The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-01

New York, February 27.-Interest in
the ThaW trial today centered in the
manoeuyI'ss of District Attorney Je-
rome, who seemed to give further in
dication OF his purpose in the near
future to- apply 10 the court for a COM
mission in lunacy to report upon the
present condition of the defendants
mind. The witness stand for the
greater part of the day was occupied
by DR.. Britton Evans director Of New
Jersey hospital for the insane at Nor
ris Plains, n. j., an alienist for the
defense, who was up for cross-exami-
nation Mr.. Jerome seemed to direct
his efforts at getting from DR.. Evans
information as to the exact recognized
t0l..l43 Of insanity from which
pert declared Harry Thaw was suffer
ing at the time of the brain storm"
which resulted in the killing of White.
DR.. Evans had testified that in his viii
Tlfaw displayed evidences of a melan-
ehoiic safe of mind. The district at
torney dewitt for an hour or more
upon the subject q II -anchoIia and
then asked the expert if it was net
true that III acute E-@-onChOlia there
is Il recurrence oI the aiAlctiOn in at
leas3t One-third OF ali cases. DR.. Evans
saiu there was.
Jerome said he intended calling as
a witness in rebuttal, DR.. Allan Mac
Lane Hamilton. the alienfst who was
first employed by the Thaw defense
but who has not heretofore figured in
tue trial Dr. Hamilton recently re-
turned from Europe and in publish
reported to have said that he came TO
the conclusion that ThaW WaSi1Sane
at the time of the tragedy and that he
was insane now. The district attorney
also stated that he would call DR..
Charles F. Bingaman of Pittsburg, the
Thaw family physician in rebuttal. Dr..
Bingaman was on the stand Tor
slle1't while today, but Mr.. Deimas
objected when Mr.. Jerome started Ill
TO crOss-examine the physician as to
insanity in the Thaw family, on the
ground that the witness had not quail
fed as an expert. Mr.. Jerome there
upon told Dr. Bingaman to hold him
self in readiness to take the stand
for the state.
DR.. Bingaman told today of visiting
Thaw in the tombs during August
last, when the prisoner seemed much
depressed and suffered from the delu-
f, sion that a conspiracy had been form
/ ed against him, complaining that he
was not allowed to put paper over the
Grating in his cell door because they
wanted the cold air to blow in and
give him pneumonia, SO he would die
and his case never come to trial.
By recalling Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit
I4law to the stand for a few ques-
tions which he had omitted on his
long discrimination, Mr.. Jerome
early today indicated that he would
call Howard Nesbit, her brother, tC
contradict her in a matter OF cerdi
hility. He asked Mrs. ThaW IL sh'
had not told her brother that IhaV
had treated her cruelty while abroa'
because she refused to tell lies abou
Stanford White and say he had drug
ssed and mistreated her. He also want
ed to know if the brother had no
bought her a pistol with which sh
might defend herself against ThaW
The defendants wife denied absolute
IL that there was any truth III any c
those statements and said she ma
never owned or carried revolNer
her life.
:, MIR. Delmas announced today ina
the defense would cocnlude It's cas-
this week. This however, was upo
the assumption that District Au0ofne
Jerome would, conclude his lcroes-e1
an1inaioas of Drs Evans and Wagne
today. Mr.. Jerome did not even nnls
with DR.. Evans and he will be recai
ed tomorrow morning. DR.. Jonn
neemar, the physician to Mrs. W.
Ifam Thaw's family, will follow u
Hvaas aaad then will come DIR. agne
After these have testified Mrs Wnlla,
Elhaw ksrself viii take the stand o.