The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-17
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Mr.. Jerome wanted to know if the
witnesses impression of Thaw was only
of a nervous. eccentric man., OF a per-
son of unsound mind.
He impressed me always as a per-
son who was not rational" declared
Miss Fletcher. HE often acted oddly
n would leave his meals untouched
While she had made no tests by
which to judge of the defendants
senses as to taste, distinguishing OF
colors, etc., the witness was not willing
to admit hat she had not noticed h a
his sense of perception differed from
the normal person.
Ibid you ever counsel with his
mother as to Thaw's mental condi-
ton? ?" asked the prosecutor.
IT remember his mothers anxiety
and her speaking to me about it,"
"Do you remember anybody you ever
discussed the matter with?'
II never discussed Harry ThaW
with anybody"
MIR. Jerome asked many questions
as to the ideas of irrationality the wit
ness entertained, and then started to
inquire as to whether she had ever be-
fore observed a young man very much
in love with a chorus girl, when Justice
Bowling interrupted to say there was
nothing in the evidence so far as to any
chorus girl.
WELL" said the prosecutor, "had you
ever before observed a young man who
told you of q beautiful young woman
who had been greatly wronged?'
NO"
Miss Fletcher insisted that Thaw's
talk constantly was ~incoherent, with a
frequent shifting Of subjects. She could
not recall any particular occasion on
which there had been a violent out
break of uninteIligibilty.
Catherine O'Neill, an elderly woman,
who was a nurse In the Thaw family
for six years and took charge of Harry
X. Thaw when he was between 3 and 4
years of age, testified as to the child
hood of the defendant. She described
him as very nervous and moody. He
would have nervous outbreaks, which
would end in complete collapse. His
mouth would twitch and there were
general facial contortions.
The nervous outbreaks occurred dur
ing all of the years the nurse was in
lIG eHlDkOt VI lliC - &NAc
reach the conclusion hat Harry's mind
was affected.
District Attorney Jerome sought on
cross-examfnation to show that Thaw
was simply g. child of a nervous, excit-
able disposition, with an ungovernable
temper. The nurse admitted he showed
all of these tendencies. 1t was neces-
sary. she said, to cail in the family
f-N-.-s-t-- .Et1, @ya O,1thraald ThaW
suffered from st. Vitus dance following
scarlet fever.
Mr.. Littleton here caused a ripple of
excitement by calling Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw TO the stand, 1t had been said
Yesterday and again this morning that
she would not be a witness until next
week. Young Mrs. Thaw, in her blu
schoolgirl dress, appeared promptly and
walked briskly to the witness chair
where Clerk Penny administered the
usual oath.
While Mrs. Thaw was sitting with
anxious face ready for her examination.
Mr.. Littleton changed tactics and asked
her to withdraw for the time being to
make way for Policeman Thomas F.
Lynch, who was doorman at the Ten
derloin police station at the time Thaw
was confined there following the shoot
ing OF White.
Lynch repeated the testimony he gave
al the first trial as to Thaw complaining
the morning after his arrest Of hearing
the voices of children 10 or II years OF
age in the tier of cells above his own.
The officer said to Thaw: You must
be dopey; 1 don't near anything" The
actions In the station impressed the wit
ness as irrational.
Doorman Bartlett. who was on duty
at the station when Thaw first was
brought there, followed Lynch and
added his opinion to that Of his brother
officer that "Thaw acted like an IRA
tional man."
Barrett declared on cross-examination
that Thaw, when arraigned at the SER
geant's desk in the police station, APP
peared like a man who had been
stabbed OF shot himself.
His eyes were something terrible"
exclaimed the witness; they stuck out
like two hard-boiled eggs"
The officer and the District Attorney
renewed the battle they had at the last
trial, and the cross-questioning was
continued at great length. Thaw, the
doorman declared, complained during
the night that someone was beating
and abusing little girls in the station.