Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-23
LIMITS To THREE
Justice DowIine Draws Line for
Testimony of Experts in
Thaw Trial.
HIS STATE AND DEFENSE
Doctor Tells of Further Acts of Pris.
oner and Deniais of intemper-
perate Habits.

New York, Jan. 23-Dr. Charles L.
Bailey of Albany, n. Y. was the first
witness called in the Thaw trial case
today. Bailey was called to attend
Thaw on a New York Central railway
train between Hudson and Albany in
April, 1906.
when / was called in to see him"
said the witness, 'Thaw was chatter
ing something like Shasta Shasta,
Shasta The Pennsylvania runs into
the New York Central He kept on
repeating this for some time. His eyes
were bulging, and he appeared un-
sound.
Objected to Morphine.
Il gave him a hypodermic of NOR
phine, with the assistance of the por-
ter. When Thaw saw the syringe, he
said. Take away that stuff / was
very close to him and could not detect
the odor of alcohol"
Bailey said Thaw did not respond to
his interrogations, but rambled on in
coherentfy. His pulse was about 80.
DR.. Charles c. Wagner of Binghamp-
ton, n. Y, an alienist, succeeded
Bailey
Have Long Argument.
Jerome and Littleton had a long ar
gument as to the admissibility of
Thaw's statements to Doctors Wagner
and Evans in the Tombs following the
homicide. Justice Bowling finally held
the statements were admissible as a
basis for an expert opinion formed by
the alienist. DR.. Wagner repeated at
great length what Thaw had said.
Told of His Appeals for Aid.
The prisoner told of his efforts to have
Stanford White punished by appeal
| ing to Anthony Comstock and Jerome.
| He said he had not intended attacking
White, but that providence took the
matter in hand and ended it in its
own way.
He said he had been followed by a
gang of thugs whom White had EN-
| ployed to engage him in street quar-
rel and kick him TO death.
| Thnw Had Met White.
Wagner's testimony in large meas
ure was a repetition of that given al
the first trial He said on one of his
visits to Thaw in prison, the prisoner
told him he met White in 1900, and
! had been invited to one of his parties
in Madison square tower. He later
saw White in front of a New York
theater with a handsome girl and was
told she was Miss Nesbit 'who belong
ed to Stanford White" Thaw said he
did not see how such girl could care
for White, who had reddish hair ant
looked like an ape" The testimony
as to Thaw's acquaintance with White
was new to the case.
Wife Feared White.
"Thaw also told me-" said Wagner
"that Miss Nesbit, afterwards his wife
would be thrown into a high state o
nervousness whenever she saw White
She would shrink and snrivel up, h,
declared. until he feared for her health
Thaw gave me the history of his life
He said he never got along very wei
at school, and once thought of beini
, a painter, In travelling abroad he ha
met some pretty fast people, but ha
i never been a dissipated man or muc
in company with women. He said h
rarely or never drank whisky alone
He always wanted to talk of wrong
he said White had done. He referre
e. hov, I, fnr fxfl ,a
criminals engaged in same practices
S His manner of speech was very rapi
: and at times incoherent."
2 May Limit Expert Testimony.
+ Justice Bowling held conferenc
[ with attorneys as to the limiting {
: expert testimony, and it was said
\ might be that each side will use bl
/ two physicians, although the defens
t is likely to call several more in su
e rebuttal of any that appear in th
J. states rebuttal case. The defense ha
lall the experts who testified for tn
: prosecution at the last trial undt
subpoena.
Limited to Three Experts Each.
AIJeT RECESS Justice LOWING a
Inounced he would limit both the pro
J ecution and the defense to three e
9 perts each.
Tells of Insanity.
New York, Jan. 2S.-Mrs. Mary Co
ley Thaw, mother of Harry X. Thav
It went on the stand again yesterds
and told what she knew of insanity
e the Thaw family, and the actions
her SON from the time of his birth.
1t She was extremely feeble and h;
y to be assisted to the witness cha
a, by nurse. She looked even weak
and more frail than she did last wee
rel She said that 13 months befo
se Harry was born she sustained a gre
m shock when she found an older CHI
e. dead in bed. She was not in go
or Health before Harry's birth and he W
i'll an excitable and nervous child.
itold of his having st. Vitus' dance a