The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-27

! the stand. Bingaman attended ina
in November, 1908. He found him ner-
vous and melancholy. He slept ano
ate badly, and was greatly changeI
the doctor said from the previous time
he knew him as a patient.
| The physician. answering question
said he saw him in the Tombs in Au-
gust. and again in September, 1916.
/ He should say he was then Irrational
and laboring under delusion Al the
! time of the second visit. he found mt
! had intertwined newspaper between
! the bars of his cell.
Evans said that after being prompt
! ed to act by a delusiOn an insane per-
son would have brain explosion ana
he clu~.on mi. ut lose IS fore.
Jerome asked: When a brain explo-
sion does occur would the acts of the
insane person harboring the delus1on
/ be the natural sequence of the delu-
siOn?"
Dr. Evans tried to evade the answer
but Jerome secured an admission that
the acts of such persons would prob
ably be "insanely logical"
! "As the result of the delusions,' adj
ded the doctor.
Brother and Sister Meet.
The Journal this evening prints the
story that Howard Nesbitt and Evelyn
are reconcied. He says they met tf1s
morning at the hotel Lorraine for the
first time in two years. and as re-
suit. Towards testimony may not be
DANA ging to Thaw.
Continue Discussion.
Evans and Jerome continued the dis
cussOn of delusions Evans said he
thought the authorities would all agree
that decisions prompt insane persons
to act not always in the natural Sc
quence OF the delusiOn. Late this af-
ternoon Evans said he did not think
Thaw demented today and saw no ev-
idence of melancholy.
Evans is Cross Examined.
Jerome began cross examination of
Ringaman by trying to question Evans
as to the faint of insanity in ThaWs
family. Delmas' objection was suS =
tanned. 1T is important that l BE-
allowed to show this" Jerome ex-
planned
DR.. Evans testified the defendant
might suffer from Il peculiar form Of
insanity marked by brain storms ana
explosive formations
My purpose is to show that there
is no faint of insanity in the Thaw
family.
We admit such testimony, said
Delmas.
The cross examination developed
nothing important
jerome tried to bring out that
Evans sought retention in the case.
but Delmas blocked his questions. He
asked the court to protect the witness
and it developed that Evans received
letter from Partridge requesting an
interview. His retention by the defense
was allowed.
DO you know DR.. Milane Hamilton ?"
Yes
The prosecutor tried to find out
whether DR.. Hamilton's writings on
insanity and nervous diseases as au
shortly. Witness regarded them as of
no value on certain points. He held
DR.. Carlos Mcdonald in a similar
opinion.
jerome established that there is no
writer on nervous and mental diseases
whom the witness would accept as in
fallble authority.
JolIied the Lawyers.
1t is learned that May Mckenzie is
seriously i'll. Jerome's officers tried to
serve a subpoena and found her sick
it is expected she will recover in :.
couple of days.
Jerome led Evans through a dis
course on other writer's on insanity
once Evans spoke of book on the
Physiology of the Mind Jerome told
him to bring into court tomorrow any
such work DR.. Osler was cited among
! the authorities. The mention of Os-
| lers name created a smile throughout
! the court ROOM
Jerome produced newspaper ac-
count of a speech by Evans before the
| Y. M. G. A. and asked if the witness
did not say: Il often went into the
| court and jollied the lawyers by using
big words" DelmaS objection was
sustained.
Jerome continuing from Evans
pamphlet read a statement that au-
, thor had read of a paranoian derange
ment of writer's who lived 500 years
before Christ. The doctor explained he
referred to Cambyses, king of the
Modes and Persians. as having shown
SionnS of loal he