The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
IA[ |HAN TR|AL RESUAEI
Dr. Evans Tells of Conversations With the Prisoner During his
 Visits to Tombs.
DELaAs STILL IN CHARGE OF DEFEESg
All Six Of Defendants Attorneys is Their Seats When Court openeds-. Thaw Told pr. Evans That Kiliinn Of standford White Was an Act of Providence.

New York, Feb. l9--After an inter ruption of four days the trial of lIarrJ K faaw was resumed Monday. Jurot Josesh B Bolton. the death of whosa wife en Thursday morning last caused the postponement of the case and thi release of the jury from close con. finement, Was early at the criminal courts building Monday morning. de claring he felt perfectly able to go ahead with the trial.
 1 During the period of the long ad iournment there had been many rn- mors of the a conflict among the de- fendant's counsel. but at the opening of court all of the six atorneys who have represented Thaw during the proceedings, were at his counsel table. consulting together as usual Even MT. McPike, who had not been in- cluded in Mrs. William Thaws official list of attorneys as given out Satur- day. was in his accustomed place al the prisoners right MT. McPike is partner of Mir. Delmas.
 Dr .Britton D. Evans, superintendent or the New Jersey state hospital for the insane at Morris Plains. was on the stand last Thursday when the trial was adjourned. and was recalled Monday as the first witness
 Mir Delmas took up the direct ex- animation of the witness. thus resum- ing his position as leading counsel. Dr Evans was asked to relate the con versation he had with Thaw during hls three visits to the defendant in the Tombs.
 The witness has heretofore testified that as the result of these first three visits he had reached the conclusion that Thaw was of unsound mind.
 District Attorney Jerome submitted fo io court the contention that the w,'aess should produce any notes he nay have taken at the time of the interviews.
 That is matter for general cross examination" ruled Justice Fitzgerald "Althoueh l nm not compelled 10 do sc' said Mir Delmaa. I will examine the witness on the point SO as to sat lsfv the learned district attorney
 Dr. Evans said he did take some notes of one wit but they were meagre and had heen lost after he had aceed them overl1 his Men0graphe F's took his assistant, Dr. C. c. Ball ing. along to take notes of the third slsit but Thaw dismissed the physi- ci7ns and counsel on that occasion
 That ended the note iakinee said the witness. 'I may omit essential de- tails, hut | will have Go depend entire ly ol my memory Here MT. Jerome again objected
 This witness h declared. csnys he may omit essential lacts.
 "Whaf can be d827 renlied Justice Fitzgerald, "but give his best mem. ory- That is all that is required by the rules of evidence"
 The objection was ovcrruled and pr. Evans began to relate the incl dents of his first visit 10 Thaw on August last
 T took q letter of introduction to Mr Ihaw from Mir. Haruidgc. and was finally conducted to his cell. He gave me his hand and looked at ma "lul staring and twitching of tho eyes With nervousness such as we seldom see and in an agitated nannci ne asked me to have a seat beisde nm on his cot He looked at me q long time and then said
 
 You have different eyes from Dr Hamilton Your eyes look as if you were sane man. His eyes suggested 
 He then told me- continued Dr. Evans. eof Stanford White. and e. great length spoke of tho alleged