Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-02-18
INSANITY EXPERTS
GIVE TESTIMONY
Favorable To De-
fendant in Thaw
Trial
MURDER WAS ACT OF GOD
This is Way Prisoner Describ-
ed Killing Of White in Con-
versation With DR.. Evans.

for the remainder of the trial there
will be at least an armed truce among
the counsel for the defense,
DeImas Threatened to Quit
1t looked for time as if the trouble
had reached the stage where Attorney
Dolphin M. Delmas, the famous Grim
inal lawyer of California who so farI
has practically had entire supervision
in conducting the defendants side
of the case, would withdraw, but 1t isl
now believed that matters were set
tied in such way that he will go|
on with the case.
Mrs. William ThaW Inthrceded.
II is said that Mrs William Thaw
deserves the credit for patching upI
the trouble between the attorneys, she
interceding and making personal plea
for them to set aside their differences
and work in unison for the acquittal
| of her son.
RUPTURE Would Hurt Defendant.
Then again 1t was realized by those
connected with the case, that dis
agreement between the lawyers In
the case at this time. would be very
serious for Thaw and the realization
! of this fact is believed to have mad
much to do with last nights settle
ment.
All of Counsel Present.
| After an interruption OF four days
the .Thaw trial was resumed before
Justice Fitzgerald in the criminal
court at 10:30 o'clock this morning.
! Notwithstanding the many rumors of
| dissension among the defendants
lawyers, all six of his counsel who
have represented Thaw during the
opening of the trial were at the coun-
sci table consulting as usual
Juror Joseph Bolt5hi,,' the 7dea,n "
whose wife caused a postponement OF
the trial and the release Of the jury
from close confinement since last
Thursday, was an early arrival at the
criminal court building today and TO
La court official declared that he felt
nerfectly able to go ahead with the
trial.
Dr.. Evans Recalled.
DR.. Evans, superintendent or the
State Hospital for the Insane at MOI
ris Plains, New Jersey, who was on
the stand last Thursday when the
trial adjourned, was recalled today as
the first witness Attorney Delmas
took up the direct examination OF the
witness, thus again assuming the po
sition of leading counsel.
Good Witness for Defense.
Attorney Delmas asked Evans to re-
> late the conversations he had with
Thaw during his first three visits 10
the defendant at the Tombs. The VIII
ness had heretofore testified that az
result of these conversations ne MAD
come to the conclusion that Harry
: Thaw was insane
Would Depend on His Memory.
District Attorney Jerome op]eete'
:. to the witness testifying unless III
!. produced the notes he had taken d
the time of the conversations and Dl
Evans explained to the court una
y what few notes he had taken had beel
lost after he had turned them over U
his stenographer.
,, 81 may omit essential details ou
y will have to depend entirely upol
7 nv memory" said the witness,
Q Jerome's Objections Futile
o Here District Attorney Jerome OF
y iected vigorously saying TINS WI
a ness says he may omit esseht'f
y facts"
re "What can he do," replied justic
1t Fitzgerald, "but give his best men
ory. That is all that is required
ls' the rules Of evidence"
The objection was overruled ana u
D. Evans began to relate the lnclaen
n Of his first visit to Thaw in the Iom'
III on August 4, last
A. Said White Ruined Many Glr's'
D. DR.. Evans said Thaw told MN
m, great length that White had drugge
lo' poisoned and ruined a great nump'
&c of Young women, He declared th
rs there was conspiracy in which n
l.. own LAWYERS were included TO ra
road him to the asylum ana Ke'
at these matters from the pubic.
Took Virtue Of Pure Women.
T.. On a second visit he told the san
m story of persecution that he relat
on his first visit, He referred &C
stantly to this man. this creature, u
dead man, this beast, this blackgual
~,l and said that he tried to take !
IN virtue of every pure minded WON
who came in the sphere OF his obs
zee vation.
, Thaw Tried to Save Them.
Il tried to save them" said ina
according to DR.. Evans.
ma Didn't Want to XIII White.
H. IT never wanted to shoot this cr'
,ad ture, never wanted to kill him.
be- wanted to get him in court SO
I'M would be brought to justice cont
ay. ued Thaw in talking to the doctor.
DR., Evans said he then asked unt