Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-19
Alienists on Witness Sand To-
day Repeat CONVERSATIONS
With Thaw After Homicide
AP PEAL TO JEROME
PRIOR TO KILLING
Statement Made BY Thaw While
in Tombs Clear Proof Of In
sanity, Say Physician

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sanity, Say Physician
New York. Feb. 1S.-The trial Of
Harry K. Thaw was resumed today
before Justice Fitzgerald. Juror Boil
ton, whose wife died last Thursday,
was again in his place and indications
now are that the trial will go ahead
as rapidly as both the defense and
prosecution can push 1t.
Doctors B. D. Evans and Charles g.
Wagner, two alienists representing the
defense, were on the witness tand
today and they continued to give rea-
sons on which they based their con-
clusions that Thaw at the. time he
killed White and for several months
subsequent to the homicide, was Of un.
sound mind.
1t was testified that Thaw told the
doctors he had not intended to kill
White but had sought to have him
brought to justice in court of law.
He accused White of seeking to de-
stroy the virtue of every woman with
whom he came in contact and declared
| he had poisoned and drugged many in
nocent young girls.
IF you had no desire or thought If
killing White. why did you do it,"
Evans said he put this question to
Tbaw in the Tombs and the prisoner
replied: Providence stepped In and
took charge. 1t wss an act of provi.
dence."
Wagner said Thaw had told him it
was his province to protect young
girls and lead them in moral paths.
Dolphin M. Delmas was again today
IN command of the defense. All Of the
six lawyers who have appeared in the
case since the beginning Of the trial
were in their accustomed places at the
Defendants council table.
1t is said District Attorney Jerome
will 10 longer oppose the introduction
Of Thaws will in evidence.
The defendant today seemed to be In
the best Of spirits. The let-up in the
trial since last Thursday seemed to
have been beneficial to him physically.
Or. Evans on Stand.
New York. Feb. 18.-The Thaw trial
was resumed at 1O:30 O'Clock this
morning. Dr. B. D. Evans was the
| first witness called.
Evans told how Thaw had related at
great length on each visit the Same
story OF the alleged wrongs White had
done to pure minded and innocent
girls, declaring that it was a shame
to have these matters shut away from
the public. Thaw referred to White
as This man. this creature, beast,
blackguard."
/ Told Jerome About White.
Thaw said lie had taken the matter
up with Anthony Comstock, District
Attorney Jerome and a private detec-
tive agency; chat Jerome told him he
had better let the matter drop; that
there was nothing to it; that the de-
4 tectives hadn't submitted the proper
report
He had discovered, he said, that
Delaney Nicoll was acting as legal ad-
wiser for both White and Comstock.
Thaw regarded this as another link
A In the conspiracy against him.
White Set Thugs on Thaw.
/ Evans in relating the incidents con-
nected with his first visit to Thaw On
i Aug. said the prisoner looked at
the witness with staring and twitching
eyes, displaying extraordinary ner-
vousness and agitation Evans said
4 Thaw told him he had not wanted 10
kill White but had sought to bring him
to trial and to Justice. He would
4 rather have thus humiliated him.
But this was an act of providence"
said the prisoner. Thaw told Evans
that White had hired Monk Eastman's s
| gang to kick him t0 feath pss
/ Holds Thaw Insane.
Thaw told Evans he carried a reyol.
yer on the advice of Detective O,Marl
. after Thaw had informed the officer no
had been jostled on the street by hired
a agents CT White in an attempt to en-
4 gage him in a street hrawl. On the
third visit to Thaw Evans said Thaw
4 refused to be examined and left tho
room abruptly.
"As result of that visit did you
draw any scientific deductions?" was
J, asked.
YES replied the witness, "Thaw
I displayed highly explosive mental
makeup in taat without adequate cause
he dismissed counsel and physicians az.
ter he had agreed in advance we should
come there for the purpose indicated.
He displayed defective reason in put
q ting aside professional men whom hs