The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-17

be called TO the STAND again imm'
oiately after recess.
NEW YORK. Jan. l7--Mrs. Alice {
Fletcher, OF Washington. was Gale
as the first witness in the Thaw tria
today She answered questions In
tone hardly audible TO the jurors an
her examination was continually In
terrupted on that account. She SAL
that she knew Harry X. Thaw for 2
years, having visited MS mother
home In Pittsburg frequently durini
that time.
II knew him when he was about II
or 10 years OF age" sain the aged anC
pleasant-faced woman.
BY Littleton;
| Odd you observe his eyes,
A--Yes,@ he was subject TO Vtolen
Ats OF is or 20 minutes duration:
Q-What was the expression or ms
A wild staring expression.
! Q-Did you notice anything aoou'
A-Yes. peculiar twitching.
Q-Did you talk with him.
Al did lie never maintained a
| sustained line OF talk. He was rather
Q-what in reference to the subject
i OF his talk
Ale would change the subject
from one 20 another as IL his inten-
ton was Incapable OF being riveted
on one thing.
o-That continued all the time you
knew him?
Ayes, sir
o-Did the acts impress you as ra-
tional or irrationas
A--As irrational
O-Dld YOU see him in 1908?
A--Yes. in December saw him at
a library in that month. He was In a
very nervous conditlon ana ssio ne
him. He said that young girl had
suffered a great wrong at the hands
OF man OF prominence In New York
on her account that he did not want
to live He walked up and down the
FsssIsst stt<tEs=tIrcrtErerI m tsttts
nails and going through the usua,
remained with him until the physician
who had been sent for arrived.
After the witness said that this also
rational Jerome took up her cross-ex-
Littieton had laid the foundation for
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's story through
jerome then SIT to work TO
show that Thaw's actions We're no
different In 1903 after relating the tn
time prior s to that period. II he sue
ceeied in that line he would have
grounds TO rule her testimony out.
5gD Hi0' You talk with his mother
about thisf
Ayes
o--was he ever under restraint dur
ing the 20 years;
o-were his actions different in
1900 than in 1903?
A-Distinctly so. He was always
highly ana sa, MS %ns n wa' until
March. 1904, that he became unoal-
+. While, the date given. by the Wit
Harry Thaw learned OF Evelyn's story.
the witness left the Impression that II
was after II was related TO him that
he became unbalanced.
Odd you ever ADVISE MS mother
of his being OF unsound mind
Al RENE mber his mothers anxiety
about him over being unbalanced.
prior to 1903 did you discuss the oues-
lion of his mental unsoundness7
A-Only with his mother.
Q--According 10 your standard,
large number OF people are unbalanced
and not normaR
Al can't tell how many there are
Mr.. Littieton. seemed TO be highly
pleased S %th o sss wsS jerome
The duel carried both into psyche
logical realms and although the juror.
listened intently TO the rapid nre OF
evident by the countenances OF some
OF them that the subject was bit
beyond clear comprehension on their
o-was his conduct rational or IRA
''y Am-Irrational 1t might have been
erratic. but my impression is that ne
- Hava vn,I mat more than one
person In your life who did seem mem
tally rational?
Al do not know that I have.
Q--Have you ever had an opportun-
ity TO observe the condition of q
young man In love with q chorus gir|
who had repulsed his offer of mar
Justice bowling interrupted Jerome
mated.
Jerome Grows Facetfous.
Jerome qualified by substituting "A
young lady OF the stage but TINS wa;
attorney reframed the questions as
o~pid you ever see a highly merry.
GUS young man who had been wrought
up by a young woman who refeed
his hand In marriage
o-Did the defendant tell you he
was In love?
Ayes.
Q-Did he tell his mother that too
Al do not know.
DIARY X Thaw came TO you and
said he was very much in lore with
a woman
Ole had indicated that that wo.
man had been yery graveiy wronged
o--Have you ever before seeine
Harry Thaw In that frame of mind,
had on. opportunity OF seeing another
highly nervous man In similar frame
of mindf
A--No, sir.
/ $50 that so far as what are men q
normal actions under such circum-
stances you have had no experienof
Upon objection by Mr.. Littleton the
question was withdrawn.
Jerome proved unable to shake the
witnesses testimony In any way
Litt1eton asked her IL she were any
relation OF the Thaw family and on her
relation no, she WAS excused.
Knew Harry Since Babyhood.
Mrs Catherine O'Neil. OF East Thir-
tyninth-st-. former resident OF Pitts.
burg, was the next witness. She said
she had known Harry Thaw since he
was three years old. She testified
that she had been employed as seam
and that she remained with the family
| for six years. She said Harry, when
\ three. had a very poor color; that she
had charge OF him nights for two
years and that frequently his mouth
would otwitch spasmodically and his
eyes droop. He would also throw
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