Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-15

Hirsch. one of the states alienists,
took the stand today when the Thaw
trial was resumed.
Brain Storm Myth.
In the EXAMINATION of DR.. Hirsch Je
rome asked: What is a brain storm"
There is noisuch a thing as a brain
storm known among scientific men"
was the responk Be-
When DIR. Wagner was on the stand
for the defense he cited to Jerome
the case of a brain storm described III
recognized text book on insanity.
No Resemblance to Thaw's Case.
Jerome called this case to Hirsch's
attention. Delmas objected on the
ground it was a collateral issue. Fitz-
gerald overrulsd the objection AMI
Hirsch said the case cited was 40
more similar to the Thaw affair than
case OF smallpox resembles broken
| leg"
Makes Same Answer.
| In response 10 the defenSe's hypO-
thetical question dirsch testified that
| Thaw when he shot and killed Stan
ford White knew the nature and quail
| ty of his act, and that the act was
wrong. He made the same response
to the hypothetical question framed by
| the prosecution
| DcImas Declines to Quiz.
Hirsch was excused without cross
examination and DR.. William Is.
Pritchard was called.
Pritchard, after answering the hypo-
| thetical question was excused without
cross examination. Delmas said he
would not cross examine any of the
prOsecutions experts. DR.. A. w. Fer
ris added his opinion to the others that
Thaw was sane when ne shot and kill
ed White DR.. A. r. Defender was
called.
Hold Same Views.
DiefendOrf said, based on the two
hypothetical questions. the prisoner
was sane when he killed White DR.
Marion was of the same mind as the
five doctors who proceeded him on the
stand.
Evelyn Thaw Recalled.
, After recess Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
was called to contradict Abraham
Hummel
Delmas called Mrs. Thaw's attention
to the fact she had already testified a
to visiting Hummel's office with White
Did you" he said, then and there
call upon him in a professional capa
city with view of having his lega
8 advice as counsellor at law"
81 did" Mrs. Thaw then left tn.
stand.
No Advantage Gained.
Justice Fitzgerald ruled the defens
could not now plead professional priv
! lege to bar Hummers testimony 70
> the privilege was involuntarily waive
when young Mrs Thaw herself tool
the stand and told of occurrences i
| Hummels Office.
FL Gets Hummers Evidence In.
Jerome then summoned Hummel t
c the stand.
Il "When Evelyn Nesbit called upo
n you at your Office" asked Jerome, "di
q, she not tell you Thaw had begged he
time and time again to swear to docl
ments he had prepared charging Whit
with her betrayal, and that when sh
e had told Thaw it was not SO, he bes
4. herr"
Al "Yes," said Hummel
= Hummel said the dictated statemeT
a was not reduced to writing in Mis-
y Nesbit's presence, and he could NJ
recall which stenographer took tn
: statement.
Knew Nature of Act.
New York, March 15.-Dr Aust
Flint, the first alienist called by Di
1 trict Attorney Jerome yesterday, gay
it as his opinion that Harry K Tha
es knew the nature and quality of h
le act and knew that it was wrong VIII;
Is he shot and killed Stanford White {
IN Madison Square roof garden.
as DR.. Flint gave his opinion in answ
" to the same hypothetical question
Lh response to which alienists for the d
n fense declared Thaw was insane VIII,
m he killed White. When DR.. Flint h;
,e answered the hypothetical questio
ne of the defense Mr.. Jerome propound
g his own hypothetical question. whi
Ell covers every phase of the evidence
al far submitted and took nearly an no
h. land quarter to read Answering