Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-29
JEROME NOT RElb
ON EXPERT AL|EaI'
Prosecuting Attorney IL Tha II
Eskes No Attempt 10 81
DsfeAse's Witnesses. 1
SCIENTIFIC PHASE UTTERLY IGEll
Evidence Admitted Winch
That Thaw Had Beaten the
Girl When She Did Not dc
lie Wanted-Judge Win Cha
Jury on Friday.
(ny Associated Press

10y ASSOCldltQ I-ltSol ~
NEW YORK, Jan. 2S-Wtth r.
tempt on the part of the state o.
but tie scientific testimony thos
of insanity urged in behalf of{S
X. Thaw, the taking of evideE
;he second hearing of the E
Madison Square Garden murdt
ended today. Tomorrow nj
Martin w. Littleton will begf
plea for the defendant and is 4
cd to occupy both morning and
tcrnoon sessions.
District Attorney Jerome will +
on Thursday. He has promised
brief and Justice Bowling mayt
the case to the jury on THUS sd
ternoon.
The court announced. howeve{
"he probably would not delivt
charge until Friday morning."
Contrary to his policy OF las,S
when he called nine experts on
ity To the stand. Mr.. Jerome y
ignored he scientific phase of II
buttal case. He produced 81
eye witnesses to the tragedy and
eral police officers who handled
the night of the homicide, and
on record their opinion that II
PENDANTS acts and manner wer
tional. Under agreement OF CT
the testimony OF Abraham Hu
at the last trial, was read to In,
and the Thaw will was admit
evidence without further proof
it's custody during the six n
following the shooting OF Sts
White.
The aa,day,.. alleged TO have
made by Evelyn Nesbit in Hun
Office, charging Thaw with C
and attempting falsely to plac
blame for the Nesbit girls do
upon Stanford White, also wa
nit;ed by Justice Bowling and
the case, so far as testlmon,
concerned. was at an end.
Throughout the trial Mr.. ]
has attempted to belittle and
credit testimony having TO dc
the irrationality OF Thaw. II
attempted TO show that tina
youthful outbursts of the def,
were fits of temper which de
spanking" as he expressed 1t.
or than scientific discussions. |
attempted to discredit the out
i'll later life with the suggestion
they We're the result of drinl
nothing more.
That the prosecutor will r
expert testimony is generally .
Having no experts of his own !
free hand in that direction.
Mr.. Littleton in his argumel
contend Mat the prosecution
failed to shaka the case of In
built up by the defense. H,
again call attention to the la
tbs burden of proof it places
rhe state in a case where insa
pleaded as bn~ TO respon
for criminal act. H will c
that once tne defense has pr
evidence of insanity it becom
duty of the prosecution TO
every reasonable doubt of in
In other words, Mr.. Littleto
ask for an acquittal unless the
are convinced that every reas
doubt as to Tfaw being ms
the timo OF committing the he
should be removed by the
case.
l, Thaw Still ineane.
Mr. Littleton has made no
of present sanity for Thaw.
the expects for the defense 10
tined that in mamie depressi,
sanity. the dlagonisis now app
Thaw's condition of mind. Il
tlent Is very apt TO severe att;
increasing frequency and vol
When the morning proceedin,
taken UP the state began by
several eye witnesses to the
who declared Thsw's condu
pressed them as rational.
One of the witnesses was
Paxson, engineer of Madison
Garden. He SAID that lust
the killing of Stanford White
the performers on the stage
remark about Thaw challenging
body to y duel.