The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-23

ara Andersonvilie. and was discharged.
4 living skeleton. but In no wise men
Tally affected. although men about him
In Andersonviile daily we're going mad.
Henry Copley's infirmity. according to
the affidavit. was due to fright when
boy.
These were the two solitary cases In
the family the other Instances Of In
sanity mentioned at the former trial
having no connection with Harry Thaw.
Mrs Thaw declared In the affidavit
that she was glad to set at rest the
many cruel insinuations she had TO bear
as the result of published reports OF
insanity In the Thaw blood.
THERE'S no family secret to be
guarded and no family skeleton to be
barred" she concluded.
Mr.. Jerome laid emphasis on the more
positive points I'M the paper.
As Mrs. Thaw was leaving the criTni-
nal court building after finishing her
Testimony. she was served with papers
in the suit brought by DR.. Allen Nc
Lane Hamilton for $1,000 for profess
sional services. DIR. Hamilton received
81 900 after he had been employed and
dismissed by the first firm of lawyers
employed on behalf OF Thaw. Mrs.
rhaw accepted the papers without a
word 49,
Teacher a witness.
Mrs. Belle Morehouse Lawrence. the
teacher, next was called to the stand.
IT was as Miss Mooreh ouse that she
taught Harry Thaw. In her kindergar-
ten school at Pittsburg. Mrs. Law
renee now Is resident of California.
Harry was delicate child" she
said, with a large head. He was all
ways brooding; he would stand with
his mouth wide open and his eyes we're
black and peculiar. When he came to
me he was years and eleven months
old, but his speech was uninteliigible.
After three weeks ! found he had a
language Of his own. / had to give
him private lessons"
eDid you note all these things at the
time of his peculiar appearance, etcT'
asked Mr.. Littleton.
Eyes; put 1t all down in my diary
Harry often would be overcome by
| periods Of excitement or paroxysms of
| temper" the witness continued: land
when he had nearly reached conciu-
sions, it would be necessary to carry
him bodily from the room and pour
| cold water on his wrists and place cold
cloths on bis heal to cool his blood.
These outbreaks occurred twice q day
at times. The days there was no
| trouble were rare. After application
of water his face would become calm
and languid."
Were his outbreaks directed against
i any Oknef GIliuE ffe
mo; but he sometimes would try Ia
beat against the wall with q chair"
did hts actions impress you 40 ra-
| tional or irrationalT
| Irrational"
"Did you report to his mother the re-
suit OF your observation
eyes / told her was afraid some
thing would happen to his brain from
being r-stimuiated and that he
4 Nran a utn V41f N q y d
Mr. jerome on cross examination
| asked:
did you ever call in a physicianG'
mo"
'You only gave him cold water sor
his tantrums?"
yes"
IBID you ever try spanking him fOr
'"That Is ALL"
n she whipped Harry.
On redirect examination Mrs. Law.
renee said after consulting an emf.
nent authority she tried corporal pun.
ishment once. but It did no good.
II did not say anything about pun
ishment; said spanking" interposec
Mr.. Jerome, 10 which Mr.. Ldttleton re-
tQrted: Il am familiar with your at.
| tempts at alleged facetiousnesS about
| serious matters, but am trying to as.
certain serious facts"
/ Justice Downing stopped the eontro.
4 versy.
Or. Charles Wagner, superintendent
Of the State Hospital for the Insane a
Binghamton. N. Y, one of the aliepisti
| for the defense, who testified last year
| was then called to the stand.
DR.. Wagner testified about the sew
erai visits he and DIR. Britton d. Evans
paid to Thaw in the Tombs after tbs
homicide. and their physical examina
tion OF him. The testimony closely fol
lowed that OF last year. Mr.. Littletoi
said DR.. Wagner had been called GU
Of turn in order to occupy the last hal
hour of the session. when adjournment
was taken until tomorrow.
Justice Bowling granted permission
that the witness be Withdrawn for ex
animation later in the case.
Cotton Gin ut Bent Oak.
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