The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-15

POUGHKEEPSIE. ~ Y. May IS
Amos T. Baker. Harry X. Thaw's
guardian at Matteawan. armed with
a diary detailing the daily actions OF
the prisoner was called at the open
ing OF the morning session. III there
is anything that will prevent Thaw
from leaving the madhouse IL Is the
testimony of DR.. Baker.
The physician repeated Thaw's
early history which had TO do with
his school days
Q-What did he say about an attack
OF dementia in Monte Carlo-
Ale said that although physicians
had testified that he was crazy, lie was
not
Q-Anything about The Devonshire
nursing home. In London?
Ayes: he said that his experts at
the trial had called his illness mani
acal Oppressive insanity. but 1t was
only typhoid fever.
Q-What about 20 tons of Ice being
placed In the room?
Ale said that while II was not
the custom In England at that time 70
cool rooms with Ice. the method since
queries about bis use OF tobacco. ne
told me that he smoked about ten
cigarettes and three cigars each day.
from the age OF Is.
He declared that he used alcohol"
added Dr. Baker. About his trial and
the verdict Of the jury, he said he
knew he never was insane and his
lawyers were Of the same opinion, but
the plea of insanity was the only way
to save him from indictment for muir
der in the first degree"
Before DR.. Baker was turned over
for cross-examination. Jerome asked
him to express his opinion OF Thaw's
present condition.
Insists Thaw 10 insane.
HE Is insane and a menace to
public safety. He should not be at
large" declared the physician.
Thaw showed great excitement dur
ing the doctors recital. Leaning for
ward In his chair he stared at the wit
ness, muttering and clenching his
fists. Lawyer Peabody and Detective
Moon talked with him and succeeded
In quieting their client
What form of insanity Is Harry
Thaw suffering from?" asked Lawyer
Graham.
"Paranoia," responded the physician.
Lawyer Graham tried to show that
Dr. Baker had declared to him that
be had found no evidence Of paranoia
In examining Thaw, but the physician
availed himself Of a convenient lapse
of memory
Graham insisted that Dr. Baker
had told him that he believed Thaw
was OF sound mind
II said | believed, about April Ia,
that II the killing OF Stanford White
could be eliminated from considera-
"a oh .
ting Thaw TO an asylum as insane"
the physician finally admitted.
He insisted. however, that the in
formation he had since acquired con-
WINGED him OF Thaw's unsoundness.
Improved at Chess.
Thaw played chess with DR.. Baker
until the latter found that he far out
classed the patient. Books on the
game were sent for by Thaw and the
witness admitted that his playing i'm
proved. Graham dragged the exam
nation, covering each declaration
made by the physician on his direct
examination.
The witness produced record OF
the cases OF paronoiacs recently re-
leased from Matteawan. One OF the
men committed suicide In Buffalo and
another Is serving a sentence for for.
gerry. Another advertised for a wife,
travelling all over the state looking
up candidates" Dr. Bakers state.
ment caused loud laugh.
DR.. Carlos Mcdonald was sworn
and after declaring that he believed
Thaw 10 be a paranoiac and liable TO
do violence, an adjournment was TAX
en- until 1.30 ID m