Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-15
CALLS THAW INSANE
District Attorney Jerome's Ex.
 pert Gives Testimony.
MAY REARREsT PRISONER.
If Freed by Justice Morschaussr, Thaw May Be Charged With Threatening Lives of Official and Woman--D octors Find Him Sane.

May Be Charged With Threatening
 Lives of Official and Woman--D octors
 Find Him Sane.
 Poughkeepsie, N. r., May 15.-The hearing before Justice Morschauser here on the writ of habeas corpus ob- tained by Harry K. Thaw suddenly switched from an argument on the constltutionality of the commitment to Ian examination into Thaw's insanitys By another sudden turn in the case District Attorney Jerome was called upon to present his side in opposition to the release of Thaw and began a vigorous attack by means of medical experts upon the sanity of the man who killed Stanford White.
 Dr. Austin Flint, the alienist, was the first witness called by MT. Jerome, and Dr. Charles r. Macdonald and Dr. Amos T. Baker, acting superintendent of Matteawan asylum, also qualified as experts. Two other well known in sanity specialists will be called by Dis trict Attorney Jerome, and every bit of evidence in his possession tending to show that Thaw is insane, including many letters and the strange will and codicil of Thaw produced at the mur- der trial, will be used to defeat the at tempt to obtain his freedom
 May Be Rearrested.
 It was reported that if Thaw should be freed by Justice Morschauser he would be taken immediately into GUS tody by detectives from the district attorneys office and brought to New York on a charge of uttering threats against woman now in the city and a public official.
 The report was that the public off, cial was Mir. Jerome and the woman Mrs. Evelyn Nesblt Thaw and that the arrest of Thaw would be for the pur. pose of bringing up again the question of his sanity before a court in New York county.
 Mir Jerome when asked if there was good foundation for the report de. clined to make any reply.
 Thaw's Counsel Calls Doctors.
 Following the settlement of the pre- liminary legal points, which included ruling by the court that the question of Thaw's sanity and of the constitu- tlonality of his commitment would be proceeded with simultaneously. Attor- ney James G. Graham of Thaw's coun- sel opened the presentation of his case by calling several physicians, among them Dr. Frank H. Mcclure, superin- tendent of the Tombs prison in New York city, and Dr. Charles F. Lane, a physician of Poughkeepsie, who testi- fled as to Thaw's apparent rationali- ty during his confinement in prison and fin the Matteawan asylum. Dr. Mcclure was the only one of the re. lator's witnesses who qualified as an expert. All the medical witnesses were sharply cross examined by Dis trict Attorney Jerome of New York, appearing to oppose Thaw's release.
 pr. John F. Wilson of Poughkeepsle was called by the relator. He is a physician and surgeon of thirty-fiye years experience In general practice. Mir. Graham said he did not call Dr. Wilson as an expert. ..
 Found Prisoner Sane.
 Dr. Wilson said that TSaw told him that he had what the doctors called Saint vitus' dance before he was four. teen years old, but was cured of 1t. He said he was well treated in the Tombs and Matteawan and Pough. keepsle Jail. They discussed general topics. Thaw was modest in speaking of himself Dr. Wilson said he ques. toned Thaw for symptoms of hered. itary insanity and found none. Mr. Jerome cross examined him sharply and referring to testimony taken in the murder trial, asked the doctor fl he had questioned sThaw about the alleged insanity of certain relatives of Thaw. The witness said no.
 After pr. Wilson's testimony Mir. Graham announced that the relatoI rested, only one expert having testified and .Thaw not having gone on the stand in bis own behalf. District At. torney Jerome then proceeded with his case on the understanding that the re. lator's counsel were holding their ex. pert witnesses for rebuttal.