The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-17


. himself on the door and yell.
Odd these acts Impress you
'H A%At fir.t1f Thought they were ir
rational and afterward i thought tner'
was something n;ssins-thst ne ha'
"a disease Of the Inind. m
BY Jerome:
Q-Was II necessary during the out
breaks, 20 call in physicians?
Gle was simply nervous. nisl
An a certain sense, -.
Q--And as be grow 40 he was better
able 10 control htmsolR
Ayes, cir.
by Littieton:
Q--Was he abir 10 speak words in,
tslIigsntly during hii Early childhood 40
would say; AIRY 'Aw"
+ Did he have ST.. vitus' danees
A---Yes. sir.
BY jerome:
Q-How long lid tins afflietior last
A-Frequently, six, or eight weeks
Q-And did it anaily leave him'
/ o-was IL about that time that he
had scarlet fevere
About a year before that.
| Tho witness was then excused
we viii call Mrs. Evelyn Nesoit
Thaw,A announced Eittieton.
Evelyn Thaw Called 60 stand.
II was 1855 wnSn MIRO. Thaw was
called TO the stand. She enterod the
back OF the jury box and after the
| oath was Administered by the clerk.
took her seat IN The witness chair.
PENDANT Was seated ana smiling gave
slight nod OF her head. Thaw re-
sponded with broad grin and nod.
Mrs. Evelyn Thsw sat in the witness
chair for about minute, gazing calm
ly at Mr.. Littleton. who was busy ad-
Justing his papers on the table and at
Mr.. Jerome and Mr.. Garvan. who stood
In the middle of the room. talking. She
remained on the STANG only a minute.
when Mr.. Littletoa asked her TO with
draw as he Intended calling another
witness
station, was summonef after MIRA
TTAa~-Hss-ssat- hask-ta- the witness
room. ffe safd nc wus on duty sfsc day
after the shooting and remembered
Harry Thaw being In a cell al the sta
ton house.
BY Littleton:
o-How.lo was Harry rhaw under
About an hour and half
Q-Did you observe him when you
were thereg
Al did. He had saIlow complex
ion; he was pale and his eyes were
Odd you ever see eyes like them
in your lite1
A-Nevers
Hardd .-tsirss Crying
Q-Dld you hear him say anything
Ayes, sir. He said I had mum
Der OF little girls locked up. upstairs.
He insisted that he heard girls there
between 10 and IL. I told him that
we never oI Locked up Little girl. here
here; I hear them now. Listen and you
can hear them" ! listened, but there
were. no sounds SO I asked him; dc
l said: You must be dopey,- and
walked away.
Q-When you stood near air shaft
did you hear any sound?
Odd the acts impress you as ra-
tionai or irrational:
AIS irrational
Q-what is the character OF the
houses on the south side of Thirty
| nrst-st back OF the station housef
ored tenements on the west and south
Q-And the shaft runs between them
| A-Not all the way.
there in a cell that nightG
A--There was one there.
| Q-You made statement TO Mr.
| Turnbull after the shooting!
DIS your memory as good today a,
then?
4 Ayes.
Q--Do you remember telling Mr.
! Turnbull that you had seen a great
/ many dope iends and hard drinkers
and that you thought Thaw looked like
| one1
Al might have done SO.
| Odd you try to talk to him sbou,
! the case?
Ayes. but he ignored me.
o-Did you hear any noise at all
when you listened at the air SHAFT?
| A--None at all
hand. but evolved nothing new.
| Lynch was then excused He was
| followed on the stand by James K,
Barrett, a brother officer. who was was
ton. and had an opportunity TO observs
| Thaw.
! Repeated He Heard weeps.s.
BY Littleton:
Q-Did you see Thaw during ths
A-Yes. 1 saw him every six or EsIsh,
minutes. Every time made the
rounds ! saw him: -.
ing voices?
Ayes
Q-What did he say.
SAT- Where s1s .rs as Son noises me
| ing from l told him they came from
drunken man. and he said: "Oh, no
the. don't ], Is q number ,esn Of s little
4 - VI
body must be beating them"
Then 1 went away. When l came
back in half an hour he was lying
ana half hours. When he woke. !
said: Well. Thaw. how did you
sleep?" and he said. II didn't sleep az
all I heard the little girls crying AL
the time and / could not close my
eyes"
Odd these acts impress you as ra-
1 tionaI7
A-No. irrational.
BY Jerome:
Odd you state to one of my as
sistants that Thaw appeared TO be all
right except for the fact that he had
Ale evidently had been drinking
/, but. was not intoxicated. was what
Q--But did he appear TO be all right
| drinking7
Ayes. he seemed to be all right. he
was not staggering nor was he weak
| in the legs. 1 thought at the time that
! he must have had conglomeration OF
drinks-wine. beer and whisky, and
don't know what.
Q-were you present when the pris
oner was arraignedf
Ayes: he gave his name as Johr
Smith. his residence as Washington
bis occupation as a student.
Q-Did you say he looked like 8
man who had been drinkng7
Al may have; yes.
Q-You removed him to back cell
because a number of reporters called
Ayes, all the front row cells were
filled, and ! put him In rear cell.
Odd he ask you II you were thu
man who had charge OF him for thu
night?
| Ale asked me IL was In charg'