New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-03
EXPERTS HAVE INNING.
THAN HERRING ENDING.
T,.oc,, Co,nap;ss;on MAJ Make Re
mort Tomorrow.

The commission IN lunaey when Is ii4u .-'s
into the sanity of Harry K Tha| yes's' - 90
made rapid strides in its examination anu y
day will probably see the finish OF its WORK -
,s expected that a report VIII be presented 10
Justice FItzGerald tomorrow morning when
the Jury again appears in court.
an tola. eleven insanity experts were exam
ined Yesterday, besides two chaplains from lhe
.ron,bs: DIR. Charles r. Bingaman, Of Pittsourg'
.be -bav, family doctor: DR. Frank A. MCGUIRE.
The Tombs physician: Deputy Sheriffs Michael
I Delehanty and Franklin J. Sheridan VINO hSu
charge Of Thaw during January and February
and Mrs. Emily s. Walker, probationary ofhcef
attached 10 the Court Of Special Sessions. M
EVELYN Thaw was in court all day. but olo iio'
testify. ,
The most important testimony Of the DAY ProO-
ablv was that Of DIT. Allan McLane hatl'!'oii'
vbo said that in his opinion Thaw IS suneIi'e
from paranoia and would be eXceeolhsis @
serous il allowed at large. Dr. Hamilton 'e''i'.I1
after Mr. Jerome had made a hard nght loi 'lle
admission Of his evidence. AS it was, Peter b.
Olney of the commission took exception 70 ~
admission OF the testimony. but Was
b., the other two members
To-day the commissica viii have as IT'S ohis
,,.,,ness To be examined in public DIT. Allan
Diefendorf. one of the prosecutions experts VINO
win come from the state Insane Asylum at MID
dletou-n Conn. to testify, and after|ard the
commission viii make private mentai anu
rnhysical examination Of the defendant Oii.
che members Of the commission ana the court
stenographer viii be present. even counsel peiHs
excluded II win depend TO q large extent Il IS
believed on the result of this private eXamina-
tion Just what Thaw's future viii be-
FAVORABLE TO THAw.
Vr Frank A. Mcclure, the Tombs physician
mas sl,e first witness called at the morning ses-
sion. He said he had seen Thaw about twice a
week since last June. He had never nouced
ap,, irrational actions. nor had he ever seen or
heard him do anything out OF the ordinary.
Deputy Sheriff Michael J. Delehanty and Frank
lin J. sheridan said that in their respective
months connection with the defendant they had
never seen anything irrational. either in speech
or action.
Mrs Emily 6 Walker told Of general CONVEX
stations she had had with Thaw. which. she
saia were natural in tone. The Rev. John A.
Wade. the EpiscopaIian chaplain OF the Tombs.
said he had talked with Thaw nearly every day
His conversations. he said. were rational he
told of a number OF them. The Rev. Luke }.
Fvers. the Roman Catholic chaplain, also told
Of conversations he had with the prisoner In
one Of them Thaz had discussed the Indepen-
dent Polish Catholic Church movement very
tntelligently. the witness said
when Dr. Allan McLane Hamilton was called
she question Of professional privilege was again
brought Up and a long wrangle occurred the
commission holding that the witness could only
10 examined as to his observations Of Thaw's
speech and actions in court. Mr.. Jerome blunt
IL declined to proceed on that line, saying that
he desired 10 prove by evidence that the waiver
Of professional privilege had been given. Finally
the court allowed Bartholomew Moynahan, the
court atenographer. 10 so on the stand and
swear 10 the fact that he had taken the official
notes at the time ia the trial in which Dr.
Hamilton had waived his professional privilege
The peculiar spectacle OF seeing witness an
FUer questions as he laboriously took the short
hand notes was then exhibited.
oLNEY CLASHES WITH JEROME.
II was while the argument on the waiver was
in progress that Mr.. Olney clashed with the
District Attorney. Mr.. Olney said Mr.. Dis
srict Attorney. I do not like your contentious.
7 contend, that the District Attorney cannot
hold a man insane for purposes Of this exam
ination and sane for purposes OF waiver. 1
take exception TO the attitude taken here"
After Mr.. Jerome had won his point DR. Ham
Alton was recalled and told Of his first exam
snatIon OF Thaw on June % in the library at
che Criminal Courts Building at the time he was
under retainer for the defence. He said he
sound Thaw suffering from great shock. his
pupils were diiated. his face twitched and his
color was muddy" The only conversation he
had, he said was when Thaw turned TO him ana
said:
what Is the use? II is all past"
Speaking Of the next meeting with Thaw. on
the afternoon OF June 2S. DR.. Hamilton said:
The prisoner. came and sat down beside me
lie refused TO talk while DR.. Mcguire Mr. Nc
aIanus, then OF counsel, were in the room. They
went out and he looked under the bed and the
aables and chairs. / told him who I was but he
would not let make any examination 1 inter-
NOEafed him what he had done and he replted
L. he had done right.