The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-28
Dr. Britton D. EUans and Jerome
 In Brilliant Clash of Repartee.

 lowed Mrs. Thaw on the stand. Under the guidance of MT. Delmas he told of seeing Thaw on November IS, 1903 at meianchoiy. He was sleeping and eat ing very little and seemed very much changed from his former condition. He he was formerly of a buoyant nature
 On August 17. 1906, the witness call ed on Thaw In the Tombs and again saw him September Ii.
 Thnw Had DeIusfons.
 He was not sleeping well and was nervous. He had delusions. among against asm nf him asas having s as t6eir object either his railroadying to an insane asylum or his death.
 foandation @ s,iss for Gas tSe aasstionins of pr. rome interrupted. Tt ss not neces- s' to this defendants insanity the opinion known him for thirty years than the opni9hnya aa of rapeet a to my and Mir. Jerome smiled at Drs. Flint. Mac Donald and Mabon, who daily sit be- pr. Blnraman said he believed Thaw was irrational and laboring under de- tusions. Newspapers had been woven into the cell bars to keep the draft out allowing the wind to blow in on him SO that he would contract pneumonia and die and thus prevent his case com Dr' Bingaman told Thow then that the pulse was a bit irregular. Thaw re- piled that this was condition that had followed the act of Providence" animation by asking as to the taint of insanity in Thaw's family. Mir. Del mas imediately objected.
 T want to find out what tendency family" said MT. Jerome, T want to get at the facts. If find this defen- dant crazy, I'll say so."
 If Mr. Jerome desires to prove that Thaw was crazy on June 25 last, we will admit it." rejoined MT: Delmas. T have the old fashioned idea re- piled MT. Jerome. that the district st. torney's office is quasi-judieial and that l he has a right thoroughly to examine all witnesses so as to decide ms course" quasi Judicial" said Justice Fitzgerald, .sand when he comes into court Re IS bound by the same rules of evidence as the attorneys for. the defense l
 MT. Jerome then said he would call pr Bingaman for the state in reouttai and asked permission to take ms tes. tss SSr eaSIna Si se must be taken in open court; MT. Jerome asked when the defense expected to conclude.
 Tn good faith and not for publca- tion," MT. DeImas replied, i've expect to get through this week.
 Mr. Jerome asked Dr. Bingaman to return next Monday. In the meanume he proceeded to cross examine him re- garding .his visits to Thaw n the I Tombs At his visit of August 17. the doctor said he prescribed nerve tonic | for the prisoner. Did you notice any exaggerateo T asked MT. Jerome.
 | "TIe had a very high esteem or him self, but there was nothing else. f Dr. Bingaman was here excused and Dr. Britton D. Evans, one Of the alien l ists for the defense, was called TOT | cross examination.
 1 "Of what institution of learning are i vou d graduate?" asked MT. Jerome. l @The College of Physicians and Sur geons,v replied the doctor.
 That is the institution from whici | is 1t not9" asked the district attornes | in a soft low voice.
 General ritter Over Room.
 roiss s of aoe a general litter in the room and the pounding of the bailiffs gravel
 Dr. Evans was closely questioned re garding a post graduate course he tes Ltified he had taken at Johns Hopkins He said he had never matriculated q this college but he had at odd time attended the lectures.
 "Then when you told MT. Delfna that you took post graduate cours
 at Johns Hopkins 1t was not quite cor
 rect was it?' asked Mir. Jerome. | "It was correct as I understood II not as you seem to understand 1t.
 Do you consider yourself maste | of your profession"
 | q don't know just what you meal by a master. I have been considered
 sufficiently proficient to testify many cases"
 DO you know any one who is a mas I ter in your professionP | If you mean a man who knows al l about it. there are none in medicine O. l law or any other science" 1 MT. Jerome then picked up pamph let relating to experts and expert tes l timony which Dr. Evans admitted h. had written In spite of MT. Delmas lobiections Mir. Jerome formed severa tquestions in the language of the pamph
 EAre you of the opinion" he asked L''that an expert on the stand should lbe calm and dignified, always remem fbering this is more important as show ling Knowledge than sharp repartee !! " MT. DeInas' objection was sustained l Mir. Jerome then read several nlor' questions from Dr. Evans pamphle but all of Mir. Delmas' objections wer'
 saas it been your habit. doctor t, nrepare carefully written medica ! briefs in all important cases wher'
 you are called as an expert?" asked
 .'These things are not habits, MT Jerome they are customs"
 Has It been your custom?' | "Yes."