The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-11
Evelyn Thaw's Testimony Releases Him From Agree
ment With Thaw's Attorneys Jerome Will Now
Expose Orgies Of Prominent Persons in Social and
Financial World.

/ piial when she was III. AZ which
meeting White WAS present." asked
Deimas
Yes" answered the witness
Jerome and Delmaa again en-
gagged ~ a spirited contest as 20
the admisanbility Of evidence along
self defense lines The answer was
then ruled out A question rs 20
the effect upon her husband of
Evelyn seeing White was ruled out
Court adjourned upon request ~
Deimas. 10 he might have time 10
prepare expert testimony. for lack
81 which most Of bis questions were
ruled out
Expert on the Stand.
AZ the Opening Of this afternoons
session Or Charles Wagner. ~
i3ihehampion. n. Y, was called 10
the stand The defense has started
20 build a legal base which ths
court ruled must be laid down be
fore they may start work on the
Insanity plea. The witness testi-
fled that he had served as house
surgeon ia the New York Presby-
terrain hospital. aud ~ assistant
physician OF the New Yart insane
asylum ~ Utica seven years. He IL
now connected with an asylum az
Binghampton. He has visited many
asYiufns In this country and
abroad. He said the study Of In
sanity and the insane has been bis
occupation for years. and he pro
feased a familiarity with literature
on the subject The witness said
he had testified rs sn expert 10 sew
crai trials. After qualifying as an
expert. DR. Wagner confessed TO
knowing Thaw.
The witness said he saw Thaw
last en- October $. 1906. when he
examined him, lie said he had
made ak visits 10 the Tombe be-
tween June Is and October ;. Del
mas ASKED Wagner what he bad
observed about the condition Of the
prisoner when be examined him
-On my first visit" said the
doctor. 4 talked with Thaw In a
general way. l didn't make thor.
ough examination. observed that
he was fearful that be would 10
declared insane. On September 10
/ / vent 20 the T0mhs with another
allenint This time ! went pro
pared 20 make a thorough examinar
ton
sThaw came into the room. We
stated the object Of our whit After
We had been there five minutes.
Thaw left abruptly, though 4 vas
understood we were there In his In
torest." The doctor said he had
observed what caused him TO leave
the room. bat being warned not To
80 into conversation as 10 what 90
CURED. said he could not describe
what happened.
Jerome held the witness under
his thumb. and the court ruled that
az this time no conversation vas
admissible The witness was not
allowed the slightest lesxay b. the
prosecution. THIS halted the de-
Tense and the witness said: Il can
only say then that Thaw left the
room abruptly. and shortly after |
departed
Attorneys Mix IN sausbbls.
The attorneys wrsnsied untii Del
mas vas goaded into denounetns
yerams'a tactics a. hair splitting
and quihblin9.~ He then practically
pleaded to the court for mercy, The
proceedings became dry and Thaw
vas bored. He slipped down n his
chair. but was aroused occasionally
20 smile when his attorney caught
him yawniug. TIE witness told OF
another visit. the examination con-
slsttng 81 questions and answers
which were uuailoWed
Answering a Hypothetical Ques-
ton. DIT. Wagner said he believed
Thaw TO be insane when he killed
White.
Court adjourned at four o'clock.
jerome Cuts Ailenist.
II vas ramored during a five min
utos' intermlssion this afternoon
that the jurors had petitioued the
court to hold night sessions.
While jerome was walking In the
corridor this afternoon. Dr. Evans,
an alienist employed by the defense
aud who figured In the Terranova
case. approached Jerome and ex-
tended hts hand Jerome refused
10 shake hands Evans insisted up
on knowing why Jerome said. III
YOU insist. Il is because | do not
consider you a truth-telling man..
Evans flushed scarlet and said,
You're no gentleman" Jerome
said. 4 can't help II. you insisted
and told you why"