The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-12
Jerome Forces Insanity issue and
Refuses Wife's Testimony
EveIyn's Note Passed to Husband at Cafe is
Finally Produced--Judge Stops Stories
of Other Victims OF White

New York, Feb lt,-Answcring Q
hy pothetical question covering every
de all of testimony up to this time IN
the Thaw trial including Mrs Evelyn
! Nesbit ThaW's narration OF her fe
history to the defendant. DR.. Chas. G.
Wagner, superintendent Of The state
hospital for the insane at Bingham
Iton, N. y, declared on the witness
stand today that in his opinion Harry
X. Thaw did not know the act was
wrong when he shot and killed stan
ford White
Wagner stepped aside for later
cross examination by jerome and as
court adjourned for the day It was
announced that the defense would
proceed with the testimony of other
alienlsts tomorrow.
/ The taking OF Wagner's opinion of
| the hypothetical question, the man IN.
der consideration being author OF let
ters which have been introduced as
emanating from Thaw during the pc
riod Of his cstarngement with Evelyn
Nesbit. after Their return from Europe
in 1908. followed a day Of almost con
tinuous legal sparring between Del
mas. for the defense, aud jerome, for
prosecution.
Jerome Forces Insanity Issue.
Jerome effectually blocked the com.
petiOn. for the time being OF the III
rect testimony of Mrs. Thaw by in
sisling that before he should go fur
ther competent testimony as to
Thaw's unsoundness of mind should
be placed before the jury, Delmas
tried to carry forward the wife's story
but the district attorney was on his
feet with an objection to every aues.
ton asked.
Mrs. Thaw had been recalled as
bird witness OF the ddy One of hor
predecessors was j ID. Lyon, vice
president of the Union National Bank,
of Pittsburg. who stated that he had
received Harry Thaw's will from the
latters own hands some time prior TO
April / 1906. and had held II in a
safety deposit box until late in No.
vember last when he directed his sec
retary to forward It 10 John b. Glea-
son. Of 1haw's counsel
Gleason folI1Ned Lyon ami said le
had received the will by mail Decem
bcr II. 1896. and that absolutely no
had been made in the insiru-
mcnt during the time It had been in
his hands. Jerome admitted the pro-
uress Of the will from Lyon TO Glea
son without the necessity OF bringing
the formers secretary as "A witness.
Delmas d'd not offer the will in evt-
dcncc today. however, owing TO the
fact that II has not in its entirety
been proved as having been legally
executed by Thaw.
Jerome Produces Wfe's Note.
When Mrs Thaw took her seat Del
mas turned 10 the district attorney
and renewed his demand Of Wcdnes-
day las. that the note passed by Mrs.
Thaw to her husband At 'n' Cafe
Martin the night of the rag ly -bor'i
be- produced. It was proiEcoI n'd
identified by Mrs, Tlow md then
read by Mr. Delmas ls follows.
The B. was he5r a minute aro
but went out again.
The content. Of 'le note causct 4
surprise only as 20 the cyast word
ing. ] had Fcnerailv heoL pp7~ei
that the note read, The D. is.
here
Mrs. Thaw testified tolay That "rhe
B." meant "The Llach-ua-l "a
Thaw always referIel 10 White
whom She had seen in rne hai"ony OF
the cafe.
The other essential Uoiu' ih1' Mrs
Thaw was allowed ,o 5ra, oIt in her
te-tirony was the statement hat the
defendant never carried e. pl7'1l eN.
ccpt iu New York ci'v.
The Fate Of The Pc G.~l"
She was asked ma1v uih"- quos
tious. cmboIyIn@ varioU- stories Sa.
had discussed with rnlv including
the alleged fate of -id know fo
fh,m ae The Pic Girl 1t ,I" lands
of stanford white. but Iaon 'i'ca
ed eyc-~ question vtl d. sus a.acl
objection.
Anor compelling The ls.eg-r I'd" -
into the taking of expert -.-5fiaoIF
Jerome next proCselel -9 block iir
testiuon~ Of Dr Wagner as fo re
result. Of his six visits 20 the defend
ant in the Tombs and his tests as t.
me Iatter- mental condition Wae-
ner was not allowed % Eo into the
ne had had with the
defendant nor the c0uclus OBS he ha
reached from these conversations IT.
was confined by JerOmc's continuous
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