Evening journal., 1907-03-01
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BY Our own Wire. Publishers Press.
NEW YORK. March Though the
outward signs pointed to another day
Of expert testimony as the result of the
calling to the stand Of DR.. Evans as
the first witness. a feeling was general
that surprises Of some sort were TO be
the order Of the day and information
10 the contrary Notwithstanding, the
belief could not be downed in some
buarters that a lunacy commission
was a probability.
z Jerome was early on the scene with
a formidable array of text books on
insanity and papers Of reference, which
seemed TO forbode an interesting fare
well fling at Expert Evans.
The jury was late in arriving. and
there was considerable speculation as
20 whether they had resisted the temp
tation to read Thaw's statement in the
newspapers.
Thaw came IN before he was called
20 the bar. and appeared much more
nervous than usual, eyeing the news
paper men critically as If TO learn the
effect on them of his literary produc-
ron Of late yesterday afternoon. He
.soon busted himself. however. with his
early morning batch of mail.
When the court opened Jerome eX-
planned to Justice Fitzgerald that an
other batch Of Thaw's letters to Banker
Lyon. at Pittsburg had arrived. These
Avere the letters written since June p.
the night of the shooting. over which
the attorneys had wrangle on Tues
day. Jerome asked the court to order
the package opened and carbon copies
made. This was done after the letters
had been marked for identification.
In all twenty-one Of Thtw's letters to
Lyon are now before the court.
DR.. Evans was called to the stand
and Jerome resumed the cross -exami-
nation Of the Longfellow letters writ
ten by Thaw, which were under con
sideration an day yesterday.
Have you any knowledge in regard
to the mental condition of this defend
ant which you have not testified toy
asked Jerome.
Judge Rehukes Evans.
Justice Fitzgerald showed his de-
termination to prevent prolongation OF
the examination by saying:
For the information Of the witness.
will say that knowledge does no.
mean information The word knowl-
edge means things that you have seen
or heard. I do not wish an confusion
as to the meaning OF the word and a
lcng examination along that line"
DR.. Evans answered as follows:
Il think there were some things al
my last visit to the defendant which
have not been elaborated"
Jerome tried to get a more definite
answer. but Delmas interposed and Je-
. rome dropped the point.
Jerome tried to find out from Dr.
Evans that he considered the letters
Thaw wrote to lawyer LongfelloW
showed as to Thaw's mental condi-
ton at the time they were written.
"They Indicate a condition of mental
instability" was the answer.
Thaw Was Under Delusion.
DR.. Evans declined to say this menta
instability was insanity although Je-
rome pressed him closely on the point
Jerome then showed DR.. Evans this
letters Thaw wrote to ComstoclSs and
Ahe Vice Society, urging an investiga-
ton of Whites studios and charging
the mistreatment OF youn girls in thos,
dens and asked if it was the same typ'
nf letter as the Longfellow epistl'
showing mental instability.
please point out in a general way
the points indicating. mental instalbil.
ity"
DIR. Evans enumerated several points
the charges that young girls wer'
mistreated in these studios; that
crowd Of erich criminals" maintained
the places. and that screams had beer
heard in the rooms. All these things
Dr. Evans declared. indicated that th'
writer was la'boring under a delusion.
Will Does Not Indicate Insanity.
Jerome handed him Thaw's will and