Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-12
No. 16,942.

wagner, VINO teSIlHeu yesterday
what during those visits did you OBJ
serve in the mental condition of Mr..
Thaw?'
ION the first visit. on August 4, he ex-
hibited a peculiar facial expression, glar-
ing of the eye, restlessness of the eye, sus-
picion of his surroundings and of me, ner-
vous agitation and restlessness such as
comes from a severe brain storm common
in those who have recently gone through
an explosive Illuminating condition OF
mental unsoundness. He exhibited delu-
sions of personal character an eXag
gerated ego, and along with them decisions
of a persecutory character. He thought
himself of exaggerated Importance and be-
lieved himself prosecuted by number of
persons.
BY an exaggerated ego" Dr. Evans said
he meant "a disproportionate idea of i'm
portance of self, belief that one is clothed
with powers, capacity and ability far above
normal or above those actually possessed"
Characteristic of Disease.
These symptoms, he said were charac-
teristc of several mental diseases.
One of the mental diseases indicated by
Thaw's actions Dr. Evans declared, is
known as adolescent insanity. 1t is char
acteristic of the development period of life
from ten to forty years The person thus
afflicted is known as having psychopathic
faint, predisposition to mental unsound-
ness, the result of heredity.
Another form of insanity indicated" said
the witness, lis known as paranoia, or
fixed insanity on some subject The third
is maniacal where the patient jumps from
one idea to another. These forms and
others are characterized by the exagger-
ated ego They well-defined FORMS
about which there can be no difference of
opinion"
rs there any specific name, DOCTOR
asked Mr.. Delmas. given to that form of
insanity wherein imagines himself
omnipresent-the ruler of the worid?
Decisions of Self.
THAT is included in the forms of insan-
ity to which 1 have referred. Both ado
descent insanity and paranoia insanity are
characterized by decisions to self-im-
portance and exaggerated ego. In adde's
cent insanity the patient exhibits no mark
ed symptoms But when the stress comes"
DR.. Evans took on declamat tory tone of
voice-"the man does not break down as
the ordinary or normal man would. There
is complete loss of mental balance, eX-
plosive condition of the BRAIN the reason
becomes dethroned. the will power is lost
and the brain is operating a ship does
in the wind without a rudder-the balance
wheel is gone
The acts of such a man not the acts
of normal man. but show him to be guild
ed by disease and stress. His mind has
left its mornings and yielded to diseased
conditions.
ION my first visit also noticed that Mr..
Thaw suffered from a rapid flow of words,
not characteristic of the normal mind. He
showed a condition of abnormal excitement
"a diseased condition of The BRAIN.
Signs of Insanity.
'Ip the disease you describe how do the |
conditions differ from the conditions in |
a normal man who speaks rapidly?
IAN ordinary normal man speaks more or /
less deliberately on all matters of grave |
t,ly sic ut
come logically and oonnectedly. In man |
of unsound mind the ideas come rapidly, |
tumbling over each other, jumping from one
subject to another, that at once leads a |
trained observer to suspect unsoundness of !
mind. To me it means that the mind has
either recently come through or is just get
ting into a severe mental storm; in other
words, it is either the twilight or dawn
of a state of mental unsoundness, or ex-
plosion.'
False Ideas.
by decisions 1 mean false ideas out of |
which man cannot be argued by logical |
and ordinary arguments. Mr. Thaw ex-
hibited what 1 believe were false ideas |
which my arguments couldn't shake
when was your next visit to the |
Tombs?"
II believe it was September 81 |
District Attorney Jerome objected to this |
question on the ground that the date was |
not fixed.
II have fixed it as nearly as 1 cam was |
the doctors reply
DIR. Wagner said the 10th began |
Mr.. Jerome.
IT have nothing to do with DR.. Wagner's
testimony" interrupted DR.. Evans.
II am not addressing my remarks to you,
SIR snapped Mr.. Jerome.
Later in the session DR.. Evans explained |
he meant August 49,
ION this visit said DR.. Evans, I OBJ
served Mr.. Thaw was still agitated, had
the peculiar glarins eye so well recognized
by all persons familiar with mental dis
eases. l also observed his suspicion of me
and all around him. He still exhibited the |
exaggerated ego and seemed disposed to
tell me what to do as examiner, rather than
follow my directions.
Decisions of Persecution.
He still exhibited decisions of persecu-
ton. a condition of revolt against these
fancied prosecutions because they were un-
fair Unlike melancholia, i'm this variety i
of mental disease there is condition of
Dr. Evans next described his third visit
to Thaw-September 10.
Mr.. Thaw exhibited decisions of suspi- !,
cion, lack of confidence in his advisers and ,
an explosiveness of mental makeup char /
acteristic of a person of unsound mind"
How long did the third visit last?"
only fifteen minutes
What else did you observer
There were no Authorizations. Mr. Thaw
dismissed the physicians and had an ar
ypitl ub I cbaIt
no. narrate.'
Read From Authorities.
DR.. Evans asked permission to explain
the difference between halucinations and :
decisions and then at Mr. Delmas SUCCESS