Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-30

the testimony of an old practitioner
like this than all the experts you could
put on the stand"
The prosecutors cross-examination
was very brief and courteous. Follow
ing DR.. Bingaman came the first of the
foreign witnesses, DR.. Sydney Russell
| Welb of London. who was called to at
tend Thaw in the English capital in
the early part of 1899. MIR. Thaw
was in very nervous condition" said
DR.. Webb. His pulse was extremely
rapid and he complained of pains in
the head. 1 diagnosed the case as one
of mental disturbance" Witness said
he regarded Thaw as insane and gave
many incidents TO show It.
| NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-By agree
ment of counsel. Hummels testimony
at the last trial was read to the jury
in the Thaw case, doing away with the
proposed trip of the court to Black
wells Island. where Hummel is serv-
ing sentence for subornation of per
| jury.
District Attorney Jerome has decid-
| ed not to call any experts for the state
today as to Thaw's mental condition
at the time of the tragedy, and will
| rest on the ground that no sufficient
| case of insanity has been made out.
This morning the state began by
calling several eye witnesses to the
| two 1trt I,.,.
duct impressed them as rational. One
of the Witnesses, Warner Paxson, en-
gineer of Madison Square Garden, said
that just before the killing of Stan
ford White one of the performers on
the stage made remark about chal-
longing somebody to duel.
Was the performer who passed the
remark Harry Hudson?" asked Assist
ant District Attorney Garvan.
Il don't know. Harry Thaws shots
followed the remark so quickly that at
first | thought they were part OF the
play"
DIR. Francis Mcclure, the Tombs ply
sician. was called by Mr.. jerome to
testify as to Thaws conduct in jail, but
his testimony was barred out when
Mr.. Littleton raised the objection as
to professional privilege between ply
sician and patient.
An employe of Howe & Hummely
who testified last year that he wit
messed Evelyn Nesbitt's signature to
the affidavit which charged Harry X.
Thaw with cruelties, was next called
to he stand. The affidavit was signed
by Evelyn Nesbit in the Madison
Square tower when she was in the
company of Stanford White. Sny-
decker's testimony was objected to by
Mr. Littleton as immaterial but was
When shown a Photographic copy of
the signature, however, the witness
said he could lot positively identify 1t,
although he recognized his own sig
girl. Snydecker swore that the girl
glanced through the document and
declared that its contents were true.
GOLDFIELD. New, Jan. 27.-The
Mine Operators association has abol
shed the card system. which required
all employees to sign an agreement re-
nouncing the Western Federation of
Miners, and has declared an open shop
policy. This was determined upon be-
cause the agreement which the men
were required to sign Is in conflict
with the statutes of Nevada. I'VE
shall operate on the open shop plan,
said Secretary Erb of the Mine own
ers' association, "and employ mel re-
gardless of their membership in any
union"
NEW YORK. Jan. 27.-Comptroller
of the Currency William B. Ridgely to-
day ordered the National Bank of
North America closed for liquidation
and appointed Charles w. Hanna, nat
ional bank examiner. as receiver. The
aftermath of the financial storm of last
October in its effect on the bank which
closed its doors this morning has been
III thC ohopt VI Hto'y p'i0iSeSue
Withdrawals, the result, according to
President Havemeyer, of insisteat
rumors set afioat concerning the con-
dition of the bank. Membership in the
clearing house enabled the bank to
weather the gale for time. but aid ex-
tended by this association in the form
of loan certificates finally became the
means of bringing about the decision
to go into liquidation when call for
redemption was intimated to the di-
rectors Saturday last. The banks in
debtedless to the clearing house asso-
citation amounts to over two millions
WASHINGTON Jan. 27.-That self.
government for the Fillpinos within
measurable distance is the keynote OF
Secretary Tafts report on the Philip
pines, is now known. The secretary
emphatlcally says this Is the end
timed at by the United States in the
work of civillzing and educating the
Filipinos. He is certain that great
strides have been made In the direc-
ton of popular government in the es-