The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-01

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Does person suffering from para
| nola nave any lucid interyaIs?''
have seen them recover"
is 1t not true that many paranoiars
disclose no indication of insanity until
you get on the subject of their parlic-
| ular delusion?''
Yes
Was this defendant suffering from
acute or chronic adolescent insanity,
when he shot and killed Stanford
winter? persisted the prosecutor.
AT the time of the shooting there
was an acute outbreak" replied DR..
Evans.
Was it acute or chronic adolescent
insanity from which he suffered?'
Il am confident that there had been
other outbreaks. 1 believe that when
he shot and killed Stanford White il
was an acute attack, and I believe i
recurrent attack
rs there a difference as to acute and
chronic adolescent insanity?' asked
Mr.. Jerome, as he picked up medical
work from his desk and opened it at
marked page.
There has been such a classical
tion," said DR.. Evans, and" he ad-
ded, Il can picture a case which might
be called chronic during the period of
ones adolescence-that is from 10 to
40 years of age"
Was it acute or chronic adolescent
insanity from which this defendant
suffered at the time he killed Stanford
White?"
Prosecutor Is Persistent.
Mr.. Jerome seemed determined to
pin the witness down.
The outbreaks were acute" replied
DR.. Evans.
"of course they WERE" interposed
Mr.. Jerome. ~
Did you ever know the outbreak OF
any lunatic to be other than acute?"
NO, drawled the witness after
hesitation. DIR. Evans declared all the
and there was nothing to show d
chronic condition.
How many outbreaks has this de-
fendant had?' asked Mr.. Jerome.
The witness recited the events Of
writing the letters in 1903, the making
of the will in 1905 and the tragedy of
I'm your opinion there were three
outbreaks of adolescent insanity?'f
Three that l. know Of" said Dr.
Evans. There may have been otn-
ers."
Mr.. Jerome said he would give the
doctor more exhibits to examine dur
ing the luncheon recess The witness
demurred to this. b
7 wont have time to get my lunch"
Finally. he said lie would do the best
he could, ana recess was ordered.
Jerome Keeps Them Guessing.
New York, March -What1~effect
will the statement issued by Harry K.
Thaw yesterday afternoon have on his
trial? This is the question which is
calling forth much speculation on the
part of followers of the case 1t is
said that Thaws lawyers did their best
to convince him that it was bad policy
to issue the statement and only con-
no Inc hat he
allowed to do So
Now the question is what will the
district attorney do about it. There
are many who believe Mr. Jerome will
seek to put this statement in evidence
and use 1T to show that Thaw is still
insane. Whether he will attempt to
put it before the jury and if he does,
whether he will be able to get it in,
swered in the future. The indications,
however. are that Mr.. Jerome will ov-
erlook no chance to show that Thaw is
now insane so as to take the case from
the jury and send Thaw to the asy-
lum for the criminally insane at Mat
teawan.
Mr.. Jerome began his continued
cross-examination of DR.. Evans today
with questions based on the hypothe-
teal questions asked DIR. Evans by Mr.. |
Delmas and which he answered by say
ing he believed Thaw was insane when |
he fired the shot that killed Stanford
White. copy of the question was
given to DR.. Evans yesterday and he
was asked to study it carefully that
tions as Mr.. Jerome might have for
him this morning. All of Thaw's let |
tiers which are in evidence have been |
examined by DR.. Evans and he has
been searchingly questioned as to the |
indications of insanity he found in |
them. But so far he has not been |
cross-examined on his testimony that |
he found indications of an unbalanced |
fv16 In will ND 7fo1,
Thaw is supposed. to have signed on |
the night of his marriage to Evelyn |
Nesbit April 4. 1905.
Mr.. Jerome will, it is expected, go |
into the details of DR.. Evans conduct |
of the Morris Plains asylum. He has |
also called for copy OF a report |
which DR.. Evans says he made to |
Thaw's attorneys on the results of his |
examinations of Thaw. The defense
will doubtless fight hard to keep this |
report from the district attorney but |
Mr.. Jerome will fight as hard to get |
it.
That the defense can close its case
this week is out of the question. There |
is little probability that court will sit t
quires all day today to finish his cross
examination of DIR. Evans it will be
the middle of the next week before
the defense will be ready to close its |
case and allow Mr.. Jerome to present /
his testimony in rebuttal.
DIR. Evans long explanations and his
dislike for answering questions direct
ly are responsible for the long delay
in his cross examination. Many times
yesterday it took Mr.. Jerome from Is
minutes to half an hour to secure a /
direct reply to a simple question and
even then he was forced on several
occasions to give up the attempt. JUS
tfce Fitzgerald lost his temper on sew
era1 occasions, and the crowd that has
stormed the court room doors Tor SIX
weeks melted away until not half the
seats in the room were occupied.
Just what Mr.. jerome is prepared to
do in the matter of asking for COM
mission in lunacy is a matter for con-