The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-24

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New York. Feb. 23-Counsel for
Harry h. Thaw spent good part of to-
/ day denying the usual crop of recess
rumors which spring up during every
adjournment, The attorneys We're par
| ticularly anxious TO have it understood
that they viii fight any attempt to
have a commission in 1unacy appointed
Despite this. however. the belief
grows that Mr.. Jerome is continuously
| pointing his efforts in that direction
He perhaps may have been influenced
by this idea IN making his cross-exam
! inafion of Evelyn ThaW perhaps unne-
cessarily cruel He hoped that the at
| torneys for the defense might profit by
| this first show of severity and agree to
| the appointment of a commission
/ When they failed to do this Jerome ma
neuvered In another direction He him
self declared openly that he had no
taste for the ordeal to which he was
subjecting the frail young woman. and
wanted TO nave her testimony stopped
| long enough to put on the stand Drs
DeemaT and Bingaman, physicians to
both branches of the prisoners family.
Mr.. Jerome's Plan.
| II is now said that Mr.. Jeromes idea
was 10 build up from the testimony ef
these two physicians the groundwork
for his application for a lunacy COM
mission. The defense objected to this.
despite the fact that the doctors were
summoned from PittsbuTg in behalf of
/ the defendant
| Some days ago Mr.. Jerome was given
permission to examine the two physi-
clans in his office, the idea being that
their testimony might be taken in de-
positions. Evidently something oc-
1 CURED during the examination to cause
| the defense to take new view of the
matter.
Dispositions Not Possible.
| The district attorney in insisting that
the doctors be heard declared that IL
| was necessary for them to take the
stand, as the introduction of deposit
tons was not possible without the con-
sent of the other side.
II is held that Mr. Jerome's anxiety
to have the doctors testify at the ear
lest possible moment can have only
one rneaning-that their evidence has to
do with the defendants state of mind
es shown through hereditary taints ir
! both branches of their family. Before
Mr.. jerome had examined the witnesses
in person, he blocked most of their tes-
ti1nony. Now he has been more than
anxious to get il on the records.
Anxious for the End.
1t is also reported that Mrs. William
Thaw and other members of the Tha "
family are anxious that the trial, with
all its shocking revelations, shall stop
District Attorney Jerome has Just be-
gun to show the strength of his hand
il is said, in testing the credibility OF
young Mrs Thaw, I'D will have much
evidence to offer concerning her rela-
tons with the defendant before theil
marriage. Everything that ever hap
pened between them seems to be known
to the prosecutor.
Thaw Is Opposed.
When the trial is resumed Mr.. Je.
rome may again try to induce the de-
PENDANTS attorneys to allow Drs.
Deemar and Bingaman 10 go on the
stand. If they follow Thaw's wishes
however, they VIII oppose this move
ment. Mr. Jerome is not likely to ash
for commission until more medica
testimony is taken.
The breaking down of Mrs Thaw's
story Will have little effect on the ques-
ton of the sanity or insanity of the de
PENDANT. which is the real issue of the
case.
II the commission on lunacy is moi
appointed the trial may drag along 70,
many weeks longer.