The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-01-26
AND THEIR OPINIONS OF HIS
MIND.
HIS MOTHER AGAIN CALLED
Decler No Direct Insanity Has
Been in the Family For Years
Attorneys Decide With Judge on
Limiting Expert Testimony.

1
the expert began in the Thaw trial
Today.
Justice Bowling held conference
with the attorneys as TO limiting the
experts testimony, and it was said |
it might be that each side will use but |
two physicians although the defense
is likely to cali several more in sur
rebutta OF any that appear in the |
states rebuttal case.
DR. Charles L. Bailey, OF Albany,
n. Y. arrived in New York last
night from the Island OF Jamaica,
was called as the first witness in the
Thaw case when court convened at
10 o'clock DIR. Bailey was called to
attend Thaw on a New York Central
train, between Hudson and Albany
in April 1906
When I was called in to see him,
said the witness, Thaw was chatting
something like shasta, shasta, the
Penna runs into the New York Cen
trail
He kept on repeating this for some
time. His eyes were bulging and he
appeared to be unsound OF mind. |
gave him a powder of morphine,
with the assistance of the porter.
When Thaw saw the syringe he
said: Take away that dye stuff.
l was very close to him and could
not detect the odor of alcohol
On cross-examination Dr. Bailey
said Thaw did not respond to his IN
terrogatives, but rambled on in
coherently His pulse was about 90.
The non-arrival OF the steamer
Adriatic upset the plans of the de
Tense somewhat and prevented the
calling of several witnesses who
are expected from abroad.
District Attorney Jerome and Mr.
Littleton had a long argument as
to the admissibility of Thaw's state
nents to Drs. Wagner and Evans in
the Tombs following the homicide
Jerome held that the statements
came under the head of self-serving
declarations. Justice Bowling fin
ally held that the statements were
admissible as the basis for the ex
pert opinion formed by the alienist
DR.. Wagner repeated at great
length what Thaw had said
The prisoner told OF his efforts
to have Stanford White punished by
applying to Anthony Comstoch and
District Attorney Jerome He said
he had not intending attacking White
that Providence took the matter in
hand, and ended it in its own wav
Thaw also said he had been follow
ed by gang of thugs, whom White
had employed to engage him in a
street quarrel and kick him to death.
Mr.. Thaw said he once thought of
being a painter. In travelling abroad
he had met some pretty fast people,
but had never been a dissipated man
or much in the company of women
One of his visits to Thaw. DR.
solicitous about draughts in the pris~
on, and had newspaper over the
gratigs in the cell door Thaw said
there were people wro hoped he
would catch cold and die, so the
case would never come to trial and
Stanford Whites acts never would
be known
Thaw said he met White in 1000
and had been invited to tone of his
parties in the Madison Square Gar
den tower He later saw White in
front of the New York theatre with
handsome girl and was told she was
Miss Nesbit, and belonged to Stan
ford White. Thaw said he did not
see how such girl ,dould care 70,
White, who had reddish nair and
looked like an ape.
The testimony as to Thaw's ac
quaintanoe with White was new tc
the case.
DR.. Wagner said that Thaw neve,
spoke of White by name. but al
ways referred to him as ssthe beast
or the "blackguard'
Mrs. William Tlaw. still unabi,
to walk, unassisted, because of hel
recent illness rold Of Thaw's earl,
life, of influence before his birth
and Of the mental unsonndness o
two Of her brothers.
She was not cross-examined. ye
rome rontcnted himself with read
ING to the Juniors the affidavit mad,
81 sby the elder Mrs Thaw LAST ysak