Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-16

fore Daybreak--Evidence of Heredi-
 tary Insanity Given by Cousin.
 New York, Jan. 16-Adhering strict. ly to their promise to interpose no other defense than that of insanity in behalf of their client, the attorneys representing Harry K. Thaw at his trial continued the examination of wit. nesses who testified that young Thaw at various times in his life appeared to them as irrational and mentally un- sound.
 Practically all of the testimony was entirely new to the case and had to do with acts down to the day of the trag. edy itself. Then came the decarat ton of ten of the men who sat on the coro- ner's jury during the inquiry into Stan. ford Whites death, all of whom de- clared that the defendant the day fol. lowing the shooting acted irrationally. His manner and appearance were such as to cause the inquest jury to discuss his state of mind after their formal verdict had been rendered.
 Tells of Family Insanity.
 In the days testimony there was more delvtng into the history of the Thaw family, Alfred Lee Thaw of Richmond, Va, third cousin of the defendant, taking the stand and tell ing of the taint of insanity which had caused his father and brother to die in state asylums.
 Some of Thaw's alleged eccentrici- ties, revealed for the first time, were related by Christopher Baggan, stew ard of the New York Whist club: by Miss Matilda Stein, telephone opera tor, and by Per August Weber a for mer butler in the Thaw household. Thaw spent portion of the afternoon of June 26, 1906, at the Whist club and at that time, a few hours before the tragedy, was pictured by the steward as being highly nervous and as ire quently eXclaiming. This is awful" He asked the steward to have valua- ble package put into the safe.
 Cigarettes In Package. After the shooting the package was opened and found to contain three cig- arettes wrapped in tin foil. District Attorney Jerome in cross examining the club steward brought out the fact that Thaw played bridge there with many prominent men. The witness de- clared he was not supposed to know what Mir Thaw. Mir Gates, Mir. Schwab and the others played for, but he was sure nothing but mineral water ever was served at the tables.
 During the examination of the wit ness Mir. Gremmels, the foreman of the jury, wanted to know if Thaw's eyes as the witness saw them in the coroner's court looked the same as they did now. The witness took a look at Thaw and said that they did not. This was the first time in the course of the trial that question came from the jury box.
 Knew Thaw as "Parr."
 A young woman who was tele- phone operator in the Grand hotel, where Thaw was known as Mir Parr. and Evelyn Nesbit. who also lived there, was known as Miss Parr, testl fled about Thaw's actions in the hotel. Once, she said, he ordered his break fast three times, not knowing that he had ordered 1t before. and one day he used seventy-fve telephone calls fin four hours. Mfr. Jerome wanted to know if all these telephone calls were not used on the day that Evelyn Nes- bit left the hotel. The witness said they were used before she left. She. too. thought Thaw irrational.
 Littleton called Per August Weber, a butler in the Thaw house in Lafa- yette square. Washington, from Janu- ary to May. 1903. He said he formerly was in the employ of Senator Foraker of Ohio
 Crank Threatens Judge. ! cone morning." the witness said, "Thaw rang for me at o'clock. He had a friend with him. His friend was playing the piano. He had look on his face like wild beast He told his friend to go on playing the piano and ordered drinks for the two. served them"
 Justice Bowling ordered the arrest of man who said he was Cole White and who has been sending threatening letters to the judge. jury and lawyers fin the Thaw case. White was arrest ed by Lieutenant Detective Peter Der " as he was about to send in a mis- sive impressed with a black hand tO Justice Bowling. It is said he Is a crank