The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-20

 fbrney Jerome. at the opening of the Thaw trial this morning continued his cross examination of Dr. smith Ely Jellifye. one of the alienists for the de- fdnse who was on the stand yesterday afternoon when adjournment was taken.
 aTn your answer to the hypothetical unestion. doctor" began MT. Jerome, said you interpret the question in the { gixht of facts which are outside the uuestion7"
 s.sWhy, in a way certainly" answered Dr. Jelliffe, ''my knowledge of the all pfiabet allowed me to read the ques- ton. but there was nothing about that in the question:
 .Did you answer it in the light of Information furnished you about this attendant not in the hypothetical ques- tfon?s
 sI did not
 Did you have such information7" *'T did"
 .sDid you deem this information of ffnportanceT"
 ssr deemed 1t of value." 2'sBut you excluded these facts in framing your answer?"
 s,so far as it is possible for the hu- man mind to exclude such things. l did I have tried to answer con scientiously
 Admit Inaanfty'S CHESS.
 Mir. Jerome produced book edited ny pr. Jelliffe and attempted to induce the alfenist to admit classification of insanity contained therein. Mir. Jerome took up each class of quality mentioned in the book one after an- other and asked the witness if that was the class of Insanity Thaw was suf- fering from when he shot Stanford White.
 -A uhestion insisted on reading the de- afriptions given in the book. The cross examination dragged along at great length and was something of surprise in view of Mr. Jerome's expe- dstious handling of the experts yester- day.
 When Mir Jerome came to the section rhlating to dementia praecox, paranoia and other diseases he became insistent. Dr. JeIliffe had declared Thaw was not snffering from any of the previously nsentioned diseases.
 ''Now, doctor, does that classification as to paranoia, etc, contain the disease from which H. K. T. was suffering?' asked Mr. Jerome.
 T have said I believed he was suf- fering from some sort of insanity. It Of forms. It is impossible to say which"
 sDfd he, in your opinion. suffer from say one of the forms here enumer- atedT'
 N'1t is possible he was suffering from dementia praecox."
 Was her"
 There are not enough facts in this question for me to do more than guess, and am guessing the best can."
 What about paranoia?" asked the District Attorney
 ITO the best of my belief" replied pr. 9elIiffe. I'll. K. T. was suffering a nAranoic state of some insanity"
 What particular form of insanity vas the subject was the paranoic ntate?"
 'aThere is not enough information in tho Hypothetical question to enable me xg detsrmines''
 Was it circular insanity"
 Tt may have been-yes,"
 sWas it?"
 1T have answered the best I can."
 Long Wrmmgle Ensuea.
 The chapter of paranoia brought out & long wrangle between the District Attorney and the witness.
 .'Paranoia Is a very liberal term, ehfd Dr. Jelliffe. Authors use it diff fsrently. I don't know what you mean bg it, and you may not know what ] mean. H. K. IT. may have been suf- 1aring from what is here described as aeute Daranoia."
 k'Is 1t your opinion he was?'
 1T have told you many times, Mir. Jerome" said Dr. Jelliffe, that the Hypothetical question does not contain enough facts to base any positive opin- fPn on. can do no more than have done"
 'Do you know of any writers on brain stormsf" asked Mir. Jerome
 What do you mean?" querted the witness in reply.
 1T don't know" said the District At. fprney." borrow the phrase from the learned Dr. Evans.
 There are several instances" went on Dr. JelIiffe, of explosive outbreak ks described by medical writers which are similar to the case under discus. aSon."
 Dr. Jelliffe went on to cite some ot these cases and soon he and the Dis. tfict Attorney were in the midst of ( war of words.
 Dr. Jelliffe would break in before MT Jerome had finished a question, and il eurn MT. Jerome would not let him fin, 1ah an answer.
 T am trying to cite cases which ar. similar to the one under discussion anC while am answering. don't want tt be met with your sophistry." atYou won't" said MT. Jerome, l" bu ! want to tell you that if this is goint 10 develop into a talking match, I car go as far as you can."
 The witness said in almost every case of paranoia there are delusions.
 Were there in the case of H. K. T?'
 T think so."
 ssWhaf deluslonsr"
 aDelusions of persecution"
 ~Where?'
 'Tn the will, in which he leaves sunni 0k money for the prosecution of auy ane who might cause his death. TheI 4here is the fact that he carried xevolver."
 'But," said Mir. Jerome, suppose f was true that some one was attempting to kill. 1t would not be delusion then would ft?"
 poes this question prove" replied the witness hotly. that some one wal looking. for H K. T. with hypotheti call mean a pisto1?"
 Laughter Was General.
 Justice Fitzgerald joined in the gen erRl laughter.
 Mr. Delmas objected repeated to Dis trict Attorney Jerome's course in thu cross examination, but Justice Fitz gerald overruled the attorney for tho defense.
 nr Ta1lfRa went aioo1 discusafon fl