The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1907-03-07

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characteristics of Brain storms oc-
! cupied both sessions of the Thaw
trial Friday and when adjournment
until Monday morning was ordered,
DR.. Britton d. Evans, one of the alien
lists for the defense, was still under
cross-examination.
District Attorney Jerome's course
in questioning the witness was some
what battling. He seemed desirious
to have DR.. Evans admit that Thaw
suffered from paranoia, which is
practically incurable.
The net result appeared to be that
Mr.. Jerome is still laying the founda'
ton on which he.may ask for com
mission in ltnacy to judge of the pres
ent mental condition Of the defendant.
Even to the extent of greatly fatigu-
ing the judge and jury, the district
attorney dwelt on the subject Of ado
descent insanity and paranoia endeav-
oring to establish a relationship be-
tween the two and was at last reward
ed DR.. Evans admitting that defend
ants will and codicil didn't suggest to
I his mind paranoic form of Adde'S
cent insanity Adolescent insanity,
it has been explained, is common in
persons during the, development per-
iod of life-from 10 TO 40 years-while
paranoia Is a fixed insanity upon one
subject-monomania. Justice Fitz-
gerald indicated his fatigue at the
three days cross-examination of the
expert when Mr.. Jerome began to
question DR.. Evans about his knowl-
edge of other instances of adolescent
insanity which had resulted in acts
of homicide. The .alienist' said there
was woman in his hospital for the
insane at Morris Plains, N j., who
in the midst of brain storm. or
mental explosion, had killed two Of
her children.
New York March "a long stride
forward in the trial of Harry X. Thaw
was taken Monday when District At,
torney Jerome announced that his ex-
haustive cross-examlnation of Dr.
Brlttcn D. Evans, one of the alienists
for the defense, had been concluded.
DR.. Evans had been under fire since
Wednesday morning last. He was inn
mediately succeeded on the stand by
Charles G. Wagner of Binghamton, N.
Y, who accompanied DR.. Evans on
most of his visits to Thaw in the
Tombs. Mr. Jerome indicated that he
may conclude with DR.. Wagner Tues
day.
DR.. Evans left the witness stand
Monday subject to recall for redirect
examination. The witness protected
the interests of the defense quite Keen
ly throughout his cross-examination.
and at all times appeared a match
for the district attorney. DR.. Evans
however admitted that Thaw had an
insane knowledge Of what he was do
ing on Madison Square roof garden
the night he shot and killed Stanford
White. '
DR.. Wagner also declared that Thaw
had irrational knowledge of what was.
Etranspiring upon the. roof garden DR..
Wagner created stir in court by
using the present tense in responding
to a question by District Attorney
Jerome as to what form Of insanity
Thaw "has or had DR.. Wagner de.
clared Thaw is suffering" from symp;
toms which lead toward a melancholic
state and a state of dementia prascox
DR.. Wagner declared Thaw's condition
OF mind at the time of the shooting
was the result of one OF the insensi
ties of adolescence astssae stA'
The district attorney !ec!9.ntinued his
somewhat puzzling. tactics His CUES.
tioning Of DR.. Evans seemed to have
the purpose of showing that Thaw
never was insane to the extent con
templated by,the New. York. criminal
statutes Again with DR.. Wagner he
pointed toward the same end at one
time and at another seemed deslrlous
Of having Or. Wagner admit that Thaw
was suffering from forms of insanity
which might not be curable.
Damage for Burned Whiske's.
! We.lsto1, o., March Saml l3eat-