Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-28
DOCTOR AND NURSE WHO At
TENDED PRISONER IN 1899 ON
EUROPEAN TRIP CALLED TO
STAND BY DEFENSE
ALL TESTIFY TO
INSANITY BELIZE
FOURTH WEEK OF SECOND TRIAL
OF NOTED CASE is BEGUN-AT-
ToRNEYs BELIEVE TRIAL WILL
EE FINISHED THIS WEEK

New York, Jan. 27-Dr. Charles
Francis Bingaman, the Thaw family
physician at Plttsburg, was put on the
witness stand when court opened to.
day for the fourth week Of the second
trial of Harry K. Thaw. Bingaman
told of the early symptoms OF nerv.
BUSINESS in Thaw, saying at that time
his nervousness often bordered on
commissions. The witness saw Thaw
several times in the Tombs after his
arrest and Thaws' acts and appear
ance impressed the witness as being
irrational.
Foreign Witness on Stand.
Following Bingaman came the first
foreign witnesses, DR.. Sydney Russell
Wells of London, who was called to
attend Thaw in England's capital in
the early part of 1899. He told of
treating Thaw for mental disturb.
ance." On one visit he found Thaw
dancing about the room like mad.
mad. Wells finally sent him to hos.
pital, reporting the cause to the au.
thoritfes as acute mania. His talk
was largely fncoherent, he said, but
there was no evidence of. alcoholism
This acute attack lasted six days. Il
Called 1t Case of Recurrent Insanity
During your entire attendance on
Thaw in 1899, doctor, what conclu
sion did you reach?" asked Littleton
81 diagnosed his case as acute re
current insanity" was the reply.
On cross examination Wells said al
the time he treated Thaw in 1899 he
had made no particular study of men
tai diseases and had had but little ex
| perience along that line.
Miss Lillian T. Mcbride, a London
professional nurse followed Wells.
She was called to attend Thaw ir
his rooms in London in July, 1899
"Thaw was very restless and excited,
she said, "and his talk was incoher
| ent. His acts and appearance i'm
pressed the witness as irrational.
| DR.. Frederick ]. Burton Browne o
London, and Dr. Maurice Gauja O
Paris, who treated Thaw in Rome ant
Paris respectively, testified tina
Thaw was suffering from simpl,
mania. Littleton here announced
/ that with the exception of the testi
mony of the foreign witnesses VIII,
had just testified the Hypothetical
question for the experts was com
plete.
1 LII. olllltu Ely JGlllII0 Oh .COlu1QDl,
university. was then sworn and it wa
agreed that the question should b.
read to him and Drs. Chas. G. Wag
ner of Binghampton, N. Y, and Brit
ton D. Evans Of Morris Plains, at th
same time
I Insanity the Main Defense.
4 Littleton Began to read the uues
tion to the experts but had read bu
ten minutes when the luncheon re
cess was ordered. The question cover
ed all the testimony in the case an,
before being read it had been sui
mitted to Jerome for any objection
the prosecution had to offer Onl
slight changes resulted. The test
mony in the present hearing has di
fered largely from that at the frs
trial, so the hypothetical question di
fered from the one propounded las
year by Delmas. Evidence as to tn
irrational acts or the manner from il
fancy to the time of the homicide wa
given the precedence over every othe
phase of the. testimony.
To Finish Case Wednesday.
1t was said this afternoon that th
case will go to the jury Wednesda
night. The defense will conclud
this evening and the prosecution wi
occupy but day, in rebuttal Th
arguments will be finished durin
Wednesday, when Justice Bowling wi
Immediately charge the jury.