Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
THAN DEFENSE WILL
FINISH THIS Week
Delmas, Informs jerome That
Testimony For Thaw Will
ALI Be In Soon
MRS. THAw ON STAND BRIEFLY
Examined Again Today Because of
Questions Jerome Had Overlooked
Drs. 1insaman and Evans on tho
stand-court Compelled to Caution
jerome Many Times.


portant developments today in the
Thaw trial as affecting Jerome's future
conduct of the case. BY recalling Mrs.
Thaw to question her about a CONVEX
sation with her brother, he indicated
he intends to put Howard Nesbit on
! the stand to contradict his sister as to
the material fact that she denied posi-
tiyely she ever told Howard that Thaw
treated her cruelty because she would
MT tell lies about White. Jerome fur
ther stated he would call as witness
for the state in rebuttal DR.. Allan Nc
Lane Hamilton, who for a time was
employed as alienist for the defense.
Hamilton's last public statement was
To the effect that he believed Thaw still
insane. Jerome said he would call Dr..
Bingaman, the Thaw family physician,
as a witness for the state. He was
nrevented from cross examining Bing-
aman today as to hereditary insanity
IN the Thaw family by objections from
Z
Delmas.
After Mrs. Thaw and Bingaman tes-
titled briefly today, DR.. Evans was
called for cross examination. Evans Is
one Of the principal witnesses for de-
fense. There are indications that the
district attorney intends to make his
examination thorough one. Delmas
was constantly on his feet with OBJ.
jections, which Justice Fitzgerald In
nearly every instance sustained. Ine
iudge warned Jerome he was taking too
wide latitude.
The cross examination of Dr. Evans
contrasted sharply with that of Dr.
Wiley, the first alienist for the defense
nut on the stand. Wiley was left en-
tirely to the mercy of the prosecutor,
not a single objection being registered
by Gleason, who at that time was ex-
amining witnesses. Delmas announced
the defense would be finished this
week.
New York, Feb. 27.--At the opening
of the Thaw trial today, Mrs. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw was recalled by Jerome
to answer few questions affecting
the credibility of the witness, which
he had previously overlooked.
Jerome questioned witness regarding
certain statements affecting Thaw and
White purported to have been made
by her to her brother Howard after
she returned from Europe She de-
MED having told her brother anything
of the kind 1t was evident jerome
intended to call Howard Nesbit to con-
tradict his sister.
Dr. Bingaman, the Thaw family ply
eician, was next called, but Delmas
objected to his being cross-examined as
an expert and was sustained. Jerome
said he would call Bingaman as a wit
ness for the state in rebuttal. Jerome
again remarked during the argument,
IF 1 find this man is crazy, I'll say So"
In reply to questions by Delmas.
Bingaman testified that he saw Thaw
in November 1903. Thaw was nervous
and melancholy. sleeping and eating
Of 1906. witness called on Thaw in the
Tombs and found him nervous, IRA
tional and laboring under delusions.
Thaw told the witness that there were
conspiracies against him, lhaving, as
their object either railroading him to
Che insane asylum or death; that Sthe
prison authorities We're allowing the
wind to blow in on him so he would
contract pneumonia and die Dr. Bing-
aman felt Thaw's pulse and told him
that his pulse was bit irregular
Thaw replied that this was condi-
tion that had followed "the act of prov
,idence."
In reply to question from Jerome,
Delmas said that the defense would
conclude it's case this week. Dr. B. d.
Evans was next called for cross-ex-
animation.
DR.. Evans said this afternoon that
he did not believe Thaw was de
mented" today. nor did he believe Thaw
ever was "demented" in his definition
of that particular word.