New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-07

When Mr.. Jerome indicated that he had no
further questions. Mrs. Thaw hesjtated about
leaving the stand.
rs that all the questions you have to ask
me?' she inquired
The District Attorney REPLIED that IT was.
Then Mrs Thaw leaned forward and said
Il want to say. if I might. something in regard
TO heTedity. 20 correct mistake"
We have asked you all the questions we
care to- said Mr. DeImas. with a courtly how.
and then Mrs. Thaw left the stand
When court convened at 1870 O'Clock yester-
DAY morning Or. charles @. Wagner was re-
called and District Attorney Jerome showed him
a copy Of the codiCi OF Thaw's will He pointed
out item 8 which makea provision for fund OF
$4,000 to he set aside TO bring to justice any
person or persons suspected Of killing Thav.
and asked:
DO Won think when the defendant, wrote that
uem IN his will he had sufficient intelligence to
understand that there were laws in different COM
upon the mere writing Of thaT paragraph:
YES. A.-oh, ! think the man was possessed
81 "a ds@TdeTed mind at that time. and his knowI
edge ese would not he sane clear intelligent knowi
,Q-po Won think that re mad any intelligence at
on when he wrote that eighth item Of his will?
considsrson al the facts stated IN tbe hy aS
cS,c gldes,l6n EXHIBITS 70 the win and the
,SsS mat you Observed in your examinations OF
had with the defendant as to which YOU have tes-
titled here. and state taking all those into consid-
hen he wrote item aT Of R Rs will '9 that qe
eence 10 know tSSt Se ss fiiG OF sGien inss
was prohibited by tho laws Of the states Of this
ths distract he had some kaowedse Of That fact
~, Does not the fact that he has in this eighth
improper manner taken into consderation with sII
Jna5 a, ne time Of writing that item there was
fsna9ied him to know chat murder was prohibited
that fact would prove H. In nv Judgment he had
sonr knowledge OF some kind Of the general fact
Ttat there are laws against the taking OF
Q Did the defendant. when he entered into The
Felanion OF n1atrirnony thar day suficie1f
lnisigsnce 70 know that he Was entering into the
he was contracting marriage az that time. ~
10 you think he knew Il IN rational way or
his mind Was not entirely sound. Therefore. any
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Prosecutor and witness discussed manifesto !
tons Of Insanity at much length and then Mr. |
Jerome asked:
KNOWN P as you a,rs sgf5 hear q king q sani,
1 ina - commonly used. or was years ago. 1t is
ot that form OF mental alteration? AT YOU viii
explain what you mean by reasoning in a circle-
. Don't YOU understand A-That is too loose.
2-Do You understand what you mean yourself
when You speak Of il. Al have not spoken of
o-Never have used that expression in your life,
- - cannot recall, may have used t. do not I
Q Vel; by reasoning In circle mean exactly
WAT you have been doing Yourself the stand n
regard 10 man having this insane kind az L-ou-i-
edge and reasoning which YOU have developed When
You tried u explain it. Now. is reasoning in a
circle any Evidence % circular insanity9
Mr. pelWas-I object to that question n, rra
ground that It contains statements which ere snr
70 m'slead the witness; II the witness understands
The Witness-lf understand the question he is
aSklng me u think am insane that Is what the
question amounts to You asked ne if the kind
OF reasoning have been irdulgtng in is Symn-
tom OF a certain form Of insanity.
Q.-Nou misunderstood me A.-YCu asked ne -
,ne form OF reasoning I was INDUCING in was a |
kind OF insanity
81 asked YOU II reasoning in a circle. reasoning
n q circle meaning what / defined it bv my IIus- 4
ration was any evidence OF unsound mind or
Mr.. DeImas-Does not that come exactly 10 what
The witness stated II is asked simply for the
purpose OF holding up the witness 70 ridtcule.
Air Jerome denied that he was ridicu!ing Dr.
Wagner and finally the question was with
lrawn- Before finishing with the anenist the
District Attorney asked him If he had not been
witness al the trial of Preusser. the man who
,illed Miles Mcdonald, In that case the defence
vas insanity. and DIR. Wagner had testified that
is believed Preusser was sane.
Court adjourned To Friday after Mr. Delnas
lad told the District Attorney that his ONLY
'ther witnesses would he experts TO whom a
hypothetical question would be put. The rea-
ION there viii he no session of the court to-day
$ that Justice FitzCierald wishes to attend the
uneral Of his brother law. ex-Sherffr James
, Brien