The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-03-08
NEARING The END
The Cross and Redirect Examina-
ton of Mrs. Thaw Finished
After Five Days.
SOME FORMS OF INSANITY
Jeror,, May Ask For Lunacy Commits
sion-Howard Nesbit Expected to
Testify In Opposition to His
Sisters Statements.

New York, Feb. 27.-Mrs. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw's long ordeal on the wit
ness stand at the trial of her husband
for the killing of Stanford White,
ended Tuesday. Mr.. Jerome finished
his cross-examination which had last
led through nearly five court days, at
the morning session. The redirect
and recross- examinations were brief.
The completion of Mrs. Thaw's ex-
animation followed the unsuccessful
effort of the prosecution to draw
from Abraham Hummel certain facts
relating to the affidavit which Mrs.
Thaw is said to have made in Hum
mel's law office. In this affidavit, 1t
is declared there was an allegation
that Thaw had beaten the girl while
abroad in 1903, when she told him
there was no truth in the story about
her relations with Stanford White.
Mr.. Delmas for the defense, blocked
practically every question put to Hum
mel. The witness got no further than
to say he knew Mrs. Thaw, that she
came to his office October 27, 1903,
and that he dictated to stenographer
while she was there. Justice Fitz-
gerald held that under the rules of
evidence covering Mrs. Thaws testi-
mony the introduction of collateral
facts was not permissible. The dis
trct attorney is not allowed to con-
trovert her testimony in any way, but
may test her credibility. Mr.. Jerome
said in open court that he realized
that even if he could show Stanford
White was in Europe the night Mrs.
Thaw declares she was assaulted by
him. he would not be allowed to in
troduce such testimony.
1t was reported that Mr.. Jerome
has much testimony to offer in rebut-
tai, but as it is nearly all Of a collat-
eral character he will not be allowed
to place 1t before the jury.
New York, Feb. 2S.-Interest in the
Thaw trial Wednesday conferred in
the maneuvers of District Attorney
Jerome, who seemed to give further
indication of his purpose in the near
future to apply for a commission in
lunacy to report on the present con-
-dition of the defendants mind.
The witness stand for the greater
part of the day was occupied by DR..
Britton D. Evans, director of the New
Jersey hospital for the insane at Nor
risPlains, n. j., an alienist for the
defense, who was up for cross-exami-
nation, Mr.. Jerome seemed to di-
rect his efforts at getting from DR..
Evans information as to the exact
recognized forms of insanity from
which the expert declared Harry Thaw
was suffering at the time of the
"brain storm" which resulted in the
killing of White. DR.. Evans had ties
titled that in his will Thaw displayed
evidences of a melancholic state or
mind The district attorney dwelt for
an hour or more on the subject of
melancholia and asked the expert If
II was not true that in acute melan
cholia there is a recurrence of the
affliction in at least one-third of all
cases. DIR. Evans said there was.
BY calling Evelyn Thaw to the
stand for a few questions which he
had omitted on his long cross-exami-
nation. Mr.. Jerome indicated that he
would call Howard Nesbit. her broth.
er. to contradict her in matter OF
credibility. He asked Mrs. Thaw IL
she had not told her brother that
Thaw had treated her cruelty while
abroad because she refused to tell
lies about Stanford White and say he
had drugged and mistreated her. He