NE- Nol'